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Ultimate Frisbee and Field Hockey Club join forces

Contributor to The LeaderMay 8, 2023May 7, 2023

May 8, 2023May 7, 2023

WILL KARR Editor in Chief While many students don’t take on leadership roles until their junior and senior years, Fredonia student Isabella Smith is already a club president as a freshman. Smith became president of the Fredonia Field Hockey Club team this past January. This semester, the Field Hockey Club......

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Safety on the Mind: What if a life-threatening injury happened to a varsity athlete at Fredonia?

Contributor to The LeaderMay 7, 2023May 7, 2023

May 7, 2023May 7, 2023

MATT VOLZ Asst. Sports Editor Sports can be dangerous. There is always the possibility of injury, no matter the sport. But many football fans likely will not forget what happened on Jan. 3, 2023, when Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed during a Monday Night Football game. Bills trainer Denny......

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Racing Into Action with captain of Track and Field, Joshua Walters

Contributor to The LeaderMay 6, 2023May 4, 2023

May 6, 2023May 4, 2023

MITCHELL HORUCY Staff Writer Captain of the men’s track and field team, Josh Walters, runs year-round for the Blue Devils. He is a member of the cross-country team as well. Walters, a junior exercise science major, ran track in middle and high school. He debated on if he wanted to......

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What’s new on ‘Big Blue’

Contributor to The LeaderMay 6, 2023May 8, 2023

May 6, 2023May 8, 2023

MATT VOLZ Asst. Sports Editor It’s officially NFL Draft season, and “Big Blue Sports Podcast” has you covered on all the latest news, notes and opinions! In the next few shows, I will also be covering the NHL and NBA playoffs, the MLB season and of course, our very own......

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Fredonia athletes unite for unified basketball game

Contributor to The LeaderMay 4, 2023May 4, 2023

May 4, 2023May 4, 2023

WILL KARR Editor in Chief While SUNY Fredonia athletes are usually the ones playing on-campus sporting events. Last week, on Thursday April 27, the Athletics Department hosted its first-ever Unified Basketball game in Dods Hall between Dunkirk and Fredonia high schools. “I brought up the idea of hosting a unified......

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[4.30.22] Blue Devils Sports Roundup

Contributor to The LeaderMay 4, 2023May 3, 2023

May 4, 2023May 3, 2023

MATT VOLZ Asst. Sports Editor LACROSSE Fredonia’s women’s lacrosse season came to an end on Wednesday, April 26 with a 19-2 loss to Geneseo. Senior Erin Woods and freshman Camryn Jacobs scored the Blue Devils’ lone goals. Senior goalie Emily Carr made nine saves on 28 shots. Woods finished the......

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Club soccer president Vincent Alesi talks goals for season

Contributor to The LeaderApril 21, 2023April 24, 2023

April 21, 2023April 24, 2023

TEDDY COBO Special to The Leader There have been many candidates who were eligible for the position of president of the men’s club soccer team at Fredonia. But, during the Fall 2020 semester, there was one candidate who stood out from the rest: Vincent Alesi. In 2020, Alesi was appointed......

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Blue Devils Softball photo gallery

Contributor to The LeaderApril 21, 2023April 21, 2023

April 21, 2023April 21, 2023

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[NEWS ANALYSIS] Double vision: balancing looking backward and forward

Contributor to The LeaderApril 20, 2023April 20, 2023

April 20, 2023April 20, 2023

WILL KARR Editor in Chief In order to move forward, we must first look backwards. We can’t move into the future without going back to address and come to terms with our problematic pasts, histories and actions. Confronting our pasts can be difficult. Looking back can force us to start......

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Offices start to envision a new model for club sports

Contributor to The LeaderApril 20, 2023April 21, 2023

April 20, 2023April 21, 2023

WILL KARR Editor in Chief Change isn’t going to happen overnight. However, Angela Pucciarelli, assistant director of Athletics, said the Athletics Department and other offices on campus are working to envision a safer environment for club sports. Pucciarelli said herself and the other offices on campus started working on a......

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Ultimate Frisbee and Field Hockey Club join forces

Safety on the Mind: What if a life-threatening injury happened to a varsity athlete at Fredonia?

Racing Into Action with captain of Track and Field, Joshua Walters

What’s new on ‘Big Blue’

Fredonia athletes unite for unified basketball game

[4.30.22] Blue Devils Sports Roundup

Club soccer president Vincent Alesi talks goals for season

Blue Devils Softball photo gallery

[NEWS ANALYSIS] Double vision: balancing looking backward and forward

Offices start to envision a new model for club sports