Area gridders earn Six-Man honors

There weren’t any teams from the Six-Man North Division playing this past weekend in the Six-Man state championship game, but there was still plenty to celebrate as local players from Big Sandy and North Star earned All-Conference and All-State honors.

Big Sandy, which broke a five-year playoff drought, earning their way into the Six-Man playoffs following a 7-2 regular season, had two players garner postseason honors after the first postseason berth for the Pioneers since 2012. Big Sandy won its first-round playoff game against Richey-Lambert, before being eliminated by Bridger, the eventual...