Girls’ Lacrosse takes 2nd at State

On Sunday, May 23, the Girls Lacrosse team made it to State Championship game to play Monticello.  The game started out by Buffalo taking the lead 6-5.  After half-time, Monticello pulled out a tie at 6-6.  Unfortunately, Buffalo fell short and lost 16-9.

“We played really well,” said Senior Monica Shoberg.  “It was unbelievable.  During Monticello’s season, no team scored more than three goals against them.”

Regardless of not winning at State, the Girls Lacrosse team accomplished a lot this season.

“This year, there were 35 of us,” said Shoberg.  “We had enough for two teams.  There was also a huge variety in the ages of the players, so at the beginning of the season, there was some drama.  We all sat down and talked about it and after that, we all got along much better.”

One of the team members, Sophomore Stephanie Catton, was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor. To help support and send their love the team wore ribbons on their jerseys.

Rogers vs. Buffalo Baseball Game

Thursday, May 20, the Buffalo baseball team hosted Rogers at Bentfield Mills for one of their last season games.  Buffalo won 5 – 3 by the top of the 7th inning.

Throughout the game, Senior Aaron Duske pitched a total of 91 pitches only allowing two walks. Five hits were earned for Rogers off of Duske but in return the Bison got nine.

“It was a relief because we’ve lost a lot of one-run games this year,” said Senior Josh Gaughan. “It felt good to come out on top this time.”

Freshman Ethan Freer was the second baseman and he went 2 for 3 in hitting like teammate Junior Brett Renshaw.  Duske and Renshaw both had doubles to aid to the Bison’s win. Freer made a hard dive to get the final out during the top of the seventh inning securing the team’s win.

Senior Tucker Vogt hit a single to get the game winning run at the bottom of the seventh inning.  “We’re kind of getting hot right now,” said Vogt. “I think we could make a run at sections.”

The team is currently 6-14 with its record. Monday, May 24th is the last season game away at Concordia and section play-offs starts Thursday, May 27th.

Alternative college learning through Advanced Placement

“…Kevin had been reading AP study guides in his room. In the end, he passed  the exams in all three AP courses he had taken. He also passed the exams from 10 AP courses he had not taken. With the addition of a couple of community college classes, he entered UC San Diego as a junior, bypassing the grade requirements for admission.”

This is the story of a independent learner named Kevin from an excerpt out of “High Schools at a Crossroads” by Ed Coughlin. Every staff member read this article last Thursday. AP, or Advanced Placement, tests are offered at high schools across the nation, Buffalo High School is among the many of them. At BHS tests that have been offered in the last few weeks include: Calculus AB, BC,  Statistics, and Physics.

Most teachers offer study packets or a review day for students that have taken their class so that they will be more preparytest. Ed Cox, AP Physics teached when test daer, gave his students a packet to work out. The packet includes multiple choice questions along with free response, just like t comes. Calculus teacher, Carlton Urdahl, offered a two block review session the day prior to the AP Calculushe AP test will. “I did absolutely nothing [to study] and I regret that now because for the first half [of the Calculus AB exam] I feel I did alright but for the second half I didn’t do as well,” said senior Garrett Lee.

Although each AP course can be very rigorous, the benefit’s are well worth it. “Take the test. You have nothing to lose in taking this test. If anything it will only benefit you,” said senior Francie Varner.

Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball updates

Tuesday, the boy’s and girl’s basketball teams played Cambridge-Isanti.

The girls had a tough loss of 51-60 by the end of the game.

“We started out bad and weren’t getting rebounds that we needed. We were missing shots that we usually make but in the second half we stepped it up and made it a pretty close game,” said Senior Kristin Jeske. “Rebounding is something we always want to improve on. That is the major thing we think will really help us.”

The boys came out ahead with a score of 51-41.
“I thought we played pretty well on Tuesday. Cambridge is a good team and it’s always though playing there. Of course there’s room for improvement,”  said Senior Erik Starr. “We need to clean up a couple of little things on offense and defense for Friday but we’ll be just fine. We also need to knock down some more free throws. We didn’t shoot as well from the line Tuesday as we usually do.”
The girl’s start their sections on March 6 in St. Cloud. Their opponent still has to be determined. The boy’s play Friday in Monticello at 7:30 P.M.

