Fredonia Central School District

This week, we celebrate and thank our incredible school psychologists for the vital role they play in supporting our students’ learning, mental health, and overall well-being.

From promoting positive school climates to helping students navigate challenges and find their path to reach their full potential, our school psychologists make a difference every day.

Thank you for your compassion, expertise, and unwavering commitment to our students, families, and staff.

From FCSD Family Support Services:

FCSD partners with Feedmore WNY to offer our community a school food pantry stocked with nonperishable items such as cereals, snacks, canned goods, and meal kits. Parents/guardians can make use of our online order form below, reach out to learn more or to "shop" in person. Middle and High School students can "shop" in the pantry by working with their School Social Worker.

Students in Pre-K through Grade 4 are eligible for the Backpack Program, which sends a bag of nonperishable food home over the weekends. Interested students/parents/guardians can work with your teacher and School Social Worker to get signed up.

Also below, please find a list of local food pantries, with their locations, contact info and days/times of operation.

Feel free to get in touch with any questions, suggestions or concerns, or if you'd like to make a donation to our School Pantry. Thank you for your interest and support!

Cassie Farrell (Wheelock, FES) - 679-1581, ext 1802
Ella Wiggers (FES, FMS) - ext 2774
Kat Beyer (FHS) - ext 2759

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🏐 Fredonia Modified Volleyball 2025 Season🏐

Congratulations to our 7th & 8th grade Modified Volleyball team on an incredible season! 🖤

The Lady ‘Billies finished with an impressive 8-2 record, won every set in their 4-team mid-year tournament, and came out on top in five full 5-set match wins throughout the season! Their dedication, teamwork, and determination were on full display from start to finish.

Modified volleyball plays such an important role in building the foundation for future success. It’s where athletes develop core skills, confidence, and communication, and learn what it truly means to be part of a team. This year’s group demonstrated all of that and more.

We are proud of these student-athletes for representing Fredonia with heart, sportsmanship, and a love for the game.

Congratulations on your Section VI Class B1 quarterfinal ladies!!!

Read all the details here: https://www.observertoday.com/sports/local-sports/2025/10/quarterfinal-action/

TYLER IN ACTION AT KEYBANK
It was great to see Tyler and the Putney family at KeyBank this past Saturday. Best of luck with the upcoming season from all your Hillbillies. Go Naz! Go Tyler!

Boys Mod Soccer wins League Championship
The Fredonia Boys Modified Soccer team finished their 2025 season with a 12-1-1 record, taking the League Championship with a 3-2 victory over Southwestern in double overtime. The boys all worked hard and played well together to make this season a huge success. Congrats to all student-athletes and coaches! Nicely done!

Lendt 2nd, Krenzer 10th at CCAA Championships
As reported in the Observer, congrats to both Meredith Lendt and Trenton Krenzer for strong finishes this past Friday at the CCAA Championships.

Girls top-10 finishers who were not on top-three teams included: second-place Lendt of Fredonia/Westfield (19:49.19), third-place Olivia Harmony of West Valley (19:51.22), fifth-place London Hamilton of Jamestown (20:11.94), seventh-place Isabella Czekanski of Fredonia/Westfield (20:26.99), and 10th-place Kinley Belleisle of Olean (20:29.20).

Fredonia/Westfield was third in the boys' race with 72 points. Trenton Krenzer was 10th (17:10.63), Pietro Cabitza was 13th (17:39.34), Jimmy Fagan was 15th (17:44.39), Solomon McKnatt was 19th (18:09.79), and Nathan Keefe was 21st (18:14.58).

Thanks to Matt Spielman for the photos.

The Section VI Championships will take place next Friday at Elma Meadows. The state meet is slated for Saturday, Nov. 15 at Queensbury High School.

FHS Football Gets Rivalry Win
As reported in the Observer, Fredonia outscored Dunkirk 16-0 in the second half to spoil homecoming and Senior Night with a 16-7 rivalry victory at Karl Hoeppner Field.

“Man, what a game,” Ayden Wronski said after the game. He scored both of Fredonia’s touchdowns in the victory.

The annual rivalry showdown between crosstown foes that dates back more than a century was as hard-fought as one would expect. It was a game that somebody had to win, but it was played with the intensity of a game where both sides felt they needed to win.

“This rivalry means so much to so many people. I never had anything like this growing up, and even coaching,” Fredonia head coach Greg Sherlock said. “This is a big deal. I don’t have to say a whole lot to them. They know what it’s all about. They feel it.”

