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State wasn’t as successful at sections for Buffalo this year, with all four competitors losing in the first round. Going into the first round today things were looking tough for Buffalo when unranked Senior Lucas Mock , weight 126 lbs, wrestled against 5th ranked Michael Pleski of Forest Lake. Mock lost with a final score was 10-1. 9th ranked Senior Tanner Maus, 160lbs, was ranked higher than his opponent from Saint Cloud Tech, Bryant Amundson, who was ranked 10th. In the end,…
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Last weekend, four Buffalo students placed high enough at the wrestling sections match to move on to State. It took place in Hopkins on Friday and Saturday and in order to make it to state, the athletes had to place first or second in their weight class. Eighth grader Adam Treptau, Junior Jonathan Wirkkala and Senior Lucas Mock all took second place while Senior Tanner Maus gained the title of Section Champ. State is tomorrow and…
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Junior Jackson Elliot swam the 100 butterfly in Elk River on February 25. He took fourth place at Sections with a State-qualifying time of 54.29 seconds. During the preliminary day of Sections, where swimmers have to place in the top 16 to advance, Elliott swam the 500 freestyle and afterwards threw up six times and passed out. He was up until four o’clock the next morning throwing up, getting only two hours of sleep before…
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The Buffalo Boys’ basketball team fell to STMA last night in a Conference Title matchup. The Knights were 8-1 in the conference before the game and the Bison were 7-2, so the Conference Title would have still been in reach if the Bison would have came out on top. This season could be the first season since the 2005-06 season that the Bison have not come out on the top of the Conference. The Bison started…
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The Buffalo girls’ basketball team defeated STMA on Tuesday for a conference and section match up. The Bison not only had the traveling trophy on the line, but also the Mississippi 8 conference title. The Bison have never defeated STMA twice in one season during conference play. The last time the Bison met with STMA, the Buffalo girls came out strong and defeated the St. Michael Knights 57-44. Last year, the Bison beat STMA to…
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The Boys’ Swim and Dive team hosted a spaghetti dinner at the St. Francis Xavier Educational Center last Saturday night. Their team is self-funded and this is one of the three big fundraisers they have to do to stay afloat. The spaghetti dinner has been around for three years and this year was the biggest turnout yet. Usually, there is leftover food to be frozen, but this year there was barely enough. Besides the dinner…
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The Buffalo Boys’ basketball team hosted Zimmerman, the #9 team in AAA, on Thursday. The Varsity lost 57-62, making their record 14-7 Although Zimmerman is no longer in the Mississippi 8 Conference, Thursday’s game was still an important one. Zimmerman is ranked #9 in the state for AAA, and is a very fundamentally sound team. They are at the top of the Granite Ridge Conference and now have a record of 17-4. The Bison were…
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The Buffalo Boys Swimming and Diving team finished up their season last week with two home meets. On Tuesday, the boys won the meet vs. St. Cloud Apollo, the first of two meets. Freshman Brian Pettit broke the 26 second mark in the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 25.9 seconds. In diving, Senior Spencer Chenoweth took Second with a personal best score of 188.55. Ending the meet with the 400 freestyle relay, Buffalo’s…
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As the gymnastics season comes to an end, the seniors get ready for the future and look back on all the fun and hard times they had. For Taylor Haider, overcoming bars was the hardest. A few years ago, she broke her arm trying a new skill and has been scared of trying a routine since then. During the last home meet on Feb 2, she finally conquered her fears. Paige Habich said she will…
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The Varsity Boys’ Hockey team travelled to Rogers on Thursday to face off against the Royals for the second time this season looking to get redemption after a 5-1 loss earlier in the season. The Bison were able to play a solid First Period, with goals coming from Junior Cale Ehresmann and Senior Jack Becker, but conceded 2 goals as well. In the Second, the Bison were handed 12 minutes of penalties in which lead…
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