October 3, 2026
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Squaring up for senior season with SUNY Fredonia’s women’s basketball team

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Reading Time: 4 minutesMITCHELL HORUCY  Special to The Leader  Usually this late in the season, Fredonia’s women’s basketball team would be gearing up for a senior night to celebrate the players getting ready to take the next step in their lives. But this year, things look a little different with no seniors on......
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Flying into LAX : a new coach on board for women’s lacrosse

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Reading Time: 4 minutesJACOB VALLAS Special to The Leader  The Fredonia women’s lacrosse team was faced with adversity during the 2022 season and finished bottom of the standings. The growing uncertainty of even playing a season was pressing for the Devils. In recent years, the program has failed to retain a supportive coach.......
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Blue Devil Sports Roundup: 2022-2023 Winter Sports Seasons Conclude

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Reading Time: 5 minutesMATT VOLZ Assistant Sports Editor MEN’S BASKETBALL Fredonia State’s men’s basketball concluded their season this past weekend with two home games. On Friday, Feb. 17, the Blue Devils hosted the SUNY Geneseo Knights and held a one-point lead at halftime before ultimately falling 80-64. Junior guard My’Kell Kaigler led the......
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King of Clubs: How one Blue Devil balances three club sports at once

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Reading Time: 4 minutesMATT VOLZ Assistant Sports Editor Whether it be Bo Jackson playing in both the NFL’s Pro Bowl and the MLB’s All-Star Game or Deion Sanders playing in an NFL game and a World Series game on the same day, we’ve seen athletes shine in multiple sports before. But at Fredonia......
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President Kolison’s Super Bowl Shindig

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Reading Time: 2 minutesWILL KARR Editor in Chief Watching sports is about more than just merely the game; it’s about the sense of community that develops from it. This year, SUNY Fredonia President Stephen H. Kolison Jr. hosted a Super Bowl Party, bringing students, staff and community together for a Sunday evening in......
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From Jamestown to Juggernaut: Coach Nick Siriani’s journey to the Super Bowl stage

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMATT VOLZ Assistant Sports Editor  Western New York is headed to the Super Bowl. But not in the way we might have predicted four months ago. On Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles will play for the Lombardi Trophy, with Jamestown native Nick Sirianni at the helm. Sirianni, a 1999 graduate of......
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On and off the ice: Fredonia Men’s Ice Hockey’s Craig McCabe

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Reading Time: 4 minutesWILL KARR Editor in Chief  Ever since he could stand up on his own, Fredonia men’s ice hockey player Craig McCabe has had skates on his feet. Growing up, his parents built him and his siblings an outdoor rink in their backyard.  “Ever since I was two until I came......
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Pink the Rink returns to Steele Hall Ice Arena

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Reading Time: 4 minutesWILL KARR Editor in Chief At this past Saturday’s game, Fredonia’s men’s hockey players jerseys looked a little different on the ice. The game wasn’t just any ordinary or average game. Rather, it was ‘Pink the Rink.’ Audience members and players came to the rink donning pink as the team......
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