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Farewell captain: David Wright retires

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 28, 2018October 1, 2018

September 28, 2018October 1, 2018

JORDAN-CHRISTOPHER PURVIS Special to The Leader Longtime Mets third baseman David Wright announces his retirement from professional baseball during a press conference held with teammates, coaching staff and media. Wright addressed the crowd that he will return at third base for the final homestand series against the Miami Marlins......

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Mayweather vs. Pacquiao II:Here we go againA

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 28, 2018October 1, 2018

September 28, 2018October 1, 2018

AIDAN POLLARD Sports Editor Get ready for pay-per view (or to find a stream on Reddit), because Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are going at it again. The fight first started gaining traction after the Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin rematch, where both Mayweather and Pacquiao were in attendance.......

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Ace of all trades:Ethan Francis begins his final year at Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 28, 2018August 16, 2019

September 28, 2018August 16, 2019

RYAN DUNNING28 Special to the Leader “My freshman year of high school I was a hurdler, but I saw people leaving practice to go on runs. I wanted to leave and not practice, so I started running distance. It was awful,” said Ethan Francis. This is how he recalls......

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Peterman not the man for the Bills after disasterous week one

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 20, 2018

September 20, 2018

ANTHONY GETTINO Special to The Leader This wasn’t what was supposed to happen. After the Bills first playoff appearance in 17 years, they played poorly enough to wonder if it will be another 17 before they go back. Sunday, in a final score of 47-3 to the hands of......

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Can Rasmus Dahlin really change the game?

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 20, 2018

September 20, 2018

AIDAN POLLARD Sports Editor Hot take: no. Rasmus Dahlin is a once in a decade prospect for sure, but he’s going to need to develop before he can take on the veteran NHL superstars still in the league. He can be great, but for a while he’s going to......

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Impact of intramurals on college students

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 20, 2018

September 20, 2018

Jordan-Christopher Purvis Special to The Leader Growing up, I loved every sport that was introduced to me. I always dreamt of playing in Yankee Stadium alongside Derek Jeter, hearing the “Bleacher Creatures” chanting my name throughout the stands and competing for the World Series title each year. However, even......

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Biology Graduate Turned Tennis Coach

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 20, 2018

September 20, 2018

Emily Kulak Special to The Leader Lakewood, N.Y., native Matthew Johnson joined the Fredonia sports family as the new women’s tennis head coach in July of this year. Johnson returns to western New York after studying biology and chemistry at Berry College in Mount Berry, Ga. Biology wasn’t all......

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Tipping The Cap

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 20, 2018

September 20, 2018

RYAN DUNNING Special to The Leader Salary caps are implemented in different ways throughout professional sports. Some leagues, such as the NFL and NHL, have a hard salary cap. Breaching this cap results in harsh penalties, such as the revocation of championships or wins. A salary cap like this......

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Jerry Fisk: Changing the culture

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2018September 2, 2019

September 12, 2018September 2, 2019

AIDAN POLLARD Sports Editor Fredonia’s new athletic director, Jerry Fisk, is a big man with big ideas. Fisk took over the position in the Spring semester of last year, and already the changes he’s made can be seen all over campus. Since the winter, the Blue Devils athletics department......

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Fredonia Lacrosse is ready to face-off season with new coach

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2018September 2, 2019

September 12, 2018September 2, 2019

CASSIDY HERMAN Special to The Leader The new head coach of Fredonia Blue Devil women’s lacrosse, Marykate Edmunds, is ready to start her season and has been since July of 2018. Edmunds sees great things in Fredonia’s future. Not only is she excited to work with the women on......

University Senate seats face radical change

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Lovercolumn: Long-Distance Relationships

Fredonia’s very own perfect pitches

Residence Life opens free on-campus Thrift Room

Is Fredonia’s recycling going to the landfill?

Students rally in support of immigrants and the LGBTQ+ amidst…

SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. responds to President Trump’s…

A reflection of current-day America: Trump inaugurated on MLK Day

Student Association president details new additions to constitution

Farewell captain: David Wright retires

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao II:Here we go againA

Ace of all trades:Ethan Francis begins his final year at Fredonia

Peterman not the man for the Bills after disasterous week one

Can Rasmus Dahlin really change the game?

Impact of intramurals on college students

Biology Graduate Turned Tennis Coach

Tipping The Cap

Jerry Fisk: Changing the culture

Fredonia Lacrosse is ready to face-off season with new coach