The Eskomos rained down a seemingly endless barrage of 3-pointers as they eliminated the Pioneers from the 7AA Playoffs with a 103-53 win.

The  outstanding season for the Pioneers came to an end in the Section 7AA Championship with a 70-54 loss to the Patriots.  Kiara Olesch and Alyssa Sadlovsky scored 15 points each and Katie Leidenfrost added 12 as the Pioneers end the season with a 23-6 record.

The Pioneers got off to a sluggish start with just a 17-14 lead at halftime, but then got things rolling better in the 2nd half and advanced in the Section 7AA Playoffs with a 54-37 win over the Golden Bears in Eveleth.

The Pioneers come out firing on all cylinders and build a big 1st half lead against the 2nd seeded Eskomos, then had to withstand a furious 2nd half rally from Esko,  Although the Eskomos got as close as 3 in the 2nd half, the game was never tied and the Pioneers ended up winning wire-to-wire 48-42 to advance to the Section Championship game.

The Pioneers beat the Rangers 59-52 to advance to the Section 7AA Semifinals in Hermantown.  Kiara Olesch led the way with 17 points, including making 10 consecutive free throws.  Katie Leidenfrost was magnificent, scoring 15 points and playing tremendous defense and Alyssa Sadlovsky added 10 points, Kenna Otte and Ashley Kimman each had 6 and Britney Schommer scored 5 in the victory.

The Pioneers left the floor at halftime trailing in Milaca 43-29 but turned things around in the 2nd half and finally tied the game with :35 left on a pair of Andy Winscher free throws to force Overtime. In the extra session, Ian Oberfeld drilled an early 3-pointer to give Pierz the lead and they used that shot plus big free throws from Ben Virnig, Kirby Fischer, Winscher and Oberfeld for a 78-71 win. Andy Winscher poured in a career-high 21, Ben Virnig had 22 and Ian Oberfeld completed the trio of 20 point scorers with a 20 point game of his own.

The Pioneers pull off one of the biggest wins in recent memory with a 52-48 upset win over the Huskies on the road in the regular season finale.  Ashley Kimman was a perfect 7-7 from the field, including thee 3-pointers for a 17 ponnt game, Kiara Olesch and Alyssa Sadlovsky each scored 9, Katie Leidenfrost had 8, Kenna Otte 5 and Britney Schommer added 4 as the Pioneers claimed the Granite Ridge Conference Traveling Trophy from Albany.

The Pioneers lost a close game to the Crusaders 55-50.  The Pioneers held a 1 point lead with just over a minute left, but Cathedral rallied for the win.  Ian Oberfeld led the Pioneers with 18 points, Zach Jones had 13 and Ben Virnig had 10.  As a team, the Pioneers went a perfect 16-16 from the free throw line in the game.

The Pioneers rallied from 12 points down in the 2nd half, led by the pair of Seniors Katie Leidenfrost and Kiara Olesch, who both scored 20 points while Alyssa Sadlovsky had 13 and Ashley Kimman added 10 in the 71-63 win. 

This episode features the 106AA Wrestleback match for Carter Young of the Pierz Pioneers as he battles Isaiah Nelson of New London-Spicer in St. Paul.