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Athletics department unveils new turf field at University Stadium

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 29, 2024October 11, 2024

September 29, 2024October 11, 2024

MATT VOLZ Sports Editor Photograph by JEAN CESTARO | Staff Photographer For Fredonia athletics, there seems to be more enthusiasm behind the term “home turf ” entering this fall season. That’s all thanks to the school’s newest athletic facility, an updated turf field attached to University Stadium. The previous turf......

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Buffalo what? Back-to-back champions, maybe

Matt VolzMay 14, 2024May 13, 2024

May 14, 2024May 13, 2024

MATT VOLZ Sports Editor In the sports world, Buffalo is often seen as a city of losing. Because the Bills and Sabres have never brought home their respective league championships, outsiders often see the city as a sports disaster. Don’t tell that to the Buffalo Bandits, though. Buffalo’s indoor lacrosse......

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The Ethics Behind Coaching

Contributor to The LeaderMay 13, 2024May 10, 2024

May 13, 2024May 10, 2024

MARISSA BURR Opinion Editor With Fredonia being a Division III athletics university, scholarships are not offered to encourage athletes to play a sport during their time here. Because of this, the team atmosphere must be supportive enough of its athletes to keep them coming back for multiple seasons. This starts......

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5th Quarter Column: Sabres go back to the future with Lindy Ruff

Contributor to The LeaderMay 11, 2024May 10, 2024

May 11, 2024May 10, 2024

PARKER GURNETT Staff Writer “Just a chance that maybe we’ll find better days” will be playing loudly through speakers in Buffalo. “Better Days” by the Goo Goo Dolls is, as many Sabres fans hope, what the hiring of ‘new’ head coach Lindy Ruff will bring. The hiring of Ruff comes......

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5th Quarter Column: NFL Draft recap

Contributor to The LeaderMay 10, 2024May 10, 2024

May 10, 2024May 10, 2024

MITCH HORUCY Asst. Sports Editor After three days, 257 picks and a lot of chaos, the 2024 draft season has come to an end. The Bills made a total of 10 picks, including seven between rounds two and five. As mentioned in my pre-draft article, this was an important draft......

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30 years on: A look back at Fredonia’s 1994 hockey run, where are they now?

Matt VolzMay 9, 2024May 9, 2024

May 9, 2024May 9, 2024

MATT VOLZ Sports Editor This is the second of a two-part series highlighting Fredonia’s 1993-94 hockey season. Part one can be found in Issue 6. It’s been 30 years since the Blue Devils tore through Division III on the way to a 29-1-4 record and a third-place national finish. A......

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SUNYACtion on the horizon: Brockport and Geneseo Leave Conference

Contributor to The LeaderApril 27, 2024April 22, 2024

April 27, 2024April 22, 2024

MITCHELL HORUCY Asst. Sports Editor After a 64-year run, Brockport and Geneseo will leave the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) following the 2023-24 academic year. Announced in August of 2023, The Golden Eagles and Knights will be the 10th and 11th teams to join the Empire 8......

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5th Quarter Column: The rise of women’s sports

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2024April 11, 2024

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024

MITCH HORUCY Assistant Sports Editor Ever since sports became one of the biggest sources of revenue and entertainment, it has been dominated by male athletes. However, in the last few years, women’s sports have skyrocketed in the public eye. There have been a ton of sports that have contributed to......

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5th Quarter Column: End of an era

Contributor to The LeaderApril 3, 2024April 3, 2024

April 3, 2024April 3, 2024

MITCH HORUCY Assistant Sports Editor In what seemed like the inevitable outcome, Stefon Diggs has been traded from the Buffalo Bills. Diggs heads down south and joins the young, but exciting Houston Texans. The Bills are sending Diggs, a 2025 fifth-round pick and a 2024-sixth round pick. In return, the......

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Double feature: Allie Wandell’s dual-sport experience

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 28, 2024March 26, 2024

March 28, 2024March 26, 2024

PARKER 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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Athletics department unveils new turf field at University Stadium

Buffalo what? Back-to-back champions, maybe

The Ethics Behind Coaching

5th Quarter Column: Sabres go back to the future with Lindy Ruff

5th Quarter Column: NFL Draft recap

30 years on: A look back at Fredonia’s 1994 hockey run, where are they now?

SUNYACtion on the horizon: Brockport and Geneseo Leave Conference

5th Quarter Column: The rise of women’s sports

5th Quarter Column: End of an era

Double feature: Allie Wandell’s dual-sport experience