Lady Bulldogs Clash with Tea in Madison
The Lady Bulldogs competed in the 2023 NEC-Dak XII Clash in Madison on Saturday, February 3. Ten girls basketball teams from the Dakota XII and 10 teams from the Northeast Conference battled each other in a full day of hoops. Milbank faced Tea Area, but came away with the loss at 40-49.... Read more
MHS Wrestlers Take Down Lennox and Dell Rapids
The Bulldog wrestlers fought illness and injury, along with Lennox and Dell Rapids on the road on Thursday, February 3. Milbank defeated Lennox 40-36 and Dell Rapids 42-36. They are still at odds with Illness and injury.  Josh Schmeichel, head coach for MHS, said, “We were battling a lot... Read more
Brown and Dunnihoo Qualify for State Gymnastics Meet
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
Mertens Runs Up 20 Points in Win Against Roncalli
Milbank’s Garrett Mertens fired in 20 points and Joe Schulte added seven points to defeat Roncalli 42-34 in Aberdeen on Friday, February 3. Logan Diede, head coach for MHS, commented, “It wasn’t a pretty night offensively for us.” Most Bulldog fans didn’t seem to mind. They were happy as always to... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Bounce Back to Defeat Roncalli
The Lady Bulldogs suffered a loss on Monday to Hamlin — the number-one team in the state — but pivoted on Thursday, February 2, to trounce Roncalli 48-28 in Aberdeen. Isabella Anderson cranked out 18 points, including three three-point buckets. Maurina Street posted another double-double by pounding in 13... Read more
St. Martin and Sheeley Take 3rd and 4th in Groton
Anthony St. Martin took third place and scored 16 points to lead the Milbank JV wrestlers at the Groton Invitational on January 26. Nollen Sheeley placed fourth and scored eight points. Jacob Giles added four points. Paul VanDover and Hunter Reede recorded three points apiece. Complete results for Milbank: 106 Evan... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Hit Small Bump in the Road
The Lady Bulldogs were defeated in their game against Hamlin last night, January 30, in Milbank. The loss broke Milbank’s eight-game winning streak, but it was delivered by a worthy opponent. The Lady Charger’s at 14-0 are ranked the No.1 team in South Dakota’s Class A, and were the... Read more
Wrestlers Finish in Top-Seven Places at Brookings Invite
Six MHS wrestlers braved the weather on Saturday January 28 to compete in the 2023 Les Tlustos-Brookings Invitational. Owen Fischer received the highest place finish for the Bulldogs. He earned third place when he pinned Jacob Mason of Pierre at 2:42.  Pierre dominated the match by piling up 287.5... Read more
Justus Osborn Scores 13 Points Against Hamlin
The Bulldogs took a loss to Hamlin on Tuesday, January 30, at the Milbank Armory. Hamlin was perfect in Northeast Conference play going into the game and after..At 10-3 for the season overall, the Chargers brought some high-level competition to the arena. Milbank ended up posting the “L” at... Read more
Milbank Area Gymnasts Poised for Regions
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