Big Sandy girls finish third

When you come in to a state basketball tournament ranked No. 1 and undefeated, you are usually accompanied by a large target on your back with every other team gunning for you.

Unfortunately for the Big Sandy girls basketball team, someone hit that target. Still, the Pioneers regrouped to capture third place at the Class C state basketball tournament in Butte this weekend.

The Pioneers entered the tournament with a perfect 24-0 record and remained that way with a first-round defeat of Circle on Thursday. But Big Sandy faced a bigger and deeper Charlo team on Friday night in the semifinals and...