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Big Sandy volleyball players were recognized early last week for their accomplishments at the end of a season that concluded with achievement of an important team goal. A team banquet permitted the Lady Pioneers to reflect on a fall that had its ups and downs but capped with a remarkable upset-filled run to the divisional tournament. In a players' vote, senior Amanda Cline earned the award for "scrappiest" player. "It's probably about the biggest deal because that's the one the girls really...
The 6-man football state tournament could still have a Hollywood ending this weekend. It just won't feature the Big Sandy Pioneers. The Pioneers' final scene in this year's production faded to black (and orange) on a windswept and muddy field Saturday in the heart of Garfield County. The stars of the afternoon matinee were the host and East Division champion Jordan Mustangs (11-1) from the opening curtain to the final credits in a 55-25 win. "They played great defense. They had a great plan,...
Big Sandy football got over a major hump Saturday in its state quarterfinal win, 60-6 at home against Roy/Winifred. It is the third consecutive season the Pioneers (10-0) reached the second round of the 6-man football tournament and unlike the last two seasons, these Pioneers are moving beyond it. Star running back Kade Strutz averaging first-down yardage on each carry, picking up 150 yards and five touchdowns on his 10 rushing attempts, helped Big Sandy to advance. So did Clint Darlington's...
The Big Sandy Lady Pioneers would not make the same splash at the divisional tournament in Cascade that they did at districts in Chinook. The magic that carried them to the second level of the postseason ran out Thursday as the Pioneer volleyball squad lost its two matches at divisionals to Power and all-too-familiar 6C East foe North Star. Power advanced past Big Sandy 25-22, 25-26, 22-25, 25-13. Senior Seanna Demontiney led the Pioneers with seven kills and junior Alicia Bjornestad added...
In a remarkably effective team-bonding exercise, the Big Sandy Lady Pioneers all went as Cinderella for their Halloween party this year. What a party it turned out to be, the 6C East district volleyball tournament hosted by Chinook High School on Halloween night. While the Pioneer netters did not literally don ball gowns and glass slippers for the event, they busted the October/November bracket just like the legends of March Madness. With wins against foes Chester-Joplin-Inverness and Box Elder...
The conventional wisdom holds that to knock Big Sandy off its undisputed No. 1 perch in 6-man football, an opponent just needs to stop the offensive bombardment of Kade Strutz rushes. For the second consecutive week, a playoff team threw literally everything they had at doing just that and found it easier said than done. Richey-Lambert (7-3) succeeded no more in their efforts than did Power-Dutton-Brady a week earlier in the conference title game. Strutz carried 30 times for 265 yards and four...
Darrell Sunchild, a 7th grader at Big Sandy High school travled to Denver for a Wrestling Tournement with the Havre Wrestling Club. He is a first place Champion in the Heavy Weight for 12 year olds. Way to Go Darrell!...
The volleyball games last Thursday and Friday, October 24th and 25th, were lost to the CJI (Chester-Joplin-Inverness) Lady Hawks and The Boxelder Lady Bears, but not without a fight. The first game was lost 10-25, 16-25, and 21-25. The second game the Pioneers won the first two sets: 25-14, 25-22, however, lost the last three: 16-25, 14-25, 12-15. These were the final home games for our teams. Both teams each night wore Bright pink ribbons in their hair for National Breast Cancer Awareness...
Big Sandy 35, Power-Dutton-Brady 0 It was a bitterly cold day this past Saturday up in Dutton, Montana, as the Pioneers shut out Power-Dutton-Brady 35 – 0 to capture the 6-man North Title and move one step closer to competing for the State 6man Championship. It took the Pioneers a full quarter of football to get warmed up and gain some traction, but that will happen when you’re playing in 3 inches of freshly fallen snow. It seemed as if the “Gator” clearing the snow off the field during timeouts and in-between quarters was clearing a path fo...
The Big Sandy Lady Pioneers volleyball squad traveled Monday, Oct. 14, to Hays and picked up their first road win in 6C East district play. Big Sandy improved to 2-6 in the league and 3-8 overall in match play. The Pioneers defeated the host Hays-Lodgepole Thunderbirds 25-20, (17-25), 25-13 and 25-10 in the evening contest. Senior Lainey Gregory led the Lady Pioneers' effort with a team-high 10 kills and four service aces. Junior Alicia Bjornestad recorded two of her team's three blocks on the n...
The Pioneers varsity (7-0) enjoyed a bye week as the spoils of their victor status in the division. They are slated to go Saturday to Dutton and square off against the Power-Dutton-Brady Titans (6-0) to determine the No. 1 seed from the North into the state playoffs that begin on Saturday, Nov. 2. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. As expected, the MontanaSports.com and 406MTSports.com weekly polls joined the Great Falls Tribune in anointing Big Sandy the No. 1 team in the state in 6-man football to date. The Treasure State Media Poll hosted at...
This Friday, October 25th, the Big Sandy volleyball team will be having their last home game of the season. Tradition will follow through and the team members will be announced and give flowers to their loved ones and supporters. The volleyball girls are both excited and sad about the season wrapping up; the senior girls are especially feeling bittersweet. The team will be playing against the Box Elder Bears. After losing their first game to them, they hope to come back stronger and take the win on their home court. Support from the community...
The Big Sandy junior high football team finished its season undefeated, capping the year with a Chili Feed win on Friday, Oct. 12, against Heart Butte. Serving as an opening act for their varsity counterparts’ dominant win against the visiting Warriors made for a fitting end to a special season. While the senior high boys are chasing a conference and state title with an experienced upperclassman-filled team, the fifth- through eighth-grade gridiron personnel for Big Sandy deftly illustrated this fall there is ample opportunity to reload in c...
