sports

Ultimate Frisbee and Field Hockey Club join forces

Contributor to The LeaderMay 8, 2023May 7, 2023

May 8, 2023May 7, 2023

WILL KARR Editor in Chief While many students don’t take on leadership roles until their junior and senior years, Fredonia student Isabella Smith is already a club president as a freshman. Smith became president of the Fredonia Field Hockey Club team this past January. This semester, the Field Hockey Club......

Sports

Safety on the Mind: What if a life-threatening injury happened to a varsity athlete at Fredonia?

Contributor to The LeaderMay 7, 2023May 7, 2023

May 7, 2023May 7, 2023

MATT VOLZ Asst. Sports Editor Sports can be dangerous. There is always the possibility of injury, no matter the sport. But many football fans likely will not forget what happened on Jan. 3, 2023, when Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed during a Monday Night Football game. Bills trainer Denny......

Sports

What’s new on ‘Big Blue’

Contributor to The LeaderMay 6, 2023May 8, 2023

May 6, 2023May 8, 2023

MATT VOLZ Asst. Sports Editor It’s officially NFL Draft season, and “Big Blue Sports Podcast” has you covered on all the latest news, notes and opinions! In the next few shows, I will also be covering the NHL and NBA playoffs, the MLB season and of course, our very own......

Sports

Racing Into Action with captain of Track and Field, Joshua Walters

Contributor to The LeaderMay 6, 2023May 4, 2023

May 6, 2023May 4, 2023

MITCHELL HORUCY Staff Writer Captain of the men’s track and field team, Josh Walters, runs year-round for the Blue Devils. He is a member of the cross-country team as well. Walters, a junior exercise science major, ran track in middle and high school. He debated on if he wanted to......

Sports

Fredonia athletes unite for unified basketball game

Contributor to The LeaderMay 4, 2023May 4, 2023

May 4, 2023May 4, 2023

WILL KARR Editor in Chief While SUNY Fredonia athletes are usually the ones playing on-campus sporting events. Last week, on Thursday April 27, the Athletics Department hosted its first-ever Unified Basketball game in Dods Hall between Dunkirk and Fredonia high schools. “I brought up the idea of hosting a unified......

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Eyes wide open on campus athletics: Could the athletic trainer have helped Jason Winston?

Contributor to The LeaderApril 19, 2023April 23, 2023

April 19, 2023April 23, 2023

WILL KARR Editor in Chief Many members of the campus community are wondering if the certified athletic trainer could have helped Winston on Feb. 21. Members of The Leader recently reached out to the President’s Office on Friday, March 31, regarding concerns over how this incident was handled by the......

Sports

What’s new on ‘Big Blue?’

Contributor to The LeaderApril 19, 2023April 19, 2023

April 19, 2023April 19, 2023

MATT VOLZ Asst. Sports Editor Be sure to tune into “Big Blue Sports Podcast” every Wednesday from 3 to 4 p.m. on WCVF 88.9 FM or fredoniaradio.com! I’ll dive deep into the NFL Draft and Stanley Cup Playoffs in the next few weeks, and as always, I’m here to cover......

Sports

Blue Devil Sports Roundup

Contributor to The LeaderApril 18, 2023April 17, 2023

April 18, 2023April 17, 2023

MATT VOLZ Asst. Sports Editor CHEERLEADING The Blue Devils cheer squad competed at the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) Nationals in Daytona Beach, F.L. from Thursday, April 6 to Saturday, April 8. In the preliminary round on April 6, the team scored a perfect 10 in the Collegiate Image category and......

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The Leader wins best for New York State Press: Best Sports Coverage among other awards

Contributor to The LeaderApril 17, 2023April 17, 2023

April 17, 2023April 17, 2023

Photo of Alon Kremmerman, Will Karr and Alon Haimovitz holding up the The Leader’s 2022 Best Sports Coverage Plague. Photo by ABIGAIL MILLER | News Editor. The Leader recently ranked First Place in Best Sports Coverage for The New York State Press Association’s 2022 Best College Newspaper Contest, which includes......

Sports

Intramurals at Fredonia: Bringing people together through sports

Contributor to The LeaderApril 9, 2023April 6, 2023

April 9, 2023April 6, 2023

WILL KARR Editor in Chief There are many varsity level athletic teams at SUNY Fredonia. However, Geoff Braun, Fredonia’s intramural director and volleyball head coach, is working to show that students don’t need to be a varsity athlete to play sports. Braun has been intramural director for approximately 18 years......

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Ultimate Frisbee and Field Hockey Club join forces

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Eyes wide open on campus athletics: Could the athletic trainer have helped Jason Winston?

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The Leader wins best for New York State Press: Best Sports Coverage among other awards

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