Athletics
Offices start to envision a new model for club sports
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......
Eyes wide open on campus athletics: Could the athletic trainer have helped Jason Winston?
WILL KARR Editor in Chief Many members of the campus community are wondering if the certified athletic trainer could have helped Winston on Feb. 21. Members of The Leader recently reached out to the President’s Office on Friday, March 31, regarding concerns over how this incident was handled by the......
Setting up for victory with women’s club volleyball
MITCHELL HORUCY Special to The Leader Graphic By Dice Yandow Freshman Rachel Bayer has been playing volleyball for almost her whole life, but now she plays for the women’s club volleyball team at Fredonia. Bayer talks about the transition from high school volleyball to collegiate-level volleyball. Bayer, a double major......
Athlete Jason Winston’s Road to Recovery
DOMINICK CORSI Special to The Leader Photograph By Gabe Rogers Juggling athletics and academics can be tough for anybody. Schedules are conflicting, assignments pile up fast — the list of difficulties goes on forever. Adding a serious injury to that list could be catastrophic for some students. But Jason Winston......
[EDITORIAL] Student safety pushed to the sidelines: What is the fine line between varsity and club sports?
On the evening of Tuesday Feb. 21, Fredonia Blackhorse Rugby player Jason Winston collided with one of his teammates, leaving him with injuries that hospitalized him at Brooks Memorial overnight. Winston’s teammates reached out to one of the athletic trainers nearby on campus for emergency assistance while others called University......
Squaring up for senior season with SUNY Fredonia’s women’s basketball team
MITCHELL HORUCY Special to The Leader Usually this late in the season, Fredonia’s women’s basketball team would be gearing up for a senior night to celebrate the players getting ready to take the next step in their lives. But this year, things look a little different with no seniors on......
On and off the ice: Fredonia Men’s Ice Hockey’s Craig McCabe
WILL KARR Editor in Chief Ever since he could stand up on his own, Fredonia men’s ice hockey player Craig McCabe has had skates on his feet. Growing up, his parents built him and his siblings an outdoor rink in their backyard. “Ever since I was two until I came......
Winter sports in Fredonia: 2022-23 Winter Sports Guide
TYLER PACOS Sports Editor With the fall sports season quickly approaching the end, winter sports will be starting very soon here for the Fredonia Blue Devils. With a quick turnaround from the two seasons, here is everything you need to know and lookout for this winter sports season on the......
SUNY Fredonia Sports Update [12.05.2021]
ANTHONY GETTINO Sports Editor The men’s hockey team lost to Geneseo Friday 5-2 Bryce Witman and Brendan Dempsey each scored a goal The team lost 2–4 to Brockport Saturday evening Ethan Kirbis and Jake Blackwell scored one goal each Fredonia travels to Cortland Saturday evening Men’s and women’s track and......