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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...
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...
