Sports
Covering the biggest moments of Buffalo High School athletics and athletes.
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Junior Isaac Basten is a runner, involved in Cross Country and Track. Ranked number four in the State with a post-conference mile time of 4:20, Basten is competing against the fastest athletes in Minnesota. “[During] the cross country season at one point I was sixth, and then last track season I finished seven,” Basted said. “I’ve always been flirting with the top ten [runners in the state]… but I’ve never been top four” Basten said…
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The Girl’s Golf team has been very successful this spring season, just as they were last year. There have been many new recruitments this year, some who have golfed before, and some who have not. Lily Guertin is completely new to the game of golf, and she joined to “try something new with a few of my friends who have never played before. I also wanted to join a sport where there was minimal cardio.”…
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Buffalo High School and few Middle School students recently competed in the Mississippi 8 Conference Track & Field Meet on Wednesday, May 23. With hot conditions, Buffalo still managed to pull through with great times and scores. “We have a very young team, especially on the boys’ side,” said Head Coach Scott Palmer. “The girls finished third, and that was as high as they’ve been in a while, and then the boys were fifth, which…
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The Badgers, Buffalo’s recreational soccer team, have been dominating Recreational Soccer, with the 21 players from the Buffalo Area continuing their perfect season with no losses. Despite the team not liking their name, they are off to a perfect 3-0 start. Last game they won 3-0, before that they crushed their opponent 7-0, and the game before that ended with an astounding 14-0 victory. “We are good at working together as a team,” Junior Samantha…
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Recently, the Varsity golf boys had a meet in Annandale at Southbrook Golf Club. The boys captured the win behind Juniors River Goodmanson and Nate Persson, along with Sophomores Walter Ylitalo and Joe Carothers. Just a few days later, the boys had a Princeton invite in Hinckley at Grand National Golf Club. They then proceeded to shoot a season low of 299, which won by 9 strokes. Leading the way was, Goodmanson, Ylitalo, John Russett…
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The Bison have had a victorious spring when it came to competing. Although Athletes had to endure snow in April the Bison spring sports have not allowed that to mess with their spring season. Most of the sports teams will be looking to wrap up their regular seasons within the next week. Softball Each team has had their fair share of victories. Softball is 14-2 and have been lead by their seniors all season. They…
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The Bison Girls Lacrosse team opened the 2018 season with an undefeated record of 5-0 and a new coaching staff by their side. New Head Coach Peter Robson is joined by Assistant Coaches Tony Johnson and Ed Nue. Robson has been coaching high school level club teams for the past seven years and has led these teams to many State Championships. However, this will be Coach Robson’s first time coaching a high school team that…
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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…
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Everything’s changed over time: technology, taxes, gas prices, etc. But what about your hobbies? I asked a recent high school graduate, Michael Beasley, and freshmen, Sterling Yates, just to see how sports changed in a little bit of time. Sports literally take up a huge part of an athlete’s life. “Monday through Friday games were mostly on Tuesdays and Wednesdays,” said Yates. Coming from another point of view, Michael Beasley’s schedule was different. “I had…
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