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This past weekend, the Lady Pioneers basketball team faced off against two very tough teams. At home, they faced Fort Benton, number one in the district, on Senior night, then turned around and played Box Elder at Box Elder for their Senior night. Friday night’s games consisted of 8 lead changes, and the Lady Pioneers lost by 1 point with a score of 44-45. Saturday, they won a hard-fought thriller in overtime. The final score was the Lady Pioneers winning by 11, scoring 76-65. Friday night, the Lady Pioneers started with a great rebound and p...
The Pioneer boys basketball team faced a couple of tough teams this past weekend and did it without two starters gone due to illness and injury. Friday night was senior night as they faced a good Fort Benton team, and on Saturday, they traveled to Box Elder to face the State Champions from last year. The young Pioneer team had a hard time with both very mature, experienced teams, but there was light throughout the games, as this Pioneer team continues to work hard and gives it all they got each game. Friday night on senior night, Sonny...
Big Sandy School's Facebook page wrote, "Big Sandy should be incredibly proud of our Pioneer wrestlers for an outstanding season! Special congratulations to our three state placers, Quinn (3rd), Harley (6th), and Wes (6th), who showed incredible heart and determination on the big stage. And a huge shoutout to our girls' team for bringing home the second-place state trophy! " Tucker Taylor wrote, "It's been a good season. Kids worked hard and battled through adversity. Wrestling takes a lot of...
The Eastern B/C Divisional Tournament took place in Huntley Project over the weekend. Nine wrestlers qualified for the State Tournament. Quinn Rodewald finished 2nd at 132 pounds. Wes Cox and Darrell Sunshild placed 4th in their weight classes. Garrett LeFurgey took 7th at 138 pounds. The boys wrestled well and will look to continue their momentum at the State Tournament in Billings. The Big Sandy Girls were able to take 2nd in Class C at Divisionals. This is the first girls wrestling trophy in...
The Lady Pioneers played three games this past week. They played DGSG on Tuesday, Hays on Friday, and North Star on Saturday. This is the last week of games before Districts in Havre. Friday night is senior night at the Big Sandy gym, and Saturday is away at Box Elder. Keep an eye open for those tournament brackets. The Lady first played DGSG on Tuesday and started with some tough defense that shook up DGSG’s offense a bit and the Lady Pioneers had several steals in the first quarter but didn’t score until 6 minutes had run off the clock. They...
The Pioneers played a tough DGSG on Tuesday night, then faced Hays Lodgepole on Friday and North Star on Saturday. The Pioneers are gaining momentum and learning to work as a team more and more every game, and they have improved so much this year. They struggled a bit with turnovers against a tough press in DGSG and North Star, but they came away with a win against Hays. The Pioneers played a very aggressive and fast-paced team in DGSG and got their first 2 points after 6 minutes with a couple of free throws. In the second quarter, they scored...
The Lady Pioneers were on the road this past weekend and faced some tough opponents in CJI and DGSG. The Lady Pioneers took an early lead on CJI and were up 13 points at halftime, but a very gritty CJI team battled back, took the lead in the fourth quarter, and pulled away with a win, beating the Lady Pioneers by 8 points. The ladies then turned around and played a very fast-paced team at DGSG, who really put the pressure on the Lady Pioneers, beating them by 20 points. The Lady Pioneers...
The Pioneer boys' basketball team played two tough teams this past weekend on the road. They faced a good CJI team and a good DGSG team as well. The Pioneers put in a great effort and worked really hard, and they kept improving every game, but unfortunately, they were handed two losses this last weekend. The amount they lost does not reflect the boys' effort. The final score for the CJI game was 21-74, and the final at DGSG was 45-90. The Pioneers fought a good fight against CJI and started off...
The Lady Pioneers went 2-0 this past weekend, playing against Cascade and Turner. With less than a month to go before Districts, the girls are cruising right along. They beat Cascade by 29 points on Friday, with a final score of 76-47. Then, they turned around and played a tough Turner team on Saturday, but still won by 3 points, with a final score of 41-38. The Lady Pioneers started strong right from the get-go with Cascade and put a nice run on them, going up 13-2; Cascade got a few good plays in but had already dug themselves in a hole and...
The Pioneer Basketball team played some tough teams this weekend in Cascade and Turner. The boys lost to Cascade by 27 points with a final score of 47-74 and then turned around to play Turner and lost by 24 points with a final score of 42-66. One thing is for sure: when you watch these boys, they play with heart. It doesn’t matter if they are down by 2 or 20; they are still hustling after every loose ball, crashing the boards for every rebound, and running the floor back in transition. The Pioneers made a statement early against Cascade by c...
"It was another weekend of learning experiences for the boys against two high-powered programs," Assistant Coach Ella Jurenka said. "One headed to Class B and the other, defending State Championships. "As we work at teaching resilience to this young team, we hope to help them learn to cope with challenges while understanding that they can improve their skills through hard work and dedication. We encourage them to view mistakes as learning moments and opportunities to improve." "We are working...
The Lady Pioneers faced two tough teams this weekend that gave them a run for their money, but these girls held their ground, battled hard, and came away with two wins. They beat Fort Benton by 3 points, with a final score of 40-37, and Box Elder by 25 points, with a score of 69-44. The Lady Pioneers started very dominant against Fort Benton, causing them to have a shot clock violation. The game was a very fast-paced, aggressive game with great defense. Fort Benton got no points on the board...
Tucker Taylor, assistant coach of the Big Sandy Pioneer Wrestlers, wrote, "The kids competed well. All of them placed in the top 5. We still have quite a bit to work on. Hopefully, we will hit our peak at divisionals and state. We have a mixer in Chinook on Thursday, and the girls will be competing at an all-girls tournament in Lewistown on Friday and Saturday. I'm looking forward to seeing how we compete down the stretch." The Final Results from the 2025 Choteau Classic are: Gabe Cline, 110 lb...
The Pioneers faced a physical Hays Lodgepole and an aggressive North Star team this past weekend. The Pioneers came out on top against Hays, beating them by 33 points even without key player Ryder Galbavy, who was out with a hand injury. They then played a tough North Star team and kept pulling within distance to close the gap, but in the end, it wasn't enough to pull out the win. The Pioneers lost by 17 points with a score of 36-53. The Pioneers came out strong against Hays with a big 3-pointer...
There was a big tournament at Cut Bank last weekend. The kids wrestled well, but we still have some work to do. Harley Labuda took 2nd. Quinn Rodewald and Daija Sunchild took 3rd. Wes Cox put together some good matches and finished 4th. Garrett LeFurgey and Gabe Cline just missed out on placing. They both wrestled well. Garrett had over 40 kids in his bracket. Jolisa Ortega took 6th and Randi Hardman went 2-2....
The Lady Pioneers played Hays and North Star this past weekend. The girls lost against Hays but returned and beat North Star the next night. Hays shot great against the Lady Pioneers, and the Lady Pioneers struggled a bit with turnovers, but they were missing key player Junior Keira Galbavy from a broken foot. They lost with a final score of 37-45. Against North Star, the Lady Pioneers' defense was aggressive, and North Star struggled to take care of the ball. The Lady Pioneers also held them to...
The Lady Pioneer basketball team was back in action this past weekend at home against CJI. This Lady Pioneer team is scrappy! They are all over the floor, and their on-ball defense is very intense. It’s fun to watch them hustle after every ball. The first team they played was CJI, and they beat them by 13 points with a score of 51-38. CJI started the game with a nice take to the basket. Jenny Sant got a nice steal and baseline jumper to tie the game at 2. Both teams had a slow start to the game, but it was still action-packed, with Jai B...
The Pioneer boys’ basketball team was also back in action this past weekend against CJI. The boys struggled a bit from the start, with CJI having 7 turnovers in the first quarter, but their effort and hustle are fun to watch as they do their best to battle back. CJI stepped out on top with some big shots at the beginning of the game. The Pioneers did start the game with a great board from Eyon Sherburn and a 3-pointer from Aidan Morsette. Karter Jurenka also had a nice take for an AND1, and Ryder Galbavy had a nice post move for 2 points. J...
Tucker Taylor reported the Pioneers Wrestlers had a great weekend. “The kids had a good weekend coming out of the Christmas break. Harley LaBuda went 4-0 with victories over 2024 State placers Stella Wahl of Cut Bank and Ava Krings of Conrad in Shelby on Saturday. Daija Sunchild went 3-0. Randi Hardman went 2-2 and Marquell Houle also notched a victory for the girls.” “Wes Cox went 4-0 on the weekend. Quinn Rodewald went 4-1. Garrett LeFurgey went 5-1. Darrell Sunchild went 3-1. Gabe Cline went 2-3.” “We are looking forward to watching...
Former Big Sandy 2001 State wrestling champion and now Alaskan Ironworker, Lance Nelson, left, with former Northern Montana State University wrestling coach David Ray were part of the N-MSU Northern Hall of Fame inductees for 2024. The Lights wrestling team won the NAIA national championship 20 years ago. Eight of the Lights earned All-American honors, and five won national titles. This feat has been done only 3 times in college history....
The Pioneer Boys basketball teams opened their season playing against Cascade and Turner this past weekend. They were playing without Sophomore returner Eyon Sherburn and Senior Ryder Galbavy. The first game they played was in Cascade, and it ended with the Pioneers losing by 53 points with a final score of 23-76. The next night, they traveled to Turner and lost by 19 points with a final score of 42-61. Coach Rhett Simonton wrote, “In Cascade, we definitely did not come out very confident. Having multiple players who have had very little v...
Pioneer wrestler participated in two different wrestling meets. The results from CMR Classic in Gt. Falls are Harley LaBuda, wrestling at 125 lbs, took a 3rd place finish and Daijalin Sunchild, wrestling at 190 lbs, took 6th Place . However, where the Pioneer shined was at the Walt & Judy Currie JV Tournament. We had three champions. Garrett LeFurgey, wrestling at 144 lbs, Wesley Cox, wrestling at 150 lbs, and Darrell Sunchild, wrestling at 215 lbs, Randi Hardman, wrestling at 115 lbs, took 3rd Place and Jolisa Ortega, wrestling at 145 lbs, too...
The Lady Pioneers went 2-0 this past weekend against Cascade and Turner. Against Cascade, they won by 23 points with a score of 60-37, and against Turner, they won by 21 with a score of 40-19. These girls are super aggressive on defense and dig deep to get a defensive stop every time down the floor! The Lady Pioneers started in a press against Cascade and got a quick 4 points from Eva Yeadon with a high post take and free throws, putting them up 4-0. Cascade hit a 3-pointer and went on a run offensively, outscoring the Lady Pioneers 11-3. The...
The Pioneer Wrestlers travelled to the Glasgow Scottie Invitational this last week. Nine athletes competed. Harley LaBuda went 4-0 and won the 125 lb Girls Championship. Each worked hard and learned even more: Randi Hardman went 2-2, Placed 5th , Gabe Cline went 0-2d, Quinn Rodewald went 5-1, Placed 3rd, Garrent LeFurgey went 2-2, Jolisa Ortega went 0-5, Wesley Cox went 4-1, Placed 3rd, Daijalin Sunchuld went 3-1, Placed 2nd, and Darrell Sunchild went 5-2, Placed 4th...
It's one of my favorite times of the year, yes, Christmas time, but also the start of basketball season! The Pioneers had their first games this past weekend, but like in past years, I will only be writing up Varsity games, and this past weekend, only the Lady Pioneers played against Winifred. So this article will be about their game. The referees set the tone with fouls from the get-go, with Keira Galbavy picking up her first right away, but a block from Keira also followed that. Both teams too...
