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
Brian Allmendinger, coach of the Milbank Bulldogs football team, says, “We’re excited to get another year going. Last year was a tremendous experience for us, so we would like to build on that.” Allmendinger is referring to Milbank’s run to the top in 2021, when the Bulldogs, on a... Read more
Coach Hoeke Looks Forward to the 2022 Milbank Volleyball Season
Milbank Area Volleyball August 23, 2022 0
Nancy Hoeke, head coach of the Lady Bulldogs volleyball team, has a lot of things in her favor this year. Experience is one. Only one player from last year graduated in 2022, and the team now boasts eight seniors on its roster. Her 30 years as a coach, including 22... Read more
MALST Presents Season-End Awards
Milbank Area Swimming August 15, 2022 0
The Milbank Area Lions Swim Team celebrated the end of the summer season with awards on Sunday, August 14. Attendees also enjoyed ice cream floats. Awards included:The Hardest Worker awards went to Kennedi Sayler, Belle Pauli, Ella Pederson, and Stella Pulling. Adrienne Korth received the Commitment award. Most Improvement awards... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Tennis is in Full Swing
Milbank Area Tennis August 15, 2022 0
School is just getting started, but Lady Bulldogs tennis is already in full swing. Triangular at Brookings Milbank 3 vs. Brookings 6 Milbank traveled to Brookings for the first triangular of their season with Brookings and Yankton on Thursday, August 11. The Lady Gazelles of Yankton defeated the Lady... Read more
A classic pitchers’ duel between Milbank’s Dom Boerger and Mount Vernon’s Luke Tiesler ended the Firechiefs’ 2022 quest for the state championship title. Their 2-3 loss came in the second round of the single-elimination tournament on Sunday evening, August 7, in Mitchell. The battle on the mound might have continued... Read more
The Milbank Firechiefs blasted their way though the first round of the 2022 Class B Amateur State Tournament in an 8-4 victory over the Akron Iowa Rebels. Milbank’s smoking hot offense put up 16 hits to support Dom Boerger’s 20 strikeouts. Although D. Boerger gave up three runs in... Read more
State Legion Tournament Results for Post 9
Milbank Area Baseball August 4, 2022 0
Milbank’s Post 9 Legion Baseball team traveled to Gregory last weekend to play in the 2022 Class B Legion State Tournament. In game one, Post 9 battled Redfield and fell 16-1. They also suffered a 10-5 loss to Platte in their second game. Vermillion Post 1 took the state... Read more
