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Police Notters

Contributor to The LeaderApril 10, 2019August 25, 2019

April 10, 2019August 25, 2019

Monday, April 1 12:30 a.m. Officers responded to a noise complaint in Grissom Hall. After locating the source of the complaint, student Abby Putnam was found with an assortment of dead squirrels arranged in a pentagram. An arrested was completed for using occult methods to perform April Fools pranks ......

Sports

One Last Dance: A commentary on Dwyane Wade’s retirement as the Heat’s season comes to a close

Contributor to The LeaderApril 10, 2019August 31, 2019

April 10, 2019August 31, 2019

JORDAN-CHRISTOPHER PURVIS Staff Writer British mathematics tutor Geoffrey Parfitt once said, “People say that age is just a state of mind. I say it’s more about the state of your body.” This year we are witnessing several of the best athletes to ever play the game of basketball step......

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What’s next for Fredonia men’s hoops?

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2019April 9, 2019

March 27, 2019April 9, 2019

JORDAN-CHRISTOPHER PURVIS Staff Writer Five weeks ago, Fredonia’s men’s basketball team ended their 2018-2019 season with an overall record of 2-23 and 1-17 in the SUNYAC. It is arguably the worst season in school history. Or at least since the 2014-2015 season when the Blue Devils had a record......

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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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Police Notters

One Last Dance: A commentary on Dwyane Wade’s retirement as the Heat’s season comes to a close

What’s next for Fredonia men’s hoops?

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