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The Pioneer track team had two track meets this past week. The first was the Cal Wearley track meet in Havre on Wednesday the 10th. This track meet was huge and lasted a long time (approximately 10 hours). There were 34 teams and 693 athletes, with 412 of them being males and 281 of them being females. There were 2000 entries. What I love about this track meet is that no matter how big or long it gets, it is well organized and includes Varsity, JV, and Unified athletes. The Pioneer boys unified...
The Pioneer track team had their first meet this past week in Lewistown. There were 28 teams at this track meet, schools from all classes all across the state. There were so many athletes in each event, that I thought I would not only share the Big Sandy Pioneers names and times as it showed up in the results, but I will also share with you how many athletes were in each event. I was blown away with how many there were in each event. Girls events: 100m: (87 runners) Heather Frank: 15.38 Lainey...
It's snowing, and it's the beginning of the track season. When I talked to Wendy Taylor, head coach of the Big Sandy Pioneer track teams, she clapped her hands and said, "I'm ready. Bring it!" "Shersteen Andreasen is our distance coach and our javelin coach. Tucker Taylor is new to us this year and will be our jumping coach for the triple, long, and high jumps. He will also help with the sprints. And then we have Charlie Klimas from Harve, who will still be our throwing, discus, and shotput coac...
Whenever we play a sport, the goal is to win. And it feels great to win; it hurts when we lose. I am a devoted fan of Pioneers sports; I am proud of the winning, but I also know that winning isn't the lesson the girls will take with them into adulthood. Ok, they'll remember the glory days, but more importantly, who they have become in the process. After all, those profound lessons learned during the hard work, the resiliency to never give up, the effort, and the ability to work as a team will...
What a great season for our Lady Pioneers! If you have followed them all year, you will know that these girls showed true heart all season, especially in making it to the state tournament! The ladies’ amazing season did come to an unfortunate end this past weekend, but no one should be hanging their heads because what these ladies accomplished this season is something to be proud of! “Travis Baumann wrote, “Leading up to State, we had a wonderful time with each school and the community. On Wednesday, the Senior Center made the girls lunch...
Your Lady Pioneers are headed to STATE! Last Monday's challenge game was exciting, and these girls have earned their right to play in the state tournament. They played the Lady Bearcats of DGSG. These ladies played 4 games in 3 days at Districts and then played 6 games in 5 days at Divisionals; that's 10 games in 8 days! Can you say, heart? Cause these girls have got it! They beat DGSG by 4 points with a final score of 56-52, punching their ticket to go to state! When I asked Coach Travis how...
Lady Pioneers take 3rd at Divisional, challenging for 2nd and a chance to go to state. Travis Bauman, head coach of the Lady Pioneers, stated, "This team has been battle-tested all year, especially during this postseason run. We have battled sickness and injuries, needing IVs, puking during games, and rallying right back into the game! These girls have more GRIT, heart, and scrappiness than any team I have seen. The injuries are numerous, and the sickness that we have been plagued with this...
The Lady Pioneers are off to Divisionals! They took a different path at Districts after a loss to Fort Benton, but they fought hard to the end and won the 3rd place game in overtime against Turner. The Lady Pioneers first played Hays and won 47-31; then they lost to Fort Benton 28-40; then they moved on to loser-out action against Box Elder and won 71-44; then played Turner and won in overtime 58-55. When asked about his team's efforts and performance, Coach Travis said, "While we didn't have gr...
The Pioneer boys team came to an unfortunate end this past weekend at Districts. The Pioneers first played Turner and lost with a score of 43-58. They then played Hays and won with a score of 78-66 before playing Fort Benton and losing with a score of 52-66. The Pioneers worked hard this season and improved every game. The Pioneer's first game was against Turner, and both teams were rusty-looking. Turner was the first to score, but it took 2 minutes to score, and Ryder Galbavy was the first to...
From head coach Travis Baumann, "Our team finished the regular season 15-3 overall and 11-1 in conference play, finishing the season as Co-Conference Champions with CJI. We play our first District game Thursday night at 5:30 vs Hays. Thank you for all the support this season, and we hope to see you for a long tournament run! Go Pioneers!" The Lady Pioneers had a successful end to their regular season this past weekend, winning both games. They beat the Lady Longhorns by 10 points in Fort Benton with a final score of 41-31. Then they turned...
Coach Rhett said, "We actually played pretty well and hung around a very talented team, and in my opinion, was a good game against Box Elder, to build off of going into tournaments, and hopefully we can make a run to win a game or two in the district tournament." The Pioneer boys had two challenging games this past weekend. In both games, they were very close and had a few times to come back to get within distance of winning, but unfortunately, they fell short in both games. They lost to Fort Benton by 21 with a final score of 44-65 and by 15...
The kids wrestled well this past weekend. We've seen a lot of improvement this season and hope to have a good showing at the state tournament this weekend. The team qualified 8 wrestlers for the state tournament. Randi Hardman 107 lbs. 3rd Place. State Qualifier Harley LaBuda 120 lbs. 2nd place. State Qualifier Leah Le Pennit 126 lbs. 7th place Dalijalin Sunchild 185 lbs. 3rd place. State Qualifier Quinn Rodewald 120 lbs. 2nd Place. State Qualifier Garrett LeFurgey 126 lbs. 6th place. State...
The Lady Pioneers went 2-0 this past weekend in games with similar scores for both games. They first faced Hays and won by 39 points with a score of 63-24. Then turned around and played North Star and won by 28 points with a score of 65-37. Travis Baumann wrote, "In Hays, we shot 46% and held them to 16%! We had 15 assists on 27 made shots, which is 56% assists on made shots! Our defense dominated the game, generating 21 steals and causing 28 turnovers! We outrebounded Hays 44-19. Every varsity...
