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March Madness: First weekend in the books: NCAA field of 68 trimmed to 16

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 22, 2017

March 22, 2017

CURTIS HENRY Sports Editor The NCAA tournament selection committee screwed up in grand fashion last weekend when selecting the field of 68, and in doing so, they’ve gotten exactly what they wanted. The first two rounds are in the books and the field has dwindled down to 16. The......

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Track and field athletes make leaps

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 22, 2017

March 22, 2017

AVRIL KING Social Media Assistant Two athletes were recognized for their outstanding performances earlier in March. Brittany Feldman, a sprinter, and Kyle Brown, a thrower, were both included into the All-Regional Team for the Indoor Track and Field season. According to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country......

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March Madness 2017: NCAA bracket filled with question marks

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 16, 2017

March 16, 2017

CURTIS HENRY Sports Editor Every year the NCAA tournament selection committee leaves fans of March Madness scratching their heads at a selection of one team or an admission of another. 2017 is no different. Let’s go through and see what the committee got wrong this time around. Teams who made......

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Diving to the top: Two Devils land hard-fought spots for Nationals

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 8, 2017

March 8, 2017

AVRIL KING Social Media Assistant There were six spots available for the Division III National Diving Competition, and Fredonia’s own Meghan Bartlett and Arron Carlson each took one. After competing at the NCAA Division III Region 4 meet in Ithaca on Feb. 24 and 25, these Blue Devils were......

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Wilbur, Bogart earn all-conference honors

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 8, 2017

March 8, 2017

[metaslider id=8680] QUINTIN JAMES Staff Writer Two players from the Fredonia hockey team made the list for third team All-Conference as voted on by the coaches. Junior center Samuel Wilbur and sophomore goalie Eric Bogart both made the list after having good individual stats in a season that saw......

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The Madness is beginning: NCAA gears up for the big dance

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 8, 2017

March 8, 2017

CURTIS HENRY Sports Editor When Northwestern topped Michigan last week in their penultimate game of the regular season, it was not an elimination game. That said, the miraculous buzzer-beater that the Wildcats made following an impossible full-court pass with two seconds on the game clock certainly felt like the......

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Men’s hockey gets bounced at Buffalo State: Successful season culminates in first-round SUNYAC exit

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 1, 2017

March 1, 2017

CURTIS HENRY Sports Editor For the first time since the 2013-14 season, the Fredonia Blue Devils men’s hockey team found themselves back in the SUNYAC tournament this February. Unfortunately for Fredonia, the Feb. 22 matchup with nationally ranked Buffalo State ended with a 2-1 defeat at the......

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Five divers, two boards, one goal: Diving Devils head into Regionals, Nationals on the horizon

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 1, 2017

March 1, 2017

AVRIL KING Social Media Asst. Five Blue Devils are making a splash in diving. After a stunning season and huge successes in SUNYACs, the athletes have made the trip to compete at the NCAA Division III Region 4 meet. All of this is done in the hopes of......

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Clouthier breaks SUNYAC records for 100 and 200 breaststroke

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 1, 2017

March 1, 2017

QUINTIN JAMES Staff Writer Going into SUNYACs, senior Adam Clouthier knew this was his last chance to leave a mark for Fredonia in SUNYACs. After great times in his first two years, Clouthier finished with times that were rather disappointing by his standards this past year. Last week, however,......

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Women’s basketball clinches playoff berth once more

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 22, 2017

February 22, 2017

QUINTIN JAMES Staff Writer The Fredonia women’s basketball team had one more game on the schedule this week before it started the playoffs, and the mood in the locker room was very upbeat. Before their season finale against Buffalo State, head coach Linda MacDonald said her team is taking......

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March Madness: First weekend in the books: NCAA field of 68 trimmed to 16

Track and field athletes make leaps

March Madness 2017: NCAA bracket filled with question marks

Diving to the top: Two Devils land hard-fought spots for Nationals

Wilbur, Bogart earn all-conference honors

The Madness is beginning: NCAA gears up for the big dance

Men’s hockey gets bounced at Buffalo State: Successful season culminates in first-round SUNYAC exit

Five divers, two boards, one goal: Diving Devils head into Regionals, Nationals on the horizon

Clouthier breaks SUNYAC records for 100 and 200 breaststroke

Women’s basketball clinches playoff berth once more