Milbank competed in The Clyde Cotton Invitational held in Huron on Saturday, September 20.  Eric Townsend, head coach for the Milbank cross country teams,  said, “It was a great opportunity for our varsity teams to see the course where the state meet will be held next month. This meet featured... Read more

The Milbank boys cross country team finished third and the Milbank girls team finished fourth at the Bank Invitational on Saturday, September 13. The Whetstone Creek Golf Course north of Milbank welcomed 365 runners from 17 teams across the region. The JV Lady Bulldogs took first place as a team.Tabitha... Read more

The Milbank School Board of Education held its regular meeting on Monday September 8. Members present:President Dick Schwandt, Amy Thue, Jon Christensen, Annelies Seffrood, and Jeremy Steffensen. The board approved the consent agenda that included the minutes of the August meeting, accepted business manager Nancy Meyer’s financial report, and approved... Read more

The 2025 Hub City Invite in Aberdeen on September 2 was packed with exciting action for the golfers and the 10 teams. Milbank’s Jonathan DeBoer finished with a fifth-place medal. The race for the individual title went down to the wire. Forerunners Jerome Zebroski of Watertown and Tyson Dunn of... Read more

Milbank’s home football game against Tri-Valley on Friday September 5, was only their second game of the season, so maybe the Bulldogs just need a little more time together to gel. You would even be correct in saying it was the Bulldogs’ first full game of the season as last... Read more

Renaissance man could well describe William Karels. So could groundbreaker. At the close of the past school year, the mechanical engineering senior learned he would receive the Duane Hanson Scholarship, becoming the first South Dakota State University student to receive the $5,000 award from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and... Read more

Varsity – Wheaton/Herman-Norcross The varsity Lady Bulldogs volleyball team, under the direction of Coach Nancy Hoeke, traveled to Wheaton for a non-conference matchup on Monday, September 8. Milbank took the loss 3-0 with set scores of 25-16, 25-11, and 25-17.  Belle Pauli, Bree Townsend, and Jacy Dexter each served up an... Read more

Edward DeVere Jr., 78, of Marvin, SD, passed away on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown, SD. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank, SD. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service... Read more

Milbank put up a “W” after their season opener ended early with a score of  64-0 at Lakota Tech High School in Pine Ridge on Friday, August 29. Under the leadership of head coach Mick Thompson, Milbank led 42-0 at the half and tacked on 22 more points before the... Read more

Milbank juniors Cody Wiik and Kayla Schweer will claim some of the best seats in the house –on stage –  at the 98th Annual FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis. Wiik and Schweer are MHS band students who were chosen by audio audition to be members of the 2025 National... Read more