South Dakota’s 27th Annual Middle School All-State Band event was held in Mitchell on March 6-7. Keira Untalan and Uziel Nonoal Mendoza –both eighth graders and both clarinetists– represented Milbank Middle School. Both were members of the Festival Band that featured 100 musicians. The band’s culminating concert was held... Read more
In celebration of National Ag Week, the agriculture committee of the Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC) will host its annual Ag Appreciation Day on Wednesday, March 18. The event will be held from 7:30-11 a.m. at the Grant County 4-H Complex at 517 Flynn Dr in Milbank. The... Read more
Susan Karels Named 2026 Outstanding Bandmaster
Local News March 10, 2026 0
Susan Karels, now in her 34th year as the 6-12 band director for the Milbank School District, was named the 2026 Outstanding Bandmaster by the South Dakota chapter of Phi Beta Mu. She was recognized as this year’s honoree during the annual South Dakota Bandmaster’s Conference held in Brookings... Read more
Graham and Quintanilla Win State Championship
Local News March 10, 2026 0
MHS seniors Cam’ron Graham and Elexia Quintanilla claimed the 2026 South Dakota Class A Public Forum championship debate trophy. The state tournament was held at Aberdeen Central from March 6-7. Cam’ron repeated as a state champion in Public Forum as he also won the title last year with Qualon... Read more
Team and individual accomplishments were featured at the end of the season awards banquet hosted by the Milbank gymnastics team on Tuesday, March 3. Kelly Wollschlager, head coach for Milbank, commented, “Varsity had a great season with many accomplishments and lessons learned. Wollschlager went on to say, “Although it... Read more
The Milbank High School Band was selected as the “Band of the Day” for Thursday, March 12, during the 2026 South Dakota State A Girls Basketball Tournament. The MHS band will play for all four games. The state tournament will be held at the Watertown Civic Arena from March 12-14.... Read more
Students at MHS stepped up to donate 35 units of blood during the LifeServe blood drive on Monday, March 2. Janelle Korstjens, MHS teacher and coordinator of the drive, said, “This year we switched over from Red Cross to LifeServe to be consistent with our hospital’s provider. LifeServe serves... Read more
Bulldog C Team Named Champions at Froshman Futures Tourney
Milbank Area Boys Basketball March 4, 2026 0
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
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
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
