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The Lady Pioneers volleyball team played their final regular season games last Monday and Tuesday evenings. The end result: two wins on their home court against Box Elder and Hays-Lodgepole. Monday night's matchup started strong with a quick 7 points off Kiera Galbavy's serves then Eva Wagoner served out the rest of the first set. Big Sandy won 25-3. The next set followed suit with excellent serves and offensive plays by the entire team with a final score of 25-7. The third set started with Jai...
The Pioneers had a tough week this last Wednesday, facing off against the #3 ranked Power Dutton Brady Titans. The Titans shut out the Pioneers 44-0 in the Northern Conference championship for their first title in a long time. The Pioneers did not look like their usual selves, as they struggled to put any offense into play. However, the Titans are known for their intense defense. Big Sandy's speed in their running offense was met with fast defensive players. Big Sandy's passing was defended...
(Editors Note: This is my first attempt to cover a football game. I watched it on NFHS Network. At first, I could read the numbers of the players, but it got darker I couldn’t see who did what, and if the announcer didn’t tell me, the information was lost. Sats were not sent to me.) The Big Sandy Pioneers traveled to Valier and won the football contest 46-14. The Pioneers started the game with four Juniors and two sophomores. Valier started with one senior and five juniors. On their first possession, the Pioneers couldn’t move it 15 yards and h...
"Gratitude and Grit: We Don't Quit" is on the back of the team's practice shirts. They definitely lived up to that motto this past weekend. The regular season is coming to an end; but these ladies are just getting started with improvement throughout the season showing in their hard work and composure as a team. The Lady Pioneers hosted the Centerville Miners for Friday night's game, which featured Parent/Senior Night and Pack the House Pink! There was an impressive home crowd of pink-clad Pionee...
Big Sandy vs. Highwood The Highwood match went surprisingly well, considering the Pioneer ladies are a very young team and were missing a key player Amiya Griffith. But the team united and picked up their game in the second set, then pushed Highland into a fourth-round by winning their third set. Coach Brittany McKenny was pleased with her team. "I was extremely proud of my team! We didn't have Amiya due to sickness, but the girls really rose to the occasion. It's pretty thrilling to take an und...
Big Sandy defeated North Star this week 57-18. After a shut-out game against Box Elder last week, the Pioneers had to put in more defensive effort for this week’s win and proved to be up for the task, and the offensive proved themselves as well. While it was a slow start in the first quarter, the Pioneers scored twice then picked up their game in the second quarter. While the defense gave up two touchdowns, their offense put five more touchdowns on the board before halftime. They scored one touchdown in the third and fourth quarters, giving u...
The Big Sandy Pioneers defeated the Box Elder Bears with a 62-0 Shutout. Assistant coach Tucker Taylor had this to say about the game. "The boys played a good game. It was a good opportunity for some of our younger guys to get some good game time. All of them played well. Sam Cox did a great job at linebacker and fullback in the second half. We are really looking forward to our matchup next week against North Star. Ryder Galbavy will be able to play, and we should have Lance Rutledge back." Ryde...
The Pioneers Volleyball team had a hectic week. Winning some and losing some but overall showing a great display of talent and determination. They lost to Chinook on Tuesday, won against Centerville Thursday, then placed 4th in a 12-team tournament on Saturday. Big Sandy vs. Chinook Although the Chinook team won the match with a 3-set sweep, they had to work for it after the first set. Chinook dominated the first set on the home court until the end when the Pioneer Ladies seemed to pull things together and show they were as good a team as...
Big Sandy defeated Cascade in their game Tuesday September 21 and according to Coach Brittany McKenney the Cascade game was an exciting win for the Varsity Lady Pioneers. "The first set was especially close and I was happy to see us finish. We served the ball well and played scrappy on defense throughout the entire match. McKenney is pleased with her team because "We are continuing to improve offensively and are beginning to build the team chemistry to be successful." Big Sandy vr. Cascade Game...
With a triumphant final score of 56-6, the Pioneer offense broke their slow first quarter pattern by putting 27 points on the board while their Defense kept the Warriors to 0. A pleased coach Jappe remarked that "Everybody got to play." Most of them got to play because there was little depth on the bench due to injuries or illness of starting players. Jappe felt, "We did alright in the first quarter this time. They persevered, and everyone got in. They don't always get in, so it's all good. "...
It may seem peculiar to be reading an article about track in September when athletic awards are handed out in May. However, with the track season in full swing at the time of the athletic awards ceremony near the end of the school year, the track team has yet to compete in their biggest meets of the year. It's often difficult to predict which athletes will shine when it comes to the most important meets. As a result, the track coaches decided to wait until the Booster Club Kickoff to recognize...
The Big Sandy Pioneers, still plagued with the loss of starters due to injuries and illness, came up with a solid 32-12 win over Sunburst Refiners. In the first quarter, the Refiners scored the first touchdown for six and no conversion. The Pioneers followed with an 11-yard run by Kody Strutz into the end zone, putting six on the board. No conversion. Going into the second quarter, the Refiners scored again with no conversion. The Refiners lined up for the punt, and there was a safety on the play giving the Pioneers two points. Pioneers scored...
The Pioneer Ladies Volleyball team beat Hays in three sets on Friday night. According to Coach Brittany McKenney “It was a good confidence boost for the girls to get another win under our belt. Keira Oats really stepped up to the plate and led the team with nine kills. She is getting stronger every time she steps foot on the court. It’s very exciting especially since she’s only an 8th grader! Overall, we played well and really started establishing more of an offense. The team finished with 30 kills.” Big Sandy vrs. Hays/Lodgepole SCORES...
