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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...
The Mountaineer didn't have room to publish the results of the last basketball games in the Christmas edition, so we present a brief rundown of the games here. Against DGSG, the Big Sandy Varsity Girls lost 61-69, and the Big Sandy Varsity Boys lost 51-56. In those games, Lane Demontiney was the top scorer for both teams with 28 points, but DGSG had every player score but one. Eyon Sherburn scored 10, and Ryder Galbavy 8. In the girl's game, Eva Yeadon had 30 points, Keira Galbavy 12, Alex...
It's the perfect article to start the New Year-a true example of doing something special for your friends. I didn't even know Levi would play basketball this year until I saw him play in the game. It was then that I looked at the Pioneer roster and saw we had another senior playing basketball. I asked him when he last played, and he said he played his Freshman year and then quit. So why has he started to play this year? Levi said, "This year, seniors weren't available." He smiled and said, "I'm...
The Pioneers had another successful weekend of wrestling. With a warmup on Thursday night at Fort Benton, the girls’ and boy’s teams made a strong showing at the CMR Holiday Classic. The Holiday Classic is an all-class AA to C across Montana. All weight classes wrestled in 64-man brackets. The Big Sandy girls team placed 15th out of 57 teams overall. Out of Class C girls, Big Sandy girls were 2nd to Poplar by only 2 points. All done by 8th graders and a freshman. Sophomore Leah LePennit wrestled strong and showed continued improvement over las...
Travis Baumann, Head Coach wanted to recognize the JV’s efforts “We started the day off with the JV girls playing an excellent game. They passed the ball very well on offense, and played aggressive defense. It was an amazing game to be a part of. It was one of the best games I have witnessed so it truly was amazing to be on the bench with Coach Jurenka to witness it. They were led on both offense and defense by Alex Worral who had a monster game, and it was a foretelling of how she was to play all weekend.” The Lady Pioneers had a great weeke...
The Pioneer boys had a tough weekend, losing both games, but there was a lot of light in both games, and some positive things happened. They still fought hard, and battled until the very end. They started the weekend against Cascade, then turned around and played Turner the next night. The first quarter started great for the Pioneers, with Lane Demontiney knocking down a 3-pointer and the Pioneers applying their ¾ court pressure. Lane also had a great take and another deep 3-pointer to...
