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Bracket Busters: Thoughts after the First two rounds of the NCAA MArch Madness Tournament

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2019April 9, 2019

March 27, 2019April 9, 2019

ANTHONY GETTINO Special to The Leader What a horrible start. The first two rounds of the tournament are over. There were no buzzer beaters, no amazing comeback victories, and no 16 seeds beating Virginia. I was thoroughly unimpressed. My bracket is done. I had Syracuse beating Baylor and Gonzaga.......

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Women’s basketball falls to Geneseo in SUNYAC semis

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 27, 2019September 2, 2019

February 27, 2019September 2, 2019

JORDAN-CHRISTOPHER PURVIS Staff Writer Fredonia’s women’s basketball season came to a distasteful end in the semifinals against Geneseo this past Friday. The Blue Devils came into the SUNYAC tournament fearless despite being listed as the No. 6 seed and going up against No. 3 Oneonta in the first round.......

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Fredonia Sports Roundup

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 20, 2019April 9, 2019

February 20, 2019April 9, 2019

RYAN DUNNING Special to The Leader Another week down, another week closer to championship season for Fredonia athletics. This past week saw a lot of exciting action across Fredonia sports. Men’s basketball finished up their season with a tough loss at Buffalo State, falling 92-95 to the Bengals. This......

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NBA trade deadline winners & losers

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 13, 2019

February 13, 2019

ANTHONY GETTINO Special to The Leader This past Thursday marked the end of the NBA trade deadline for this season. While this doesn’t end the movement of players from team to team, it marks the end of the movement of bigger names and starters. As with any trades, there......

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Fredonia athletics update: Winter Sports

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 13, 2019

February 13, 2019

JORDAN-CHRISTOPHER PURVIS Staff Writer Fredonia’s winter sport teams are preparing to close out their regular season and are beginning to prepare for playoffs. Men’s and women’s basketball will both head up north to face off against Buffalo State this Saturday in their last game of the season. The games......

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Fredonia athletics celebrates Pink Week

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 13, 2019

February 13, 2019

AIDAN POLLARD Sports Editor Pink the Rink wasn’t the only pink athletics event happening on campus this week. Alongside the Fredonia-Plattsburgh hockey game on Saturday, the athletics department dedicated the entire week to the cause of fighting breast cancer with a “Pink Week” leading up to the game. Since......

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Pure magic: A look into UB’s basketball season thus far

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 8, 2019

February 8, 2019

ANTHONY GETTINO Special to The Leader College basketball is a sport that almost everyone during March enjoys to watch. It doesn’t matter what team is playing who, just the thrill of watching all these teams playing back to back to stay alive is exhilarating. Most years, New Yorkers have......

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Is drug testing Division III athletes worth it?

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 8, 2019September 2, 2019

February 8, 2019September 2, 2019

Every athlete has to agree to random drug testing to be in compliance with NCAA regulation. There’s no changing that. But how worth it is it to drug test Division III athletes? It makes sense at Division I and Division II schools to test for performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) like......

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Fredonia Sports Round Up

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 13, 2018December 13, 2018

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018

ANTHONY GETTINO Special to The Leader The girls basketball team did very well this week, keeping their win streak going all the way to five straight. They went 3-0 this week, starting with Tuesday’s 76-58 win over Alfred State at home. The Blue Devils shot 43 percent from the field......

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A Few of Fredonia’s Women’s Sports

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 13, 2018December 13, 2018

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018

CASSIDY HERMAN Special to The Leader Although Fredonia may not be known for women’s sports, it has a number of women’s sports teams including basketball, tennis, softball and more. Those three sports are extra special this season. Women’s basketball team member Jenna Einink hit her 1000th point late last year.......

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Bracket Busters: Thoughts after the First two rounds of the NCAA MArch Madness Tournament

Women’s basketball falls to Geneseo in SUNYAC semis

Fredonia Sports Roundup

NBA trade deadline winners & losers

Fredonia athletics update: Winter Sports

Fredonia athletics celebrates Pink Week

Pure magic: A look into UB’s basketball season thus far

Is drug testing Division III athletes worth it?

Fredonia Sports Round Up

A Few of Fredonia’s Women’s Sports