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On February 27, the Buffalo Mock trial team left the High school to board a bus and drive to a courthouse in Cambridge. It’s round five of regionals, the last and the final round determining who advances to State. Upon arrival, Buffalo was greeted by the judges and St. Cloud Christian’s Mock Trial team. Buffalo was going as prosecution with St. Cloud Christian as defense. “It’s tough being the Prosecution, seeing as how the defense has a slight advantage over…

On Tuesday, February 24, the Bison Boys Hockey Team defeated the Brainerd Warriors on home ice to end their season.  The final score of the game was 6-2.  Senior defensemen Cole Meyer scored the first goal of the game. Shortly after Meyer’s goal Senior Alec Ackmann scored, adding another point to the scoreboard for the Bison before the first period was over.  The Bison were leading 4-2 late in the third period and Brainerd pulled…

Although yearbooks have been on sale since August, the official deadline to order one before the price rises is April 4. There is only a limited amount of yearbooks available so student should order now to reserve their yearbook. After April 4, the price will go up from $65 to $70. The list of previously purchased yearbooks is outside of room A-210. Extra effort has been made by the yearbook staff to cover as many students…

The Girls Hockey Team turned in their jerseys and cleaned out the locker room after Benilde defeated the Bison and ended their season on Saturday, February 14.  Benilde was ranked 3rd out of the 8-team 6AA Section, and Buffalo was ranked 6th.   The final score of the game was 4-1; the only goal for the Bison was scored by 8th Grader Katie Rooney. “We really played hard the first period,” said Head Coach Ray Dahlof.…

With the New Year came the school board’s attempt to keep the student body healthy.  Soda machines were changed to diet-only and new healthy snack choices were added to the lunch menu.  With help from the Student Food Council, items such as 100-calorie snacks and baked chips instead of fried are now an option for students to purchase. “We’re hoping that the lower-calorie snacks and baked chips will encourage students to eat right,” said Food…

Pen in hand, Senior Bruce Manz began signing his letter of intent to play football for the University of South Dakota on a full ride scholarship. “B-R…” Head Football Coach Gerard Rohl encouraged. “What’s the rest of it?” Manz asks causing the supporting crowd to laugh. Manz received over a dozen offers including full rides to first University of South Dakota and then to North Dakota State University. University of Minnesota-Mankato was the first to…

“It’s great for our family to have the opportunity to remember Pat in such a great way. To have so many friends and family come together for a basketball game would make him very happy,” said Kim Sonju-Zrust. Saturday, February 7 the Boys’ Basketball team took on Cooper High School for the ninth annual Pat Sonju Memorial basketball game. Pat was the former boys’ basketball coach before passing away unexpectedly in October of 1999. He…

Senior Zach Mellon, Track and Field Athlete of the Year, signed a Letter of Intent for the University of Wisconsin, Madison February 4, with the staff lounge full of onlookers. After signing the papers with his mom, Portia, Mellon was all smiles.  Recently, Mellon was on the cover of ESPN Rise magazine and featured in a four-page spread dedicated to his achievements. Including, breaking the Minnesota’s State record for the half mile and also finishing second place at the USATF Junior National meet. “It was…

                This year’s Varsity Boys Hockey team has been going strong throughout the 2008-2009 season with 13 wins, and only 6 losses. Leading scorer, Zach Blaisdell, is a key player in the team’s success holding 27 pts followed close behind by Alec Ackmann and Josh Gaughan. Hopefully the team will be able to carry on their success to this year’s FSN game held Tuesday, February 10th. Last year the…

As students put off purchasing their semester parking permits, more and more warning slips are handed out.  Walking to their cars, students pass the rows of cars with the little slips of paper placed under the windshield wipers. “We try to give out at least two warnings before receiving the boot,” said Assistant Principal Brandon Prell.  “We try to avoid taking it that far because teachers don’t want to deal with it any more than…