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Golden Hawks fall to Badgers on Alumni Night as offensive struggles continue
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The Laurier Golden Hawks women’s basketball team dropped a 77-47 decision to the Brock Badgers on Alumni Night on 02/13/26 at the Laurier Athletic Complex, in a game where offensive rhythm proved difficult to find for both sides. With former players and a past head coach in attendance, both teams opened the game with uneven stretches offensively. However,…
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Queen’s Gaels Upset Laurier Golden Hawks in 117th Yeates Cup
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The morning of the 117th Yates Cup was charged with excitement. Staff, students, and supporters alike from both Laurier and Queens came out in droves to cheer on their teams. The Goldenhawks came into the game as overwhelming favourites, as the Hawks had remained undefeated until this point. Additionally, the Hawks collected a long list of OUA awards in the days leading up to the game. However, they were unable to keep their streak alive, losing to the Gaels 30-27. Laurier came…
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Recapping the Blue Jays Historical Season
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The Blue Jays narrowly lose to the Los Angeles Dodgers in their First World Series since 1993 The Toronto Blue Jays were on the precipice of greatness, as for the first time in 32 years, they played in the Major League Baseball World Series. What made their run even more improbable was the fact that…
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Men’s Baseball Team Lose 3-7 to the Gryphons
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Golden Hawks drop second straight loss to Gryphons at Bechtel Park The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks baseball team fell 3-7 to the University of Guelph Gryphons on Sunday at 3:00pm at Bechtel Park, dropping the latter half of their weekend doubleheader and continuing a tough start to their OUA campaign. The Golden Hawks entered the…
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The importance of the OUA’s and USPORTS’ partnership with CBC Sports
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University sports across Canada should garner more attention and see an increase in viewership, following agreements by the National Governing Body of University Competition (USPORTS) and Ontario University Athletics to partner with CBC for exclusive streaming rights. In a significant move for the growth of university sports in Canada, USPORTS — the national governing body…
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All-time hits leader and five-time all-star, Jonathan Brouse on his induction to the Hawk Hall of Fame
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“To be one of the people going into the Hall of Fame and to be alongside some of those other names that I’m being inducted with is very humbling.” Jonathan Brouse, one of the most productive players to wear the purple and gold across all of Laurier sports has cemented his legacy with the Hawks…
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Men’s football and curling headline seven impressive inductees into the Golden Hawk Hall of Fame
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The Laurier athletic department will continue their annual tradition this Homecoming weekend by celebrating and honouring seven new members as a part of the 2021 Hall of Fame class. Created in 1986 to honour coaches, student athletes and teams who have made outstanding contributions to varsity sports at Laurier, the Golden Hawks will celebrate seven…
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Golden Hawks Baseball return to the diamond seeking a third straight championship
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“We are definitely looking forward to getting back together, putting the purple and gold on and going to fight for another OUA Championship,” head coach of the men’s baseball team, Scott Ballantyne said of the upcoming season. Among men’s golf and football, Laurier’s baseball team will be one of the first teams to return to…
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Highlighting some of the bigger moments in sports for women this past year
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With International Women’s Day on Mar. 8, it is a good time to examine some of the great progress being made for women’s athletics in North America. Women sports have made great strides in the past decade, and so has the representation. This past year was especially important as women made some ground-breaking moves…
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Golden Hawks announce award winners through online banquet
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Laurier was forced to cancel their athletic banquet this year and instead held a digital version to honour their top student-athletes and hand out both their major awards and team-by-team awards to round out the 2019-2020 athletic season. The award winners are highlighted. Luke Fusco Athletic Academic Achievement Award Male…
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