Johnson and Schneck Bring Home First Place at River City Rumble
Milbank Area Wrestling January 26, 2022 0
Milbank grapplers competed in the 10-team River City Rumble at the Chamberlain Armory on Saturday, January 22. Jacob Johnson and Barrett Schneck each won first place in their weight class. Leyton Raffety took second. Kaden Krause and Jesse Schneck each earned a third-place finish, and Tate Schlueter took fourth.Mitchell collected 23... Read more
Dr. Collins of OAHS Achieves Board Certification in Emergency Medicine
Local News January 25, 2022 0
Dr. David Collins, a physician at Ortonville Area Health Services, successfully fulfilled the certification requirements of the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) and has been declared a diplomate of the medical specialty board. To attain certification, Dr. Collins completed medical school as well as a three-year residency training program in... Read more
Bulldogs Beat the Falcons in a Barn Burner
Milbank Area Boys Basketball January 25, 2022 0
You’ve no doubt heard the phrase there’s no “I” in team. And, that’s how the Bulldogs’ head coach, Logan Diede, summed up Milbank’s win against Florence-Henry on Friday, January 21. He also could have added it was a real barn burner! The Bulldogs pulled off a 47-44 victory which... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Run Into Defensive Buzzsaw Against Roncalli
Milbank Area Girls Basketball January 25, 2022 0
Coming off a great win last week, the Lady Bulldogs’ basketball team hosted top-rated Aberdeen Roncalli (10-0) on Saturday, January 22, and ran into the Lady Cavalier’s defensive buzzsaw. The pressure proved to be too much, and Milbank took the loss at 18-52. Maurina Street led the Lady Bulldogs... Read more
MHS Debaters Rebut Snowstorm to Take Fourth and Fifth
Local News January 20, 2022 0
The Milbank debate teams of Shane Spiering and Qualon Grant and Rylen Frerichs and Max Schuelke successfully ended the crypto resolution season at the Lincoln Silver Bowl on Saturday, January 15. MHS Coach Kathy Tyler said, “The snowstorm forced the tournament to go online, which reduced the number of participants and... Read more
Bulldog Cagers Overpowered by Mustangs
Milbank Area Boys Basketball January 20, 2022 0
The Bulldogs traveled to Summit to take on the Waubay-Summit Mustangs in hoops on Tuesday, January 18. The Bulldogs took the loss at 44-65. MHS Coach Logan Diede said, “We did a good job right out of the gate and executed our game plan efficiently. I’m very proud of that.” Milbank held a 14-13 lead... Read more
Violinists Krista Gingerich and Joseph and Traci Tschetter have been selected as members of the 2022 South Dakota Middle School All-State Orchestra. The event will take place February 18-19 in Rapid City.Musicians were selected based on a recorded audition. Of the 140 submissions, 80 students were chosen to participate. The Milbank students’ parents include A.J. and Susan Gingerich and Ryan and... Read more
Joe Breske Retires From Valley Queen
Local News January 19, 2022 0
Joe Breske is retiring from Valley Queen after a 17-year career there. Breske and his wife, Cheryl, moved to Milbank in 2004, when he became Valley Queen’s whey plant manager. During the course of his employment, he transitioned to the role of whey technologist. Over the years, Joe experienced a myriad of changes within the company —... Read more
Milbank High School Announces Second Quarter Honor Roll
Local News January 19, 2022 0
The Milbank High School has issued the second quarter honor rolls forthe 2021-22 school year. Students named to the list include: PERFECTION 4.0 FRESHMEN:Jacob Erickson, Joseph French, Katie Kruger, Mason Meister, Ella Sandvig,Claire Snaza, Jessel Stengel, Gemma Street, Siera Wenzl. SOPHOMORES:James Batchelor, Aubrey Fraasch, Trey Gloe, Jayden Johnson,Kaitlyn Krause,... Read more
Milbank Middle School Releases Second Quarter Honor Roll
Local News January 19, 2022 0
The Milbank Middle School has announced the second quarter honor rolls for the 2021-22 school year.Students named to the list are as follows: Grade 8Distinction 3.800 or higher GPAEsteban AbregoAshlynn BatchelorJonathan DeBoerJacy DexterOlivia FoellCarter GloeKalli GrongJack HowardJocelyn KettwigNycole KorstjensPaige KorstjensCarter LiebeEvy LiebeAnna NeugebauerKrista NiesYanderyn OlivaresLayten OsowskiElexia QuintanillaMacey SchaferCamryn SovellKeira... Read more
