Sports
Covering the biggest moments of Buffalo High School athletics and athletes.
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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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The Bison Girls Varsity Softball team was playing in Big Lake Tuesday evening and after some severe weather warnings and funnel clouds forming in Becker Minnesota just a few miles down the road the game was stopped after the 4th inning. Before the game was called and everyone headed into a nearby building, the Hornets held the 3-1 lead. The game is going to be made up but at an undetermined date. On Monday, the…
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Junior Emily Spier recently broke the school’s 27-year-old shot put record. Spier threw 36 feet 10.75 inches. The old record was set at 36 feet 8.5 inches. This is just Spier’s first year on the track and field team. “It was exciting to break the record,” said Speir. “But I actually ended up getting out thrown in the meet. So I was a little bummed at first. Breaking a 27-year-old record is a big accomplishment for me…
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The Bison get their first win Tuesday at home against Rogers. The final score of the game was 9-6. It was a tough start for the Bison when Rogers started off by scoring 4 in the first inning. They were all earned runs. The Bison didn’t give up and added two runs in the 3rd inning. In the 5th inning the Bison were down 6-5. Junior Jared Wycoff had his first at bats since injuring…
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The Buffalo Varsity Softball team adds two more wins to their record making them now 3-0. They hosted and defeated Grand Rapids on Saturday 9-3, and hosted conference opponent Rogers winning 4-0. Junior Bailey Braatz has pitched in all three of the wins. “It’s like a reassuring feeling winning our first three games. It boosts our confidence and makes us excited to keep on playing and winning. It also helps our team mesh a little more and makes…
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The Bison Baseball team started off the season with a tough loss against Cambridge-Isanti. Junior Jason Senger started pitching for the Bison. The Bluejackets were the first to strike in the 4th inning scoring two. The Bison answered back scoring one. In the 6th inning the Bison scored and tied the game 2-2. Neither team scored in the 7th inning which put the game into extra innings. Senger started the 8th inning and gave up…
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The Bison Softball team won their season and home opener 9-5 against conference opponent Cambridge-Isanti on Tuesday night. Last season the Bison and the Bluejackets shared the Mississippi 8 Conference title both with a 14-2 conference record. “It felt really good to beat them by that much especially since they were a big competitor last year. They had also played 2 games before so it felt good to win our first game,” said Junior Haley Prim. It…
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The temperature has been over 70, and the snow is melted. You can tell it’s Track & Field season. At Buffalo High School, things are a little different when it comes to Track season. The Boys team is looking for its 9th straight Conference title and seems very confident about getting it. “We are not as good as we were last year,” commented Senior captain Blake Schmidt. “We lost a centerpiece of the program when…
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