March 6, 2026
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 Double feature: Allie Wandell’s dual-sport experience

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesPARKER 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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Sports

Spotlight on Courtney Woodring, co-captain of Fredonia’s cheer team

Chloe Kowalyk
Reading Time: 5 minutesCHLOE KOWALYK Editor in Chief When Courtney Woodring isn’t on the mat with a bow in her hair and white sneakers on her feet, she’s focusing on her academics and extracurriculars. Woodring is a senior public relations major with a minor in leadership studies. She graduated from Eden High School,......
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Sports

Club hockey scores closer to playoffs

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesMITCHELL HORUCY Asst. Sports Editor For 93% of high school athletes, their athletic career comes to an end after graduation. However, Fredonia’s club hockey team offers students the opportunity to compete at a high level, despite not being a varsity sport.  “There’s so many levels to hockey; club is a......
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Life & Arts

The students behind the art: Marisa Zoerb

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesDAN QUAGLIANA News Editor When people apply for college, they expect to go get their degree and then be supported by their alma mater when they apply for jobs after graduation.  But what happens when their college discontinues their major halfway through their time there? That happened to Marisa Zoerb,......
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Sports

Pink the Rink: More than a game

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 4 minutesMITCHELL HORUCY Assist. Sports Editor It’s often we hear the phrase, “it’s more than a game.”  This is especially true when it comes to Fredonia’s annual Pink the Rink hockey game. “It’s become a tradition for us,” said head coach Jeff Meredith when asked about the importance of the game.......
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Sports

Pack the Barn: Women’s basketball

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesMASON NEALE Special to the Leader  Women’s college basketball is sweeping the nation.  We all have Caitlin Clark fever, and we may have our own Iowa Hawkeyes brewing here in Fredonia.  The Fredonia women’s basketball team is having their best season since 2016-17, and they aren’t backing down anytime soon. ......
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Sports

The winter ‘break’ isn’t much of a break for student athletes

Matt Volz
Reading Time: 3 minutesMATT VOLZ Sports Editor As the fall semester comes to a close, many students are preparing to pack up and head home for the month-long break. However, while most people are enjoying their time off, some Fredonia sports teams will be back on campus, carrying on games and practices as......
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Sports

Fredonia athletes ‘tryout’ team collabs

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesPARKER GURNETT Staff Writer When it comes to the Fredonia campus, it almost feels like home.  The small and quaint campus helps you feel comfortable and connected to fellow students. The same could be said about Fredonia sports.  Being a small Division III program on a little campus keeps many......
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Sports

From Overseas to Fredonia: Why do players ‘cross the pond?’

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesMITCHELL HORUCY Asst. Sports Editor For many Fredonia students, coming to school doesn’t even require crossing a state line. However, in the case of Alon Haimovitz and Peter Buerfent, they both had to cross the Atlantic Ocean to find their way to Fredonia.  Alon Haimovitz, a senior on the men’s......
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Sports

Caitlin Snyder: getting the best of both worlds 

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesMITCHELL HORUCY Staff Writer As if playing one college sport isn’t challenging enough, Caitlin Snyder is a member of two teams at Fredonia.  Snyder, a senior biochemistry major, is a four-year member of the Blue Devils basketball team.  She also joined the tennis team after her freshman year and has......
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