Sports
Covering the biggest moments of Buffalo High School athletics and athletes.
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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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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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