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Volleyball had a huge week of games by first traveling to Chinook and losing in three, 15-25, 25-27, 18-25. Team Stats: Digs: 65, Assists: 14, Kills: 20, Blocks: 3, and Aces: 3 Individual Stats: Digs: 12 - Eva Yeadon and Jai Baumann, Assists: 14 - Jai Baumann, Kills: 6 - Angie Sant, Blocks: 1 -Angie Sant, Eva Yeadon, Keira Galbavy, and Aces: 2 - Eva Wagoner. Big Sandy played Centerville during the Chili Feed weekend. They lost to Centerville in five hard-fought matches. Everyone close 19-25,...
It didn't take long for the Pioneers to build a lead against Box Elder on Friday night. The Big Sandy football team put up 40 points in the first quarter. Braydon Cline threw for five scores and ran for another. Lane Demontiney hauled in three touchdown passes during the rout of the Box Elder Bears as well as a punt return. The Bears lone score came towards the end of the third quarter on an 18 yard catch and run. Senior Tannin Baumann also cashed in on two rushing touchdowns for the Pioneers...
The Big Sandy Pioneers spoiled another homecoming this week by defeating the Northstar Knights in Rudyard on Saturday. Kody Strutz scored four touchdowns in the effort, while Braydon Cline threw for three touchdowns and scored on a 42 yard run of his own. The Knights did put up some early resistance to the vaunted Pioneer offense but to no avail. The score at the end of the contest would be 52-6. The shutout was broken on a last second touchdown pass that was caught by Gavin Clawson. Once again...
Coach McKenney wrote, "We won an exciting 5-set match against North Star this week. Even though we played up and down throughout, I was happy to see us finish. We still have a lot of work to do, but I think we are on the right track. My goal for us is to continue being scrappy defensively while also improving our offensive game." Big Sandy beat North Star three sets to two. Scores: 14-25, 25-19, 20-25, 25-16, 16-14 For the last five years, the North Star nights have consistently beaten the Lady...
The Pioneers dominated every facet of the game on Friday night. It's fair to say that the team was eager to avenge last season's defeat at the hands of the Power-Dutton-Brady Titans. Big Sandy received the opening kickoff and cashed in on a quick score on a pass delivered by Braydon Cline to Kody Strutz. Struts made a spectacular jumping catch to give an early lead to the Pioneers. A stout Pioneer defense forced a quick punt on the Titans first offensive possession. Cline would hit Junior Wylee...
ven new volleyball enthusiasts can see a difference in the Pioneers. Michael Wright said, " The Pioneer's home game against the CJI was an exciting but tough match-up. Even though the Lady Pioneers lost all three sets, they kept the scores very close and played hard. What is very admirable is that the teammates on the Pioneers were always encouraging each other and cheered together every time they made a point. They proved that volleyball is a team effort and that they depend on each other to...
14-6 was the final score on Saturday night in Sunburst. The Pioneers improved their record to 3-0 on the season in impressive fashion. Senior Kody Strutz took the opening kickoff 57 yards for a Pioneer touchdown. The first of ten touchdowns scored in the contest by the Big Sandy Football Team. Key blocks and hard running by Strutz propelled him into the endzone. After forcing a quick punt, the Pioneers would score their second touchdown in under a minute with a 10 yard run from Quarterback...
The Big Sandy Volleyball team competed against Highwood and Box Elder last week. Although they played even with Highwood, they lost the game in four out of five (24-26, 25-20, 20-25, 25-23, 6-15). They had some impressive team stats with 94 digs and 31 kills. Individual Leaders: Digs: 22 - Eva Wagoner, Assists: 23 - Jai Baumann, Kills: 11 - Angie Sant, Blocks: 3 - Keira Galbavy, and Aces: 5 - Eva Wagoner. Coach McKenney said, "We lost a tight battle against Highwood this week. While I was happy...
