JH Pioneer girls flex on court

It took a fair amount of scheduling gymnastics to permit Big Sandy to complete a full junior high girls basketball season in 2020.

The Pioneers proved able to defeat nearly every opponent they faced, COVID-19 included.

The pandemic forced last-minute cancelations left and right but the purple and gold chased down games wherever they could be found.

“(Athletic Director) Melanie Schwarzbach did an amazing job getting us games for a (full) season,” Pioneers coach Travis Baumann said. “Parents were great about it … nobody wanted a six-game junior high season.”

Baumann said Big Sandy compiled an 8-...