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NCAA March Madness Tournament Bracket Buster

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 28, 2018August 25, 2019

March 28, 2018August 25, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesJORDAN PURVIS Special to The Leader Dreams definitely come true in the month of March, and hearts and brackets are ripped into shreds. More than 17 million brackets were filled out on ESPN for the 2018 NCAA men’s basketball Tournament Challenge. There are currently zero perfect NCAA brackets left.......

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UMBC wins big, makes history in the process

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 28, 2018August 25, 2019

March 28, 2018August 25, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesAVRIL KING Social Media Manager and Assistant Sports Editor In a surprise twist last week, the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) dominated over University of Virginia 74-54 in the first round of the NCAA tournament. A number 16 seed has not beaten a number 1 seed since 1985,......

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Steve Zaprowski: Putting the team first

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 21, 2018August 17, 2019

March 21, 2018August 17, 2019

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWritten by Avril King Illustrated by Madison Spear ...

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Luke Kuczewski on stepping up to the next level

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 21, 2018August 17, 2019

March 21, 2018August 17, 2019

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March Madness

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 21, 2018

March 21, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesCOLIN HART Special to the Leader The University of Buffalo Bulls pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the NCAA tournament Thursday night, but it didn’t feel like an upset at all. The 13-seeded Bulls dominated the 4-seed Arizona Wildcats, coasting to an 89-68 victory. Arizona was heavily......

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Fredonia Softball is in full swing

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 7, 2018September 2, 2019

March 7, 2018September 2, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesCASSIDY HERMAN Special to The Leader After weeks of practice, the Fredonia softball team is finally ready to get their season rolling. On Thursday, March 8, the softball team will be on an 11-hour bus ride to play four games in the Virginia Beach Tournament. From Virginia, they will......

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Viewership of the Winter Olympics vs. the Summer Olympics: Which would you rather watch?

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 7, 2018

March 7, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutesAVRIL KING Social Media Manager and Assistant Sports Editor Once again, another round of the Winter Olympics has come to a close. But, regardless of the fact that it was the first year the games were aired on broadcast, cable and even streaming, these Olympics were the least watched......

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Sabres trade Evander Kane, but did they get enough in return?

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 7, 2018

March 7, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesCOLIN HART Special to The Leader Rebuilding is a long, agonizing process for all involved, especially the fans. #TrustTheProcess worked wonders for the Buffalo Bills, yet the Buffalo Sabres remain frozen in a state of limbo, despite Jack Eichel being one of the most promising young players in the......

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Senior Damone Brown is looking to qualify for nationals in shot put

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 7, 2018

March 7, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesQUINTIN JAMES Assistant Sports Editor During the SUNYAC conference championship meet in Brockport, senior Damone Brown won the indoor shot put title and put himself closer to qualifying for the national meet for shot put next month. His winning throw of 15.93 meters, 3 ¼ inches is a personal......

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Blue Devils fall hard to Geneseo

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 7, 2018

March 7, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesAIDAN POLLARD Staff Writer That was a long 60 minutes. Fredonia hockey suffered a 7-1 loss to the Geneseo Ice Knights on Saturday night. Fredonia’s loss cost them both the SUNYAC title and the NCAA tournament bid that comes with winning the championship. The Blue Devils let up......

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NCAA March Madness Tournament Bracket Buster

UMBC wins big, makes history in the process

Steve Zaprowski: Putting the team first

Luke Kuczewski on stepping up to the next level

March Madness

Fredonia Softball is in full swing

Viewership of the Winter Olympics vs. the Summer Olympics: Which would you rather watch?

Sabres trade Evander Kane, but did they get enough in return?

Senior Damone Brown is looking to qualify for nationals in shot put

Blue Devils fall hard to Geneseo