The Pioneers split this past weekend with a win in Hays by 4 points and a final score of 44-40. Then the Pioneers played North Star the next night and battled hard but ended up losing by 24 points with a score of 67-43. Rhett Simonton said, "This week, we had some good moments and some learning points that will come with more experience, and hopefully, we can catch our stride at the right time going into tournaments." The Pioneers had great ball movement from the get-go and went up the first...
The Pioneers had two tough losses this past weekend. In the first one they played against CJI, they only lost by 2 points in a battle with five ties and four lead changes. The Pioneers' biggest lead was 5 points, and the Hawks' biggest lead was 8 points. The Pioneers started the game taking care of the basketball and only having 1 turnover in the 1st quarter, and that happened in the last 30 seconds of the quarter. Eyon Sherburn stepped up big for the Pioneers, shooting 7/8 from the floor and 4/...
The Lady Pioneers struggled a bit this last weekend against CJI and DGSG. The first game against the Lady Hawks started rough with 12 fouls (total) and the Lady Pioneers having 8 turnovers in the 1st quarter. They lost by 11 points with a final score of 48-59. They then played the Lady Bearcats This game was aggressive from the get-go, with the refs letting them get after it; it was a very scrappy back-and-forth game, but with Junior leader Eva Yeadon getting 3 fouls in the 1st quarter, the...
Wins against Box Elder 59-53, Cascade 55-43, and Turner 58-43, Travis Baumann said, “Against Box Elder we gave up five 3’s in the first quarter and then battled back with our defense, rebounding and our 4th quarter scoring to capture a 6 point win. Three players were in double digits for scoring and two more with 9. (Yeadon 14, Galbavy 14, and Worrall 10)” The Lady Pioneers had to reschedule this game against the Lady Bears due to weather and electricity issues. The Lady Pioneers faced a tough Lady Bears team, but their hard work and don’t...
It takes a group of hardworking kids to continually volunteer to put themselves through the rigors of a wrestling season. A physical sport that requires dedication to succeed at the highest level. Each wrestler brings their own unique style to the mat. Pushing themselves through months of difficult training while also trying to balance their weight. Knowing that if you lose there is no one to shoulder the blame but yourself. The state of Montana has 13 boys weight divisions; 103, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 170, 182, 205, & 285....
Coach Rhett Simanton said “As a group we played some really great team basketball on both ends of the floor this weekend. It is a great confidence boost going forward and we hope to continue playing that way. “ The Pioneers had a successful weekend with two big wins against Cascade and Turner. Two very big wins for the boys team, with the first one against Cascade winning by 2 points with a final score of 65-63. They then turned around and beat Tuner in overtime by 3 points with a final score of 51-48. Cascade had a post player that was dominat...
The Lady Longhorns and the Lady Pioneers braved the harsh weather and decided to play their game this past weekend. The game was filled with several fouls from the get-go, and both teams struggled to get into a flow of any sort. But that didn’t stop the Lady Pioneers from coming out on top with a final score of 49-36. In the 8-minute quarter, there were a combined 8 fouls, and there were also a combined 11 turnovers in the first quarter, which caused both teams to struggle with trying to do anything with the basketball. The score at the end o...
The Pioneers went back and forth against a tough Longhorn team this past weekend, but unfortunately, Fort Benton just outplayed the Pioneers and ended up winning by 29 points with a score of 61-90. Coach Ryne Labuda said, “It was a tough game this week. We need to get back to playing as a team. In the first half of the CJI game, we worked the ball around, had good ball movement, and found the open guy. We have just gotten away from that and need to go back to that film to see the things we had success with. Defensively, we were out of p...
Congratulations to Eva Yeadon for being selected as the Montana High School Association player of the week. (Dec. 25 - Dec. 31) Eva scored 64 points in 2 games. In the Chester game she was 4-5 shooting 80% from the 3 point line and 14-20 (70%) from the field with a FG% of 74%. Eva had 34 points leading the lady pioneers to a big win over the undefeated CJl Hawks. Eva is a Junior at Big Sandy High School and is averaging 27.5 points per game after six games. Eva has been a tremendous leader for...
The final results from the Cut Bank Invitational for the Big Sandy Pioneer Wrestlers: Randi Hardman, Girls 107 lb. 6th place. She didn't finish the tournament due to injury. Harley LaBuda, Girls 120lb Campion. Daijalin Sunchild girls 185 lb. 4th place. For the boys Quinn Rodewald boys 120 lb. 4th place. Wrestler of the week: "Daijalin Sunchild Wrestling at Girl's 185 has now placed in three consecutive tournaments. In the past, two mixers at Fort Benton and Chester has wrestled combined weight c...
The Lady Pioneers went 2-0 this past weekend against Hays Lodgepole Thunderbirds and North Star Knights. For the first time since 2009, it is believed that the Lady Pioneers have been rated number one in the conference. The girls beat Hays by 25 points with a final score of 51-32. The girls then turned around and beat North Star by 11 with a score of 61-50. The Lady Pioneers had four girls score double digits against the Lady Thunderbirds, with Jai Baumann at 17, Eva Yeadon and Jenny Sant at...
The Pioneers shot the lights out against Hays! Senior Leader Lane Demontiney scored 52 points, with 36 of those coming from three-pointers. He was on fire! Eyon Sherburn also had a great game with 13 points. Aidan Morsette and Karter Jurenka both had nice games offensively. The Pioneers had 17 three-pointers in the game. They beat Hays by 33 points with a score of 94-61. The Pioneers started strong with a great field goal percentage. Lane couldn't be stopped. He had seven three-pointers at...
