Dawgs Win Three Games In a Week
Milbank Area Boys Basketball February 5, 2020 0
The Milbank Bulldogs won their last four games, three of which were played last week against Deuel, Ortonville, and Vermillion. The victories upped the Dawgs season record to 7-5. Milbank 54, Ortonville 38 Milbank secured a victory over rival Ortonville to wrap up double-header basketball action in front of... Read more
Week 3 of the South Dakota Legislature has wrapped up. As we in Appropriations continue to hear from agencies on how your tax dollars are spent, we managed to get a brief look into the future of South Dakota’s economy at the meeting Governor’s Economic Advisory Council. We heard... Read more
Six Milbank Wrestlers Battle in Brookings
Milbank Area Wrestling February 5, 2020 0
Six Milbank wrestlers competed in the Les Tlustos Brookings Invitational on Saturday, February 1. Five earned a top-eight finish. Senior Eli Fischer led the way with a first place finish at 126 pounds. Barrett Schneck and Toby Schneck both placed fifth, and Brodie Holtquist took sixth. Dillon Schneck brought... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Claim Another Hoops Victory
Milbank Area Girls Basketball February 5, 2020 0
The Lady Bulldogs collected their second win of the season by edging out Ortonville 52-44 on Friday, January 31, in front of a full house at the Milbank Armory. “It was the typical rivalry game with Ortonville,” stated the Bulldogs’ head coach Brian Pauli. “We started a little slower... Read more
Have you heard the story about the princess who kisses the frog? How about the one in which the principal kisses the calf? That story came true on February 3 at St. Lawrence School in Milbank. Principal Brenda Anderson kissed a calf after she was declared the lucky winner... Read more
Milbank became the first rural city in the upper Midwest and only the second city in South Dakota to be added to AARP’s list of age-friendly communities. Milbank joins Sioux Falls and over 300 other cities nationwide. A recognition ceremony was held in Milbank on Friday, January 31, at... Read more
Yamaura Named NEC Beam Champion
Milbank Area Gymnastics February 4, 2020 0
Dani Yamaura, a sophomore at MHS, was crowned a Northeast Conference champion on the balance beam at the NEC/Deuel Invitational in Clear Lake on Saturday, February 1. Yamaura was part of a three-way tie with a score of 8.70. “This is quite an accomplishment, especially when competing against the... Read more
Jim Hennessy
Obituaries February 4, 2020 0
James “Jim” Hennessy, Jr., age 79, of Ortonville, MN, formerly of Graceville, MN, died on February 3, 2020, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, February 12, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Graceville, MN. Visitation will take... Read more
Three Grapplers Crowned NEC Champs and Nine Place
Milbank Area Wrestling February 3, 2020 0
Three Bulldogs were crowned NEC champions and nine placed at the Northeast Conference meet in Britton on Thursday, January 30. Eli Fischer, Toby Schneck, and Brodie Holtquist led the Dawgs as individual champions. Brayden Christensen, Barrett Schneck, Brady Femling, and Dillon Schneck each captured third place, and Leyton Raffety... Read more
Milbank Lower Level Scores/Results for January 25 – 30,
Local News February 3, 2020 0
Junior Varsity Girls Basketball Team Members – Isabella Anderson, Tatum Berry, Emily Wollschlager, Camryn Wiese, Jenna Dexter, Hillary Morton, Josie Adolph, Elsie Seffrood, Ellie Neugebauer, and Madi Loeschke January 28 – Milbank 20, Deuel 30 January 31 – Milbank 19, Ortonville 31 Junior Varsity Boys Basketball Team Members –... Read more
