The Big Sandy volleyball team picked up its first win of the season Friday evening as they defeated the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds in straight sets 25-9, 25-117 and 25-16.
Sophomore Lainey Gregory helped power the team to the win as she set up the hitters with 7 of the teams 10 assists and served 15 aces in the win.
Jaylyn Cline, Georgia Wortman, Stacey Allderdice and Cassidy Belcourt each tallied a pair of kills.
Saturday the girls were defeated by the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks in three sets. This upcoming week has the team in Chinook on Friday and Belt on Saturday.
Power-Dutton Brady 37
Big Sandy Pioneers 28
The Pioneer football team suffered its first setback of the season falling to the Power-Dutton-Brady Titans on Friday. The Titans are in their inaugural season of Six-Man Football after playing previously in the eight man ranks.
Weston Allderdice led the Pioneers with 153 yards rushing and two touchdowns, Allderdice scored in the third quarter on a five yard run and then again in the fourth from seven yards out.
Senior Bryant Jones added a 35 yard fumble return for a score and freshman Kade Strutz scored in the second quarter from two yards out. The team will travel to Heart Butte this Saturday to face the Warriors.
Chester-JI - 25 25 25
Big Sandy - 10 9 11
Big Sandy: Stats not reported.
C-J-I: Kills 35 (Kim Ghekuene 15). Blocks 1. Aces 18 (Samantha May 7). Digs 6 (Kayona Fraser 2). Assists 26 (Peyton Haulks 23).
Big Sandy - 25 25 25
Hays/L.P. - 9 17 16
Hays/Lodge Pole: stats not provided.
Big Sandy: Kills: 11 (Jaylyn Cline 2, Georgia Workman 2, Stacey Alderdice 2, Cassidy Belcourt 2). Blocks: 1 (Alderdice). Aces: 28 (Lainey Gregory 15). Digs: 0. Assists: 10 (Gregory 7).
