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The Big Sandy City Council met Monday night to vote on whether to move forward with the Big Sandy Barracudas’ request to hold a swim meet in Big Sandy on July 25-26th. Before the vote could take place, the Barracudas coach, Travis Baumann told the council that the team had decided that holding a meet here in town was not worth the risk of potentially exposing the community to Coronavirus. Three cases have been confirmed in Chouteau County as of the writing of this article. A fourth case would require that the swim meet attendees wear masks, p...
In 2017, a joint project between the City of Big Sandy and Big Sandy Public Schools presented a bond proposal to the voters to build a new pool for the residents of Big Sandy. Proponents and opponents of the bond issue seemed to agree that a new pool for our community would be beneficial, but how to pay for the project became the sticking point that kept the project from moving forward. The proposed pool project came with a $2.1 million price tag, which proved to be more than the voters were wil...
The 2020 swim season has proven to be an interesting one, with most meets canceled throughout the federation. Conrad received approval to host a 7-team meet this last Saturday, in which the Barracudas swam in the closest thing to a traditional swim meet they've competed in this summer. Missing were the touch-pads, relay events, a timer for each lane and approximately 300 swimmers that would normally attend a Conrad-hosted meet. Teams that host are being required to host smaller, more local...
Mother Nature provided a perfect day for the first-ever Big Sandy Swim Meet. Warm temperatures and a gentle breeze made for an enjoyable day outside minus the mosquitoes. Thirty-three Barracudas took to the water for some friendly competition against their teammates in what would be considered a scrimmage for other sports. This was definitely not a typical meet for our team. They overcame the obstacles of a shorter than regulation pool, a pool too shallow to allow flip turns on one end and no...
The Big Sandy Barracudas, under the direction of coaches Travis Baumann and Connie Reichelt, are back in the pool for their 9th season as a team. 36 swimmers are on the team this year and while they have taken to the pool to begin their summer training, they have been left with a very uncertain season. COVID-19 restrictions still in place have left teams in other towns unwilling or unable to host their regularly scheduled swim meets. These other teams are working with their local health departments and city councils to try to host meets, but...
The Big Sandy High School Athletic Department is pleased to award the inaugural "Spirit of a Pioneer Award" to Brock Proulx and Bailey Gasvoda. Over the last two years, our school, Booster Club and cheer squad has focused on promoting "Pioneer Spirit". That spirit can be defined many ways; good sportsmanship, positive attitudes, perseverance and grace under pressure. The award came to its inception through the joint efforts of head boys basketball coach Thomas Dilworth, school board trustee...
The Big Sandy Science Olympiad teams competed at the state event in Bozeman on November 25th-26th. The junior high team placed 24th out of 51 teams and the high school placed 22nd out of 47 teams. In the junior high division, Reinhard Bold and Lane Demontiney placed first out of 51 teams in the Water Quality event. They were required to build and calibrate their own salinometer using household materials and then answered questions about water quality testing and environmental pollution. Hunter...
The Montana High School Association (MHSA) is the governing body for all high school athletics, music and speech and drama in Montana. It sets rules in regards to participation eligibility, coaching expectations, contest administration and many other aspects of competition regulation. One of these areas that has come under increased scrutiny in the last several years is the rules governing how booster clubs are allowed to support athletes and their programs. According to the Fundamentals of MHSA Athletic Regulations, “Boosters and booster clubs...
The Big Sandy Swim Team ended their season with a 4th place finish in the Class A division at the Montana Federation State Swim Meet. The Chinook Lions, who are traditionally a Class AA team, took first place honors, followed by Glendive and Conrad. According to coach Travis Baumann, it all came down to numbers and big performances. The Barracudas were the smallest team in Class A and some rival swimmers posted huge gains in the pool. While the team did not bring home a trophy this year,...
The Big Sandy Swim Team placed third at the Western Divisional Swim Meet held in Cut Bank this weekend. Twenty- seven swimmers qualified for the state meet next week in Sidney. Earning high point honors for the Barracudas were Astrid Ketchum- 6th (8-Under girls), Henry Merrill 4th (8-Under boys), Ryder Oats and Darrell SunChild- tie 6th place (11/12 boys), Lane Demontiney -1st (11/12 boys), Daisy LaBuda - 3rd (13/14 girls), Kody Strutz - 4th (13/14 boys), Dillin Geyer - 6th (15-19 boys), Cam...
The Big Sandy Swim Team competed in their last regular season meet of the year this weekend in Chester. They scored 622 points to finish third behind Bitterroot (833) and Columbia Falls (634). Earning high point honors this weekend were Astrid Ketchum (2nd, 8-U girls), Henry Merrill (3rd, 8-U boys), Kade Strutz (2nd, 15-19 boys) and Brady Pleninger (1st – 15-19 boys). The team also set four new pool records; Brady Pleninger – 50 free and 100 free and the 15-19 relay team (Pleninger, Strutz, Cam...
The Big Sandy Swim Team had 38 of their 39 swimmers in the water this weekend. They scored 601 individual points, outpacing the Columbia Falls Swim Team to win the Choteau Lions Invitational Swim Meet. Four Barracudas earned high point honors this weekend: Lane Demontiney (11-12 boys), Kody Strutz (13-14 boys) and Kade Strutz and Brady Pleninger (tie- senior boys). Also placing in their respective categories for the Barracudas were Astrid Ketchum (2nd), Henry Merrill (3rd), Darrell SunChild (4th), Ryder Oats (5th), Daisy LaBuda (2nd), Cam...
