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Curling rocks the house in Kitchener
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Laurier alumni return to stomping grounds at Road to the Roar There’s never really anything better than a homecoming. And last week, Wilfrid Laurier curling alumni Laura Crocker, Jen Gates and John Morris had the best of homecomings, returning to Kitchener-Waterloo for the Capital One Road to the Roar curling Olympic pre-trials0 in Kitchener. “It…
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Sonnenberg advances to Olympic trials in Winnipeg
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KITCHENER, ONT — It seemed like everything was in the cards for third seed Renèe Sonnenberg of Grand Prairie, Alta, Saturday evening as she faced off in a rematch against eighth seed Kelly Scott of West Kelowna, B.C in the Capital One Road to the Roar in Kitchener. In a matchup that had only transpired…
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Crocker’s trip to Olympic trials comes to an end
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KITCHENER, Ont. – Second-seed Laura Crocker successfully defeated twelfth seed Krista McCarville to keep her dream of an Olympic berth alive. Team Crocker managed to come off a loss to eighth-seed Cathy Auld to fend off elimination for the first time in the tournament. After being in the lead 6-4 coming into the ninth end,…
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Morris moves on to Olympic trials
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KITCHENER, Ont. — Looks like history is well on its way to repeating itself. Fourth-seed John Morris from Alberta defeated second-seed Brad Gushue, from St. John’s Nfld., in a thrilling semifinal draw that sent Morris to the championship draw at the Road to the Roar Olympic pre-trials with two lives left going for a shot…
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Crocker splits first two games of Road to the Roar
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KITCHENER, Ont. — Competing at a tournament of this calibre at so young an age, it is without a doubt that Laura Crocker has a bright future ahead of her. With an average age of 23, Team Crocker is the youngest team going into the Road to the Roar Olympic pre-trials tournament, with Crocker being only…
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Olympic pre-trials begin low for Bernard
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KITCHENER, Ont. — Some people would say that life is full of surprises. The Road to the Roar curling pre-trials tournament is no exception. In a day that saw three out of the top four seeds handed their first or second loss in only the second day, it is safe to say that Canada is filled…
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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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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 drops to Gryphons
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s rugby team put in a great effort Saturday afternoon at University Stadium, clashing with their rivals the Guelph Gryphons. However, they ultimately lost a tough game, 40-10. The battle between the two clubs managed to bring some life to what would have been an ordinarily dreary day, as the…
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Rugby makes playoffs
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women’s rugby suffered a tough loss to the Western Mustangs Saturday afternoon at University Stadium, losing 63-10. As coach Amy Bambury put it, “We played good rugby, but we’re on the wrong end of the scoreboard.” The Hawks were not on the wrong end of the scoreboard last week, when…
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