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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...
Travis Baumann said we fought the number two team in the district within 5 points for either team the entire afternoon. After a hard-fought victory Friday night, Big Sandy lost to the North Star 54-61. The game started at a much slower pace than the night before. The Lady Pioneers started in a press, causing a few quick turnovers by the Lady Knights. The Lady Pioneers started quickly from the get-go to get some points on board. Keira Galbavy made a nice pass to Angie Sant for two points, followe...
“The girls had two hard fought battles over the weekend,” coach Travis Baumann said. Big Sandy beat Fort Benton 52-48! “A huge conference win! The Lady Pioneers started with great aggressive play from Keira Galbavy to set the tone early. Galbavy had a big board and bucket. Big Sandy started in a press, and Fort Benton tried to frazzle the Lady Pioneers with a half-court set. Jai Baumann made a 3-pointer, with another Galbavy board and bucket to follow. Galbavy also had 2 steals back to back, causing the Lady Longhorns to turn the ball over...
Big Sandy lost to Fort Benton 47-42 never finding their rhythm. The Pioneers found themselves in a hole early; after a very patient offensive, the Fort Benton team jumped ahead with fast break layups and 3-pointers, and the Pioneers were down 3-16. That didn't stop the Pioneers, though. After some big plays from Issac Pedraza, Wylie Snapp, and Braydon Cline, the Pioneers climbed back within 6 points going into the 2nd quarter. Offensively Big Sandy had the floor spread, which allowed for some great passes and assists that Fort Benton struggled...
Kids wrestled well over the weekend. Tannin went 2-0 on senior night, picking up both victories by fall. Quinn, Harley and Wes Cox went unbeaten on Senior night as well. Sam Cox picked up a win as well. Quinn Rodewald and Harley LaBuda won their championship matches in Malta. Quinn won by major decision over Cody Kuka of Glasgow Harley by first period pin over Kyra Anderson of Chester. Leah LePinnet picked up to hard fought wins over the weekend. Winning 4-2 over Bailey Billmeyer of Chinook and...
The Pioneer Wrestling Club kicked off it's 7th year in early December when kids came hustling to the wrestling room at the high school eager to get started. Coach Kyle Rodewald started the club back up again in 2015 with just 3 kids. As wrestling practice got underway, the club grew to 30 members, ranging in age from 3 to 14. You also see the high school kids in the wrestling room day in and day out busting their butts and their success so far this year has been a triumph to all involved. These...
The Pioneers dominated early winning against Hays 73-49. Wiley Snapp opened up the game with a layup and on the defensive end Big Sandy had a 3/4 press, which caused Hays to turn the ball over. Hays got several offensive rebounds, but couldn't capitalize on second chance buckets. Big offensive plays came from Braydon Cline, Isaac Pedraza, and Kody Strutz. Big Sandy had aggressive defense with several players having steals, and Strutz taking a charge. Big Sandy attacked the middle of the basket w...
The Lady Pioneers started off strong with aggressive defense and hustle with attacks to the basket winning 67-58. The Hays Thunderbirds did a great job on offensive rebounding but couldn't put back their second chance shots. Eva Yeadon and Eva Wagoner both had a great first quarter attacking the basket, and knocking down three pointers, as well as getting some great steals. Hayes got a three-point basket at the end of the first quarter down by nine points with a score of 18 to 7. The second...
The Big Sandy Pioneers competed well at the Choteau Classic over the weekend. Quinn Rodewald continued to dominate on the mat with an impressive first period fall over Max Rosenthal of Florence in the semifinal round. In the championship match, Rodewald faced a familiar foe in Richard Schmidt of Cut Bank. Rodewald took Schmidt down twice during the match to earn a 4-1 decision win. This is the second tournament in a row that Quinn Rodewald has won wrestling at 103 pounds. Senior Tannin Baumann...
The Lady Pioneers beat CJI 62-51. The Lady Hawks jumped out quickly in the game, scoring three fast layups from breaking the Lady Pioneer press. Keira Galbavy stepped up and took a charge, her first of 3 for the game, causing the Lady Hawks to turn the ball over the next couple of possessions. After a jumper from Eva Yeadon and a steal from her and Eva Wagoner, followed by a bucket, the Last Pioneers pulled within 3, with a score of 5-8. The Lady Hawks continued to score fast break...
Pioneers lose in a low-scoring game against CJI, 47-49. The game started with Braydon Cline scoring the first 5 points off an out-of-bounds play and 3 pointer. CJI set the tone early with how they wanted to beat Big Sandy, and they capitalized on driving middle and scoring a lot of buckets this way. CJI held the Pioneers scoreless for almost 3 minutes while they knocked down a 3-pointer. Cline got another bucket on an out-of-bounds play, taking the Pioneers into the 2nd quarter up two, 11-9....
The Big Sandy Pioneers were wrestling in Cut Bank over the weekend at the Cut Bank Booster Invitational. The tournament played host to a competitive field of teams from around the state. 8th grade grappler Quinn Rodewald went 4-0 in route to winning gold in the 103 pound boys division. Rodewald pinned his first opponent Aiden Snyder of Lewistown at the 2:26 mark of the second period. Next up for the 103 pounder was a scrappy Colin Hickman from Eureka who Quinn Rodewald beat 10-2, earning a major decision victory. In the semifinal match Rodewald...
Without starting Sophomore point guard Jai Baumann, the Lady Pioneers showed no fear or quit as they battled the Lady Bears, winning 76-74. Eva Yeadon had a big 3-pointer to open the game. Big Sandy set up in a half-court press, and Box Elder turned the ball over to start their first offensive possession. Eva Wagoner had a big 1st quarter offensively with a 3-point play, several fast-break layups, and nice jump shots. The Lady Bears had some answers offensively of their own, capitalizing on...
