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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...
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...
