Dexter Gets First 2025 Win to Jumpstart MHS Pole Vault Season
Milbank Area Cross Country March 30, 2025 1
Bulldog pole vaulters are getting a jump on spring sports with their first indoor meets of the season. Jacy Dexter, a junior, already has one championship under her belt. Dexter took first place in a field of 21 female athletes at the Fuller Invitational hosted by Northern State University... Read more
Milbank Cross Country Teams Advance to State This Weekend
Milbank Area Cross Country October 22, 2024 0
The MHS girls varsity team placed second at the Region 1A cross country meet and qualified for State for the 13th season in a row. The boys varsity team placed third in a super close team race to qualify for State for the eighth consecutive season. The State A... Read more
Bryan Meyer and Bulldogs Win Big at NEC Cross Country Meet
Milbank Area Cross Country October 15, 2024 0
Bryan Meyer won the individual first-place medal and the Bulldogs and the Lady Bulldogs each won second place at the Northeast Conference Cross Country Meet on October 10 in Webster. Eric Townsend, head coach for Milbank, remarked, “Times were a little slower for everyone as the temperature was a... Read more
Milbank athletes raced in the 2024 Border Battle in Grand Forks on Saturday, September 30. Organizers expected 86 teams and over 2,100 athletes – an increase from 2023, when they hosted 75 teams and 2,027 runners. Sioux Falls Roosevelt and Sioux Falls Lincoln joined the competition for the first... Read more
JV Girls Cross Country Team Takes Fourth Place at SFC
Milbank Area Cross Country September 24, 2024 0
The Mibank JV cross country teams, along with the MHS varsity teams, traveled to the Sioux Falls Christian Invitational on September 17.The meet was held at Yankton Trails Park. The JV Lady Bulldogs earned fourth place in their 4,000-meter race. The boys did not qualify as a complete team... Read more
Bulldogs Face Off Against Top State Competitors at Sioux Falls Meet”
Milbank Area Cross Country September 24, 2024 0
The Mibank cross country teams battled three things at the meet hosted by Sioux Falls Christian on September 17 – injuries, the heat, and strong competition. Eric Townsend, head coach for MHS, commented, “The Charger Invite was a great opportunity for both teams to see most of the best... Read more
Ashlynn Batchelor Wins JV Milbank GrandStay Invitational
Milbank Area Cross Country September 19, 2024 0
Ashlynn Batchelor crossed the finish line at 16:43.44 to take first place in the girls JV division of the annual Milbank GrandStay Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, September 14, at Whetstone Creek Golf Course. Batchelor buzzed by her closest competitor, Tenly LeBrun of Flandreau, who took second place at... Read more
Bulldogs Cross Country Team Wins Fourth Consecutive Title
Milbank Area Cross Country September 19, 2024 0
The Bulldogs cross country team won the Milbank GrandStay Invitational for the fourth year in a row. Five runners landed in the top-13 places overall. “The Lady Bulldogs took fifth place and showed much improvement,” commented Eric Townsend, head coach for both teams. “Our home meet gets a unique... Read more
Mibank Runners Compete in Augustana Twilight Race
Milbank Area Cross CountryUncategorized September 11, 2024 0
Milbank cross country runners competed in the high school division of the 13th Annual Augustana Twilight Race held under the lights at Yankton Trails Park in Sioux Falls on Saturday, September 6. The event is one of the largest cross country meets in the region. Attendance numbers from this... Read more
Eric Townsend, head coach for the MHS cross country teams says, “ It’s hard to believe, but we are about two weeks from the official start of the 2024 season. Townsend outlined information and the practice schedule for the first days for both boys and girls in grades 7-12.... Read more
