Blue Devils

Blue Devils shine in front of hockey – and basketball – royalty

Matt VolzDecember 17, 2024December 12, 2024

December 17, 2024December 12, 2024

MATT VOLZ Sports Editor On a chilly December weekend in Fredonia, there are certain people you’d expect to see at Steele Hall Ice Arena. Students, parents and other hockey fans are plenty used to packing the stands to watch the Blue Devils play hockey. It might not be unusual to......

Sports

A Gen(s)erational Tennis Legacy

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 29, 2024October 28, 2024

October 29, 2024October 28, 2024

AMARAH GHORI DEI Chair & Asst. Opinion Editor In the world of college athletics, it’s normal for a coach to act as your mentor in life and as someone who will help you invest in your future. For Fredonia State women’s tennis player Bernadette Gens, her coach happens to be......

Sports

Sport Management Club revived under new management

Matt VolzOctober 11, 2024October 11, 2024

October 11, 2024October 11, 2024

MATT VOLZ Sports Editor Who knew the best ideas could come from FredFest? Indeed, the weekend last May provided two sport management majors the inspiration to bring back a club that had been dormant for a few years. Mason Neale and Alex Smith were hanging out that weekend, blowing off......

Sports

30 years on: A look back at Fredonia’s 1994 hockey run, where are they now?

Matt VolzMay 9, 2024May 9, 2024

May 9, 2024May 9, 2024

MATT VOLZ Sports Editor This is the second of a two-part series highlighting Fredonia’s 1993-94 hockey season. Part one can be found in Issue 6. It’s been 30 years since the Blue Devils tore through Division III on the way to a 29-1-4 record and a third-place national finish. A......

Sports

A look back at Fredonia’s 1994 hockey run

Matt VolzApril 24, 2024April 23, 2024

April 24, 2024April 23, 2024

MATT VOLZ Sports Editor This is the first of a two-part series highlighting Fredonia’s 1993-94 hockey season. In Fredonia’s first-ever NCAA hockey season, the 1986-87 campaign, the team didn’t win a single game. Seven years later, they lost only one. The 1993-94 Blue Devils’ record of 29-1-4 was the best......

Life & Arts

Fredonia’s master librarian: Kerrie Fergen Wilkes

Contributor to The LeaderApril 13, 2024April 9, 2024

April 13, 2024April 9, 2024

DAN QUAGLIANA News Editor Walking into Reed Library is like walking into the manifestation of academia itself. Shelves upon shelves of books line the far windows in front of a multitude of study carrels; a research hub lies right next to the main entrance and PCs for work adorn practically......

Sports

Girl power: The heroes of Fredonia’s female student-athletes

Matt VolzApril 12, 2024April 11, 2024

April 12, 2024April 11, 2024

MATT VOLZ Sports Editor As sports fans, we all have our idols. Many of us grow up worshiping certain athletes and we carry that into our adult lives. Some sports heroes are obvious, like Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Tom Brady or maybe even a coach like Vince Lombardi. But in......

Sports

Fredonia lacrosse brings mental health to forefront with Morgan’s Message

Contributor to The LeaderApril 10, 2024April 21, 2024

April 10, 2024April 21, 2024

PARKER GURNETT Staff Writer Content Warning: mentions of suicide When athletes take the field, to some, they lose their human characteristics. They become the face of a sport and are almost meant to be robotic and perfect at their sport in every way imaginable. Many believe it is not fair......

News

Rachel Kerr wins SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching

Contributor to The LeaderApril 10, 2024April 9, 2024

April 10, 2024April 9, 2024

ROSEMARIE RAPISARDA Staff Writer Inspirational, passionate, supportive, kind-hearted, enthusiastic, eccentric, funny, honest and fashionable. These are some words from a few former and current students that they used to describe Rachel Kerr, an adjunct communications lecturer. In early March, Kerr won the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching.......

Sports

Double feature: Allie Wandell’s dual-sport experience

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 28, 2024March 26, 2024

March 28, 2024March 26, 2024

PARKER GURNETT Staff Writer When you think of a two-sport athlete in college, cross country and track and field typically come to mind first, as those two sports commonly feature many of the same athletes. What about competing in both basketball and softball, and even being a starter on both......

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Blue Devils shine in front of hockey – and basketball – royalty

A Gen(s)erational Tennis Legacy

Sport Management Club revived under new management

30 years on: A look back at Fredonia’s 1994 hockey run, where are they now?

A look back at Fredonia’s 1994 hockey run

Fredonia’s master librarian: Kerrie Fergen Wilkes

Girl power: The heroes of Fredonia’s female student-athletes

Fredonia lacrosse brings mental health to forefront with Morgan’s Message

Rachel Kerr wins SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching

Double feature: Allie Wandell’s dual-sport experience