The Lady Bulldogs varsity volleyball team defeated the Britton Braves 3-0 on Thursday, October 7. Set scores were 25-22, 25-14, and 25-15.Milbank’s head coach, Nancy Hoeke, said “We played a good match and got the job done against Britton. Our serving was agressive, and we got 12 aces.” The team... Read more

The Lady Bulldogs junior varsity volleyball team suffered a loss to Deubrook on Tuesday, October 5, in Milbank. Set scores were 25-17, 22-25, and 10-15.  Coach Kelli Pillatzki, says, “The girls played aggressively in the first set, but struggled in the match with passing.”  Laney Forrette led the team in... Read more

The seventh-grade volleyball team took a loss in their match against Deubrook on Tuesday, October 5. Set scores were 12-25, 12-25, 18-25, and 12-25.   Coach Jenna Schulte said, “Deubrook was a tough team. We struggled with serve receive as Deubrook had some good servers.”   Leading servers for Milbank were Macyn Dunnihoo, with... Read more

Governor Kristi Noem has appointed Brian Sandvig and Joy Nelson to the South Dakota Board of Technical Education. Sandvig will replace the late Bob Faehn and will serve the remainder of Faehn’s term.  Nelson will replace Ed Mallett effective November 1, 2021. “South Dakota’s technical colleges are among the very best in America thanks to... Read more

Milbank hosted their first oral interp invitational of the 2021 season on Monday, October 4. Natasha Karels, head coach for the Bulldogs, says 12 schools attended with a total of 100 entries.  Bulldog Kadence Rausch-Frank earned a Superior Plus in the poetry division. Coach Karels says, “This is the highest award... Read more

The Milbank football team chewed up the yardage on the ground at Dakota Valley in North Sioux City on Friday, October 1, and left with a 36-13 victory.Milbank ran for 293 yards and five touchdowns — two by Kaden Krause, two by Bennett Schwenn, and one by Ryker Trevett. The... Read more

Rhonda Preller of Milbank presided over the state convention of the South Dakota Retired School Personnel (SDRSP) on September 28-29 in Sioux Falls. Preller is the president of SDRSP and president of the Milbank chapter. Carmal Tobin, who leads the community services on the state board, and Paula Brakke, who... Read more

The Bulldogs’ cross country teams traveled to the Lennox Invitational on Thursday, September 30. In a field of runners from 12 schools, Nick Batchelor brought home first place for the varsity boys and Ashlynn Batchelor took second for the girls. The boys earned second place as a team and the... Read more

The Bulldogs took a short road trip to compete in the cross country meet at Ortonville on September 27. Stella Wendland brought home the highest place for either of the varsity teams. She came across the line in the 5K meet at 23:58 to earn 10th place. Will Karels took... Read more

On Tuesday, September 28, the Milbank Fire and Rescue Department were dispatched to an emergency call on Main Street in Marvin. Firefighters arrived to find a downed power line. Milbank’s Fire Chief, Kevin Schuelke, said, “Hazards associated with power lines touching the ground include arcing, the grass catching fire, etc.”... Read more