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As Vegas strikes gold, Buffalo has the blues

Matt VolzMarch 7, 2024March 5, 2024

March 7, 2024March 5, 2024

MATT VOLZ Sports Editor During our Super Bowl trip to Las Vegas, I had the opportunity to attend my first NHL game outside of Buffalo. We went to the Vegas Golden Knights game against the Minnesota Wild on Monday, Feb. 12. Predictably, the Vegas hockey experience is quite a bit......

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5th Quarter Column: Even with Snow, the Drought Continues

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 6, 2024March 5, 2024

March 6, 2024March 5, 2024

MITCHELL HORUCY Assistant Sports Editor It’s April 2011. President Obama is in his first term, E.T. by Katy Perry is the number one song in America and Zach Benson is six years old. That is the last time the Buffalo Sabres played in a playoff game. This drought of 12......

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Club hockey scores closer to playoffs

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 27, 2024February 27, 2024

February 27, 2024February 27, 2024

MITCHELL HORUCY Asst. Sports Editor For 93% of high school athletes, their athletic career comes to an end after graduation. However, Fredonia’s club hockey team offers students the opportunity to compete at a high level, despite not being a varsity sport. “There’s so many levels to hockey; club is a......

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Our ‘super’ experience in Vegas

Matt VolzFebruary 26, 2024February 26, 2024

February 26, 2024February 26, 2024

MATT VOLZ Sports Editor PARKER GURNETT Staff Writer MASON NEALE Special to The Leader For this year’s Super Bowl, 14 Fredonia students from the Sport Management Department and the School of Business traveled to Las Vegas as part of an internship program through the NFL. The group was chaperoned by......

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5th Quarter Column: Super Bowl 58

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 26, 2024February 26, 2024

February 26, 2024February 26, 2024

MITCHELL HORUCY Asst. Sports Editor After some more great games, the NFL season has come to an end with the conclusion of Super Bowl 58. The Chiefs defeated the 49ers in a fantastic game with a final of 25-22 in overtime. Contrary to what a lot of people think, I......

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Why do sports matter so much to fans?

Matt VolzFebruary 11, 2024February 8, 2024

February 11, 2024February 8, 2024

MATT VOLZ Sports Editor There’s nothing like being a sports fan. Celebrating the highest of highs, mourning the lowest of lows — it can be quite the emotional roller coaster. But for people who don’t follow sports, it doesn’t always make sense. Why would anyone get so bent out of......

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Super Bowl Preview: 49ers or Chiefs?

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 10, 2024February 9, 2024

February 10, 2024February 9, 2024

PARKER GURNETT Staff Writer The ending of another season means the arrival of one of the biggest sporting events on the planet, the Super Bowl. The NFL wraps up their 2023-2024 season on Feb. 11 in Las Vegas with Super Bowl 58. This year’s Super Bowl will be hosted in......

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5th Quarter Column: Super Bowl Prediction

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 8, 2024February 8, 2024

February 8, 2024February 8, 2024

MITCHELL HORUCY Asst. Sports Editor In what seemed like the blink of an eye, the NFL is down to its final game of the season. Throughout the past 22 weeks, 32 teams have battled it out on the gridiron. The Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers are the......

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Pink the Rink: More than a game

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 8, 2024February 8, 2024

February 8, 2024February 8, 2024

MITCHELL HORUCY Assist. Sports Editor It’s often we hear the phrase, “it’s more than a game.” This is especially true when it comes to Fredonia’s annual Pink the Rink hockey game. “It’s become a tradition for us,” said head coach Jeff Meredith when asked about the importance of the game.......

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Pack the Barn: Women’s basketball

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 7, 2024February 6, 2024

February 7, 2024February 6, 2024

MASON NEALE Special to the Leader Women’s college basketball is sweeping the nation. We all have Caitlin Clark fever, and we may have our own Iowa Hawkeyes brewing here in Fredonia. The Fredonia women’s basketball team is having their best season since 2016-17, and they aren’t backing down anytime soon. ......

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Safer sex for college students

[SATIRE] Abby’s silly little birthday list

Vice President for Finance and Administration Michael Kelly resigns

[OPINION] New townhouse policy has residents fed up

A look back at Fredonia’s 1994 hockey run

5th Quarter Column: 2024 NFL draft preview

SA comptroller resigns, new student takes his place

Fredonia experiences a total solar eclipse

As Vegas strikes gold, Buffalo has the blues

5th Quarter Column: Even with Snow, the Drought Continues

Club hockey scores closer to playoffs

Our ‘super’ experience in Vegas

5th Quarter Column: Super Bowl 58

Why do sports matter so much to fans?

Super Bowl Preview: 49ers or Chiefs?

5th Quarter Column: Super Bowl Prediction

Pink the Rink: More than a game

Pack the Barn: Women’s basketball