Sports

Special Olympics bowling at Buffalo does well in area meets and regionals every year, and this year is no exception. The team has been through area meet for area 7 already this year, and will go to state at well on November 13th where they will compete with many different schools and will play two games each. “Scores for bowling are indivuidal,” said Coach Ruth Clarke, “and they are in different age groups as well.”…

On Thursday October 29th at the Willmar Golfcourse 14 cross country teams gathered to start off there sections race which included a 5K(3.1 miles) run.The Buffalo Bison Boys team ended up taking 4th overall and the Girls ended up taking 3rd overall.  With 3 contestants advancing onto State. The boys has finished with and overall score of 131 points which put them 42 points off from Willmar who had an overall score of 89, who…

The last few weeks have been extremely successful for the boys Varsity Football team. Ending their conference play with a record of seven wins and only one loss the team will advance to Section play-offs. The team was named Co- Conference Champions along with St. Michael Albertville and Rogers. They are also now ranked 7th in the State for 5AAAAA. “It seemed that lots of people doubted us at the beginning of the season, and…

The Cross Country team headed to Monticello to race for the Mississippi 8 Conference Title. The girls came  8 points short to host Monticello. Buffalo had a score of 49 and Monticello had a score of 41. The boys second place score was 54 and the champions finished with 51 points (Cambridge Isanti). (the boys race a 5k and the girls race a 4k) Eight-grader Hayley Downing, Freshman Kailey Johnson, Seniors Jacque Thaemart, Megan Ackerman,…

The girls Varsity soccer team played their last game of the season yesterday in Brainerd. It was the 2nd round of sections. They had previously beat St. Cloud Tech 3-0 in the opening round. They ended up falling short to Brainerd 2-0. Their regular season was wrapped up two weeks ago with two conference games. The first was scheduled on Tuesday against Monticello but because of weather the game got moved to Wednesday at 4:30. …

The Bison Cross Country team headed to Litchfield on Thursday, October 8th, and competed in a 14 team meet. The varsity team dominated with 54 points and the following team (New London Spicer Girls) had 105 points. The junior varsity girls won also with 42 points and the following team (Mound-Westonka) had 83. On the boys side the varsity placed 5th with 144 points. The junior varsity placed 5th also with 94 points. The boys race…

On Wednesday October 7th, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. Buffalo JV girls soccer played Monticello. The game had been delayed from October 6th due to poor weather.  This was one of the last games for the JV season so tensions ran high. “This was going to be a huge game,” said sophomore Michelle Lang, “Monticello is one of our biggest rivals and we beat them last time 1-0, so they really wanted to win.” The game,…

The Varsity girls soccer team had a game on Saturday at 11 a.m. It was only about 50 degrees outside. During warm-ups the girls had on anything they could to keep them warm. The first half was close as Apollo scored late on a penalty kick that was just out of the reach of goal-tender Sarah Spande. The Bison had the ball in their offensive zone a lot during the first half but they just…

Friday September 25th was the Homecoming Football Game for the Buffalo Bison. After a long, eventful week at the high school many students were anxious and excited for the game, where they could show off their “purple pride” and school spirit. The game ended in a strong win for the Bison, against the Monticello Magic, with the score being 28-0. “The game literally ties the whole week together, its great when everyone just piles in…

Are you in between sports? Or just trying to stay in shape? If you want to stay fit without paying for a health club membership, I know just the place for you to go. From 2:30 to 4:45 on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays you can be a part of the after school weight lifting program at Buffalo High School. You don’t have to sign a form or add your name to a list, you can…