Sisseton Boys season comes to an end with loss to Milbank in first round of Region 1A


HANSEN DRAWS CROWD – Sisseton’s Brett Hansen draws a crowd in the Region 1A Basketball game held in Sisseton on Tuesday, Mar. 3. Hansen hit the floater in the lane to score two of his 14 points in the Redmen loss to the Milbank Bulldogs 45-48. ~ Courier Photo

The Sisseton Redmen Boys Basketball Team’s season came to an end with a 45-48 loss to the Milbank Bulldogs on Tuesday, Mar. 3, in Sisseton in the first round of the Region 1A tournament.

Both teams got off to a slow start, with Milbank taking a 6-3 lead by the end of the first quarter. Scoring picked up in the second quarter, with Milbank outscoring Sisseton 23-18 to take a 29-21 lead into halftime. Both teams traded baskets in the third quarter, with Milbank taking a 44-35 lead at the end of the third quarter. Sisseton’s defense held Milbank to 4 points in the fourth quarter but could not complete the comeback and fell 45-48. For more on this story and many more please purchase a copy of the Sisseton Courier on news stands now or purchase a copy of the E-edtion on this website.

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