Andrew Volpe’s Double Life as Student and Coach
Reading Time: 3 minutes Imagine everything you already do throughout your day as a college student or think back to how busy you were in college....
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A Gen(s)erational Tennis Legacy
Reading Time: 4 minutesAMARAH GHORI DEI Chair & Asst. Opinion Editor In the world of college athletics, it’s normal for a coach to act as your mentor in life and as someone who will help you invest in your future. For Fredonia State women’s tennis player Bernadette Gens, her coach happens to be......
Caitlin Snyder: getting the best of both worlds
Reading Time: 3 minutesMITCHELL HORUCY Staff Writer As if playing one college sport isn’t challenging enough, Caitlin Snyder is a member of two teams at Fredonia. Snyder, a senior biochemistry major, is a four-year member of the Blue Devils basketball team. She also joined the tennis team after her freshman year and has......
Has the French Open started too early?
Reading Time: 2 minutesGRIFFIN DOMBROSKE Special to The Leader It’s October, so you know what that means for all of the tennis lovers. The French Open generally runs every year for two weeks in late May into early June. This year, however, it was pushed back several times due to COVID-related issues. Even......
From the desk of Avril King, Managing Editor
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt always seems like the same old story. An athlete who is in perfect condition and has probably never suffered any sort of injury before jumps, turns or steps wrong, hears a pop in their knee and then hits the ground. Within a few minutes, a trainer will run onto......
Fredonia sports update
Reading Time: 2 minutesANTHONY GETTINO Special to The Leader This week, there were quite a few different teams that took the field. Although both the men’s and women’s cross country teams had the weekend off, there were SUNYAC matchups galore. For starters, the women’s tennis team faced off against Oneonta on Friday, New......
Fredonia sports update
Reading Time: < 1 minuteANTHONY GETTINO Special to The Leader This past weekend, the women’s soccer team opened up conference play at home. They faced off against Plattsburgh and Potsdam. Both games took overtime to finish, with the first a 3-3 tie and the second a 2-1 win. “I think we are feeling pretty......
Fredonia sports update
Reading Time: 2 minutesDANTE LASTING Assistant Sports Editor Fall is officially here, and Fredonia athletics are in full swing. The women’s tennis team had their senior night last Thursday. The team celebrated seniors Avril King and Anna Chiacchia before their matches. On this night, the two won their singles and doubles matches. The......
Fredonia sports roundup
Reading Time: 2 minutesANTHONY GETTINO Special to The Leader Fredonia’s sports teams continued their fall season grind this past week, with men and womens soccer, cross country, volleyball and tennis all competing. For the men’s soccer team, the record for the week was an even 1-1-1. The first match of the week happened......
US Open finals recap
Reading Time: 2 minutesDANTE LASTING Assistant Sports Editor The US Open has ended, two people have been crowned champions and history has been made. The women’s final concluded on Saturday with underdog Bianca Andreescu beating Serena Williams. The 19-year-old won her first Grand Slam title and is the first Canadian to win a......