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“The boys won’t come and watch us because we don’t wear spandex,” said Senior Hockey Captain Katie Rooney. “The only way we will get more fans is if we make it to State. Then everyone will come so they can miss school.” Many people would think that fans would rather see a team with more wins, but the Boys’ Hockey team (at 9-8-2) consistently outdraws the Girls’ Team (at 18-6). “I just feel that…
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Buffalo is set to play the 6-9-1 St. Michael-Alberville Knights this Saturday at 7 P.M. The tension in the air of the Civic center will be higher than if you were trying to suspend a car with fishing line, and it comes with good reason. The Knights published an article in which they predicted to “sweep” the bison yet again this year so they can compete with Rogers. Yet, the Bison have a better record than the…
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Buffalo’s varsity gymnastics placed fourth out of five teams, with a score of 125 on Saturday at Gustavus. “ I’m not surprised we got fourth because the other teams threw better skills than us,” said freshman Noelle Ziegelmann. “It’s hard to know what’s coming when you compete against all varsity; it’s a big surprise you don’t expect.” “The Gustavus meet was very encouraging,” said Coach Laumann. “We had a few mishaps here and there. The…
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The Boy’s Basketball team won the Varsity game against St. Cloud Tech. The team was down 23-18 at halftime, but turned it around in the second half to take a three point lead. With 11 seconds to go in the game, St. Cloud Tech. called a timeout, passed the ball in, shot a three pointer to try to go into overtime but missed in the final seconds of the game. Buffalo had won the game…
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The boys’ varsity hockey won against St.Francis, ending the game with a score of 3-2. “I was really happy that we held them off with two goals; Jack Patnode scored the final point,” said Junior Casey Anderson. “We are going to play physical and score goals against Bloomington Kennedy to win the next game.” “One of the highlights was when junior Wilson Anderle tripped and almost did a full flip,” said Anderson.
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The Boy’s Basketball team fell to the top team in the State yesterday, losing 67-31 to Osseo. “I was disappointed; I thought we’d do better,” said Junior Sam Ortman. “We need to stick together, keep our heads up, and work together. We’re going to keep believing in our system, teammates, and coaches.” Buffalo Varsity’s next game is a home game against t St. Cloud Apollo on December 28 at seven p.m.
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Dec. 20 — Buffalo’s Boy’s Hockey team lead a stampede to victory over Coon rapids on Saturday evening. The game was held in the Buffalo civic center and it was a battle according to Bison skaters. The players went into the game hungry for victory after tying 3-3 in OT against Orono, the 16th ranked team in the class A division, a few days before. “We should have won the game against Orono, because Rouse scored six…
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The Buffalo Bison girls soccer team had a rough Conference game against the Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets. The team lost 1-0 on Tuesday at Cambridge-Isanti. Senior captain Katie Rooney has been on varsity since she was a sophomore and she knows a lot about teamwork and the importance of it. “When we work hard we play really well and can beat anybody, but we have a problem with working hard,” said Rooney. “Our team has a lot of potential…
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Making the winning kill, Sophomore Hannah Daniel spikes the ball, earning the victory against St. Micheal at their home court. Screams and cheers echo through out the gym in celebration for Buffalo’s first win against St. Micheal in six years. At the end of the match, the crowd chanted, “I believe that we just won! I believe that we just won!” Photo and caption by Lauren Thielen
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“Immediately after I jumped, I could tell that I was going to hit the diving board,” said Sophomore Kirsten LaPlant. “I just tried my best to cover my face.” The growing crowd in the Mound Westonka pool area was sent into a panic as they took in the situation. Voices shot through the crowd crying out, “Somebody call 9-1-1!” “My coach was talking to me about how I could fix my back dive,” said LaPlant.…
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