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Can Jack Eichel save the Sabres’ season?

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 10, 2019December 10, 2019

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019

CAROLYN MULLARKEY Staff Writer The Buffalo Sabres are currently third in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. They had quite the eventful start and slowly have been fizzling out. Will it be a repeat of last year? Their overall record at the moment is 14-11-6. The home record is......

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The highs and lows of a championship weekend

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 10, 2019December 11, 2019

December 10, 2019December 11, 2019

DANTE LASTING Sports Editor On Saturday, Nov. 30, the men’s hockey team won the Castleton University Invitational. Unfortunately, an unintentional situation has taken away some luster from that big win. The hockey team celebrated in the locker room after the win. The players were jumping up and down and shout-singing......

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Coaches Corner: Astrid Escobar on swimming and her journey to Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 4, 2019December 3, 2019

December 4, 2019December 3, 2019

CAROLYN MULLARKEY Staff Writer It was a cold and early morning in the Steele Natatorium the Friday before Thanksgiving Break, and there was definitely no one more excited to be at their job more than Coach Astrid Escobar. This is Escobar’s first year coaching at Fredonia for both the men’s......

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Fredonia sports update

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 4, 2019December 3, 2019

December 4, 2019December 3, 2019

ANTHONY GETTINO Special to The Leader Not much went on this past week, as most students went home for Thanksgiving break. There was one team on campus that competed over that time, and boy did they show up. The Blue Devils hockey team competed in the Castleton Tournament in Rutland,......

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A Thanksgiving to remember

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 4, 2019December 3, 2019

December 4, 2019December 3, 2019

DANTE LASTING Sports Editor For Bills fans, Thanksgiving night felt more like Christmas. The Buffalo Bills beat the Dallas Cowboys 26-15 on Turkey Day. This was the ninth time the Bills have played on this holiday and their first win since 1975. Before the game, the national media counted the......

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Thoughts and predictions as NCAA basketball kicks off its 2019-2020 season

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 13, 2019November 13, 2019

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019

ANTHONY GETTINO Special to The Leader As you can tell from our own school’s athletics, winter sports in colleges have started up throughout the country. One of the favorites of many when it comes to winter college sports is basketball. It has everything: nightly excitement in marquee games sprinkled throughout......

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Fredonia sports update

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 13, 2019November 13, 2019

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019

CAROLYN MULLARKEY Special to The Leader It was a busy weekend to be a Blue Devil athlete. The swimming and diving team had two meets this weekend, along with a cross country tournament as well as the home opener game for women’s basketball. Lastly, hockey had a game against Chatham.......

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Not mad, just disappointed

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 13, 2019November 13, 2019

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019

DANTE LASTING Sports Editor That one hurt. The Buffalo Bills lost a close game this past weekend against the Cleveland Browns. What many people thought was a winnable game for Buffalo ended in a 19-16 loss to Cleveland. The Bills got outplayed by a bad team on every side of......

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NHL’s first month promises exciting season

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 6, 2019November 6, 2019

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019

CAROLYN MULLARKEY Special to The Leader As of Monday, Nov. 4, the NHL 2019-20 season has been underway for just over a month now. There have been a lot of unanticipated moments, high and low performances from just about every team. The current top seeds and last overall in each......

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Buffalo taking care of business

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 6, 2019November 6, 2019

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019

DANTE LASTING Sports Editor The Buffalo Bills did what they had to do and took care of business. Coming off of a bad game last week, the Bills needed to come prepared and put away a bad team. The team did that in a 24-9 win against the Washington Redskins.......

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Can Jack Eichel save the Sabres’ season?

The highs and lows of a championship weekend

Coaches Corner: Astrid Escobar on swimming and her journey to Fredonia

Fredonia sports update

A Thanksgiving to remember

Thoughts and predictions as NCAA basketball kicks off its 2019-2020 season

Fredonia sports update

Not mad, just disappointed

NHL’s first month promises exciting season

Buffalo taking care of business