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Golden Hawks women’s softball team heading into nationals after stunning 14-1 season
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Wilfrid Laurier University’s women’s softball team is heading into the national championships with a new hunger for a national title, following an incredible 14-1 season this year. The championships will be hosted by Laurier University, from Oct. 11 to 13 at Budd Park in Kitchener, and will feature the top eight collegiate softball teams in…
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Laurier gold team set to compete
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks’ mixed varsity golf team had an eventful weekend at both the Western Invitational and the Brock Invitational, with the men’s team scoring a third place win at Western and then a second place finish at Brock. The women’s side finished fifth in the Western tournament and improved to a fourth…
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Laurier women’s cricket team named Canadian College National Champions
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On Sept. 3 and 4, Wilfrid Laurier’s University’s women’s cricket team competed in the first-ever Canadian College Cricket Women’s National Championship in King City. Despite the team being in its infancy at Laurier, having been founded less than three years ago, the Golden Hawks managed to take home the championship, being crowned the Canadian College…
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Laurier women’s fastpitch team remains undefeated with 7-0 lead
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Women’s fast pitch at Laurier has gone on a seven-game win streak, sitting first in their division as they stay undefeated during the first two weekends of their season, aiming towards a first place finish at the season’s end. “We have a really strong focus obviously we are hosting the national championships this fall and…
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Laurier athlete Tyson MacDonald winds gold and bronze at Parapan American Games
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23-year old Tyson MacDonald, a fourth-year Laurier student, has been representing the Golden Hawks swim team in Lima, Peru, for the Parapan American Games: an international competition held every four years, featuring over 1,850 athletes in 17 sports, and bringing together Paralympic athletes from all regions of the Americas. From Aug. 25 to Aug. 31,…
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Laurier men’s golf team finishes in top 10 at 2019 Canadian University/College Golf Championship
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Last week, from May 28-31, at the 2019 Canadian University/College Golf Championship, hosted by the Fanshawe College Falcons at the FireRock Golf Club in Komoka, Ontario, the Laurier Golden Hawk’s men’s team finished in the top 10, for the third year in a row. The FireRock GC featured an 18-hole, 72-par course, in which 20…
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Golden Hawks rugby take home OUA bronze for first medal in team history
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The Wilfrid Laurier men’s rugby team captured their first medal in team history on Saturday, