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It was an exciting weekend in Shark water as two little Barracudas made their debut on the blocks in Cut Bank. Eight year old Brookelyn Cline and four year old Lena Ray (with the guidance of Jai Baumann) were all smiles as they dove head first in to their first-ever swim meet. The Barracudas placed fifth out of eight teams, collectively scoring 370 points. Leading the charge was Harley LaBuda with 42 points, earning herself high point honors for the women's division. Darrell Sunchild with 33...
Braydon Cline and Kody Strutz were selected to play in the Montana East-West Shrine Game in Butte, Montana. Kody was called up on Monday after a player from the East was sidelined with an injury. Both boys played wide receiver for the East. The West won in a one-sided affair, 45-13. This was the 76th annual Montana East-West Shrine Game. It was a closer game at the half, but the West got four touchdowns in the second half. However, it is an honor to be selected and to play with the best...
The Bitterroot Swim Team hosted in Hamilton over the weekend with the Barracudas placing 6th over all. After just one solid week of practice in the books and with only 8 kids from the team in attendance, the Barracudas still managed to make a name for themselves with a combined team score of 174 points. Henry Merrill led the way for the Barracudas with 40 individual points, followed by Harley LaBuda with 30, Raea Pansch, Dorothea Merrill, and Levon Myers each chipping in 22, Waylon Myers with 13, Eden Pansch with 11, and Astrid Ketchum with an...
Big Sandy had four seniors at the six-man all-star football game played Friday night in Highwood. Big Sandy boys all played on the Red Team, they won 38-12. Lance Rutledge made the game's first touchdown, and Kody Strutz ran for the longest touch town. Rusty Gasvoda was selected as MVP on defense. Braydon Cline was selected as MVP on offensive., and Larry Jappe was the Red team head Coach. Big Sandy shined!...
The Pioneer tracksters headed to state this last weekend in, where they faced opponents from 75 Class C teams. Wendy Taylor, head coach said, "It was a fantastic year with lots of growth and success. Couldn't be prouder of all the hard work and effort from the kids to become the best they could be." The Pioneers put in a valiant effort and worked hard. There unfortunately were a few scratches in events, but there were several Pioneers in the top 25 in each event. Making it to the top 25 in the...
Coach Wendy Taylor said, "I'm super proud of all these kids. They have worked hard this season and saw great results today!" The Pioneer tracksters headed to Great Falls this last Thursday and Friday for Northern C Divisional Track. There were 24 teams that compete in the Northern C Divisional Track Meet. The boys team placed 9th overall, and the girls team placed 12th. The Pioneers had a great track meet, with several athletes with a Personal Record (PR) for the day. Most events had prelims on...
The weather was perfect for the Big Sandy Pioneers. The Pioneer track team traveled to Havre to compete in the District 9C track meet. The District track meet had eight teams that participated. The Girl's track team placed 2nd overall and actually only lost to 1st place by Three points. The boys' track team placed 3rd overall. The top 5 finishers in each event move on to Northern C Divisional in Great Falls Thursday the 18th, with most final events on Friday the 19th. The Pioneers had an...
The Pioneers had two track meets this last week. On May 1st, they traveled to Rudyard for the Jason Groseclose Memorial. There were 13 teams at that track meet. Big Sandy attended the track meet without those who were competing at the Top 8 track meet. The boy’s team placed 9th place, and the girl’s team placed 6th at the Jason Groseclose Memorial track meet. Then on May 2nd, the invited Pioneers traveled to Great Falls for the Top 8 meet with 22 teams. The boys placed 6th overall, and the girls placed 8th overall. The district track meet is...
The weather was perfect for a track meet on Saturday at the Memorial Invitational in Great Falls. The Pioneers faced 31 teams. The varsity boys placed 8th overall, and the girls placed 21st overall. The results are below: Boys Varsity In the 100m race, 114 athletes participated. Cooper Taylor, with a time of 11.6, took 5th place. In the 200m, 87 athletes participated, and in 7th place, Cooper Taylor, with a time of 23.9. Those who got the PR were Kody Strutz at 24.3 and Ryder Galbavy at 36.03 40...
The Pioneer track team was in Fort Benton and Havre this last week/weekend. At the Fort Benton meet, which had 13 teams present, the girls' varsity took 3rd place overall, and the boys' varsity took 2nd overall. At the Cal Wearley meet in Havre, which had 30 teams present, the boys' varsity took 5th place, and the girls' JV took 6th place. The Cal Wearley meet also included Unified athletes. Below are the results of those track meets: In Fort Benton, the Men's Results in the100m: 1st place...
The Pioneers had their first track meet of the season in Cut Bank this last weekend. Head Coach Wendy Taylor said, "We had a great first meet which was our first practice out on a track, so we dubbed it our "first official practice" There is only so much that can be done inside where so many kids have limited practice. Some were nervous. Everyone got times and marks, so it was a great start for our season." The Cut Bank Pre-Easter Invitational hosted 29 teams. Since this is the first track...
The 2023 All-State selections are, for girls basketball, Sophomore, Eva Yeadon, she also is first team All Conference. For the boys, Senior, Braydon Cline, he also is first team All-Conference with Senoir, Kody Strutz also on the first team. All -Conference girls 2nd team, Senior, Eva Wagoner, and Sophomore, Jai Baumann. Boys All-Conference 2nd team, Senior Issac Pedraza. Congratulations to all the Pioneers!...
To step onto the mat as an 8th grader, Harley LaBuda has become one of the first girls with the opportunity to become a 5 time All American as one of the newest members of Team Montana. To earn the title of All American, competitors must place in the top 8 for their bracket at Nationals. Harley stepped onto the mat in Omaha, Nebraska representing Team Montana at the USAW Nationals in the 14U girls division. She ended up taking 7th at Nationals with 2 wins by pin and 2 losses. From a young age,...
I knew that adding the 8th-grade wrestlers to the high school wrestling program had helped the team this year, but I was curious to know if the statewide changes were as effective. Head coach Tucker Taylor said, "For our high school, we had two 8th graders. We had Harley Labuda, and Quinn Rodewald, both of them placed at state. In our program alone, quite a few eighth graders were able to be quite successful throughout the wrestling season. I know there was a kid from Hardin that placed in the...
The Pioneers' season ended at the State C Boys Championship in Billings this weekend. The Pioneers took 2nd place after a loss against Manhattan Christian in the Championship game, losing by just 9 points. The Pioneers finished their season like they started, working hard, giving it their all, and being strong mentally and physically on the court. The Pioneers will go down in Big Sandy history for being the runners-up at State for the 2022-2023 season, which is something to be proud of. The Big...
They had two weeks to rest, heal and prepare. I wanted to ask the Pioneer team if they were ready for state. Kody Strutz said, "Yes, Ma'am! After playing eight games in two weeks, I've been working on getting my health back to where it needs to be. He is "Getting locked in mentally in the last weeks in practice." Lustre doesn't scare him. Kody believes being from 9C will help them. Wylee Snapp said, "Yes, of course! The way we played at divisionals, I know we can get state too. I think it was...
The Pioneers started divisional play against Great Falls Central Catholic Wednesday night, winning 74-50. Senior Braydon Cline dominated the first half of play, and GFCC did not have an answer for him. The Pioneers came out with their famous 3/4 press, and GFCC defended with a zone. The Pioneers picked apart the zone with a drive to the basket and kick out. The Pioneers took an early lead of 13-2, with Cline having 10 points. But GFCC started knocking down their shots and outscored Big Sandy...
The Pioneers started their District play, winning against Chinook Thursday night. Senior Kody Strutz set the tone with great passing, which led to several assists to his teammates. He also hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer. Braydon Cline, Issac Pedraza, and Cooper Taylor all contributed offensively. Big Sandy had great ball movement on offense, which resulted in them beating Chinook in the 1st quarter by 5 points with a score of 13-8. The second quarter was all Wylie Snapp and Pedraza. Board after board, block after block, hustle play after hustle...
Coach Travis Baumann said, “The Lady Pioneers season ended last weekend at the District 9C tournament. The girls fought hard all weekend but close loses to Box Elder and Fort Benton ended their season. They showed resilience and a lot of heart during the tournament. Down two key players from last year’s District squad (Terry and Wagoner both out with ACL tears) the girls battled and never quit. We will miss our four Seniors and the leadership they brought on and off the court, and we thank them for everything they have done to help change the...
Kids wrestled really well. To have two 8th graders place 2nd and 3rd at the state tournament is awesome. They worked extremely hard this year. Coach Rodewald's hard work with the little guy program and his work now with the high school program is definitely helping to prepare these kids for the high school season. Tannin Baumann had a good senior season, getting a win at state is a big deal. Excited to see what the future holds for these kids and the program. Definitely proof that 8th graders...
The Pioneer girls beat Turner 52-42 and lost to Chester 55-60. They will play Wednesday afternoon at Districts in Havre at 2:30 Senior night! The coaches made the sentimental decision to start all seniors for their last game in Big Sandy’s gym. Unfortunately, with just a minute and 20 seconds in, the Lady Pioneers lost senior starter Eva Wagoner to injury. The Lady Pioneers had several contributions from all players in the 1st quarter with an Eva Yeadon 3-pointer, a couple of nice drives from Jai Baumann, and a strong rebound and putback f...
Big Sandy beat Chester 26-23 and Turner 64-35. They play at Districts in Havre Thursday at 11:00 in the first round of district playoffs. Braydon Cline did not disappoint in his last game on senior night. He opened up the first quarter with 6 of the Pioneers’ 10 points. Even after another impressive second quarter, Cline had 20 of the team’s 26 points going into halftime. The Pioneers also had great passes and hustle plays from senior Kody Strutz. CJI put pressure on the Pioneers and knocked down some excellent jumpers and 3-pointers. CJI was...
At Saturdays basketball game they reconized Big Sandy Pioeers football players, Braydon Cline, who made the mai roster and Kody strutz who is an alternate as members of the East team. The Game will be played in Butte this year on June 17th at Naranche Stadium. There for the presentation was Charlie Brown, John Hayes, Shine Game Board member, and Mandy Brumwell, Program and Sales....
The Big Sandy wrestling team competed in Columbus this past weekend. The B/C Eastern Divisional tournament was filled with tough competition and qualifying for State was the ultimate goal. Quinn Rodwald went 3-0 through the first 3 rounds of wrestling, punching his ticket to the tournament finals. He faced Baylor Burton from Huntley Project in the 103 pound championship match. Rodewald had his moments in the match but fell 11-5 to the grappler from the Project. Quinn will enter the State...
The Big Sandy Pioneers dominated the game starting from the beginning. The North Star Knights struggled to get anything to fall into the basket early. Big Sandy wins big73-51. The Pioneers' defense was just as old as their offense, but their offense was fun to watch. Issac Pedraza had some great passes to Braydon Cline and Kody Strutz. Pedraza scored offensively for the Pioneers on a put-back and out-of-bounds play. North Star hung in there as much as they could while knocking down a 3-pointer...
