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Fredonia goes 1-1 on the weekend

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 7, 2018November 14, 2018

November 7, 2018November 14, 2018

AIDAN POLLARD Sports Editor Blue Devil hockey got off to a difficult start to SUNYAC play on Friday with a 6-1 loss to the Geneseo Knights. “I think the first period we just struggled,” said Head Coach Jeff Meredith. “It was just a mental thing.” Fredonia suffered four goals......

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Fredonia sports roundup

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018

October 3, 2018

AIDAN POLLARD Sports Editor Last week saw Blue Devils tennis, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball and cross country compete in SUNYAC competitions across the state. Fredonia tennis bested both Oswego and Cortland, continuing their incredible season and making their SUNYAC record 2-1. Their full season record is 11-1, only......

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Jerry Fisk: Changing the culture

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2018September 2, 2019

September 12, 2018September 2, 2019

AIDAN POLLARD Sports Editor Fredonia’s new athletic director, Jerry Fisk, is a big man with big ideas. Fisk took over the position in the Spring semester of last year, and already the changes he’s made can be seen all over campus. Since the winter, the Blue Devils athletics department......

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Loss of a Blue Devil

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018

September 7, 2018

AIDAN POLLARD Sports Editor It would be insulting to label Jack Corbett as just an athlete. He was much more than that. He was a student, a son and a friend. Corbett played six games for Fredonia’s club hockey team during the 2017-18 season. Corbett was a local high......

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“As long as you know and believe in what you want to accomplish, nothing should get in the way of that”: Justyn Haines becomes conference champion, wraps up his senior season

Contributor to The LeaderMay 9, 2018

May 9, 2018

JORDAN PURVIS Special to The Leader This past weekend, SUNYAC hosted their two-day men’s and women’s outdoor track and field championships event in Geneseo, N.Y. Last season, the Cortland men’s track and field team won their league title after winning the 2017 championship with 191.5 points. However, Geneseo took......

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‘It’s very disappointing to lose a game like that’: Blue Devils take Plattsburgh series, eliminated from playoff contention

Contributor to The LeaderMay 2, 2018August 15, 2019

May 2, 2018August 15, 2019

QUINTIN JAMES Assistant Sports Editor Coming into the weekend, the men’s baseball team was trying to catch Brockport for the fourth and final spot in the playoffs. The Blue Devils had to win the remainder of their games and get help to get in. That quest started with......

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“I was actually pretty shocked . . .”: Nicole Burrows finishes senior lacrosse season, leaves Fredonia with three school records

Contributor to The LeaderMay 2, 2018August 15, 2019

May 2, 2018August 15, 2019

AVRIL KING Social Media Manager and Assistant Sports Editor The Fredonia women’s lacrosse team saw two victories in their last few games, prior to closing out their regular season. And after a long and difficult season, they were certainly met with a large amount of excitement. However, there were......

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

Contributor to The LeaderApril 18, 2018

April 18, 2018

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......

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

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018September 2, 2019

April 11, 2018September 2, 2019

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......

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How we became the Fredonia Blue Devils

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 28, 2018

March 28, 2018

MOLLY VANDENBERG Staff Writer Fredonia’s athletic department is referred to as the Fredonia Blue Devils, but how did this nickname actually come to be? A lot of this information came to light during the school’s 175th anniversary celebration back in 2001. Joanne Schweik, a past archivist at the Reed......

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Fredonia goes 1-1 on the weekend

Fredonia sports roundup

Jerry Fisk: Changing the culture

Loss of a Blue Devil

“As long as you know and believe in what you want to accomplish, nothing should get in the way of that”: Justyn Haines becomes conference champion, wraps up his senior season

‘It’s very disappointing to lose a game like that’: Blue Devils take Plattsburgh series, eliminated from playoff contention

“I was actually pretty shocked . . .”: Nicole Burrows finishes senior lacrosse season, leaves Fredonia with three school records

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

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

How we became the Fredonia Blue Devils