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‘Everything and anything is possible through hard work’: A profile of Phil Seymore, Fredonia’s head coach of men’s basketball

DERECK ICE Special to The Leader   As you step foot inside Coach Phil Seymore’s office, something that will immediately grab your attention is his large award from Canisius College that he received for earning all-conference and all-region honors his senior basketball season. You will see many basketball trophies and......
Sports

‘. . . she was pretty much unstoppable’: Jenna Einink, junior basketball player, reaches 1,000 points

CHELSEA BARON Special to The Leader   2,000 may not be a high score in a video game, but it is in basketball. Jenna Einink has celebrated reaching 1,000 points in both her high school and college careers. Ken Ricker, Einink’s basketball coach from the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), was......
Sports

A lifetime of achievement: Former athletic director to receive Damore Award

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COLIN HART Special to The Leader   “I thought I could do a decent job given the opportunity.” These are the words of former SUNY Fredonia Athletic Director Greg Prechtl, who is set to receive the Dr. Patrick R. Damore Distinguished Service Award this May in recognition of his lifetime......
Life & Arts

Spring has sprung in Fredonia: Performing Arts Company presents “Spring Awakening”

STEPHEN SACCO Special to the leader   Easter has passed, and spring has arrived. It’s only fitting that the not-so-traditional Broadway hit musical “Spring Awakening” take Fredonia’s stage this month, put on by the Performing Arts Company (PAC). The musical touches on many raw, difficult topics. Dr. Jessica Hillman-McCord, from......
Opinion

The NBA should allow players to join after high school, players should be able to go back to college if they go undrafted

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QUINTIN JAMES Assistant Sports Editor   The past few years in college sports, athletes and schools have gotten in some trouble over student athletes receiving improper benefits. The NCAA rules state that student athletes cannot make money off of their own likeness nor can they receive money from boosters and......

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