The Dakota Hills girls cross country team captured the Region 1B title Wednesday, October 16, at Webster. Victoria Zirbel captured the individual title with a time of 20:31.56 to pace the Grizzlies. The team tally was 15 points. The state meet will be Saturday, October 26, at Huron.
The Lady Bulldog cross country team was the runner-up at the Region 1A cross country meet Thursday, October 17, at Webster. The finish has qualified the team for the state Class A tournament in Huron Saturday, October 26.
The Bulldog boys cross country team has qualified for the state Class A tournament with a second place finish at the Region 1A meet Thursday, October 17, at Webster. Bulldog Nick Batchelor won the individual title with a time of 16:46.12.
The Milbank Area boys cross country team edged past Webster Area to repeat as Northeast Conference Champions at Webster Wednesday, October 9. Bulldog Nick Batchelor won the individual title.
The Lady Bulldogs placed second behind Aberdeen Roncalli at the meet.
Madison Zirbel took first place and paced her Dakota Hills girls cross country team to first place in the standings at the Eastern Coteau Conference meet in Clear Lake Monday, October 7. She finished with a time of 19:39.49.
The Bulldog boys cross country team placed fifth at the Lennox Invitational and was paced by Nick Batchelor who won the individual title. It was Batchelor’s sixth win of the season. The Lady Bulldogs placed sixth at the meet which was Thursday, October 3, at Lennox.
The Bulldog boys and girls cross country teams had their highest finish in recent years and Nick Batchelor posted the fastest time ever by a Milbank runner at the Roy Griak Invitational Saturday, September 28, in Minneapolis.
SENIORS BRADY FEMLING and Zippy Bock pace each other in the boys varsity race at the Ortonville Invite Monday, September 23. Femling finished in sixth place with a time of 17:48. Bock did not finish the race. See the story under a separate link.
Nick Batchelor was the individual winner in the boys varsity race and paced the Milbank Area boys team to a second place team finish at the Ortonville Invite Monday, September 23, in Ortonville, MN. The Lady Bulldogs also took second place.