Week 7 for 6-man high school football in Montana began with a consensus Top 5 and a disputed No. 1. Then a season-high 88 points for undefeated Big Sandy (7-0) and a stunning result between the top two teams in the East left little doubt - number games aside - who has played the best season in the classification thus far. The Pioneers overpowered their most overmatched opponent yet in an 88-6 rout to cap off Friday's Chili Feed against the Heart Butte Warriors (0-6). Great Falls Tribune No. 1-ra...
Big Sandy posted its most impressive set victory of the season Saturday before succumbing 3-1 against 6C top-drawer talent North Star. The Lady Pioneers (1-6, 2-8) surprised the visiting Knights (5-1, 8-1) by taking the opening set in a 25-23 squeaker that gave the hometown crowd a thrill. "For not having Amanda (Cline), one of our strongest players, I was very happy with our performance. To take a set off North Star, one of the best teams in our district, was very exciting," said Pioneers...
With a convincing 53-6 win at Tri-City, the Big Sandy Pioneers have won half the North in Montana 6-man football. The victory sets up a meeting with the Northern 'A' winner for the top seed out of this "quarter" of the state Friday, Oct. 25, or Saturday, Oct. 26. Undefeated Power-Dutton-Brady (5-0) is the most likely opponent for Big Sandy. Big Sandy Athletic Director Melanie Schwarzbach said the initial deciding factor in where the game would be played tips in favor of the team who has played...
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. An up-and-down week witnessed the Big Sandy varsity volleyball squad play what coach Brittany McKenney called their most complete match of the season but come out flat for a home-gym tilt with the 6C East frontrunner. They then traveled Saturday to the North Star Invitational where they finished in the top half of competitors. The Lady Pioneers traveled Oct. 1 to Highwood, to face a foe who defeated them the week prior in their home opener....
It could easily have been mistaken for a whirlwind business trip. The Big Sandy Pioneers (5-0) traveled Friday to Valier, quickly wrapped up their first shutout of the season by a 57-0 count and got back on the bus before its engine had time to cool. Kickoff had already been bumped up to 5:30 p.m. on the Panthers' home field as the first autumn snowfall loomed on many Montanans' minds. With a running clock throughout the last three quarters, the Pioneers were in position to begin the return...
The "Big Sandy" part of Big Sandy Pioneers volleyball finally rang true in a long-awaited homestand that included the girls' first league win. The victory came in a 3-0 sweep Friday of Hays-Lodgepole, the first 6C East team to visit the Big Sandy gym this season. The Pioneers racked up a 25-18, 25-14, 25-11 defeat of the Thunderbirds. On the road for their first five matches and a pair of tournaments, the Pioneer netters finally played their home opener Thursday. It came nearly four weeks after...
Big Sandy running back Kade Strutz scores a lot of touchdowns but not all are created equal. Already ahead 32-0 with less than a minute to play in the first half, coach Larry Jappe urged the Pioneers he wanted "one more" before the half. Strutz appeared to have gotten it with 90 seconds on the clock but a holding penalty negated it. Backed up 10 yards to the visiting White Sulphur Springs Hornets' 29-yard line, Big Sandy collectively shrugged and called Strutz's no. 33 again. Reversing field...
GILFORD -The Big Sandy Pioneer netters are sick of the bus. A duo of difficult defeats last week on the Hi-Line left the Lady Pioneer volleyball squad eager to hit the gym for a back-to-back-to-back series this week. Their own gym. For the first time this season. At long last. "The girls and myself are so excited," Pioneers coach Brittany McKenney said. "It is time for a home game. We have been on the road a lot." The Pioneers fell to 1-4 on the season, including an 0-4 mark in the District 6C...
My, how a soccer program for little people has grown quite big. About two-thirds of the children eligible are suiting up for Big Sandy Soccer this year. "I had to order a bunch more stuff," said co-director Rachel Baumgarn, sorting through a bevy of equipment before Thursday's after-school practice. A record 80 players have formed three U6 (ages 6 and younger) teams, coached by the tandems of Kelly McGrath and Brandy Terry; Katie Heppner and brother Riley Kurtz; and Jessica Butler and Heather...
l to r: Carissa Ray, Rebecca Wiehe, Bailey Gasvoda, Gwen Ophus, and Renee Leader, headed to Billings for the Festivus Games a CrossFit competition. They are all members of the LIFT gym in Big Sandy. Way to go Ladies!...
What a difference a year makes. The Big Sandy Pioneers exorcised any residual demons of its last matchup with the MonDak Thunder in a convincing 60-14 win Friday at Grenora, North Dakota. The Thunder, a co-op between Grenora and Westby, Montana high schools, included in their defense of a 2017 Montana 6-man football state championship, a 2018 come-from-behind win at Big Sandy. The Pioneers evened the home-and-home series with a foe 371 highway miles away by keeping their collective foot on the gas. Big Sandy scored early and often. “We were tou...
The Lady Pioneers came agonizing close to their first league win Tuesday, Sept. 10, in Box Elder with a narrow fifth-set loss. The host Bears edged Big Sandy 25-23, (19-25), 25-(score unreported), (23-25) and 15-11, as the Pioneers fell to 0-2 in the 6C East (1-2 overall). Box Elder improved to 2-0 in league and overall play. Amiya Griffith and Stacey Allderdice led Big Sandy with 3 kills each. Alicia Bjornestad and Amanda Cline tied for a team-high 3 digs. Allderdice led the team with 3...
