Milbank Takes Sixth at Winter Wonderland Gymnastics Invite
Milbank Area Gymnastics December 4, 2023 0
The Milbank Area Gymnastics team competed in the Upward Winter Wonderland Invitational in Vermillion on December 2. Milbank started the tournament on Bars. Macyn Dunnihoo – returning from an injury and competing for the first time this year – scored 7.2 to place 10th. Madilyn Sletten posted 5.95, Raina... Read more
Brown and Dunnihoo in Top 30 at State Gymnastics
Milbank Area Gymnastics February 13, 2023 0
Milbank Area’s Hannah Brown, a sophomore, earned 20th place and Macyn Dunnihoo, a freshman, captured 29th place at South Dakota’s 2023 Class A State Gymnastics Meet on Saturday, February 11. The meet was hosted by Aberdeen Central. It was an event filled with firsts and lasts. Kelly Wollschlager, head... Read more
Brown and Dunnihoo Qualify for State Gymnastics Meet
Milbank Area Gymnastics February 7, 2023 0
Hannah Brown and Macyn Dunnihoo punched their tickets to the 2023 South Dakota State Gymnastics Meet set for February 11 in Aberdeen. The two Milbank Area gymnasts earned their state berths during the NEC, regional, and state-qualifying meet hosted by Milbank on Thursday, February 2. Milbank placed third in... Read more
Milbank Area Gymnasts Poised for Regions
Milbank Area Gymnastics January 31, 2023 0
The Lady Bulldogs’ gymnastics team enters regional competition when they host the Region 1A meet on Thursday, February 2. Britton-Hecla, Deuel, Estelline, Hendricks Public, Madison, Sisseton, and West Central will all compete for spots in South Dakota’s Class A championship meet on February 10-11 in Aberdeen. The regional meet comes close on the heels of Milbank’s... Read more
The MHS gymnastics team paused to reflect on their unusual but highly successful season during their annual awards banquet on Tuesday, March 1. Head coach, Amber Fraasch, summarized the year in numbers. “The team’s average of 129.028 was the second highest average in school history, second only to our record-setting... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Take Seventh at State — Fraasch is Runner Up
Milbank Area Gymnastics February 16, 2022 0
Milbank gymnasts attended the first day of the 2022 South Dakota State Gymnastics Meet on Friday, February 11, at the Corn Palace in Mitchell. The Lady Bulldogs amassed the second-highest team total at State in school history — 130.450 points — and landed in seventh place. Coach Amber Fraasch said, “It shows how tough the competition... Read more
Milbank Area Gymnasts Punch Ticket to State
Milbank Area Gymnastics February 7, 2022 0
The official results are in. The Milbank Area gymnasts are headed to State! Both the state Class A and Class AA championship meets take place this weekend, February 11-12, at the Corn Palace in Mitchell. Besides competing as a team, Milbank gymnasts who will also compete individually include: Madison Mathews –... Read more
Gymnasts Finish Neck and Neck for 4th at Deuel
Milbank Area Gymnastics February 3, 2022 0
The Milbank gymnastics team traveled to Clear Lake on Saturday, January 29, for the last regular meet of their season. It was only the second time in the second half of the 2021-2022 season they were able to field a full team.Deuel won the meet with 134.850 points. After that,... Read more
Gymnastics Team Earns 4th Highest Beam Score in MHS School History
Milbank Area Gymnastics January 31, 2022 0
The Milbank gymnastics team took sixth place with 128.825 points at the Watertown Invitational on January 20. Due to a variety of challenges — illness, injury, and inclement weather — it was the first time since December 21 the Lady Bulldogs were able to field a full team and... Read more
Milbank Gymnasts Overcome Diversity of Challenges to Win Top Places
Milbank Area Gymnastics January 18, 2022 0
Varsity Amber Fraasch, head coach of the MHS gymnastics team says, “Unfortunately, the team is still battling illness and injury. Aubrey Fraasch and Gemma Street were the only gymnasts able to attend the dual meet on January 10 at Hendricks (Minnesota). “Fortunately,” she says, “they both had a great... Read more
