Sports
Covering the biggest moments of Buffalo High School athletics and athletes.
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For the second year in a row, Freshmen Joshua Muntifering and Hunter Brings got the chance to go to state for Swim and Dive. Muntifering went for the 200 Individual Medley and 100 Back, while Brings went for Diving. Muntifering finished 22 in the 200 IM and 23 in the 100 Back. Brings finished 18 in Diving. At State, the boys were able to cheer each other on as they competed. “It was a great…
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After over two hours of play time and five overtimes, the Boys’ Basketball Team earned a thrilling 83-75 win over St. Cloud Tech to advance to the State Tournament. Students and fans rushed to the center court after the win to celebrate with the team. “It was the best game I have ever seen,” said Senior Danielle Odeen, “but it was also the scariest game I have seen.” I’ve been a hockey guy my whole…
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Track season is right around the corner and students need to start preparing for the season. But what does it really take to train for the events they will be competing in? “We want to train and enhance the energy system that they’re going to be competing in.” said Social Studies teacher Scott Palmer. Some athletes run one mile, two miles, the 100, 200, or 400 meter dashes. There is a wide variety of events…
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With Boys’ Basketball advancing to section finals after a 70-46 win over Elk River. The boys’ get one step closer to the state tournament. “Being one game away from state, it shows how hard we worked this year,” Said Junior Jared High. Earlier in the season during our winter break St.Cloud Tech beat the bison 68-53 and now have a record of 24-3. “If we bring our best and they bring theirs then it will…
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On February 24, students of BHS poured into Buffalo Gun club to sign up for the first trap team affiliated with Buffalo High School. After jumping through many hoops and talking with the school board, Buffalo High school now has an official trap team. Activities director Tom Bauman said, “We are getting a [trap shooting] team this year because we have a lot of good shooters in the school, and [because] a lot of other…
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The Boys’ Buffalo hockey team played their final game on Tuesday, February 18. The seniors were heartbroken. The feeling had sunk in. For Senior Wilson Anderle there was no way this could be the end. Anderle had made plans to go to college at Mankato State University. He applied at the college in the fall, and was accepted in the winter of this year. After he found out he was accepted, he had to choose…
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The Buffalo Boys’ Basketball team, with the second seed in the first round of section playoffs, dominated Rogers with a 79-53 win. Top scorers for the Bison were Senior Collin Olmscheid with 28 points and Junior John Senger with 20 points. “I feel like last night’s game was a great way to start off the Section Tournament and it was nice to get 20 points and to help out the team get a dominant victory,…
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The basketball team won by almost 30 points against Monticello 74 to 45 on Feb. 18th. Senior Levi Bean lead the team with 17 points. Having one game left of the regular season, the team is 20-5(7-0 in conference). “Things have been rolling really good and I’m looking forward to the postseason. The boys have all been working really hard and that’s showing on the court,” said Coach Nick Guida. Practices are where they have…
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With the 2014 Winter Olympics starting up, controversy arises with competition. Women’s Hockey was made an Olympic sport in 1998 and was first played in the Nagano Winter Olympics. Women’s hockey has been an Olympic sport for only 16 years and now, there is conversation about taking the sport out. Team Canada and team USA are two of the favorites to win gold in men’s Olympic ice hockey in Sochi, but there are a handful…
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This week, the dance team gave elementary age kids a chance to shine. During the halftime show at the basketball game against St. Francis, 55 elementary aged kids had the opportunity to dance in front of an audience. For the past week, the girls on the dance team had been making routines to the songs “Space Jam” and “One Way or Another,” On Thursday when the kids got to the school was the first time…
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