The MHS cross country teams set high goals this year, according to head coach Eric Townsend. Townsend, who begins his 20th season with the Bulldogs, says, “Both teams are looking to be crowned NEC and region team champions. We want to improve upon last year’s state team finishes.” In 2019, the... Read more
Who’s That Bulldog – Brady Femling
Local NewsMilbank Area Cross Country December 3, 2019 0
Who’s That Bulldog? It’s senior Brady Femling, a member of the boys’ cross country team. Brady is the son of Anne and Travis Lester and Bob and Amanda Femling. Brady is not your typical veteran runner as a senior in high school he just completed his first and only... Read more
Who’s That Bulldog? – Danica Schulte
Milbank Area Cross Country November 26, 2019 0
Who’s that Bulldog? It’s senior cross country runner Danica Schulte. Danica is the daughter of Anne Schulte and Duane Crawford. Dani, as she is often called, has been a member of the varsity cross country team for six years – since her seventh-grade season. She has also been a... Read more
Cross Country Runners Earn End-of-Season Awards
Milbank Area Cross Country November 18, 2019 0
The Bulldog boys’ and girls’ cross country teams held a season-end awards potluck November 2. Five seniors – Zippy Bock, Brady Femling, Alex Farrell, Tori Hooth, and Danica Schulte – were honored for their years of commitment to the program and each received the Senior award. Nick Batchelor and... Read more
Nick Batchelor Captures Third at State Cross Country Meet
Milbank Area Cross Country October 30, 2019 0
Nick Batchelor, a sophomore at MHS, took third place at the 2019 South Dakota State Class A Cross Country Meet in Huron on Saturday, October 26. He posted a time of 16:30.14 in the 5K course. The boys’ team finished seventh, just missing the top-six and podium placing. The... Read more
“Milbank is the only school to send both a boys and a girls team to the state (cross country) meet this year,” said MHS head coach Eric Townsend. “Individually, the Bulldogs had five boys and five girls earn top-20 honors at the region meet. No other school had that... Read more
The Milbank boys’ cross country team defended their Northeast Conference title on Wednesday, October 9. They edged out Webster for the top spot with 22 points. Webster finished second with 25. Head coach Eric Townsend said, “We knew Webster would run very well on their home course and they... Read more
Three Milbank runners finished in the top 20 at the Lennox Invitational cross country meet on Thursday, October 3. Nick Batchelor won his sixth race of the season. Brady Femling placed 19th in the boys’ race. Maurina Street took 15th place for the girls. “This meet was a great... Read more
Winter Weather Forces Schedule Changes for Cross Country and Volleyball
Milbank Area Cross Country October 7, 2019 0
The Northeast Conference cross country meet in Webster has been rescheduled to Wednesday, October 9, at 1 p.m. The date and time changes are in response to the severe weather forecast. (The meet was originally set for Thursday.) Junior varsity races will also be combined so students can return... Read more
Nick Batchelor Runs Best Race Ever by a Bulldog at Roy Griak Invitational
Milbank Area Cross Country October 2, 2019 0
The MHS cross country teams competed at the Roy Griak Invitational at the Les Bolstad Cross Country Course at the University of Minnesota on Saturday, September 26. Nick Batchelor took eighth-place with a time of 17:01.30 – the fastest by a Milbank runner ever at the Roy Griak. There... Read more
