THE MILBANK HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1979 gathered August 1-3 for a 40th class reunion. The 53 members who attended started the celebration Thursday, August 1, with a social gathering at the home of Cheryl and Neil Pauli.
The Milbank Area Bulldog boys golf team finished in seventh place as the team hosted the Poet Invitational on Thursday, August 22, at the Whetstone Creek Golf Course.
The Milbank Area girls tennis team was victorious in their first home match of the season, besting Huron on Tuesday, August 20. The Lady Bulldogs also competed at the two-day Madison tournament on Friday and Saturday, August 23-24.
Madison Tournament
It was an offensive show with eight touchdowns (TD) scored when Milbank Area hosted Sisseton in football action Friday, August 23, but the Bulldogs were on the short end of the 34-20 score. It was the first game of the season for both teams.
The Milbank Area Lady Bulldogs volleyball team has started practicing and is set to begin its season against Aberdeen Roncalli on Thursday, August 29, at home.
Returning most of the runners who helped the team with a great season last year, the Milbank Area Bulldog boys and girls cross country teams expect to be in the hunt to repeat as Northeast Conference and region champions.
The new Koch School principal, David Graf, was on duty to greet students, such as Preston Laskowske, on the first day of the new school term. All the area schools are now back in session. For details about enrollment, look for a separate story elsewhere in this issue.
