Basketball

What makes a great coach?

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 28, 2018

March 28, 2018

AIDAN POLLARD Assistant Sports Editor A good coach needs to be just that — a coach. Good coaches don’t need ridiculous athletic résumés; they just need to understand the game they’re coaching and understand how to lead a team or individual to victory. If I were looking to find......

Sports

NCAA March Madness Tournament Bracket Buster

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 28, 2018August 25, 2019

March 28, 2018August 25, 2019

JORDAN PURVIS Special to The Leader Dreams definitely come true in the month of March, and hearts and brackets are ripped into shreds. More than 17 million brackets were filled out on ESPN for the 2018 NCAA men’s basketball Tournament Challenge. There are currently zero perfect NCAA brackets left.......

Opinion

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

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 28, 2018September 2, 2019

March 28, 2018September 2, 2019

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......

Sports

UMBC wins big, makes history in the process

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 28, 2018August 25, 2019

March 28, 2018August 25, 2019

AVRIL KING Social Media Manager and Assistant Sports Editor In a surprise twist last week, the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) dominated over University of Virginia 74-54 in the first round of the NCAA tournament. A number 16 seed has not beaten a number 1 seed since 1985,......

Sports

March Madness

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 21, 2018

March 21, 2018

COLIN HART Special to the Leader The University of Buffalo Bulls pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the NCAA tournament Thursday night, but it didn’t feel like an upset at all. The 13-seeded Bulls dominated the 4-seed Arizona Wildcats, coasting to an 89-68 victory. Arizona was heavily......

Sports

Buffalo State saves their playoff hopes, ends the Blue Devils’

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 21, 2018

February 21, 2018

JORDAN PURVIS Special to The Leader The women’s basketball team fell 74-60 to Buffalo State on Saturday. The Bengals’ victory secured their first postseason berth since 2015. Leading up to the game on Saturday, both teams were in a tie for the sixth and final SUNYAC playoff spot. Coach......

Sports

SUNYAC Tournament on the horizon for women’s basketball: Can the Blue Devils put together a winning streak to end the season?

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 14, 2018

February 14, 2018

ANDREW RICHARDSON Special to The Leader This past weekend was a bright spot in a very up and down season for the Fredonia women’s basketball team. Although they did get blown out by Cortland 48-75 on Friday, the team showed solid effort. They were able to come back the......

Sports

New athletic director means new changes

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 14, 2018August 18, 2019

February 14, 2018August 18, 2019

CASSIDY HERMAN Special to The Leader The new athletic director, Jerry Fisk, started making changes on Dec. 13, 2017. Almost two months in and he is proud of what he has achieved so far, and is excited for the future here. Fisk arrived in Fredonia after holding the position......

Sports

Jacquelyn Law surpasses 1,000 career points: Women’s basketball team continues playoff push

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 7, 2018

February 7, 2018

COLIN HART Special to The Leader Reaching 1,000 career points is quite an achievement, but senior point guard Jacquelyn Law is not one to put personal accomplishments above the goals of the team. Nevertheless, this is a milestone that puts her in rare company and cannot be overlooked. “Jacque......

Sports

Fredonia women’s basketball coach continues the fight for gender equality

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 7, 2018

February 7, 2018

AVRIL KING Social Media Manager & Assistant Sports Editor It is no secret that the world of athletics tends to hold a bias towards men’s sports. This is true at the professional level, but also in DIII sports, for both coaches and players. According to Linda Hill-MacDonald, head coach......

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What makes a great coach?

NCAA March Madness Tournament Bracket Buster

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

UMBC wins big, makes history in the process

March Madness

Buffalo State saves their playoff hopes, ends the Blue Devils’

SUNYAC Tournament on the horizon for women’s basketball: Can the Blue Devils put together a winning streak to end the season?

New athletic director means new changes

Jacquelyn Law surpasses 1,000 career points: Women’s basketball team continues playoff push

Fredonia women’s basketball coach continues the fight for gender equality