Sports
Covering the biggest moments of Buffalo High School athletics and athletes.
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Kaia Castle ‘24 is graduating from Buffalo High School on Friday in order to join the Ohio State Buckeyes D1 volleyball team. She balanced taking extra classes over summer break alongside playing club volleyball in order to graduate two trimesters ahead of her classmates and jumpstart her volleyball career. Since third grade, volleyball has been an important part of life for Castle. Her volleyball journey started with Junior Bison, where she played until sixth grade.…
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The Bison Varsity Football Team takes on the Roseville Raiders tonight for their Homecoming game. The Bison bring their 3-1 record into the game against the 0-4 Raiders. The entire student body is dressed in purple and white today in anticipation of tonight’s Homecoming game. “Our coach always preaches to us that we have to bring energy starting on Monday,” said Logan Vrieze ‘25. “Having energy to start the week makes for good practice and…
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Sports can be a big part of students’ current lives and even play a role in their future. Hayley Crosland ‘23 spends 12 hours in the swimming pool each week. Once a week, before her classmates have even woken up or her parents have left for work, she is in the pool at 5:45 am for practice. However, she doesn’t mind the early-hour practices because she enjoys spending time with her teammates. Next year Crosland…
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January, the month of bad roads, freezing cold, and low fitness levels. Even if fitness is on the top of your New Year’s resolution, you may find that staying active isn’t easy during winter. Freshman Haley Gentry uses her school day to her advantage to stay fit. “I’m in Club Volleyball. We practice two days a week after school, and I have gym every other day, so I workout six out of the seven days…
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Mackenzie Koren 25’ is one of many high-achieving students who choose to take vigorous classes and get involved in multiple sports. What students get told all day long, in advisory, and in health class, is that they should easily be able to manage being a student-athlete while also balancing their physical, emotional, and social health. So how do student-athletes at BHS manage to balance all of these things with only 24 hours each day? 6:30…
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This year’s Boy’s Basketball team is off to a great start with a record of 9-1. They are tied for first place with Hopkins in the Lake Conference. Even though they are winning big, Buffalo’s Boys Basketball team is focusing on things other than winning. It is easy to judge a team based on how much they win or lose. Despite that, Head Coach Joshua Ortmann isn’t focused on points. “I…
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Hans Pederson has always been the biggest player on the football field until this year. Pederson ‘26 is a 6-foot tall freshman, who played Varsity football just this season. Being on Varsity Football was something that changed how Pederson felt about the team he was on. Having people on a team with him that were the same size as him was something new to Pederson. “It felt weird to be the tallest person on a…
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Bull riding has been an official sport since the 1870s. The sport is performed with one hand holding onto a rope, and the other in the air. You are not permitted to touch the bull or yourself, and must stay on the bull’s back for a minimum of 8 seconds. The score is split 50/50 between the bull and the rider, how well you keep control throughout the ride, and how hard the bull bucks.…
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The Bison Boys basketball held off the STMA Knights last night in the main gym for the section 8AAAA quarterfinal. It was a last minute victory for the Bison, defeating STMA 64-62. The Bison went into the game as the number 1 seed in 8AAAA and STMA was going in as the number 8 seed. “Numbers really don’t matter, you just have to go into the game giving it all you got,” Junior Nate Dahl…
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The Bison Boys Basketball team upset the Minnetonka Skippers 70-68 last night. The Skippers entered the game ranked fifth in the state, making this win one of the most important of the season for the Bison. The Bison were down the majority of the game, but were hoping to bounce back after a tough loss to Wayzata last week. “We just wanted to come out here, compete and show what we’re made of,” Senior Zach…
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