The Lady Bulldogs junior varsity volleyball team suffered a loss to Deubrook on Tuesday, October 5, in Milbank. Set scores were 25-17, 22-25, and 10-15.  Coach Kelli Pillatzki, says, “The girls played aggressively in the first set, but struggled in the match with passing.”  Laney Forrette led the team... Read more

The seventh-grade volleyball team took a loss in their match against Deubrook on Tuesday, October 5. Set scores were 12-25, 12-25, 18-25, and 12-25.   Coach Jenna Schulte said, “Deubrook was a tough team. We struggled with serve receive as Deubrook had some good servers.”   Leading servers for Milbank were Macyn Dunnihoo,... Read more

The MHS varsity volleyball team took a loss to the Lady Pheasants of Redfield on Thursday, September 30.  Set scores of 25-23, 16-25, 25-22, 23-25, and 11-15 show the Lady Bulldogs were in the hunt the entire match.Coach Nancy Hoeke said, “The momentum swings were so evident in this match.... Read more

MHS junior Hallie Schulte reached an individual milestone by recording the 1000th dig of her career. Hallie achieved this when the Lady Bulldogs’ volleyball team defeated Clark-Willow Lake 3-0 on Thursday, September 9. Coach Nancy Hoeke said, “Congratulations to Hallie. She got her 1000th dig near the end of the... Read more

The Lady Bulldogs traveled to Sioux Falls to compete in the 2021 Sandford Pentagon Invitational Tournament on Saturday, September 25. Milbank brought home seventh place in their bracket. They suffered losses to Oldham-Ramona-Rutland (ORR) at 0-2, Howard at 0-2, and Alcester-Hudson at 0-2. They defeated Hanson 2-0. ORR went on... Read more

Despite displaying excellent serving, the Lady Bulldogs volleyball team suffered a 0-3 loss against Florence-Henry on Thursday, September 23. Set scores were 15-25, 16-25, 11-25. Milbank’s servers hit 37 of 41 for 90 percent.The Lady Bulldogs’ head volleyball coach, Nancy Hoeke, said, “Florence-Henry was one of the best teams we’ve... Read more

The Lady Bulldogs faced Sioux Valley in their Homecoming week match on Tuesday, September 21. Milbank was defeated 2-3, but coach Nancy Hoeke, said, “It was a thrilling Homecoming match for us as the teams seemed to be evenly matched. Set scores were 25-22, 18-25, 25-16, 15-25, 14-16.  At the end of... Read more

The Lady Bulldogs varsity volleyball team had a full day at the Ipswich Subway Invitational on Saturday, September 18. In the eight-team tournament, the Bulldogs took fourth place. The champion team received a plaque and a Subway tray for their trip home. Milbank vs. Kimball-White LakeIn pool play, Milbank lost... Read more

The Lady Bulldogs varsity volleyball team lost to Hamlin on Thursday, September 16. Set scores were 19-25, 16-25, and 11-25. MHS Coach Nancy Hoeke summed up the game by saying, “After a good first set, it seemed like Hamlin got warmed up and made it extra difficult for us. It was... Read more

The Lady Bulldogs volleyball team defeated Clark-Willow Lake 3-0 on Thursday, September 9. Set scores were 25-16, 25-21, and 25-20.  Coach Hoeke said, “I was please with our serving percentage and our number of aces. I like to see us at 90 percent or better, and we were well... Read more