Nine Buffalo wrestlers qualified for the state tournament this weekend in Columbia by placing in the top four in their weight divisions at the district meet in Versailles.
Buffalo’s wrestling team continued its dominance of Central Ozark Conference Small Divison teams with a 57-20 win over Logan-Rogersville Jan. 24 at Buffalo. Results are as follows, with the Bison wrestlers listed first:
Buffalo’s wrestling team amassed 280.5 points and easily won its own Thundering Herd Tournament Saturday. The annual tourney featured 15 varsity teams.
By defeating both Marshfield and Osage on Thursday, the Buffalo wrestling team remained undefeated in dual meets.
Floyd Miller takes first place in classic tourney
Young Bison also had several All-Americans
Record number of wrestlers going to Columbia
Buffalo’s wrestling team is now 15-1 in dual meets after cruising to three victories in a quad meet last week. Highlights are as follows, with Bison listed first:
Bison amass 287 points, 129 more than 2nd placer
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Seven Bison take first place at COC event
The Buffalo wrestling team will host the annual Thundering Herd Tournament Saturday, Jan. 30 at the Buffalo High School Field House, starting at 9 a.m. The event will feature 14 teams, including a team from Rogers, Ark.
It was incorrectly reported in the Jan. 20 issue of the Reflex that Ethan Smith was the only Bison wrestler that won first place in the Republic Tournament.
Bison, now 12-1 in duals, won 3rd at Republic meet
Buffalo easily beats opponents, stays unbeaten
The Buffalo wrestling team, which lost only one senior to graduation after nearly winning conference, got off to a good start with a dual-meet victory over Hollister and a fourth place finish among 22 teams at the Pleasant Hill Tournament.
Buffalo wrestlers had a national champion and a second-place finisher at the Midwest Nationals Tournament at Bloomington, Ill. on July 11.
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The Bison Youth Wrestling Club took five state qualifiers to St. Louis March 21. The tournament resulted in Buffalo’s first state champion in school history.
From left, Rozlyn Taylor, coach Travis Dill and Keyonia Morton recently represented the Bison Youth Wrestling Club at state.
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The Bison Youth Wrestling Club sent two top female wrestlers to Mexico, Mo., for the Missouri USA Female State Championship.
Dalton Loveless
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Two weekends ago the Bison Youth Wrestling Club traveled to Lebanon to compete at the Missouri Midwest National Tournament.
Keaton Rackley
Adam Mabary
Levi Kenady
Buffalo’s wrestlers have already reached several milestones this year, but they are aiming for more.
Reflex photo by Steve Johnson
Last week was about as good as it gets for the Buffalo wrestling team, which won its own Thundering Herd Tournament and three dual meets over Logan-Rogersville, Warsaw and Springfield Catholic.
Reflex photo by Steve Johnson
Ty Skarin placed second in the conference tournament in the 182-pound weight class. Here, he defeats Kevin Degraffenreid of Logan-Rogersville.
Austin Reid, who is 29-8 on the season, won first place in the COC tourney. Here he wins by a decision over Ryan Bond of Springfield Catholic.
Blake Williamson placed third in the COC at 145, and here he grabs the foot of Brendan Roberts of Bolivar, whom he defeated.
Buffalo’s wrestling team placed second in the Central Ozark Conference small division Tournament Saturday, bested only by Logan-Rogersville.
Buffalo’s wrestling team swamped three opponents - Hillcrest, Central and Diamond - on Jan. 13 to improve its dual record to 14-3. The Bison ripped Hillcrest 42-19, Central 50-24 and Diamond 60-12.
Keyonia Morton gets her hand raised in victory.
This weekend the Buffalo Youth Wrestling Club traveled to Missouri State University to compete in the Eagles Lair wrestling tournament. It was a day of triumph as our hometown heroes place highly in the tournament.
A fully focused Shane Sisco, left, a freshman, has a 22-1 record and took first place in the Butler Invitational Tournament.
In a home three-team meet Thursday, the Buffalo wrestling team defeated Osage 52-20 and lost to Marshfield. The Bison are now 11-3 in dual meets, with two of the losses being to Marshfield.
Reflex photo by Paul Campbell
Buffalo’s wrestling team won its first six duals of the year before finally losing to Versailles in the Versailles Tournament Dec. 13, which featured dual meets.
Reflex photos by Paul Campbell
Justin Ruble went 2-1 at a recent meet.
Buffalo’s wrestling team improved its dual-meet record to 4-0 with a 40-25 victory at Springfield Parkview Dec. 9. Results of the meet are listed below, with Buffalo wrestlers listed first:
Reflex photo by Paul Campbell
Reflex photo by Paul Campbell
Reflex photo by Paul Campbell
In what was no doubt the Buffalo wrestling team’s most dominant performance in at least a decade, the Bison outscored three opponents 219 to 27 in a quad meet Thursday at the high school field house.
With 33 boys out for wrestling, Buffalo’s third-year coach Eric Nolan believes the Bison may be able to fill every weight class this year. Not only that, but the school also may be able to fill all spots on the junior varsity.
