Sports
Covering the biggest moments of Buffalo High School athletics and athletes.
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Staying in shape during the off season of a sport is important, but it can be difficult to do. There are many distractions that come along with free time. Being determined is an essential trait for an athlete and can determine being good from being great. “In the off season for football I am in track, so I stay in good shape and it keeps my agility and speed at a good level,” said Junior Mitchell Valli. “I also…
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A new season started for the Bison Softball team last Monday, March 12. The weather was unusually warm and the girls dug right into the field for practice after school. As a new season starts, the team looks to repeat as Mississippi 8 Conference Champions. Last year, after a bye because of the high seeding from the 20-4 record, the Bison team won their first section game, but ended up losing 1-0 to Prior lake…
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With the 2011-2012 swim season wrapping up with a state appearance by Junior Jack Elliot, the team has high expectations for next year. On March 6, Juniors Jack Elliot, Ian Warpula and Andrei Casey were all named captains for the upcoming swim and dive season. To name the captains, the team voted on who they thought would fit the role best, but the coaches had the final say in the voting process. “It makes me…
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The Bison Boys’ basketball team fell to the Brainerd Warriors 67-69 in a double overtime battle on Tuesday night. This was the first Section game and the winner would go on to play the winner between Moorehead and STMA, and the loser would end its season. The Bison were seeded first in the section so they played the number eight seed Brainerd, but the section was so evenly balanced the whole bracket almost got flipped.…
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The Buffalo Boys’ basketball team heads into section play after two Conference wins against Cambridge-Isanti on Thursday and Becker on Friday. They will end their regular season with a record of 17-9. The Bison were scheduled to take a trip up to play Cambridge-Isanti on Tuesday, but because of the winter storm warnings the game was postponed until Thursday. They had to play earlier than usual because of the C-I girls teams’ home section game…
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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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