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SUNYACtion on the horizon: Brockport and Geneseo Leave Conference

Contributor to The LeaderApril 27, 2024April 22, 2024

April 27, 2024April 22, 2024

MITCHELL HORUCY Asst. Sports Editor After a 64-year run, Brockport and Geneseo will leave the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) following the 2023-24 academic year. Announced in August of 2023, The Golden Eagles and Knights will be the 10th and 11th teams to join the Empire 8......

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A look back at Fredonia’s 1994 hockey run

Matt VolzApril 24, 2024April 23, 2024

April 24, 2024April 23, 2024

MATT VOLZ Sports Editor This is the first of a two-part series highlighting Fredonia’s 1993-94 hockey season. In Fredonia’s first-ever NCAA hockey season, the 1986-87 campaign, the team didn’t win a single game. Seven years later, they lost only one. The 1993-94 Blue Devils’ record of 29-1-4 was the best......

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5th Quarter Column: 2024 NFL draft preview

Contributor to The LeaderApril 23, 2024April 23, 2024

April 23, 2024April 23, 2024

MITCHELL HORUCY Assistant Sports Editor With the weather starting to get nicer and the sun being out longer, this could only mean one thing. It’s NFL Draft season. For the Buffalo Bills, this very well may be their most important draft since 2018, when they moved up and drafted Josh......

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Girl power: The heroes of Fredonia’s female student-athletes

Matt VolzApril 12, 2024April 11, 2024

April 12, 2024April 11, 2024

MATT VOLZ Sports Editor As sports fans, we all have our idols. Many of us grow up worshiping certain athletes and we carry that into our adult lives. Some sports heroes are obvious, like Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Tom Brady or maybe even a coach like Vince Lombardi. But in......

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5th Quarter Column: The rise of women’s sports

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2024April 11, 2024

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024

MITCH HORUCY Assistant Sports Editor Ever since sports became one of the biggest sources of revenue and entertainment, it has been dominated by male athletes. However, in the last few years, women’s sports have skyrocketed in the public eye. There have been a ton of sports that have contributed to......

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Fredonia lacrosse brings mental health to forefront with Morgan’s Message

Contributor to The LeaderApril 10, 2024April 21, 2024

April 10, 2024April 21, 2024

PARKER GURNETT Staff Writer Content Warning: mentions of suicide When athletes take the field, to some, they lose their human characteristics. They become the face of a sport and are almost meant to be robotic and perfect at their sport in every way imaginable. Many believe it is not fair......

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5th Quarter Column: End of an era

Contributor to The LeaderApril 3, 2024April 3, 2024

April 3, 2024April 3, 2024

MITCH HORUCY Assistant Sports Editor In what seemed like the inevitable outcome, Stefon Diggs has been traded from the Buffalo Bills. Diggs heads down south and joins the young, but exciting Houston Texans. The Bills are sending Diggs, a 2025 fifth-round pick and a 2024-sixth round pick. In return, the......

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Not your typical sports team: Esports at Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 29, 2024March 26, 2024

March 29, 2024March 26, 2024

ISABELLA INZINNA Staff Writer When you think of playing a sports game, where do you imagine playing? Most people probably imagine a basketball court or soccer field, but what about a computer? Though you may not be familiar with the Fredonia ESports team, they are playing and competing every week.......

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Double feature: Allie Wandell’s dual-sport experience

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 28, 2024March 26, 2024

March 28, 2024March 26, 2024

PARKER GURNETT Staff Writer When you think of a two-sport athlete in college, cross country and track and field typically come to mind first, as those two sports commonly feature many of the same athletes. What about competing in both basketball and softball, and even being a starter on both......

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5th Quarter Column: The madness has begun

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2024March 26, 2024

March 27, 2024March 26, 2024

MITCHELL HORUCY Assistant Sports Editor ‘Madness’ is defined as a state of frenzied or chaotic activity. When it comes to March Madness, that might be the best description possible. The 68-team, single-elimination tournament wasn’t always as grand as it is now though. The tournament was started in 1939 by Ohio......

SUNYACtion on the horizon: Brockport and Geneseo Leave Conference

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Vice President for Finance and Administration Michael Kelly resigns

SUNYACtion on the horizon: Brockport and Geneseo Leave Conference

A look back at Fredonia’s 1994 hockey run

5th Quarter Column: 2024 NFL draft preview

Girl power: The heroes of Fredonia’s female student-athletes

5th Quarter Column: The rise of women’s sports

Fredonia lacrosse brings mental health to forefront with Morgan’s Message

5th Quarter Column: End of an era

Not your typical sports team: Esports at Fredonia

Double feature: Allie Wandell’s dual-sport experience

5th Quarter Column: The madness has begun