When the final buzzer sounded, the Big Sandy Lady Pioneers started embracing and jumping up and down on the sideline.
With a 36-30 triumph Thursday against the visiting Chinook Sugarbeeters, the Pioneer girls ended a couple of significant skids that were weighing heavily on a tough-luck squad.
The victory represented the first win in District 9C play for Big Sandy in more than two years, when they trumped Hays-Lodgepole 50-39 on January 23, 2018.
Twenty-seven losses in the tough conference that produced two state championship teams between then and now ensued. There were also three losses to C...