Princess diaries of a “has-been”

By Beth Leipholtz Summer Correspondent Last August I made a hasty, impulsive and uninformed decision – I decided to run for Miss Hanover through my town’s royalty program. Most community members probably know us as the girls who simply wear crowns and wave in parades. Before this experience, I was also guilty of that assumption. … Continue reading →

Numbers lower than expected for second annual Bison Duathlon

By Samantha Lefebvre Sports Editor Numbers were down nearly 30 individuals from the pilot year of the Bison Lacrosse Duathlon. The second annual event held at the Buffalo High School on Saturday, August 4 had a total of 23 participants competing in the three different divisions; last year’s first event had 54. Coordinators and volunteers … Continue reading →

Maple Lake qualifies for 23rd state tourney but loses to Howard Lake

By Samantha Lefebvre Sports Editor Howard Lake remains undefeated in the North Star League Region 12C tournament. The Orphans, seeded No. 2, ousted Maple Plain 5-1 on Friday, August 3 at the Dassel-Cokato ball field and then went on to defeat the No. 1 seed Maple Lake 10-5 on Sunday, August 5. Despite being defeated … Continue reading →

Chaos end season with state championship title and zero losses

By Samantha Lefebvre Sports Editor After battling their way through the first round of the state tournament against Sibley on Saturday, July 21 with a final score of 1-0, the Wright County Girls’ U17-C2 soccer team (The Chaos) went on to win their next two games and take home the state championship title. On Tuesday, … Continue reading →

Buffalo senior Katie Rooney commits to DI hockey team out East

By Samantha Lefebvre Sports Editor For the first time in seven years a Buffalo Girls Hockey player has committed to play for a Division I hockey team. Katie Rooney, a soon to be senior at Buffalo High School, has verbally committed to playing hockey at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, N.Y. on a full-ride … Continue reading →

Cokato and Delano out of tourney

By Samantha Lefebvre Sports Editor Two Wright County North Star League teams dropped out of the Region 12C baseball tournament after two consecutive losses at the Dassel-Cokato field. Cokato, seeded eight, and Delano, seeded seventh, faltered to their higher seed opponents last week in the opening games of the tournament. After defeating the Buffalo Bulldogs … Continue reading →