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Big Sandy lost to the Box Elder 72-79 and beat North Star 61-41. The Pioneers started with a great pass from Braydon Cline to Cooper Taylor for a nice bucket to start the game with the Bears. With great pressure and high hands-on defense, the Pioneers could stop a Bears offensive play, but a quick turnover from Big Sandy allowed the Bears to get a quick bucket. Wylie Snapp had a great steal, followed by a block by Kody Strutz, and kept the Pioneers within a couple of buckets early. Box Elder...
The 76th Annual Shrine game selections are in and Big Sandy has 2 players selected, Senior, Braydon Cline and as an Alternate is Senior, Kody Strutz. The Shirne game will be played June 17th in Butte. Congratulations!...
The Pioneers had more of a challenge from the Thunderbirds to start their game but won 53-40. The Pioneers started in a 3/4 press and had excellent ball pressure to make the Thunderbirds make a couple of turnovers. Big Sandy started in a high-low offense and had great ball movement. They had several great offense sets coming from Strutz with a 3-pointer, Galbavy with a post move, Cline with a long 3-pointer, and Strutz with a couple of steals and a Pedraza steal, putting the Pioneers up 3 going into the 2nd quarter. The second quarter was a lot...
The Pioneer Wrestlers competed well over the weekend. On Thursday night they went a combined 10-2 as a team at the Fort Benton Mixer. The next morning kicked off the CMR Holiday Classic where the team continued to show their grit on the mat. At 103 pounds, Quinn Rodewald finished in the top ten with a 3-2 record. He battled hard throughout the two day tournament, only losing to the eventual champion Tristan Vladic of Billings Senior and third place finisher Makael Aguayo of Billings West. At...
The Pioneers started, ready to play. The boys hustled hard on defense, with excellent ball pressure and high hands in a half-court press. Fort Benton struggled to set up any offense and turned the ball over several times in the first quarter. Big Sandy had great ball movement and got some great offensive plays from several players. Braydon Cline had a great pass to Wylie Snapp, who finished with a bucket and one. Kody Strutz and Isaac Pedraza had some great drives to the basket and some great...
Lady Pioneers, plagued by injury and illness, fall short against the Lady Longhorns 57-41. The Lady Pioneers had a different starting five against the number two team in the district, but that didn't stop them from giving it all they had. The Lady Longhorns began with a half-court trap to try and make the Lady Pioneers make poor decisions with the ball, but that didn't stop Big Sandy from making good passes and excellent ball movement. Fort Benton opened up with three 3- pointers and some great...
Friday afternoon was an excellent time for the Lady Pioneers, winning 61-28, to work on the little things as a team. The girls came out with a strong press, making the Valier Panthers struggle to get the ball down the court and set up an offense. The Lady Pioneers had great ball pressure with high hands, making the Lady Panthers make quick decisions, leading to several turnovers that Big Sandy capitalized on. Jai Baumann had some great fast-break layups from the Valier turnovers in the...
Friday night was all Big Sandy Pioneers with a win of 74-23. While the boys came out strong against Valier Panthers, Valier showed some promise in defense and ball pressure. Still, Big Sandy prevailed by breaking that defense with great ball movement and penetration to the basket for some easy buckets. The Pioneers pushed the ball up the floor and had some great passes. Isaac Pedraza, a senior and new Pioneer, had some great drives and buckets. Kody Strutz making his way back onto the floor...
The Big Sandy Pioneers placed five wrestlers in Glasgow this past weekend. The Scottie Invitational is one of the biggest tournaments that the team will compete in this season. Teams from all over the central and eastern part of the state were there to battle it out on the mats. Perennial powerhouse Sidney was present as well as other tough teams from around the region. 8th grader Quinn Rodewald competed well in his first high school tournament. The Pioneer 103 pound wrestler went 3-2 en route t...
Even with two possible starters out, Lane Demontiney with a broken elbow, and Kody Strutz with a broken collar bone, both from playing football, it didn't stop the Pioneers from coming away with a win. (Ok, Kody came in for a short time at the end of the game). The Pioneers started in a man defense and got some nice buckets from Braydon Cline and Ryder Galbavy to start the game. Even though the Pioneers struggled to rebound in the 1st quarter, they had some great defensive blocks from Cooper...
The Lady Pioneers started the season off strong, with great plays coming from Jai Baumann, Eva Wagoner, and Eva Yeadon. The Big Sandy girls started in a full-court press and played fast-paced basketball. DGS also started in a press, which Big Sandy quickly broke down, but they struggled with some quick decisions that led to turnovers, in which DGS got an early lead on the Lady Pioneers. Angie Sant and Lainey Terry had some great moves to the basket and a couple of defensive stops, leading to an...
The Big Sandy wrestling team opened their season competing in the Cascade "Badger" Invitational this past weekend. The Pioneer program has seven wrestlers this season; Quinn Rodewald(103), Leah LePinnet(114), Harley LaBuda(120), Sam Cox(132), Tannin Baumann(138), Sam Cox(205), and Darrell Sunchild (HWT). Five of the seven wrestlers were able to wrestle at Cascade. This season is the first that 8th graders are eligible to compete in high school wrestling. Quinn Rodewald and Harley LaBuda will be...
I asked Travis Baumann what he wants for the Pioneer Girls Basketball team. Travis said, “To be competitive. We want to be competitive in every game we play. That’s everybody’s goal. That’s the girls’ goal too.” He believes we will see that at Stanford in our first game on December 3rd Montana is going to have a 35-second shot clock this year. “Yes. A shot clock. Yep. Yes, it’s exciting.” Travis said they would be up-and-down teams, so he doesn’t think a 35-second shot clock will affect our girls. “I don’t think so at all.” Travis Baumann is...
