Graham and Quintanilla Win State Championship
Local News March 10, 2026 0
MHS seniors Cam’ron Graham and Elexia Quintanilla claimed the 2026 South Dakota Class A Public Forum championship debate trophy. The state tournament was held at Aberdeen Central from March 6-7. Cam’ron repeated as a state champion in Public Forum as he also won the title last year with Qualon... Read more
Team and individual accomplishments were featured at the end of the season awards banquet hosted by the Milbank gymnastics team on Tuesday, March 3. Kelly Wollschlager, head coach for Milbank, commented, “Varsity had a great season with many accomplishments and lessons learned. Wollschlager went on to say, “Although it... Read more
The Milbank Middle School Student Council challenged each middle school homeroom in a contest to collect pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald House. Mr. Eric Townsend’s sixth graders gathered the most and were named the winners. Together, the middle school students brought in 846 ounces of tabs. That’s 52.875... Read more
The Milbank High School Band was selected as the “Band of the Day” for Thursday, March 12, during the 2026 South Dakota State A Girls Basketball Tournament. The MHS band will play for all four games. The state tournament will be held at the Watertown Civic Arena from March 12-14.... Read more
Students at MHS stepped up to donate 35 units of blood during the LifeServe blood drive on Monday, March 2. Janelle Korstjens, MHS teacher and coordinator of the drive, said, “This year we switched over from Red Cross to LifeServe to be consistent with our hospital’s provider. LifeServe serves... Read more
Deb Baker
Obituaries March 9, 2026 0
Deborah Marie Baker, age 67 of Milbank, SD, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2026 at St. Williams Care Center in Milbank, after a long journey with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, March 13, 2026 at Tracy Lutheran Church. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00... Read more
Deanie Berens
Obituaries March 8, 2026 0
Geraldine “Deanie” Berens, 90, of Milbank, SD, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at St. William’s Care Center, just nine days after her beloved husband of 72 years, Richard “Dick” Berens. Their family finds comfort in knowing that the two of them are together again. A Mass of Christian... Read more
The Bulldogs basketball team’s postseason run came to a close in the semifinals on the road against Groton on Friday, March 6. Milbank put up 12 wins in the 2025-2026 season. The Bulldogs will say good-bye to five senior players: Braylen Bowsher, Jack Howard, Ryan Keeton, Ethan Owen, and... Read more
The Bulldogs won their Region 1A quarterfinal game in a barnburner that ended 48-45 in the Ben Reifel gym at Sisseton High on Tuesday, March 3. Like fireworks, it started slow and blew up at the end. “Playoff basketball is a special and fun time! Our boys did a... Read more
Bulldog C Team Named Champions at Froshman Futures Tourney
Milbank Area Boys Basketball March 4, 2026 0
The Bulldogs C team won the Froshmore Futures Tournament by defeating Waybay-Summit and Sisseton on Saturday, February 28. The championship was held in Sisseton and marked the end of the team’s 2025-26 basketball season. Milbank 54 vs. Waubay-Summit 38Milbank: Milbank 52 vs. Sisseton 42Milbank: Read more