Pioneers won the toss and chose to receive. They got off to a slow start and had to turn the ball over to the Savage team who managed to move quickly downfield, however, the Pioneer defense stopped them at the door and took over the ball at the 20-yard line. Unfortunatly, offensively the Pioneers couldn't pull it together and were forced to punt. It wasn't until the end of the first quarter that things started to click for the Pioneer offense when Cooper Taylor danced his way past two defenders...
By Carolyn Mosier The Lady Pioneers won their first regular season match against the Box Elder Lady Bears, winning all three sets. Coach McKenney was pleased with her team’s performance overall and had this to say. “We served well with 15 aces. Eva Wagoner had a great game getting six out of those aces. We had a pretty good defense for the most part. With so many free balls, we only had 21 digs which is still fine. Angie Sant had a good game offensively with five kills. It was nice seeing her being stronger at the net for us.’ “The second...
In spite, of losing both their matches last week against North Star and DGS, Coach McKenney was very pleased with the Pioneer Ladies Volleyball squad. North Star was the first home game of the season which is always exciting. In regard to the North Star match McKenney stated "I think we put on a pretty good show being able to take them to four sets was exciting, obviously I would have rather it had gone to five, but I thought the girls played well together. I really like how close it was...
With the Hot Springs game going into a holiday weekend, no Live Stream and not being able to attend the game myself it was hard to catch up with anyone to get stats but I was lucking enough to be able to interview one of the team captains Rusty Gasvoda, which I must say was an absolute pleasure. Gasvoda said he felt that the Pioneers had a much better experience than they had against #2 ranked White Sulphur last week. Against Hot Springs they got off to a slow start and couldn't get much going...
By Carolyn Mosier Belt Tournament Results At the Belt tournament the Lady Pioneers had the opportunity to play five teams but not like a normal volleyball match when each set goes to 25 points usually taking the best three out of five. Instead, according to Coach McKenney, in the Belt tournament they had teams lined out exactly who you were playing and you played them in two sets to just 21 so all in all they played five different teams to two sets to 21 and there were no real championship...
The Big Sandy Swim Team knew they'd have their work cut out for them when they were placed in the AA division for the state meet. Despite the stiff competition, the team scored 277 points. Sidney was this years big winner, scoring 828 points. Leading the scoring for the Barracudas was Cam Schwarzbach, who scored 42 points to earn the first place high point award in the senior boys division. He won all three freestyle races and set a new pool record in the 400 meters. Daisy Labuda grabbed a...
The Big Sandy swimmers placed second at the Western Divisional Swim Meet held in Conrad this weekend. The team scored 559 points, which qualified 26 of the 27 Barracudas to swim in the AA division at the state meet next weekend in Columbia Falls. Unlike school sports, divisions in the Montana Swimming Federation are determined by the number of points scored at the two divisional meets. The top 5 points scoring teams are classified in AA, with the next 5 point scorers in A, following by the...
The Big Sandy Swim Team placed 3rd at the Choteau Lions swim meet this weekend. This meet was the last regular season meet of the summer, with the western divisional meet slated for Conrad next weekend. Overall, the team scored 511 individual points. Daisy LaBuda set a new pool record in the 50 m free, Astrid Ketchum set a new pool record in the 50 m free, and Cam Schwarzbach set a new pool record in the 400 m free. Earning high point honors this week were: T’Gan Ketchum (3rd - 8U boys), Astrid Ketchum (3rd - 9/10 girls), Dillin Geyer (3rd - 1...
The Big Sandy swimmers competed in Fort Benton this weekend. As a team, they scored 391 individual points, but found that they were outmatched by the larger teams of Lewistown, Columbia Falls and Bitterroot. They were edged out of 4th place by Conrad, who scored 392 in-dividual points. Astrid Ketchum and Cam Schwarzbach led the scoring for the Barracudas, each scoring 40 points. Schwarzbach also set two new pool records in the 100 m free and the 400 m free. Earning high point honors this week...
The Big Sandy Swim Team placed second at the Cut Bank Swim Meet. This weekend marked the final time the senior boys relay team swam and won together. This phenomenal foursome has been a dominant force in the swim federation. They hold several individual and relay pool and federation records and their relay team has been almost undefeated over the last six years. Backstroker Brady Pleninger will be leaving soon for military training, while breastroker Kade Strutz, who drove hundreds of miles...
The Big Sandy Swim Team competed in Chester this weekend. As a team, they scored 491 points to place second behind Columbia Falls. Earning high point honors this week were second place finishers Daisy LaBuda and Cam Schwarzbach, who both scored 40 points and Astrid Ketchum, who scored 38 points. Jaihven Baumann and Henry Merrill both placed 3rd in their age categories. Malaysia Baumann and Caydence Pleninger tied for 4th place. Mackenzie Werk and T'Gann Ketchum placed 5th and D'Aree Sunchild...
The annual Montana 6-Man high school football all-star game is took place June 5 in Highwood. The kick off was at 7. The game pitting the Red against Blue, which was canceled last summer due to COVID-19, is to kick off at 7 p.m. in Highwood. Kade Strutz played for the Blue team., Larry Jappe of Big Sandy was one of the Blue Team Coaches. The Red team won. There was a nice write up in the Great Falls Tribune about Kade, commenting the entire six man Red team was instructed to tackle him when he...