The Pioneers were able to shutout the Roy-Winifred Outlaws in route to a 50-0 victory on Friday night. Braydon Cline connected with Kody Strutz on a 5 yard touchdown reception to kickoff the scoring. The next score came when Lane Demontiney took an Outlaws punt back for an electric touchdown return. Early in the second quarter the Cline to Strutz connection cashed in for a 10 yard touchdown reception. Just a few minutes later Wylee Snapp found his way into the endzone on the receiving end of...
Coach McKenney, said, “I am super proud of our JV team for beating Fort Benton in 4 sets. They have been doing really well this season. They lost a tough battle to Chinook in 5 sets last week, but then beat North Star in 4 sets the next night. It is fun seeing their progress!” Fort Benton (20-25, 14-25, 13-25) “Unfortunately, our Varsity did not show up to play against Fort Benton. We were making errors that we should not have been making. Typically, we are a strong serving team, but we did not showcase that at all. We couldn’t gain the mom...
The Lady Pioneer Volleyball team won and won and won. Coach McKenney said, "What an incredible way to kick off our season! I am so proud of my girls. The defense on both sides of the court was so fun to watch. Chinook is a solid team, so that was a massive win for us." Big Sandy beat Chinook in three (25-23, 31-29, 25-23). The team stats totals: Digs: 76; Assists: 22; Kills: 32; Blocks: 2, and Aces: 8. Eva Yeadon had 20 digs, Jai Baumann had 20 assists, Angie Sant had 10 kills, Keira Galbavy...
Big Sandy opened the 2022 football season with a 46-6 romping of White Sulphur Springs on Friday night. Kody Strutz put together a string of impressive runs on the opening drive of the game, before capping it off with a 24 yard touchdown reception. The defense quickly overwhelmed the Hornets offense, resulting in an early punt. The Pioneers quickly cashed in on another quick drive with Wylee Snapp catching a 5 yard touchdown pass from Braydon Cline. After another impressive defensive stand,...
Assistant Coach Tucker Taylor visited with me by phone. I asked so State Champions? Tucker Taylor said, "I think that is primarily the goal of the boys, the community, the coaches. Everybody, but ultimately we are going to have to practice and work hard. We are going to have to put some egos aside. Right now, we have all the talent in the world to go and win the state championship. As a coaching staff and the players, it's up to us to really buy into the team. It will be hard work and not make a...
The Barracudas were down but not out in the absence of Jai Baumann, a strong competitor in the girls 13-14 age group, who was unable to attend the state meet due to illness. The team rallied together to score 191 combined points, earning themselves a very respectable second place finish in Class B. It was a cold and rainy start to the state swim meet in Lewistown on Saturday, August 5, with temperatures in the 50s and a steady breeze blowing for most of the day. The Barracudas made the most of i...
"I'm excited! Yes, definitely looking forward to the season, ?? told me. "We have a lot of experienced players and six incoming freshmen" Morgan Simpson will be the assistant this year and Brittany McKenney is happy to have someone who knows the game and has played volleyball. A total of 16 girls have come out for the sport this year. Currently, they have two practices a day. Coach McKenney will be experimenting with letting every girl play at different positions. She wants to learn their...
With summer and harvest in full swing, it is hard to even realize that school and fall sports will soon be upon us. However, adding a pair of shin guards to your back-to-school list might help you avoid the last-minute drive to the store. The soccer program has been a very successful program over the years boasting well over 60 kids returning each year. The season runs through October ideally ending before the weather becomes unbearable for outside sports. While soccer claims international sovereignty in the sports world, it often times flies...
The Barracudas scored 484 points in Hamilton over the weekend of July 30th & 31st, earning themselves a fifth place finish and putting them in the “B” Class for the State Swim Meet in Lewistown next weekend. Out of 23 swimmers who attended divisionals, 19 qualified for state. Relay Results Girls 8U 100y free: 1st (L. Butler, S. Butler, D. Merrill, D. Sunchild) 100y mixed medley: 2nd (S. Butler, D. Merrill, Jai. Parker, D. Sunchild) Mixed 9-10 100y free and 100y medley: 1st (C. Butler, T. Ketchum, H. Merrill, M. Werk) Girls 11-12 200y free: 4th...
