Makayla Altic of Buffalo qualified for the girls state wrestling tournament Feb. 22-23 in Columbia by placing in the top four at the district tournament over the weekend. Altic finished fourth in the 130-pound weight class. more

Skyline girls are the top-seeded team in the Class 3, District 8 basketball tournament Feb. 21-25 at Stover. more

Despite a sterling 17-6 record and a tough schedule, the Fair Grove Eagles managed only a third seed in the upcoming Class 3, District 11 basketball tournament Feb. 20-24 at Sparta. The Eagles will play sixth-seeded Pleasant Hope in the opening round Saturday, Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. The other opening-round game will feature fourth-seeded Greenwood vs. fifth-seeded Spokane at 6 p.m. more

Hunter Jenkins and Makayla Altic both won all five of their matches in the Thundering Herd Tournament in Buffalo Saturday, good enough to win first place. Wrestlers from 19 schools were represented in the event, some from as far away as Boonville, Owensville and Fulton. One of the Boonville coaches told our reporter that the team bus left Boonville at 5:30 a.m. Saturday to get here in time. more

Buffalo’s boys basketball pounded Warsaw 68-37 Tuesday,, Jan. 31 at hoe for their fourth straight victory, but on Friday their longest winning streak of the season was broken by Sherwood 61-42. more

A strong first half enabled the Buffalo Lady Bison to roll past Warsaw 51-31 Tuesday, Jan. 31 in a home conference game. Freshman Leah White put up 21 points and senior Sadie Abercrombie tallied 10 to lead the way for Buffalo. more

When Weston Owen and Aiden Meade both drilled 3-pointers for a 5-5 lead and Fair Grove led only 10-9 halfway through the opening quarter, fans might have thought this was going to be close game. However, the Eagles went on a 14-3 run to lead 24-12 at the end of the first, putting a blowout in clear sight. Ultimately Fair Grove ran away with the contest 70-39 and improved its record to 15-6. more

Skyline’s Emily Edwards is known for being a good 3-point shooter, but against Fair Grove on Thursday night she had zero points until the last three seconds of the game. But in what may have been the most important shot of her career, she drilled a 3-pointer with three seconds left on the clock to give the Lady Tigers a 49-46 lead, and that’s how the game ended. more

The setup has been finalized, and the Bison Esports apparel and accessories store is complete and available at esportsgear.com/collections/bison-esports. A percentage of each sale comes back to Bison Esports to help support the program and expand the group’s opportunities. more

Macks Creek sophomore India Willis reached a milestone in her high school basketball career, recently scoring her 1,000th career point. Willis, who averaged 24.5 points per game as a freshman, has achieved this in just 44 games. more

Buffalo’s boys basketball team is continuing to build some momentum as district play approaches. The Bison won their third straight game Friday with a non-conference road victory at Clever 59-54 in overtime. more

Buffalo High School will host its annual Thundering Herd wresting tournament Saturday, Feb. 4, and teams from 19 schools will participate. more