Author: Brad Bowen
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Last second goal snaps streak
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It was a case of too little too late for the Wilfrid Laurier men’s hockey team on Thursday night, as a pair of third-period goals from the purple and gold would not be enough to come back against the Toronto Varsity Blues. Laurier was handed their third straight loss in a 3-2 chippy affair. The…
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Men’s basketball drop two games
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Despite the admirable performance on the court, it was a tough pill to swallow last week for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s basketball team. The Hawks struggled to find their rhythm against a tough Windsor Lancers squad on Wednesday night at the Laurier Athletic Complex as they fell 88-79 in a hard-fought affair, and…
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Offence-driven Hawks split games
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It was a bittersweet weekend for the Wilfrid Laurier men’s basketball team on the court this weekend, as they managed to overpower the Queen’s Gaels in their first game on Friday, but couldn’t complete the late-game comeback against the York Lions on Saturday afternoon. On Friday night, the Hawks proved why they are the fourth-ranked…
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Keeping enthusiasm in the dugout
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s baseball team embodied the age old baseball aphorism during their Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championship season, as they learned that being a championship team has to have positivity off the field to have success on the field. Meet Adam McBride and Adam Raithby, two veteran Hawks who will seemingly…
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Winless season for rugby
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It was an unfortunate match under the bright lights of University Stadium for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s rugby on Friday night, as the playoff-bound Western Mustangs did the honour of handing the Hawks their first winless season in four years in a 47-10 defeat. “It’s always tough wrapping up a season this way,”…
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Rugby ‘building forward’
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s rugby team put in a superb effort against the feisty Brock Badgers on Saturday, but unfortunately let the game slip away with two late tries in the dying moments of the heated match, losing 20-8. The contest between the two clubs was nothing short of a chaotic battle, where…
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Baseball finds groove
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks used dominant pitching and stellar offensive prowess to capture two impressive victories in the double-header affair on Saturday against the Queen’s Gaels 7-0 and 8-1 respectively. In the first contest, Jordan Petruska showed once again why he is one of the deadliest pitchers in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) conference…
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Baseball defeats Waterloo 5-0
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The age-old dictum of ‘performance starts from the pitchers mound’ was evident against the crosstown rivals the Waterloo Warriors last Wednesday as the Golden Hawks rode strong pitching and a defensive performance to seal a well executed 5-0 win. Starting pitcher Jordan Petruska had wide shoulders on Wednesday, as he carried the team to an…
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Hawks acquire MLB-drafted players
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On the heels of a disappointing 2012 campaign that failed to meet expectations, the Wilfrid Laurier men’s baseball team is looking beyond their struggles and is eager to raise the bar higher this year. Head coach Scott Ballantyne believes that this year’s purple and gold squad has the potential to claw their way to their…
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Leafs shake up roster for upcoming year
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Plan the Stanley Cup parade. Well, not quite. It may not be time to utter the fabled ‘Stanley Cup Parade’ chatter, but the Toronto Maple Leafs certainly did add some integral components to an already promising roster this 2013 summer. Coming fresh off of a lamentable game seven playoff overtime loss to the Boston Bruins,…
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