Congratulations to the Big Sandy Little League on an amazing season! This year boasted more than 50 athletes, ranging from 5-13 in age, playing games throughout the month of June. The baseball players closed their season with a near perfect record of 5 wins and 1 loss. The intermediate coach pitch and the enthusiastic T-ball teams also faced off in games against Fort Benton, Rudyard, and Chester. All players improved and it is thanks to the dedication of their coaches. We would like to thank...
The Big Sandy Swim Team found themselves competing in their last regular season meet of the year, just down the road this weekend in Fort Benton. They placed fourth in team points behind powerhouse Lewistown, who crossed over from the eastern division to give our swimmers a taste of the competition they'll face in two weeks at the state meet. Placing second was Columbia Falls and third was the Bitterroot Swim team. Leading the scoring for the Barracudas was MacKenzie Werk, who scored 42 points a...
With only 23 swimmers, the Barracudas scored an impressive 426 combined points, resulting in a fifth place finish out of ten teams over the weekend of July 16&17. Mackenzie Werk swam like she was on fire, leading the way for the Barracudas with 42 points after making a first place sweep in all three of her individual events- the 100m IM, 50m free, and 100m free, earning herself first place high point honors in the Girls 9-10 Division. Senior swimmer Daisy LaBuda dominated the lanes, posting 40...
With only a dozen swimmers competing, the Barracudas were small in numbers but big in heart as they tallied up 299 points for their fifth place finish in Columbia Falls. Henry Merrill led the way for the Barracudas, once again sweeping all 3 of his individual races- the 50m free, 100m free, and the 50m fly, as well as helped secure a third place finish in the 100m free relay-scoring the team 42 points and earning himself first place high point honors in the boys 9-10 division. As well as breaking the [pool record in the Butrerfly. Jai Baumann w...
The Big Sandy Swim Team took third place honors at the Chester Invitational Swim Meet, held on June 25th & 26th. The Barracudas scored 448 points to earn their third place finish. Second place went to Columbia Falls with 497.5 points and Chester took top honors with 518.5 points. Henry Merrill had an admirable weekend in the lanes, taking first place high point honors in the 9-10 boys division with 42 points. He captured first place finishes in all three of his individual races-the 50m free, 100...
The Big Sandy Swim Team placed 3rd at the Cut Bank invitational swim meet. The team finished with 387 points. Second place Conrad scored 468.5 points and Columbia Falls took top honors, scoring 843.5 points. Henry Merrill and Daisy Labuda each scored 42 points for the team and finished at the top of their respective divisions. Both swimmers won the 50 free, 100 free and 50 fly. Jai Baumann added 38 individual points, winning the 100 breast and taking second in the 200 IM and 100 back. Harley Lab...
One of the most incredible things about watching little swimmers make it down the 25-meter race is the huge smile on Coach Travis Bauman. I smiled at him, and he said, "How can you not smile!" Only 14 swimmers of the Big Sandy Baracuda swim team attended the Chinook Swim meet. Twelve swimmers made it to the finals on Sunday. It was a beautiful day. Most everyone swimming improved their times. Henry Merrill and D'Aree Sunchild won high point for their age group. Henry shared first place with two...
The Big Sandy Barracudas are back in the pool this season, swimming their first meet this weekend in Harlem. Under the direction of coaches Travis Baumann and Cam Schwarzbach, 19 Barracudas competed this weekend, with Henry Merrill and D'Aree Sunchild winning high point swimmer awards. Merrill swept his events, winning the 50 yard free, the 100 yard free, and the 50 yard butterfly. Sunchild won the 25 year free, placed 3rd in the 50 yard free and second in the 25 yard backstroke. Daisy LaBuda...
