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Fredonia Sports Update

Contributor to The LeaderApril 10, 2019August 31, 2019

April 10, 2019August 31, 2019

Dante Lasting Special to The Leader The first full week of April is in the books, and it’s starting to feel a little more like spring. Teams are catching up with games that were postponed and field conditions are slowly getting better. Ludwig Field is about halfway there with......

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Fredonia sports update

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2019August 31, 2019

March 27, 2019August 31, 2019

AIDAN POLLARD Sports Editor The Blue Devils athletics spring season is now well underway. Baseball, softball and women’s lacrosse have all had games this season, with men’s and women’s track and field competing in their first meet this weekend. The Fredonia baseball team stood 9-9 overall and 6-0 in......

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A Few of Fredonia’s Women’s Sports

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 13, 2018December 13, 2018

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018

CASSIDY HERMAN Special to The Leader Although Fredonia may not be known for women’s sports, it has a number of women’s sports teams including basketball, tennis, softball and more. Those three sports are extra special this season. Women’s basketball team member Jenna Einink hit her 1000th point late last year.......

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Family on and off the field

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018October 23, 2018

October 24, 2018October 23, 2018

LEAH GRAZIANO Special to The Leader When you’re a part of a sports team, it’s like being a part of a family. For some athletes at Fredonia, they get to experience this with their actual family. “We’ve only ever been on the same team. Every sports team we’ve ever......

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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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‘Softball became my entire life. It was able to get me through the toughest times in life’: A profile of Eva FitzSimmons, freshman softball player

Contributor to The LeaderApril 18, 2018

April 18, 2018

CASSIDY HERMAN Special to The Leader Eva FitzSimmons, a freshman from Rochester, N.Y., has begun her first softball season at SUNY Fredonia. FitzSimmons came to Fredonia with 15 years of softball experience under her belt. Throughout her 15 years, she played shortstop, third and first base. Never once did......

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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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Fredonia Softball is in full swing

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 7, 2018September 2, 2019

March 7, 2018September 2, 2019

CASSIDY HERMAN Special to The Leader After weeks of practice, the Fredonia softball team is finally ready to get their season rolling. On Thursday, March 8, the softball team will be on an 11-hour bus ride to play four games in the Virginia Beach Tournament. From Virginia, they will......

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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......

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Taylor Marelli: Down, but not out

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 29, 2017

September 29, 2017

AVRIL KING Social Media Manager It was a great day for softball. Taylor Marelli, then a senior in high school, was in the outfield. It was a normal March day. Turning and running to retrieve a ball, Marelli heard a telltale pop in her knee and fell to the ground.......

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Fredonia Sports Update

Fredonia sports update

A Few of Fredonia’s Women’s Sports

Family on and off the field

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

‘Softball became my entire life. It was able to get me through the toughest times in life’: A profile of Eva FitzSimmons, freshman softball player

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

Fredonia Softball is in full swing

New athletic director means new changes

Taylor Marelli: Down, but not out