Football
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Hawks prevail in battle of Waterloo
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It seems, finally, that the dark days of the season are well behind the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks. And good riddance, says head coach Gary Jeffries. “We just wanted to execute,” said the coach. “That’s the best running performance we’ve had this year by far and that bodes well for the future.” Last Thursday’s 69-3…
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Detroit Lions are the definition of clutch
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The crowd roars as the ball is snapped and quarterback Matthew Stafford drops back, feigning a handoff to the running back before turning quickly and firing off the play-action pass. After mere milliseconds the football settles hard into the hands of tight end Brandon Pettigrew who was wide open behind the defence on a slant…
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Welcome back
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If one team was going to show the Ontario University Athletics’ (OUA) returning Waterloo Warriors (0-6) some mercy, it might have been the neighbouring Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks. But the depth of this Laurier team (3-3) shone through whatever feelings of gratuity coach Gary Jeffries had in mind on Thursday night with a 69-3 thrashing…
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Football back on track
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Surrounded by inquisitive and prodding journalists, Dillon Heap suppressed a smirk. The starting punt-returner for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks knew what those intrepid minds wanted out of him but damned if this was the day they were going to get it. “I’d just like to win — make it to the playoffs, make it…
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Nightmares for the dream team
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Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love; the home of Rocky Balboa, and cheese steak. Now it’s also home to a team primed to make a Super Bowl run. That’s what we were led to believe anyway when selecting where to go for our annual football trip. The city of Philadelphia is certainly a great sports…
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Down, not dead
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This time, there was no reason for hanging heads and dragging cleats. The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks had left everything and maybe even the kitchen sink on the gridiron against their arch-nemesis No. 2 Western Mustangs in their 34-28 loss on Saturday before 2,688 at University Stadium. The usually-stalwart defence, which had been the missing…
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Coming off the rails
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KINGSTON, Ont. — The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks are making a lot of teams look good. Their past two opponents, Queen’s and Windsor (two middling Ontario University Athletics squads), who should have no business toppling the Hawks have received two football player of the week honours. First, it was Austin Kennedy, the scrambling quarterback speedster…
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Hawks fall in shootout
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As a football fan, you couldn’t have asked for a more perfectly-scripted contest between the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks and the Windsor Lancers on Saturday. But as a Hawks fan, the bitter after-taste of the 41-40 loss may have just soured the experience of a football game for the ages. Under the lights on a…
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Blue-chip rookies take centre stage
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Every year, Laurier football has big expectations. This season is no different, as the Golden Hawks are already talking Vanier Cup or bust. It‘s this winning attitude that makes the Hawks a consistent contender, and that same attitude is instilled in rookies the minute they walk into training camp. Winning is contagious — just as…
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The boys are back in town
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On the day after multiple tornado warnings were issued across southern Ontario and a tremendous electrical storm lit up Waterloo region, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks’ men’s football team were right back at it the next morning at University Stadium. With still a few ominous clouds threatening to sour the players’ practice, the stratus never…
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