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  • Lady Pioneers end season with two hard-fought games at the 9C Districts

    Ella Jurenka|Feb 23, 2022

    With the high hopes of moving on, the Lady Pioneers fall just short, losing in a close contest against the Lady Sugarbeeters on Thursday afternoon. The first quarter of play was back and forth, exchanging baskets with high-intensity basketball from both teams. Big Sandy won the first quarter 7-6. The second quarter started a little slow for the Lady Pioneers, letting the Beeters come out with a quick 5-0 run and allowing the momentum to shift in favor of the Sugarbeeters, ending the first half of play 21-14. As the story usually goes, the Lady...

  • Lady Pioneers drop a close one on the road in a makeup game vs. Hays

    Ella Jurenka|Feb 16, 2022

    The Lady Pioneers battled in a physical game against Hays on Tuesday night. The contest against Hays is always tough as we don’t have the height that they do, but where we lack height, we make up for it in quickness. The Lady T-birds came out shooting, hot-hitting four 3 pointers in the first half, but with the determination of the Lady Pioneers, the Thunderbirds only had a single-digit lead at halftime. In the second half, the Lady Pioneers came out a little flat but fought back within 2 points in the third quarter, led by the sharpshooting o...

  • Lady Pioneers take one big step forward and two steps back this week

    Ella Jurenka|Feb 9, 2022

    The Lady Pioneers started the week with the highly anticipated game against the CJI Hawks. The girls came out in full-court pressure hoping to come out and get a quick lead on the Hawks. After the first 8 minutes of play, the Lady Pioneers trailed by 2 points with a score of 20-18. After settling in and making a few quick adjustments to the Lady Hawk’s ways and their ability to get the ball up and down the floor ending the first half of play with a 38-34 lead. The second have of the game was back and forth, with both teams battling to make e...

  • Lady Pioneers drop two close contests on the weekend

    Ella Jurenka|Feb 2, 2022

    The Lady Pioneers hit the road Thursday to Denton to face the D-G-S Bearcats. DGS would jump out to a quick ten-point lead in the first quarter. Still, the Lady Pioneers would slowly claw back into the contest with their full-court pressure forcing a handful of turnovers. They would eventually take the lead late in the second quarter; at the halftime break; the Lady Pioneers would lead the Bearcats 30-22. The second half brought more of the same in an aggressive and hard-fought contest in all 32...

  • Disappointing weekend for the Lady Pioneers

    Ella Jurenka|Jan 26, 2022

    One of the two games for the weekend was postponed due to Covid. That left the Pioneers with only a tough matchup against Lady Sugarbeeters, rated 10th in the state on their home court. The Sugarbeeters came out playing at a very high level proving their spot in the state power polls. The Lady Pioneers gave them all they had but found themselves down by 18 points, with several of our girls in foul trouble at the half. The girls continued to play their hearts out in the second half and never...

  • Lady Pioneers claim their first conference win of the season

    Ella Jurenka|Jan 19, 2022

    With a new and improved look, the Lady Pioneers took the floor with class, wearing new warm-ups (sponsored by Jurenka Farms) and their game face on. They came out determined and ready to play basketball. This season has been one of growth for the Lady Pioneers. They have displayed their youth in losses but have shown what they are capable of in their wins, and Friday night, they played a physical battle on both ends of the court. The Lady Pioneers jumped out to an impressive start outscoring the Tornadoes 16-0 in the first 4 minutes of play. Th...

  • Lady Pioneers Battle the top two 9C Opponents

    Ella Jurenka|Jan 12, 2022

    After a long cold Christmas break the Lady Bears did not come out on the basketball court cold. Hitting 8 of 17 from behind the acre and shooting 52% from the field the Lady Bears came up with a big victory over the Lady Pioneers. The Lady Pioneers fought hard and never gave up. Eva Wagoner led the way for the Lady Pioneers with 8, Jai Baumann with 6 and Eva Yeadon added 5 points. Malaysia Baumann checked in and quickly knocked down a nice 3 ball to finish the game. Final school Box Elder 75-...

  • Lady Pioneers open conference play against Fort Benton

    Ella Jurenka|Dec 22, 2021

    In Tuesday's contest, the Lady Longhorns jumped out to a significant lead in the first half of the game. The second half for the Pioneers was a huge improvement as they held their own going point for point. Shots began to fall for the Lady Pioneers, and the intensity of the defense increased. Sophomore Lainey Terry caught her rhythm behind the arc, going 3-3, finishing the game with 14 points. Freshman Eva Yeadon added 10 points and went 4-4 from the charity stripe. Jai Baumann added 5 points....

  • Lady Pioneers break a Long Losing Streak finishing with two wins

    Ella Jurenka|Dec 15, 2021

    The opening weekend of basketball brought excitement to schools, kids, parents, and communities all around the state, but there might not have been a team more pumped up than the Big Sandy Lady Pioneers. The young and hungry squad came out with a vengeance on Friday afternoon. With determination and a competitive fight, the Lady Pioneer ended the losing streak. The Lady Pioneers jumped right out, taking an 8-1 lead in the first couple minutes of the game. They came out in a full-court press usin...