Pioneer girls' hoop go to school of hard knocks

There are no easy games in the District 9C, as the Big Sandy girls have found out again and again on the hardwood in recent years.

Though there are somewhat less challenging games than those against the Fort Benton Longhorns, who came up north and began their redemption tour Saturday. The lone blemish in a 24-1 season in 2020 left them out of the state playoffs and Fort Benton is determined not to be denied this time.

The Longhorns, led by MSU-Billings commit Aspen Giese, a senior, made quick work of the smaller, younger and less-experienced Pioneers in an 87-15 season opener victory Saturday....