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The Bison Boys Basketball team upset the Minnetonka Skippers 70-68 last night. The Skippers entered the game ranked fifth in the state, making this win one of the most important of the season for the Bison. The Bison were down the majority of the game, but were hoping to bounce back after a tough loss to Wayzata last week. “We just wanted to come out here, compete and show what we’re made of,” Senior Zach…
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The Bison Girls Basketball team played the Edina Hornets, Friday night. The game was a big rivalry between the two teams, but the Bison came out with the win 44-42. “Edina’s always been a team we’ve been pretty evenly matched with,” Senior Norah Burke said. It was a constant back and forth the entire game, Edina maintaining the lead for the majority of the game. Junior Jordan Anderson had a really impressive game especially for…
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The Bison Boys Basketball team took on Lake Conference rival Eden Prairie last night. A tough battle from the start, with the score continuously going back and forth before the Bison fell to the Eagles 79-69. This game brought up a huge milestone for Senior Antonio Bluiett. He became the 8th basketball player in Buffalo High School history to surpass 1,000 career points. Bluiett hit the milestone with a free throw late in the 2nd…
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With their last year on the Bison Basketball team underway, we talked to the following seniors about their time on the team both on and off the court: Rachael Noble Norah Burke Jager Sorenson Brooke Gunderson Lauren Feddema Lindsay Hartman Macie Guida Zach Zrust James Lindquist Q: What has the last four years meant to you? Rachael Noble: Working together on and off the court. Norah Burke: The last four years have meant a lot…
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Senior Captain Jake Braccini broke the single season point record Tuesday, February 18, with a goal late in the second period in St. Michael. Braccini has been after this record since he started skating for the Bison, scoring 34 points as a sophomore. In his next season Jake totaled a whopping 64 points in his Junior season. He then followed that with a solid 39 point year, securing the record. “When you go play your…
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Being home schooled has never stopped junior Ben Ruhr in accomplishing his goals. On February 25, one of Ruhr’s many dreams became a reality when he qualified to wrestle at the 2017 Minnesota state wrestling tournament for the first time in his career. To qualify into the state tournament you must be top two in your section. There are 8 sections in class AAA and Ruhr took second place in the section 5AAA to secure his spot…
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The St. Michael Albertville and Buffalo rivalry exists in all sports, some more than others. Athletes sometimes play this team harder, not even always for the game records, but occasionally just for their pride. “When I played St. Michael in lacrosse it wasn’t so much that I cared if we won or lost because I don’t get too beat up over it, it is a lot just beating them because they are just so mean…
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The Bison Baseball team defeated the Osseo Orioles 9-5 Friday, May 6, but the game meant more than another win in the win column. This game was about honoring a fallen teammate who had a lot of love for the game of baseball. On October 9, 2007, Sam Munoz was involved in a car accident that eventually took his life. Every year since then, the Bison Baseball community gets together for the Sam Munoz Memorial…
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On May 5th, 2016, the Buffalo Bison named all-time leading scorer Josh Ortmann the new Head Coach of the Boys’ Varsity Basketball team. Ortmann will replace Nick Guida, who has coached the Bison for the past decade and change. Josh Ortmann graduated from Buffalo High School in 2007, where he set a team record for all-time points. Ortmann played his college basketball at St. Cloud State University, where he led the Huskies to a final-four…
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Minnesota High School Golf is always presented with obstacles early in the season as players struggle to find somewhere to practice. Oftentimes practicing outside doesn’t become an option until late in the season, considering it’s hard to find your golf ball when it’s buried in a foot of snow. However the players have been very fortunate this year, getting the chance to compete in their first meet at Pebble Creek on April 15th. “It was…
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