Osowski Wins 5th Place at Sioux Falls Invitational
Savanna Osowski competed in the January Invitational hosted by the Sioux Falls Swim Team during the weekend of January 21-23 in Sioux Falls. The meet brought together swimmers from across South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa. Osowski, a senior at MHS, dropped two seconds from her time in the 100-meter... Read more
Johnson and Schneck Bring Home First Place at River City Rumble
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
Bulldogs Beat the Falcons in a Barn Burner
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
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
French and Schneck Get Victories at Watertown Dual
The Bulldog varsity grapplers took on the Watertown Arrows on Thursday, January 20. Milbank took the loss at 12-61. Bulldogs Joseph French and Barrett Schneck each brought home a victory for Milbank. At 106 lbs. — Owen Fischer was defeated by Leo Stroup in a 1-9 Major DecisionAt 113 lbs. — ... Read more
MALST Wins Six Third-Place Awards in Watertown
Six members of the Milbank Area Lions Swim Team (MALST) attended the 2022 Optimist High Point Meet in Watertown on January 15-16. It was the first meet of their winter season. All MALST swimmers cracked the top-six list in at least one event. They also collected six third-place awards. TyLynn Wellnitz and... Read more
Bulldog Cagers Overpowered by Mustangs
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
Lady Bulldogs Race to Victory Against the Mustangs
The Lady Bulldogs defied a windchill factor of 28 degrees below zero to travel to Summit on January 18. Milbank faced the Waubay-Summit Mustangs and drove away with the glow of a 59-25 victory to keep them warm all the way home. Coach Brian Pauli said, “The beginning of... Read more
Milbank Gymnasts Overcome Diversity of Challenges to Win Top Places
Varsity Amber Fraasch, head coach of the MHS gymnastics team says, “Unfortunately, the team is still battling illness and injury. Aubrey Fraasch and Gemma Street were the only gymnasts able to attend the dual meet on January 10 at Hendricks (Minnesota). “Fortunately,” she says, “they both had a great... Read more
Schwenn and Mursu Lead Scoring Against Hamlin
The Bulldogs went on the road to face the Hamlin Chargers in hoops on January 13. Milbank took the loss at 36-72. The Dawgs now sit at 3-3 overall and 1-1 in the NEC. Bennett Schwenn was the leading scorer for Milbank. He dropped in nine points, and was... Read more