Sports

The Buffalo Boys’ Basketball team entered the 11th Annual Pat Sonju Memorial basketball game against the Moorhead Spuds on Saturday afternoon riding a 13 game winning streak. The Pat Sonju game is played on the first Saturday in February every year, in honor of Pat Sonju who died in October 1999. Pat was a former player, and was the Head Coach of the Bison at the time of his death. Each year, two high school…

The boys swim team won against Andover at the pool on Tuesday night. They won with a final score of 104 to 82. This also meant saying goodbye to seven seniors; Alex Ryan, Blake Solberg, Zac Ransom, Will Elliot, David Zaske, Brandon Morain, and Jamie Green. There were many highlights from Tuesday’s meet that left the boys feeling good about the future meets. Solberg took first place in diving with a score of 287.35 which beat his…

Buffalo plays Hopkins tonight at 7:00 P.M. at the Buffalo Civic center. The top three goal scorers for buffalo are Aaron Rouse with 15 points then Sam Klein and Tony Thein with 14 points. For Hopkins Tanner Holmquist is leading with 41 points. Kyle Dalton with 29 points and Conner Thei with 19. For goalies; Buffalo’s Blake Schmidt has a save percentage of .858 and Hopkin’s Ryan Hazuka has a save percentage of .864. Buffalo…

Most students, when the clock hits 2:20, hurry toward the doors to get to their cars, and buses so that they can get home or to work, but there are many others kids who continue their day not in the classroom but in the weight room or on the indoor track in the BAC, training and bettering themselves for the upcoming season. There is a long line of spring sports offered at Buffalo High School…

Bison girls captured another Conference win over Cambridge-Isanti with a total score 62-43 on Tuesday at home. The win keeps the Bison holding the number two seed in the conference. The Bison are 10-1 in conference and 17-3 overall. The two teams were neck and neck throughout the first half resulting in a 23-18 lead over the Blue Jackets at halftime. The Bison came out during the second half with a consistant lead the remaining…

At the Tuesday evening “Senior Night,” Boys Varsity Hockey game the Bison suffered a tough 2-3 loss to Princeton at the civic center. The night started with a spotlight feature of the seven varsity Seniors: Christian Illies, Nickolas Jones, Cody Elletson, Anthony Thein, Reid Trousdale, Hunter Stenberg, and Nicholas Weeks. The Seniors were greeted by parents, and cheered on as their personal achievements were announced. Following the high-energy introduction Senior Captain Nick Jones scored the…

The rivalry built between Rogers and Buffalo was tested on Thursday, February 3, ending in a four to one loss for the Bison hockey team. Two hours before the varsity hockey game began fans clad in all white filtered into the Buffalo Civic Center. Signs were in place along the boards, the stands were full of fans, and authorities stood by awaiting the game a half hour before its start. The game began with an…

Haley Morningstar, the Bisons’ senior goaltender, has been nominated for the Let’s Play Hockey Senior Goalie of  the Year Award in the state of Minnesota. The Let’s Play Hockey Senior Goalie of the Year Award is presented to the top female senior goaltender in the state. Finalists will be named in the Feb. 10 issue of  “Let’s Play Hockey.” This award will be presented at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, at the Ms. Hockey Awards Banquet at…

Girls’ Gymnastics – both JV and varsity – competed in their last home meet against Minneapolis-Washburn Monday night. JV with a score of 108.65 to 95.65, and varsity with a score of 129.175 to 114.5. The second most points they racked up this season behind a score of 130. JV’s Noelle Zingelmann got first in all-around with a score 27.65. And Varsity’s Michaela Prez also got first with a score of 33.27. Buffalo’s Leeza Kennedy…

The Buffalo Bison girls hockey team won in thrilling fashion Tuesday night at Buffalo Civic Center over the North Wright County River Hawks. The win solidifies the conference title for the the Bison. They’re undefeated in the conference with a record of 6-0 and 14-7 overall. The first two periods of the game were neck to neck and was scoreless after two. The Buffalo girls put the first goal on the board with a shot…