MALST Wins Six Third-Place Awards in Watertown
Six members of the Milbank Area Lions Swim Team (MALST) attended the 2022 Optimist High Point Meet in Watertown on January 15-16. It was the first meet of their winter season. All MALST swimmers cracked the top-six list in at least one event. They also collected six third-place awards. TyLynn Wellnitz and... Read more
Bulldog Cagers Overpowered by Mustangs
The Bulldogs traveled to Summit to take on the Waubay-Summit Mustangs in hoops on Tuesday, January 18. The Bulldogs took the loss at 44-65. MHS Coach Logan Diede said, “We did a good job right out of the gate and executed our game plan efficiently. I’m very proud of that.” Milbank held a 14-13 lead... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Race to Victory Against the Mustangs
The Lady Bulldogs defied a windchill factor of 28 degrees below zero to travel to Summit on January 18. Milbank faced the Waubay-Summit Mustangs and drove away with the glow of a 59-25 victory to keep them warm all the way home. Coach Brian Pauli said, “The beginning of... Read more
Milbank Gymnasts Overcome Diversity of Challenges to Win Top Places
Varsity Amber Fraasch, head coach of the MHS gymnastics team says, “Unfortunately, the team is still battling illness and injury. Aubrey Fraasch and Gemma Street were the only gymnasts able to attend the dual meet on January 10 at Hendricks (Minnesota). “Fortunately,” she says, “they both had a great... Read more
Schwenn and Mursu Lead Scoring Against Hamlin
The Bulldogs went on the road to face the Hamlin Chargers in hoops on January 13. Milbank took the loss at 36-72. The Dawgs now sit at 3-3 overall and 1-1 in the NEC. Bennett Schwenn was the leading scorer for Milbank. He dropped in nine points, and was... Read more
Snaza and Street Score Eight Each Against the Chargers
The Lady Bulldogs took on the Lady Chargers of Hamlin on January 13, on the road. Milbank took the loss at 33-65. MHS Coach Brian Paul said, “I thought we did some good things in the first half. We will try to build on that.”  Claire Snaza and Maurina... Read more
Milbank Defeats Benson at Big Stone Therapies Dual Tourney
The Bulldogs wrestling squad hosted the Big Stone Therapies Dual tournament on Saturday, January 8. Milbank defeated Benson in the first round, but fell to Dawson/Boyd/Lac qui Parle Valley/Montevideo United, Morris Area/Hancock/Chokio-Alberta (MAHACA), and Border West. Complete results for the Dawgs include: Match #1 Round #1 Milbank defeated Benson 39-36 106 – Max... Read more
Maurina Street Continues Scoring Streak for Lady Bulldogs
The Lady Bulldogs took a loss on the road on Friday, January 7, against Clark-Willow Lake. The final score was 41-54.Maurina Street continued her hot streak and racked up 20 points to claim the title of leading scorer in the game. She outscored Alicia Vig of Clark-Willow Lake, who netted... Read more
Fraasch, Mathews, and Street Soar at Sisseton
Milbank Area gymnasts started the second half of their season on Saturday, January 8. Seven gymnasts were scheduled to compete, but due to illness and injury, only three made the trip to Sisseton. Madison Mathews and Aubrey Fraasch competed for the varsity squad, and Gemma Street was the lone junior... Read more
Bulldogs Destroy the Cyclones
Varsity Sharpshooting resulted in a ‘W” for the Bulldogs in hoops on Tuesday, January 6, against Clark-Willow Lake. The Bulldogs defeated the Cyclones 66-56. Milbank’s Coach Logan Diede said, “We had a lot of guys hit outside shots tonight — Stevie Ash, Bennett Schwenn, Justus Osborn, Kellen Hoeke, and Garrett Mertens.... Read more