Thanks to both Braden Carmen and Ashleigh Brown for their great coverage of our local sports programs.

THANKS to everyone for honoring and supporting World Spina Bifida Day both today and tomorrow. Nicely done! Have a great weekend.

REMINDER: TYLER IN ACTION TOMORROW AT KEYBANK
Our very own Tyler Putney has continued his basketball career at Nazareth and will be playing in a game on October 25th at 3:30 PM at the KeyBank Arena in Buffalo. Go Tyler! The Nazareth vs. Daemen matchup will be followed by Syracuse University vs. University of Buffalo at 7 PM.
Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/00006315E3229A5F with the passcode NAZKBC.

Fredonia Boys Soccer Gets Playoff Win

As reported in the Observer, after surviving early pressure from the two-time defending Section VI Class B2 champion Southwestern, Fredonia received an inspired run from Ryan Koopman in the 14th minute, which changed the game.

Coming on the counterattack, Koopman dribbled past defenders until losing possession as he entered the box, but Brayden Korzeniewski collected the loose ball and slotted it home to give the Hillbillies the lead and the momentum en route to a 2-0 victory in the Class B prequarterfinals on Tuesday at Fredonia State University.

“I think, especially given our last game was a 2-0 loss to this team, it was important to have a positive tone setter in the beginning,” Fredonia head coach Mason Redmond said. “From there, we were a lot calmer and were able to possess a little bit more than on Thursday.”

Shortly after No. 5 Fredonia got on the board, the Hillbillies were right back at it and it was Koopman driving home a loose ball among the chaos in the box during the 22nd minute.

“Both of them have been really solid offensive weapons this year,” Redmond said about his top scorers. “As far as overlapping with each other or just kind of winning 50-50 balls, they’re both good out of the air. They’re our two leading scorers for a reason. Where it would be nice to play possession sometimes, it is nice to have those direct attack options, too.”

Southwestern came close to getting a goal back just a few minutes later after Ryan Ohl made a great run down the right wing and delivered a cross to a sliding Wilson Genareo, but the shot was deflected high.

“It was a pretty equally battled game, for the most part,” Southwestern head coach Jason Deering said. “We really wanted to win that. We showed up today. We wanted to battle through and that’s really what we wanted to do. We got the win on Thursday against them and we knew from our earlier contest that we were just as good as them. … It was well played. It was what I could ask for from one of our Southwestern teams.”

The Fredonia defense kept Southwestern off the board in the first half, despite several scares that were near misses or turned aside by Luka Paoletta who finished with six saves in the clean sheet.

“Our game plan every game is to come out flying,” Deering stated. “We always set out to set the tone of the game, fly around. It worked well for most of the game.”

Both Koopman and Korzeniewski nearly added to the Fredonia lead in the 49th and then 57th minute respectively, but Cooper Charles was there to turn them away. Charles made 13 stops as he worked to keep the 12-seeded Trojans within striking distance the whole game.

In the face of desperate pressure from Southwestern with its season on the line, the Fredonia defense stood tall as it worked to flip the script from a 2-0 league loss last week to a 2-0 playoff victory.

“It’s definitely very satisfying getting this win,” Redmond said, “especially since we had a really good regular season. I wanted to kind of run into form at the right moment. I’m excited to go up to whoever we’re playing on Friday.”

The Hillbillies travel to No. 4 Medina (15-2-0) for a quarterfinal matchup at 3:30 p.m. Friday.

“I haven’t watched a ton of them yet,” Redmond said about Medina. “I watched their game against Newfane, but at this point I was saying to our players that every game in the playoffs is going to be a good team. We’re not sleeping on them, but we’re certainly ready for them and will get back at it tomorrow.”

Southwestern finished its season with a 4-12-1 record, but the young group is already eager to get back to the quality of play the Trojans have grown accustomed to.

“It was a tough season for us. We always have high expectations,” Deering said about his group. “Even coming in with a young team, we just try to keep the expectations high, something to battle for. A tough season like this season and having the success that we’ve had over the last couple years with this program it can only be motivation. They have to use it. The talk already through the younger players is that they’re already figuring out what they’re doing to get on the field and to be working. That’s what we push and really how we keep our program going.”

Thanks to Christian Storms for the story and photos.

Our Fredonia Elementary students utilized their creative talents to express their gratitude to FCSD school board members for their service and dedication. The signs were hung in the High School library to surprise board members as they entered for last night's meeting.