By Sam Mailhot

Snow Daze: Switched up Perspective

Yesterday’s dress-up day was Switch It Up. Students dressed as teachers and teachers dressed as students. Student’s choices of dress ranged from Mr. Bakke to Ms. Kunz. Teachers’ outfit varied as well. Spanish teacher Nancey Eiynck dressed as Senior Megan Downing with Downing’s  swim gear.

“I thought I was accurate in my outfit because I was wearing a actual student’s outfit….the iPod was a bit cliche though,” said Eiynck.

“I thought it was hilarious! Senora Eynick did a great job of portraying me because that was something I would actually wear to school. Some of the staff seemed like they dressed up as students would when they went to school though. Sorenson did a really good job with the glasses and the headphones,” said Downing.

French teacher Jason Swanson had help from his fourth block class. His entire outfit was planned by his students and most of the clothing was donated for him to use.

English teacher Tracey Hagstrom-Durant dressed as Junior Vinnie Menth with a matching jacket, ball cap and T-shirt.

By Sam Mailhot

Sign up for Blood Drive happening next week

Buffalo Senior High School will begin their Blood Drive, sponsored by the  American Red Cross, on Friday, March 5.

Sign up to give blood will be held during lunch on Monday 2/22, Tuesday 2/23, and Wednesday 2/24. If you are interested in signing up to give blood, you must be 17 or older. The blood drive is open to staff also. If sign up spots are not filled by Wednesday, February 24, 16 year olds will then be able to give blood as long as they have parent permission.

The Red Cross has set up new requirements this year for high school students, because young donors are more likely to experience a reaction after giving whole blood than older donors. Most reactions are minor symptoms, such as dizziness or hotheadedness, but fainting and more serious injuries can occur. Younger donors are more likely to have a reaction if they have low blood volume. a persons blood volume depends on their gender, height and weight.the new policy is an effort to ensure that people who qualify for blood donation will lose only a relatively small amount of their total blood volume.

The basic weight requirement is that you have to weight 110 pounds or more to give blood. More specific requirements will be posted at the blood drive table, you can check to see if you make the requirements there. The school’s  goal is to get 170 students to donate blood. The school will receive a corresponding amount of scholarship money for each donor.

By Delia Langland, Kailia Nelson, Francie Varner, and Alex Kramer

Overtime loss for Boy’s Hockey

The boy’s hockey team had a hard lost on Tuesday in Princeton with the score 3-2.

Senior Billy Ogdahl scoring the first goal, Senior Austin Perkins with the assist, gave the Bison a good head start to the game. Junior Cody Elletson scoring the second goal, with assists from Sophomore Sam Klein and Ogdahl, put the Bison up 2-1.

Sophomore Blake Schmidt gave the team a strong defense with 29 saves; only allowing 3 goals.

With Princeton’s second goal, the regulation ended with the score 2-2, pushing the game into overtime.

“We felt good in the first two periods because we had the lead. With about two minutes left in the third period they scored to tie it up and we lost our confidence at that point carrying into over time.” said Senior Josh Gaughan.

One Act Short

Saturday, January 30, the One Act play placed third place during Sections, one spot short of going to the State competition. Delano took first while Rockford followed in at second. The One Act team was recognized in their conference as a strong team and received a star for their hard work. Their public performance took place February 1 in the PAC (Preforming Arts Center).

“We had a solid performance and worked together as a team really well. Next year we’ll just have to make some changes.” said Sophomore Kaelie Lund

The title of this years play is “Nickle and Dimed” based on Nickle and Dimed, on (Not) Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich. It covers the story of a middle female writer that wants to research low-wage life first hand. “Speaking for myself, I think we did a great job. We grew as a team, connected with their characters, and learned a lot about minimum wage living.” said Director Tracy Hagstrom Durant.

By Sam Mailhot, Sam Nyberg, Heather Beasley, Molly Sandahl, and Alyssa Keesling