The Big Sandy Mountaineer -

Though their regular season schedule concluded Saturday with a jamboree in Hays, Big Sandy junior high basketballers still have some hoop to play after the Thanksgiving holiday.

With a district tournament slated for next week, the Pioneers have a chance to wrap up 2019 on a good note after some frustrating stretches without the availability of key players.

Those struggles were evident Monday, Nov. 18, when Big Sandy welcomed Chester-Joplin-Inverness to their gym for a previously-postponed pair of tilts.

The Pioneer girls’ squad dropped a 39-28 decision to the Hi-Line Hawks in the eveningâ...