The Lady Bulldogs placed eighth in the Milbank Invitational they hosted Saturday, October 19, at the armory. In other action this week, the ‘Dawgs downed Britton-Hecla, but dropped a match to Madison.
Milbank Invitational
The Milbank Area Bulldog football team suffered a 43-6 routing at the hands of Tea Area Friday, October 18, at Tea. The Bulldogs finish the season 2-7 overall.
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.
A record-breaking performance by the Milbank Area girls tennis players powered the team to a fifth place finish at the first-ever state Class A high school girls tennis tournament October 7-8 in Sioux Falls.
The Milbank School District’s Board of Education received the welcome news that the district’s valuation was higher than anticipated and will reduce the tax burden of the bond issue for the new elementary school.
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.