Swimming and Diving

Fredonia swam through SUNYAC with a splash

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 27, 2019March 4, 2019

February 27, 2019March 4, 2019

ANTHONY GETTINO Special to The Leader Over the course of the last week, the Fredonia Swimming & Diving team competed in the SUNYAC championships. The event was split up between eight different sessions, beginning on Wednesday with the first two. Fredonia only had relays the first day, with a......

Sports

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......

Sports

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......

Sports

Four athletes inducted into the Fredonia hall of fame

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018October 23, 2018

October 24, 2018October 23, 2018

AIDAN POLLARD Sports Editor “How do you want to be remembered?” That’s the question that helped drive Fredonia hall of fame inductee Nick Guarino to becoming the most decorated distance runner Fredonia has ever had. Guarino is a five-time NCAA Division III national champion. He has won the indoor......

Sports

What makes a great coach?

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 28, 2018

March 28, 2018

AIDAN POLLARD Assistant Sports Editor A good coach needs to be just that — a coach. Good coaches don’t need ridiculous athletic résumés; they just need to understand the game they’re coaching and understand how to lead a team or individual to victory. If I were looking to find......

Sports

Viewership of the Winter Olympics vs. the Summer Olympics: Which would you rather watch?

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 7, 2018

March 7, 2018

AVRIL KING Social Media Manager and Assistant Sports Editor Once again, another round of the Winter Olympics has come to a close. But, regardless of the fact that it was the first year the games were aired on broadcast, cable and even streaming, these Olympics were the least watched......

Sports

Last laps: Senior day for men’s swimming and diving team

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 14, 2018

February 14, 2018

COLIN HART Special to The Leader The Fredonia men’s swimming and diving team wrapped up their season last Saturday with a loss to SUNY Cortland by a combined score of 95-164. The Blue Devils finished the year with a disappointing 1-10 team record, a learning experience for the large......

Sports

Christian Krasnek, the diving mortician

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 15, 2017

November 15, 2017

AVRIL KING Social Media Manager and Assistant Sports Editor “Every meet is a funeral.” Those are the words that Christian Krasnek, a sophomore member of the Fredonia men’s diving team lives by. Why? “Because I’m going to kill it,” he said. It certainly seems as though Krasnek is taking......

Scallion

The Daredevils’s Guide to Stress Relief

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

November 3, 2017

Midterms are stressful and the work doesn’t stop. Unhealthy coping mechanisms are common on college campuses, and that’s why I’ve enlisted the help of Ken Evil, local stuntman, to compile this list of the top five ways to handle residual stress after midterms are over. 1. Skydive without a......

News

Chatley recognized for domestic violence awareness efforts

Contributor to The LeaderApril 12, 2017

April 12, 2017

AVRIL KING Social Media Asst. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, around 20 people are abused physically by their romantic partner in the United States every minute. That’s more than 10 million individuals every year. Yet, many people believe that it will never happen to them and......

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Fredonia swam through SUNYAC with a splash

Fredonia Sports Round Up

Fredonia athletics update

Four athletes inducted into the Fredonia hall of fame

What makes a great coach?

Viewership of the Winter Olympics vs. the Summer Olympics: Which would you rather watch?

Last laps: Senior day for men’s swimming and diving team

Christian Krasnek, the diving mortician

The Daredevils’s Guide to Stress Relief

Chatley recognized for domestic violence awareness efforts