Lady Bulldogs Serve it Hot
Milbank Area Volleyball September 11, 2022 0
The Lady Bulldogs volleyball team faced Hamlin on Thursday, September 8, in Milbank. The Lady Chargers were rated one of the top 10 teams in the state by the South Dakota Media Preseason Volleyball Poll, but Milbank gave them a run for their money in five sets. Head coach Nancy Hoeke... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Nicked by Arrows
Milbank Area Tennis September 8, 2022 0
The Lady Bulldogs traveled to Watertown on Tuesday, September 6 to take on the Lady Arrows, a Class AA team. So far this season, Watertown has only lost to the defending AA champs of Rapid City Stevens and Sioux Falls Lincoln and O’ Gorman. Abbey Trapp, head coach of the... Read more
Ashlynn Batchelor is 4th Class A Runner to Finish Augustana Twilight Meet
Milbank Area Cross Country September 6, 2022 0
The Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs ran in the 5000-meter Augustana Twilight cross country meet at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls on Friday, August 2. Both teams ended up in the middle to top half of the pack. The girls earned 13th place, and the boys took 20th. Fremont,... Read more
Milbank Goes Down in Battle of the Bulldogs
Milbank Area Football September 6, 2022 0
Milbank and Madison faced off in Milbank this year for the Battle of the Bulldogs on September 2. Madison got the win and Milbank got the feeling of déjà vu. Milbank took their second loss of the season at the same score of 6-41. Brian Allmendinger, head coach for... Read more
Karels and Korstjens Rack Up Wins at Roncalli
Milbank Area Tennis September 1, 2022 0
The Lady Bulldogs traveled to Aberdeen on Tuesday, August 30, to take on the Lady Cavaliers from Roncalli at the Northern State University tennis courts. MHS recorded the loss at 2-7. Hope Karels and Jenna Korstjens notched the two wins for Milbank. At No. 1, Karels took down Katherine Kretchman... Read more
Brown Takes Top Honors at “Breathe Easy” Meet
Milbank Area Cross Country August 31, 2022 0
The Milbank cross country teams hosted their annual 4K “Breathe Easy” meet at Whetstone Creek Golf Course north of Milbank on Monday, August 29. Seven schools competed. Payton Brown took the individual title for the Bulldogs and Ashlynn Batchelor came in second for the Lady Bulldogs. Batchelor came across... Read more
Jonathan DeBoer Named NEC Golf Champion
Milbank Area Golf August 30, 2022 0
Bulldog Jonathan DeBoer was named the NEC Golf Champion on Tuesday, August 23, at Valley View Country Club in Sisseton. DeBoer shot an 80 (40/40) and finished in a tie for first place with Finn Anderson of Roncalli. DeBoer, however, claimed the medalist honors in the first playoff hole. Mark... Read more
Dom Boerger, a pitcher for the Milbank Firechiefs baseball team, was named to an all-tournament team for his performance in South Dakota’s 90th amateur baseball state tournament earlier this month. Boerger was one of 25 Class B players honored by the South Dakota State Amateur Baseball Association. During the... Read more
MHS Girls Volleyball Team Stuns Sisseton
Milbank Area Volleyball August 29, 2022 0
The MHS girls volleyball team came from behind to stun Sisseton 3-2 at home. Set scores were: 20-25, 21-25, 25-16, 25-17, and 15-10. The match was their first face-off of the 2022 season. Nancy Hoeke, head coach for the Lady Bulldogs, said, “Opening-match jitters seemed to get to us.... Read more
Jayden Johnson Catches 80-Yard Touchdown Pass
Milbank Area Football August 28, 2022 0
Garrett Mertens nailed an 80-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Johnson to give the Bulldogs an early 6-0 lead in their season opener against Beresford on August 26. The Watchdogs, however, were on their home turf and retaliated with 41 straight points. Milbank remained silent for the rest of the... Read more
