Sports
Covering the biggest moments of Buffalo High School athletics and athletes.
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The Boys Varsity Soccer team has a tough game against the Minnetonka Skippers tonight. They are hoping to bounce back from a tie against Bemidji on Monday so they can get into a higher seed for sections. After not winning a game in the Lake Conference in the program’s history, the team is 7-2-2 with hopes of a deep postseason run. The team started on 7-0-1 until they faced Lake Conference powerhouses Wayzata and Edina.…
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The Bison Girls Varsity Soccer Team is having their best season since joining the Lake Conference. Their record so far is 7-1-3, which puts them in 3rd place for the Lake Conference. The team won 2-0 in their most recent game against Elk River. Goalie Emma Marzean ‘26 and defender Hayden Arvola ‘27 have been standouts for The Bison. Marzean led the team to six shutout games. Arvola has won 3 game balls with her…
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The Buffalo Girls Cross Country team continued their historic season with a strong showing on September 24 in New Prague. The team came in second place with their fastest runner coming in seventh. The team’s five fastest runners took care of business in the New Prague meet. Cady Macheel ‘28 took seventh place overall, even after losing her shoe in the first half of the race and she managed to close it out with an…
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The Buffalo Bison football team is looking forward to a big district game tonight at Roseville. Roseville’s strong run game is going to give Buffalo’s big defense a solid test this week. Roseville’s running back, number 7, has been a big focus in practice this week. Though he is their running back he plays a little bit of everything and has to be watched every time he is on the field. “There is no doubt…
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The Bison Football team extended their winning streak to three games with a convincing 34-7 Homecoming win against Eastview. With the win, the Bison moved to 3-1 overall and 3-0 in their district. Bison got a 1st down 2 min into the game with an amazing catch by wide receiver Matthew Jordan ‘27 which helped the Bison take the advantage in the game. Quarterback Grant Benson ‘26 scored a touchdown with only two minutes left…
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A strong second quarter and big plays by Noah Wittke ‘25 and Grant Benson ‘26 led to a 28-17 win for the Bison Football Team against Park High School on Friday night. A good defensive stand at the end of the first half pinned Park deep, which led to a good field position for the Bison. The defensive effort set the team up for another score before the half to bring their lead to 21:6.…
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The Buffalo Bison Football Team defeated the Hopkins Royals 37-20 on Friday to push their record to 1-1 for the season. Quarterback Grant Benson scrambled for a touchdown with 15 seconds left in the first quarter to put the Bison on the scoreboard. In the second quarter, wide reciver Jackson Coss scored a touchdown, outrunning the Hopkins defense. The Bison took a 21-6 lead into halftime. The third quarter featured an amazing play by Running…
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Recently the girls’ basketball team played 3 conference games in a row against the top teams in the state. One game resulted in a loss by more than 50 points. This is what being in the Lake Conference looks like for some of the sports teams at Buffalo High School. “Oh yeah, we’re in the hardest conference in the state,” said Gabby Hegg ‘25, captain of the Buffalo Dance Team. While the losses weigh heavy…
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For students attending BHS, sports are just one of those things you balance between homework, tests, and the occasional part-time job. It’s second nature and entirely easy to forget that it’s technically an optional activity– even if it doesn’t feel that way. At least, that’s how it felt for one anonymous student, who recalls the emptiness that followed her injury. “Sports were my life,” she said. “They were my whole identity. I am now relearning…
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Bison Boys Basketball hopes to rekindle the flame after last year’s magical season where they went to the State Tournament for the first time since 2013. This year, Buffalo is bringing back four starters from the 2022-2023 season. The team has worked relentlessly this off-season after a tough first round exit in March of 2023. Being in the Lake conference provides many tough matchups with strong programs like Hopkins and Wayzata, but the battle-tested Bison…
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