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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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The Buffalo Track and Field team is sending 19 people to State in 22 events, which is the most State participants in Buffalo history. Sections were on Wednesday, May 31 and Friday, June 2. The State Track and Field meet will be held at Hamline University on Friday, June 7, and Saturday June 8. Among the 19 qualifiers is Senior Eric Selchow who made it in the Triple Jump. It will be his first time…
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“To some extent, we are all labeled by what we’re able to achieve. But more importantly, we are defined by what we attempt.” said triathlete Scott Tinley. This quote is written on the homepage of the Buffalo Triathlon website, encouraging athletes to sign up for the challenge. The 2012 Buffalo Triathlon had over 1,500 participants, ages ten and up. Some of these participants were students at BHS. Juniors Britta Oden, Jackson Elliott, and Senior Michael…
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“This game was the game that I’ll look back on when I think of playing lacrosse in high school,” said Senior Claire Parsons. “I had all of my seniors by my side while we played a very hard team. We showed everyone that were hard competition, even though we lost 11-12.” Last Wednesday was senior night for the Buffalo Girls’ Lacrosse team. The girls played White Bear Lake who, on paper, are pretty evenly matched…
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After Saturday’s big storm, the Bison still played their baseball game. They were scheduled to play Chaska at 6 p.m., but the game was delayed. After the rain stopped, the team had to clean up the field, and the game didn’t start until 8 pm. That didn’t stop the Bison from getting the win, 4-3 over Chaska. Saturday’s game was played to honor Sam Munoz. Sam was a Buffalo baseball player who died in a…
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The Buffalo girls varsity softball team ended their regular season strong last week. Winning 3 of the 4 games played last week, they finished with a big 2-0 win over Spring Lake Park on Friday night. Although the game on Friday was called due to rain after the 5th inning, the Bison were ahead 2-0 and it was still considered a win. The past couple weeks, some of the Bison’s key players have been out…
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The Bison Baseball took on Chanhassen on Wednesday, May 16, to complete the last 4 innings after getting rained out last week in the 3rd inning. The game was tied 1-1. The game resumed with senior J.D. O’Donnel on base and senior Colton Haight up to bat. Sophomore Andrew Iverson was the starting pitcher in the game. He pitched into the 6th inning, then junior Brennan Gilyard came into pitch. In the 5th inning, with…
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After a rough week of playing 6 games, the Bison softball team is back at it. On Monday, the team headed to Becker High School to play the Bulldogs who had shut down the Bison 10-1 in their previous meeting in April. The team was entering the game looking for a big win after losing five of the six games the week before. With strong defense and powerful offence they took control and got the…
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Addison Thein – Photos and Video, Hope Mueller – Graphic and Video, Valerie Ostvig – Article After racing the mile at 4:56, Freshman Jonathan Eastlund scored a personal best, beating his previous score of 4:58. Eastlund, a varsity runner, typically runs the 800 meter and the mile, his most recent time on the 800 being 2:10. Eastlund’s improvements resulted from strenuous practices and vigilant coaches. “Workouts are tough,” said Eastlund. “Knutson is pretty hard on…
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