Football
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The Cord on Sports: Super Bowl predictions
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James Blake, Radio Laurier Station Manager: Broncos 45-17 Wesley Taylor, staff writer: Seahawks 31-28 Ashley Denuzzo, Local and National Editor: Seahawks 17-6 Brad Bowen, staff writer: Seahawks 24-16 Wesley Harper, staff writer: Broncos 24-21 Shayne McKay, staff writer: Broncos 27-21 Mark Baxter, staff writer: Seahawks 24-17 Shelby Blackley, Sports Editor: Seahawks 28-21
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Investigating the Ontario scheduling issues
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With the addition of the Carleton Ravens, the Ontario University Athletics football conference grew to a nation-high 11 teams. While the growth of the Ontario conference has been a positive light for football in the province, it also presented issues this year with scheduling. “Because there are 11 teams now, every team avoids playing two…
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The top moments of 2013
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10. Laura Brooker scores 50 goals in her three-year career (Feb. 2, 2013) It took her a while to get there, but once Laura Brooker hit the 50-goal milestone, it put her into history as one of four Laurier women’s hockey players to ever hit the plateau. In less than three years, Brooker became an…
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Sports in brief
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Cross country teams finish 10th, 13th at OUA championship The men’s cross country team finished 10th as a team, posting 257 points, just two behind the University of Ottawa for ninth place. Adam Cornwall finished 26th overall in the individual standings, leading the way for the Hawks. For the women, the Hawks finished 13th overall…
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Unpredictable season for football Hawks ends at home
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If you asked anyone to describe the 2013 season of the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s football team in one word, they wouldn’t be able to. Yes, they lost seven of their eight games this season, with their only win coming against the Waterloo Warriors, who are currently swimming at the bottom of the Ontario…
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Third-year running back rushing through records
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Wilfrid Laurier’s men’s football team may be in the offseason, but that doesn’t mean Dillon Campbell isn’t thinking ahead already. The third-year running back had a breakout year with the Hawks, posting record numbers and finishing his season currently leading the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) in rushing yards with 867 and one week to go.…
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Men’s football ends season with 28-5 loss to McMaster
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There’s no better way to end your season than at home, but it would have been nice for a little fight. After playing the No. 1 Western Mustangs tightly and forcing the Windsor Lancers and No. 5 Queen’s Gaels to overtime, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s football team should have been able to hold…
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Laurier’s football teams misses the playoffs for the first time since 2002
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KINGSTON, Ont. — It’s hard not to find Michael Faulds smiling. With one game left in the Wilfrid Laurier’s men’s football schedule, the head coach isn’t thinking about the fact that the team is missing the playoffs for the first time since 2002. He’s not thinking about the fact that in his first year as…
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Gaels prevail against Golden Hawks in overtime thriller
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KINGSTON, Ont. – For the second week in a row, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks tested the hearts of the Homecoming fans, the coaches and the opponent. In another overtime game against the home No.6 nationally-ranked Queen’s Gaels, the Hawks forced overtime on the final possession on a touchdown from second-year Greg Nyhof. However, on…
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Football Hawks down to the wire after Homecoming heartbreak
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Two games sit in front of the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks’ football team. Two games against the tough Queen’s Gaels during their first Homecoming since 2008 and defending Yates Cup champions, the McMaster Marauders. And they’re heading into it all with a 1-5 record. But is that stopping head coach Michael Faulds and his players?…
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