Big Sandy downs KG, advance to yet another 9C final

If Big Sandy head girls basketball coach Roy Lackner seemed unusually relaxed following his team's far from flawless 50-29 victory over KG in Thursday afternoon's 9C semifinal, it's because he's seen this type of thing before.

In the 25 years that he has been bringing the Pioneers to the 9C, they always seem to be just a little sluggish in that opening game. Could it be pre-tournament jitters? Maybe. Or is it the fact that they always seem to have a first-round bye and their opponents have one tournament game under their belt? Maybe. Realistically, it's probably a bit of both.

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