Pioneer Panthers High School Basketball

03/07/2026

FULTON — Pioneer faced a tall task against DeMotte Christian in the first round of the Class 1A Caston Sectional on Wednesday night.

03/05/2026

The Panthers came up short tonight against a 19-4 Demotte Christian team tonight, but we kept battling until the end. Thanks for a good season, and thank you to our seniors! We battled through adversity and injury all year long, and there is a lot to be proud of. Final score 50-36.

Game leaders:
Rine 8 pts, 5 rebs
McFatridge 8 pts, 3 rebs, 3 steals
Scott 8 pts, 3 rebs
Rans 4 pts, 4 assists, 2 steals

02/28/2026

02/28/2026

02/28/2026

Seniors, student section, and youth league teams!

02/28/2026

The Panthers celebrated Senior Night tonight vs Tri County! Despite a strong late game comeback, we came up short of the win. Final score 61-46.

We had a great student section and youth league teams—more pictures to come.

The senior moms were part of starting lineups tonight!

Game leaders:
Rine 21 pts, 5 rebs, 5 steals, 2 assist
Scott 14 pts, 6 rebs
Rans 8 pts, 2 assists

02/27/2026

Join us tomorrow night as we honor our four seniors
and play Tri-County in our last regular season game of the year! This is also Youth Basketball night, where players from grades 2-8 will be annouced at halftime of the Varsity game.

All winter sports seniors will be announced just after the end of the JV game, approximately 7 pm.

The team went bowling on Wednesday to celebrate the seniors and the season—senior Juan Solano was the top scorer with a 168.

Seniors:
Xander Bullock
Micah Rans
Jaxson Merrick
Juan Solano

02/22/2026

Sectional draw party—a tradition each year with walking tacos and lots of basketball! 🏀

The Panthers drew DeMotte Christian—late game on Wednesday, March 4th @ Caston.

02/22/2026

A huge 3rd quarter led to a good win tonight at the Cage! Final score in the win over North White—54-34.

Game leaders:
Rine 15 pts, 8 rebs, 3 steals
Rans 10 pts, 4 rebs, 4 assists, 2 steals
Weldy 10 pts
Layer 9 pts, 4 steals, 2 assists
McFatridge 8 pts, 4 steals, 2 assists

02/21/2026

Tough loss against a good, athletic Winamac team tonight… Come support the Panthers as they play North White tomorrow night at home!

Game leaders:
Rine 10 pts, 2 rebs, 2 steals, 3 assists
McFatridge 7 pts, 2 rebs, 2 assists