The Milbank Lady Bulldogs ended their season with a 51-37 loss to Sisseton in the opening round of the Region 1A high school girls basketball tournament Monday, March 2, in Sisseton. The locals wrap up the year with a 4-17 overall record. “Offensively, we started the game strong,” stated Bulldog... Read more

Elijah Fraasch, MHS senior and member of the Watertown Area Swim Club, attained sectional-qualifying times in the 50-meter and 100-meter freestyle events during the 2020 South Dakota State Swimming Championships in Watertown held February 27 through March 1. His times earned him a spot in the SPEEDO Sectionals at the... Read more

The No. 3-seeded Milbank Bulldogs upset the No. 2-seeded Groton Tigers in the Region 1A boys basketball semi-finals Friday, March 6 with a 65-56 victory. The win sends Milbank to the SoDak 16. They have been seeded at No. 11. Milbank takes on the No. 3 seed, Sioux Falls Christian,... Read more

Three Milbank swimmers participated in the 2020 South Dakota Short Course State Championship meet held February 27 through March 1 at the Prairie Lakes Wellness Center in Watertown. Logan Dexter swam the (boys age 9-10) 50-meter breaststroke race and earned a personal-best time. Amaya Street and Savanna Osowski both swam... Read more

A mandatory spring sports meeting for Milbank middle and high school athletes, and their parents is set for Monday, March 16 at 6 p.m. in the Milbank Armory. Spring sports include 7-12th grade boys and girls track and field, 7 -12th grade boys tennis, and 7-12th grade girls golf. Read more

The Milbank Bulldogs treated fans to a barn burner in the last game of regular season play against Cheyenne-Eagle Butte on February 28. Carter Hartman dropped in three free throws for Milbank with 33 seconds left on the clock. Hartman’s sharp shooting gave the Bulldogs a one point advantage and... Read more

Jaxson Wiese of Milbank earned a fifth-place finish at the Knights of Columbus State Free Throw Contest on Sunday, March 1 in Chamberlain. He competed in the 11-year-old division. Jaxson made 20-of-25 free throws which put him in a three-way tie for fifth place. He then won the shootout by... Read more

Peyten Wiese and Landon Brown placed fourth at the National Speech and Debate Association’s tournament held in Brookings from February 28 – 29. The tournament was a qualifying tournament for the National Debate Tournament to be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico in June. Debate teams and individuals from the nine... Read more

Koch School kindergartners through second graders present their spring music program, Pajama Party, in the Milbank High School gym on Thursday, March 12.  Mariah Tietjen, Koch School music teacher says, “Everyone is welcome and admission is free.” The children have mastered their ABCs and moved on to ZZZs. You’ll hear... Read more

Four students represented Milbank at the South Dakota Middle School All-State Orchestra, performed at Rapid City Central High School on February 21-22. Nicholas and Veronica Fonder, children of John and Sandra Fonder, were first-year members of the orchestra. Rachel and Joseph Schulte, children of David and Elizabeth Schulte, were recognized... Read more