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Fredonia athletics celebrates Pink Week

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 13, 2019

February 13, 2019

AIDAN POLLARD Sports Editor Pink the Rink wasn’t the only pink athletics event happening on campus this week. Alongside the Fredonia-Plattsburgh hockey game on Saturday, the athletics department dedicated the entire week to the cause of fighting breast cancer with a “Pink Week” leading up to the game. Since......

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Improvise, adapt, overcome: Activities Night goes off at new time and place

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 13, 2019February 13, 2019

February 13, 2019February 13, 2019

SANDRENE HAMILTON Special to The Leader Spectrum Entertainment Board’s semesterly showcase of campus groups took over a new location at a new time last week. Activities Night was pushed back almost a week due to bad weather conditions earlier this month that closed the university to classes and all......

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Sabres struggle for relevance as a bigger comeback story dominates the league.

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 8, 2019

February 8, 2019

AIDAN POLLARD Sports Editor Weird things have been happening in the NHL these past two seasons. Buffalo was the talk of the league from the pre-season through the entire fall. Now that their hot-streak has settled, they’re overshadowed by an even stronger Cinderella story. After acquiring star two-way defenseman......

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What’s going right in Fredonia hockey?

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 13, 2018September 2, 2019

December 13, 2018September 2, 2019

AIDAN POLLARD Sports Editor “It’s hard to know,” said Fredonia Strength and Conditioning Coach Jon-Ryan Maloney. The Blue Devils are 8-2-2 after their two-game weekend at SUNY Canton. They are 5-1 in The SUNYAC conference, having suffered their only loss to the No. 2 ranked Geneseo. “I think it starts......

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Fredonia Sports Round Up

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 13, 2018December 13, 2018

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018

ANTHONY GETTINO Special to The Leader The girls basketball team did very well this week, keeping their win streak going all the way to five straight. They went 3-0 this week, starting with Tuesday’s 76-58 win over Alfred State at home. The Blue Devils shot 43 percent from the field......

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Can Fredonia ever become a sports school?

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 28, 2018September 2, 2019

November 28, 2018September 2, 2019

AIDAN POLLARD Sports Editor Maybe. But it would take a lot. Fredonia isn’t a Division I school, so we’re not really in the running to be the next Syracuse, or even compete with UB for that matter. But a better question to ask would be what will it take......

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Fredonia athletics update

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 28, 2018

November 28, 2018

AIDAN POLLARD Sports Editor These past two weeks saw Fredonia hockey continue a strong start to the season. Alongside Blue Devils hockey, Fredonia’s men’s and women’s basketball programs seasons are now underway. Both teams are winless so far in the season with both teams holding an 0-3 record as......

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Catching pucks and opportunities

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 7, 2018September 9, 2019

November 7, 2018September 9, 2019

AUBRIE MURRAY Special to The Leader Blue Devil goalie Anton Rosen and teammate Victor Tracy are from completely different provinces in Sweden and began their friendship after traveling for a future in hockey. School to school, team to team, country to country, they somehow manage to stay together. “Growing......

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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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Concussions: The scariest injury in sports?

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 31, 2018November 13, 2018

October 31, 2018November 13, 2018

ANTHONY GETTINO Special to The Leader While this edition of “The Leader” may have a good amount of silly articles and things that are light hearted in the name of Halloween, concussions in sports are a very serious matter. Many good people have lost the ability to think clearly......

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Fredonia athletics celebrates Pink Week

Improvise, adapt, overcome: Activities Night goes off at new time and place

Sabres struggle for relevance as a bigger comeback story dominates the league.

What’s going right in Fredonia hockey?

Fredonia Sports Round Up

Can Fredonia ever become a sports school?

Fredonia athletics update

Catching pucks and opportunities

Fredonia goes 1-1 on the weekend

Concussions: The scariest injury in sports?