Activities
Deeper coverage of official and unofficial clubs and activities at Buffalo High School.
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As Buffalo continues to get drenched with snow, spring sports events have had to be delayed. From golf meets that were supposed to be held in Big Lake and Monticello to baseball and softball games that were supposed to be held over Spring Break this past week. With all these delays, the schedule for the outdoor sports will be condensed, which will most likely cause athletes to miss more classes this quarter. With the forecast…
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April snow has kept spring sports inside for their first practices, but the season must continue with competitions against other schools. The Boys Tennis Varsity team participated in a tournament with Becker, Brainerd, and Delano on Saturday, April 7th in Becker, and the Junior Varsity team hosted Delano in the Bison Activity Center. This tournament was not really about winning for the team, but more for the practice gained from the experience. Luke Dahl, dubbed “sweater…
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The Buffalo FIRST Robotics team (RoboHerd) went to the semifinals on Saturday the tenth of March at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) in Duluth with their outstanding robot. As a team they took nineteenth place, but their alliance took fifth. “FIRST Robotics Competition is the ultimate Sport for the Mind. Under strict rules, limited resources, and an intense six-week time limit, teams of students are challenged to raise funds, hone teamwork skills, and build…
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As spring approaches, the golf team will be getting going right after Spring Break. A young team with a lot of potential to make a good run this season. With three juniors, River Goodmanson, Nate Persson and John Russett leading the way. Complemented by two sophomores, Joe Carothers and Walter Ylitalo. With a strong friendship inside and outside of golf, the five look to make the first team state participation…
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The 2017-2018 season for the BHS Mock Trial team had a disappointing ending for many team members. On Friday, February 16 the Buffalo Varsity team lost by three points against Watertown, and the Junior Varsity team lost against the St. Michael Varsity team. The loss was hardest on the Seniors such as Chloe Botts who now has lost her last chance to make it to state. When she was asked “Knowing this was your last…
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Moments before the section meet began, The Buffalo Girls Gymnastics paraded alongside eight other gymnastics teams, last Saturday, February 17. As eight teams settled in for the meet, Sam Twardy, Senior, talked about the teams performance. “[It’s been] good. We’ve been breaking records.”, Twardy said. “A lot of girls PRed.” “Everyone’s improved so much.” said Freshman Alayna Mills, “We’ve gotten so close. I’ve learned a lot… Met a lot of amazing people. This season has…
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As the days get warmer, the bats start cracking as another softball season kicks off. The softball team has been looking forward to the construction of a new softball complex. “I would say that there are some better things about this field; we have a complex now and a concession/news building now, some nice cages and a pit behind the dugout.” said Junior Katie Carlson. The passage of the 2014 bond has allowed the school to…
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It was a cloudy, rainy day in Cambridge, Minnesota, but tennis stops for nothing, and so Logan Miller had a tennis meet in the rain. Miller was a freshman, and this was his first year playing high school tennis, though he had also played in middle school. On the outside, Logan was a quiet kid, but fiercely competitive. Logan didn’t intend to lose this match, especially given the long drive to Cambridge. “It took us…
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RoboHerd. It’s a name many have heard, or maybe seen while walking down the tech ed hallway. But not many really know what it is. So what is the robotics team, and what does it do? In early March, the RoboHerd had their first and only competition, the Lake Superior Regional in Duluth. At competitions, the teams work to complete challenges outlined in the “game,” the list of challenges which is released at the beginning…
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The definition of the word “team” from Merriam-Webster is as follows: a group of people who work together [for a common goal]. The Buffalo Bison Boys’ Hockey team meets just that definition, working together and utilizing their individual strengths in order to reach a common goal: a win. When the boys achieve that common goal, Coach Aaron Johnson of the Varsity Boys Hockey team acknowledges key players of the game by giving them a “game…