The Big sandy Pioneer volleyball team has had some great moments on the court this season and have won a few sets against quality teams.

Unfortunately they haven't been able to string those moments together enough to pick up that big win, but the girls clearly are playing hard and improving as the regular season winds down and tournament time approaches.

This past Thursday the girls were in Chinook to face the Sugarbeeters. Big Sandy played together and forced the 'Beeters to earn every point they got but it was Chinook that came out on top with a 3-0 sweep of the Pioneers, 25-19, 28-26, 25-21.

Friday the Pioneers faced the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks. This time the Pioneers fell 25-14, 25-12, 25-11.

Saturday the team honored its parents and said farewell to their seniors as they play in front of the home crowd for the last time.

Big Sandy dropped the first two sets 25-187 and 25-12 but bounced back in set number three to win it 25-17. The Miners would win set four to take the match 3-1.

Big Sandy will close out the regular season Friday at North Star and Saturday at Belt. The district 6C-East Tournament will be played in Chester on October 26-28 with the top three teams advancing to the Northern C Divisional.

Chinook 3

Big Sandy 0

Chinook - 25 28 25

Big Sandy - 19 26 21

Big Sandy: Kills: 18 (Jaylyn Cline7); Assists 16 (Lainey Gregory 12); Aces 10 (Georgia Wortman 2); Digs 17 (Dakota Terry 7); Blocks 4 (Dakota Terry 2).

Chinook: Kills 18 (Kourtney Hanson 8); Assists: 16 (Sierra Swank 10); Aces: 1 (Sierra Swank 1); Digs 54 (Carrie Hofer 13); Blocks 2 (Sierra Swank 1, Erin Pula 1).

Chester/J-I 3

Big Sandy 0

Chester/J-I - 25 25 25

Big Sandy - 14 12 11

Big Sandy: Kills: 13 (Jaylyn Cline 4); Assists 11 (Lainey Gregory 7); Aces 2 (Stacey Allderdice 2); Digs 10 (Georgia Wortman 4); Blocks 5 (Stacey Allderdice 2, Georgia Wortman 2).

Chester/J-I: Kills 34 (Kim Ghekiere 10). Assists: N/A; Aces 19 (Peyton Hawks 7). Digs 28 (Peyton Hawks 24); Blocks: 1 (Kim Ghekiere 1).

Senior Jessica Roth with her parents Sheri Roth and Rich Roth and her brother Ryan

Centerville 3

Big Sandy 1

Centerville - 25 25 17 25

Big Sandy - 18 12 25 22

Big Sandy: Kills: 30 (Jaylyn Cline 12); Assists 14 (Lainey Gregory 5); Aces 4 (Georgia Wortman 2); Digs 50 (Lainey Gregory 40); Blocks 4 (Stacey Allderdice 2).

Centerville: Kills 25 (Anna Marshall 8). Assists 21 (Hailey Christian 17); Aces: 14 (Abby Jaynes 5); Digs 58 (Maddie Urick 14, Katie Scott 14). Blocks: 2 (Maddie Urick 1, Emily Lindgren 1).