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Out of the 18 schools that were at Thursdays Knowledge Bowl meet, only 5 made it to state.  Including Buffalo. The first round was the written round, only five people from each team answered the 60 multiple choice questions.  They all had 50 minutes to finish the questions, and when time is up they turned them in to the coaches to be scored.  Following the written round, each team was placed in rooms according to the scores…

As the final buzzer rang, signaling the end of the first round of the MSHSL State Tournament and the girls’ basketball season, it was apparent that the game held more meaning than the 58-62 loss displayed by the scoreboard. The March 18 game, held at the Target Center against the Centennial Cougars, was a historical moment for Buffalo Girls’ Basketball. The 2009 team became the first state competitors for girls’ basketball after their win against…

Junior Cody Ling took first place overall at the Junior Olympic Ski competition. Ling has been skiing for 15 years, and devotes five days a week to ski practice. Photos by Dan Hanson     “I completely zone out, and go into my own world. I focus on what I need to do, to put in a good run.”             Junior and Professional Skier Cody Ling competed in the Junior Olympic national ski competition for…

Once again more snow has come for Wright County on Tuesday, March 31. Also the weather channel has reported that we are suppose to be expecting more snow for Wed. April 1st. The morning started out with snow, which we got about 2 inches, but soon after melted due to sleet rain. Roads were sleet in some areas, but nothing too severe. On April 1st the snow was covering the parking lot in the early…

On March 12th 2009 the 5th annual Mississippi 8 lifting competition was held at Buffalo High School. There were 117 lifters total coming from five different schools: Buffalo, Monticello, St.Michael, Rogers and Princeton. Monticello High School won the title as a team with 92 points. Buffalo came in a close second with 88 points. Princeton took third, Rogers took fourth and STMA took fifth. “It’s an exciting competition,” said Weight Lifting Coach Troy Hanson, ”…

On Tuesday morning March 10 the Buffalo Mock Trial team left the High School to compete in the State tournament, held in Duluth, MN. Participating team members included Senior Jacob Westman, Senior Micheal Chenowith, Junior Lindy Jensen, Junior Graham Wyatt, Junior Kenzie Haight, Junior Dan Comstock, Sophomore Colm Macnab, Sophomore Micheal Porttin, Sophomore Kassi Williams, Freshman Beth Macnab, and Freshman Zach Marrandino. Coach Mrs. Raymond and Coach Mr. Ronken instrumentally helped guide the team to…

            On Monday March 9, 2009 the Bison Track and Field season began. The team met after school on Monday to have a meeting about the upcoming season and to discuss the goals of the team. After the meeting the team had it’s first practice.             There were many returning faces to the Track and Field team this year but there were also a lot of new freshman. The team is looking very strong this…

College is expensive. Nobody questions it, nobody denies it. There are three options that most people use in order to pay for furthering their education: jobs, shaking down old people at graduation parties, and scholarships. What’s the best way to achieve your financial needs? While jobs are useful, they tend to have their paychecks used on the car that brings the worker there. And while old people tend to be rich, the money they are…

Girls softball gathered for a meeting last Wednesday to talk about the upcoming softball season.  With past years’ assistant coach Paul Anderson, chemistry teacher at Buffalo High School, not participating this year they will have many different challenges. “Some new challenges this year will be participating as a team and having new coaches step up this year,” said Rian Anderson, senior at Buffalo High School. With coach Anderson leaving, last year’s JV coach Michelle Macalena…

Wrestlers left for state Wednesday, March 4th with high hopes on taking home a state title. Captains David Baker, Timmy Ruter, and Zach Smithmade it far but only Smithwas able to place. On Friday, March 6 Smithsplit his matches in half with one win and one loss making him eligible to place the next day. On Saturday Zach was scheduled to wrestle at noon against Ali Muhammed from Burnsville. The match was close and ended with…