The Big Sandy Swim Team placed first as a team at the Harlem Swim Meet, outscoring second place Chinook by nine points. The team also brought home five high-point trophies and set three new pool records. On the girls' side of the action, Astrid Ketchum brought home high point honors for the 8-under girls. Mackenzie Werk placed third overall for the 8-under girls. Keirra Oats placed 3rd in the 9-10 girls and Jai Baumann placed 6th in the 11-12 girls division. Three swimmers placed in the 13-14...
The Class C Northern Divisional Track Meet was held May 16th at Memorial Stadium in Great Falls. The Pioneers advanced four athletes to the state meet to be held May 24-25 in Laurel. Divisional favorite Ryan Roth got boxed in by a pair of runners in the last 30 meters, but finished in third place in the 3200. Teammate Jeremiah Genereux ran a personal best in the 3200 to place fifth. Genereux also placed 6th in the 1600. Parker Proulx tossed the javelin 155'7" to place second, while his brother...
The Big Sandy boys track team captured second place at the District 9C track meet on May 8th. The team scored a total of 78 points, to edge out the tied 3rd place finishers NorthStar Knights and Chinook Sugarbeeters. Several of the Pioneers brought home first place finishes. Clint Darlington won the triple jump with a distance of 40'4". Parker Proulx tossed the javelin to a season high finish of 157'11". Ryan Roth set another personal best in the 3200, with a time of 10:47. He added a 5th place...
The Big Sandy High School music program qualified twenty events for the state music festival held at Helena High School on May 3rd & 4th. Under the direction of Susan Walker and with the preparation of Amanda Robertson, the musicians earned 13 superior ratings and 7 excellent ratings. Mrs. Walker came out of retirement to finish the school year for Mrs. Robertson, who is currently on maternity leave. Mrs. Walker reported that the adjudicators were much tougher this year, thus a superior rating w...
The Pioneers competed in two track meets this week, the Fairfield Belt Invitational and the Cascade Top 8. Thirty one teams were invited to the Fairfield-Belt meet, which featured the majority of the Class C and B Northern Divisions. In the discus, Kade Strutz brought home a 3rd place finish, while Brock Proulx placed 6th. Strutz placed 5th in the shotput and Brock Proulx placed 7th. Parker Proulx placed 7th in the javelin. The distance running duo of Ryan Roth and Jeremiah Genereux placed 5th...
The Pioneer track athletes competed in two meets this past week: The Cal Wearly Memorial in Havre and the Choteau Acantha in Choteau. The Havre track provided its typical cold and windy conditions throughout the day. Despite the weather, the boys team placed 7th of 28 teams. The Cal Wearly meet hosted over 700 athletes this year, and showcased many of the Northern Divisions athletes competing in their first meet of the year. Ryan Roth raced to personal records in both the 1600 and 3200, while Brock Proulx and Kade Strutz marked impressive...
The Pioneer track team competed in Cut Bank this past weekend in their first track meet of the season. Despite frigid morning conditions that postponed the jumping events for two hours, the boys came home with a second place finish in the meet. Leading scoring for the Pioneers were Kade Strutz with a first place finish in the discus and second place in the shot, and Brock Proulx, who finished first in the shot and second in the discus. Ryan Roth finished first in the 3200 and 4th in the 1600....
Five Big Sandy High School students competed in the Hi-Line Regional Science Fair at MSU Northern on March 5th. Hope Gasvoda, a junior, will be representing the Hi-Line at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Phoenix this May. Her projected, entitled "Comparing the Glucose Content in Lignocellulosic Biomass Produced by Cellulase Across Six pH Buffers", determined the optimum pH level for breaking down the complex sugars found in barley straw. These complex sugars break...
The Big Sandy High School and Junior High Science Olympiad teams competed in Bozeman this last week at their state competition. The high school team finished second in the small schools division and 11th overall. The junior high finished 28th overall, despite competing with a partial team due to athletic scheduling conflicts. Notable placings in the high school division were Jozlyn Baumann and Grace Finke, who brought home bronze medals in the Write It- Do It category, Jozyln Baumann and...
The Big Sandy swimmers concluded their 2018 season by winning the state championship in Class A of the Montana swimming federation; their highest achievement since the formation of the team seven years ago. The Barracudas placed seven swimmers in the high point rankings, with Dillin Geyer winning the 13-14 boys division and setting pool records in the 50 fly and 100 fly. Cam Schwarzbach placed second in the 13-14 boys division, breaking the 100 free pool record and the 200 free pool and...
Big Sandy has the smallest school enrollment of the twenty-two towns that complete in the summer swimming federation. However, division determination for swimming is different than for school sports. Unlike MHSA, which places teams in divisions based upon school enrollment, swimming classes are determined based upon team points scored at the divisional meet. Big Sandy’s finish at the divisional meet places the team in the A division for state. The top five point scoring teams at the two divisional meets are placed in the Class AA division (...
The Big Sandy Swim Team brought home a third place trophy from the Western Divisional Swim Meet in Choteau this weekend. The Barracudas scored 639 points to finish behind the swimmers from Bitterroot (1336.5) and Columbia Falls (670). The Barracudas brought home three high point awards and set eleven new pool records. Jenna Leader tied for first in the 15-19 girls division with 40 points; Brady Pleninger won the 15-19 boys with 42 points and Cam Schwarzbach tied for first in the 13-14 boys...
The Big Sandy Swim Team competed with a full team in their last regular season meet for the summer in Fort Benton this last weekend, scoring 876 points to take home a second place trophy. The Bitterroot Swim Team scored 1343 points to take first and Columbia Falls scored 565 points to place third. Brady Pleninger dominated the senior boys division, scoring 42 points to earn high point honors. Kade Strutz had another strong showing by adding 40 points of his own to place second. Cam Schwarzbach...
