Sports

On Monday May 2 The Buffalo Bison boys lacrosse team headed to Spring lake park to take on orioles. The Bison fell short losing 11-4. The Bison started the game in a hole with spring lake park scoring within the first three seconds of the game. By the end of the first quarter the Bison were down 4-1, and it didn’t  get any better from there. The orioles added another three goals making the score 7-2…

With beautiful weather finally showing itself in Minnesota Thursday evening the spring sports teams had a great night to compete and perform in a awesome setting. The Buffalo Bison Boys tennis team welcomed the Becker Bulldogs yesterday evening not sure whether or not the day would bring desirable playing conditions or not and in the end, it did. Unfortunately the Bison fell  with a score of 2-5 in a importanct conference meet. “They just seemed to hit everything perfect,” said Junior Trevor Eder. “We had our moments that we…

Buffalo High School senior golfer Alex Holtan signed the National Letter of Intent Tuesday morning to play golf for Iowa Wesleyan University in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Iowa Wesleyan is an NAIA college, and a member of the Midwest Collegiate Conference. Their mascot is the Tiger. “I’m really excited for my upcoming future at Iowa Wesleyan” said Holtan. “I’m excited to play golf at the college level. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do.” Holtan has been on…

On Monday night the Buffalo High School Girls Lacrosse team lost their first home game 8-9 against Westonka. This loss puts the girls overall record at 1-3. The Bison were leading most of the game. The score at half time was 5-3, with junior Rachel Stenson scoring a hat trick. “We played really really good,” said sophomore and four year veteran Logan Blum, who scored two of the three goals for the Bison in the second…

The Buffalo Bison Baseball team hosted their 4th annual Sam Munoz Memorial Game Saturday night. The Bison took on the New Prague Trojans. Sophomore Brennan Gilyard hit a single up the middle to bring in senior Jake Rabusch who scored for the Bison. In the 3rd inning they were leading the Trojans 3-2. There were many errors that the Bison encountered during their game which caused them to give up 4 runs from top of…

The Buffalo Bison Adapted Softball Team won in thrilling fashion Wednesday April 21 beating Minnetonka-Wayzata Lakers with a final score of 15-14. The Bison were behind and struggled the whole game losing 5-1 after the first inning. The Lakers held constant pressure and had a strong bat scoring another two, making the score 7-3 after the second inning. The bison would remain four behind after the third trailing 8-4. The Lakers extended there lead in…

On Saturday, April 23 the Buffalo Bison Baseball team will be hosting the 4th annual Sam Munoz Memorial baseball game. Every year, the Bison dedicate and play a game in honor of former Buffalo High School student, Sam Munoz, who loved and played the game of baseball before he passed away in October 2007, due to injuries he sustained in a serious car accident. This year, Buffalo will play the New Prague Trojans with the J.V. game…

The Buffalo Bison boys Lacrosse team fell short to St Cloud Tech Tigers Monday April 18th losing with a score of (7 – 1). The Bison came out playing strong but there offense could not generate any constant pressure on the Tigers defense. After the first half the Tigers scored two goals and would not look back from there. The Bison came out with fire Louie Clifton scored in the third period but his goal…

The Buffalo Bison Boys Lacrosse Team’s first game as a school sport started off with a loss (10-4) against Spring Lake Park on Thursday, April 14. The conditions for the game weren’t exactly what the team was hoping for, with high winds and very cool temperatures.  At one point, it even began to hail.  The teams were able to zone out the weather and still play to the best of their abilities. Junior Sam Mayhew…

The Buffalo High School girls softball team opened the season on Monday, April 11 with a smashing 11-1 victory over the Royals from Rogers. “Beating Rogers by that much was a great way to start our season” said senior shortstop Kasey Wycoff. “It really got us off to a good start and set the tone for the rest of the week.” Buffalo continued rolling on Tuesday afternoon, taking it to the Princeton Tigers 10-1 at…