Author: Pranav Desai
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Laurier graduates Brent Laing and John Morris accomplish their Olympic dream
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Competing at the Olympics is every athlete’s dream, and two former Golden Hawks got to live out that dream this past February. Laurier graduates John Morris and Brent Laing represented Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. Laing curled for the Canadian men’s team, while Morris took part in the first ever mixed doubles…
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Nicole Morrison’s captivating career ends with the Hawks’ playoffs hopes
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Nicole Morrison’s legendary career with the Golden Hawks has come to an end. The Wilfrid Laurier University women’s basketball team’s season had an unfortunate finish with a loss against the Lakehead Thunderwolves in the OUA playoffs last Wednesday. The season’s conclusion not only marked the end of the year for the Hawks, but it also…
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Hawks beat the odds to win tenth OUA championship
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A tenth OUA championship victory was anything but easy for the Wilfrid Laurier women’s curling team. The Golden Hawks overcame the Queen’s Gaels in the finals by a score of 5-3 to take home their sixth OUA title in the last eight years. But you can argue that the Hawks’ biggest challenge came before they…
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Hawks meet expectations at Brock Invitational to start the season
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Both the men’s and women’s Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawk curling teams excelled at the Brock Invitational tournament this past weekend. The men’s and women’s teams picked up three wins each and finished with a respectable 3-1-1 record. The men’s team started the tournament with a 6-6 draw against their cross town rivals, the Waterloo Warriors.…
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Laurier graduate Jessica Platt comes out as first openly transgender player in the CWHL
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Wilfrid Laurier graduate Jessica Platt, who currently plays as a forward for the Toronto Furies in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL), recently came out as transgender. The former Hawk publicly announced her decision to come out through an Instagram post on Jan. 10, 2018. Platt is now the first openly transgender player to ever…
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Rick Osborne retires after 15 years of coaching
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The Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey head coach, Rick Osborne, has announced his retirement after an extraordinary 15-year career. Osborne will continue the 2017-18 season behind the Hawks’ bench and will retire at the end of the year. For Osborne, retirement is something that he had been contemplating since the conclusion of last year. “What I…
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Hawks continue hot streak after emphatic 9-0 win against Waterloo
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The Wilfrid Laurier men’s hockey team demolished the Waterloo Warriors in another Battle of Waterloo, as they came away with a massive 9-0 win on Thursday, Nov. 30. Laurier has now racked up five straight wins against their rivals down the road. The Hawks dominated from start to finish and put together their best performance…
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Fall 2017: Laurier Sports Review
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Football A The Wilfrid Laurier University football team couldn’t quite repeat last year’s success, as they ended up falling in the Yates Cup against Western. Although it was an unfortunate end to a great season, one couldn’t have expected much more from the Hawks. The Western Mustangs were simply the best team in the OUA…
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Hawks get stomped by Mustangs in OUA final
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The Hawks bid to repeat as Yates Cup champions failed this past Saturday, as the Hawks were outplayed by the Western Mustangs in the OUA final. In what was a rematch of last year’s Yates Cup, the Hawks defense just couldn’t find an answer for the Mustangs’ run game. The contest finished with a…
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Hawks lose to Mustangs in Yates Cup rematch
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The Golden Hawks couldn’t pull off back-to-back Yates Cup victories as they took a beating from Western on Saturday by a final score of 75-32. The first quarter was full of big plays and explosive drives. The Mustangs took an early 10-0 lead after scoring on their first two drives. But after a great punt from…
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