Bulldog C Team Named Champions at Froshman Futures Tourney
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
Caitlyn Frerichs Wins First at Regions Art Wars
MHS Senior Caitlyn Frerichs won the regional competition in the Ceramics division of the 2026 Art Wars held at Northern State University in Aberdeen on Friday, February 27. Frerichs advances to the state level and will travel to Aberdeen on April 11 to compete at the state level and... Read more
Novy and Tostenson Place at State Wrestling Tournament
Four MHS wrestlers spent the weekend grappling with top-notch competition at South Dakota’s 2026 SDSHAA Class A Individual State Wrestling Tournament. The three-day event that concluded on Saturday, February 28, was held at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls.  Milbank sophomore Lawson Novy finished sixth in the... Read more
MHS Musicians Shine at Region III Music Contest
MHS entered 81 band members in the Region III Solo and Ensemble Music Contest on Wednesday, February 25. The contest was held at the Watertown High School. It included 33 solos and eight ensemble groups. Performances were judged on tone, intonation, rhythm, interpretation/musicianship, technique, and other performance factors. Each... Read more
Milbank Donates 47 Units at LifeServe Blood Drive
Milbank area residents gave 47 units of blood at the LifeServe Blood Center blood drive held February 26 at the 4-H Building in Milbank. First-time donors included Douglas Barlund, Michael Puente, and Donald Weber. “First-time donors are the future of our blood supply,” said Abbie Arneson, territory representative for... Read more
Bulldogs Finish Regular Season With Victory Over Wambdi
The Bulldogs basketball team defeated Tiospa Zina at the Milbank Armory on Friday February 27. Logan Diede, head coach for the Dawgs, commented, “I was very pleased with how our boys approached this game. We played a clean game taking care of the ball, and we really rebounded the... Read more
Dick Berens

Dick Berens

Obituaries March 2, 2026 0

Richard “Dick” Berens, age 91, of Milbank, SD, passed away on Friday, February 27, 2026, at St. William’s Care Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank, SD. Visitation will be held on... Read more
Coach Tony Howard Earns 100th Career Win
Tony Howard, head coach of the Lady Bulldogs, clinched his 100th career win with Milbank’s play-off victory over Redfield on Tuesday, February 24 ,in front of a packed house at the Milbank Armory.  Fans, friends, and family helped celebrate the milestone and Coach Howard’s own players were some of... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Face Groton Tonight in Second Round of Playoffs
The Lady Bulldogs basketball team defeated the Lady Pheasants of Redfield 32-14 on Tuesday, February 24, in the Milbank Armory. The win kept Milbank’s ball rolling in post-season play.  Round Two of the play-offs is tonight, Thursday, February 26.  The No. 3 Lady Bulldogs take on No. 2 Groton... Read more
MHS Educators Rising Students Qualify for Nationals
Milbank students excelled at South Dakota’s state competition of Educators Rising held on the campus of Black Hills State University in Spearfish from February 22-23.  Our 400 students from across South Dakota competed. All eight MHS members who attended earned state recognition, and as a group, Milbank received the... Read more