This year the Big Sandy Pioneers will have Co-Head coaches; Rhett Simanton and Ryan Labuda. They have 14 basketball players but will bring up some 8th graders. Rhett said his coaching philosophy "is more or less, not basketball first, but character and playing together as a team. Before we even talk strategy, I feel this is important. They have made a big jump towards that in football. I feel like and hope to continue that in a positive way. I think it was a big, big reason they got where they...
The Big Sandy Pioneers finally captured the Class C 6-Man State Championship after years of close calls. By far the largest crowd of the season showed up to watch the Pioneers make history. The title game featured the Broadview-Lavina Pirates versus the hometown Big Sandy Pioneers. Both the Pirates and the Pioneers entered the game unbeaten on the season. Broadview-Lavina beat the reigning 6-man champions Froid-Medicine Lake in a 35-34 thriller to make it into the championship game. Big Sandy...
During a team awards ceremony, coach Britney McKenny presents her volleyball awards at the end of the season. One of her athletes was selected for the first time as an All-State Selection. Congratulations to Angie Sant was also selected for 1st Team All-Conference; Coach Britney said, "I am really excited for her!" Eva Yeadon was chosen for the 2nd Team All-Conference. "I have been keeping stats records for each player for four years. It is so awesome seeing the progress that happens from year t...
The Pioneers came out guns blazing on Saturday afternoon. Braydon Cline led the way from the quarterback position, throwing for 282 yards and three touchdowns. Cline also led the team in rushing 1ith 113 yards on the ground and two more touchdowns. From the opening whistle the Pioneers established themselves as the dominant team on the gridiron. The opening drive for the Pioneers ended with a ten yard rushing score from "Big Time" Braydon Cline. Ty Terry would punch the 2 point attempt through...
Faced with a howling wind and down senior playmaker Kody Strutz due to a broken collarbone sustained early in the 1st quarter, the Pioneers scored first in the quarterfinal showdown. Braydon Cline found paydirt on a 15 yard score to put Big Sandy up 6-0 with 1:12 left in the opening quarter. The Pioneer defense would force a fumble on the Rebels ensuing possession. Braydon Cline would rush for his second touchdown of the half on a 47 yard carry that was aided by good blocking from his teammates....
Big Sandy Pioneer Volleyball players were ready to play at Divisionals! Their first game was against the Belt Huskies who went on to take first place. They lost to Belt in three. Friday they played against Chouteau County rivals the Highwood Mountaineers. Brittney McKenney wrote, "I am beyond proud of this team. These girls gave it everything they had, and then a little bit more. They put on a show at the Divisional tournament. We BATTLED HARD in a 4 set match with Highwood. Scores were 23-25,...
The Big Sandy Pioneers made quick work of the Savage Warriors on Friday night. Braydon Cline found Kody Strutz on a 50 yard bomb to set the Pioneers up in the redzone. Lane Demotiney would cash in on a short touchdown Pass from Cline to finish off the opening drive. Ty Terry added two to the score with a completed kick to put the Pioneers up 8-0. Savage found some success on their opening drive until Lane Demontiney intercepted a pass that overflew the intended receiver. Big Sandy drove down...
"We finished the District Tournament in 4th Place. I am beyond excited that we made it to the Divisional Tournament!! Our conference was so competitive all year long. Every match was unpredictable, which was very exciting to watch! I am just glad we were able to finish and buy our ticket to Divisionals. I could not be more proud of my girls," Coach Brittany McKenney said. It was fun to watch her, too, during Districts! Coach McKenney gave the team the skills they needed to be competitive. Big...
The Big Sandy Pioneers are back on top in the 6-Man North, and they're far from done. As the final whistle sounded on Wednesday afternoon the Pioneers had proven themselves ready for a deep postseason campaign. Valier came into the contest with an impressive 6-1 record on the year. The Pioneer football team dominated the game from start to finish. The first score for the Pioneers came on a 2 yard touchdown run by Kody Strutz. Ty Terry would cap off the score with a successful 2 point kick. A...
Coach Britney McKenney said, "I am super proud of my girls for finishing out the conference season with a win! We are heading into the District Tournament 9-7, which is the first time we've had a winning record, since I've been coaching. Districts are going to be wild, because everyone is so evenly matched this season. Everyone is beyond excited to see what happens, including myself! There are 4 teams from our conference that will make it to Divisional. Our goal is to be one of those teams. We...
“We won in 3 sets against Box Elder on Friday night. Scores: 25-14, 25-18, 25-23” I watched the game on NFHS, and the girls took care of business. Box Elder had improved from the time before but still lost in three. The Big Sandy team Stats: Digs: 49, Assists: 21, Kills: 24, Blocks: 2, and Aces: 21 Angie Sant had 10 Digs: Assists: 20 - Jai Baumann, Kills: 9 - Malaysia Baumann, Blocks: 1 - Lindsey Cline and Angie Sant, and Aces: 4 - Malaysia Baumann. On Saturday and Big Sandy Pioneers lost in 3. Coach McKenney said, “Unfortunately, we simpl...
Coach McKenney said, "We had a massive win against Fort Benton on Thursday night. It was extra special, since it was our last home game of the season and Senior Night. This is the first time we've beat Fort Benton, so it was super thrilling. I am beyond proud of my team for getting the job done in 4 sets!" The scores were : 25-23, 16-25, 25-20, 25-23. Impressive Team Stats: Digs: 76, Assists: 23, Kills: 35, Blocks: 5, and Aces: 8 Individual Leaders: Digs: 15 - Jai Baumann, Assists: 19 - Jai...
