At the Watoma Relays in Watertown on April 22, Nick Batchelor crossed the finish line in the 800-meter run at the 1:57.38 mark to break the Milbank High School record set by Gerald Hermans (1:57.60) in 1964. According to Eric Townsend, head coach of the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs’... Read more
The Bulldogs’ varsity tennis team defeated Lac qui Parle Valley (LQPV) 6-3 in their first match of the 2022 season at Cantine Courts in Milbank. The JV team also netted a victory against the Eagles at 8-1, and the middle school team won 4-2. Coach Abbey Trapp noted the... Read more
The MHS boys’ tennis team played their first match of the season against Yankton on Friday, April 8, on the road. The Bucks defeated the Bulldogs 9-0. Benett Street is the one senior on the court this season for the Bulldogs. Milbank’s head coach, Abbey Trapp, said, “The boys did... Read more
Milbank youth wrestlers were among the top-place winners in the South Dakota Wrestling Coaches Association State AAU Youth Wrestling Tournament. The meet was held March 25-27 at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls. Milbank’s second-place winners included: Westin Pinkert, Cruz Prasnicki, and Barrett Schneck. Third place winners were: Tate Schlueter, Jesse Schneck,... Read more
Bulldog Wrestlers Earn End-of-Season Awards
Milbank Area Wrestling March 17, 2022 0
Milbank’s head wrestling coach, Jeremy Tostenson, along with assistant coaches Jesse Krause and Josh Schmeichel, presented end-of-the-season awards at the 2022 Wrestling Award Ceremony on March 15. Barrett Schneck was selected as the Most Valuable Wrestler, and Leyton Raffety was chosen as the Most Valuable Teammate. The Rookie of... Read more
The Northeast Conference released its 2021-2022 All-Conference Basketball Team as voted on by its coaches. Bennett Schwenn, a senior on the Milbank Bulldogs squad, was named to the First Team. Schwenn finished his high school career with 1,070 points. The total placed him in the MHS school record book just behind Mike... Read more
Youth Wrestlers Advance to Regional Tourney
Milbank Area Wrestling March 10, 2022 0
Milbank youth wrestlers competed in the 2022 SDWCA District 7 Tournament in Webster on Saturday, March 5. The top-eight place winners advance to the regional tournament to be held Saturday, March 12, in Britton. Results for the Milbank wrestlers include:Tots 37 Landon Krause’s place is 1st and has scored... Read more
Savanna Osowski, senior Milbank Area Lions Swim Team (MALST) swimmer, took second place in the 1000-yard Freestyle event during the 2022 South Dakota State A Swim Championships for swimmers 13 and over. The meet took place at the Mitchell Recreational Center from March 4-6. Osowski earned her second-place medal by dropping 11 seconds... 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
The Bulldogs traveled to Groton to play the Groton Tigers in the regional semifinal game on Friday night, March 4. The Bulldogs led by eight points in the first quarter, and the score was tied at 25-25 after two and 41-41 going into the fourth quarter. But, the Tigers came... Read more
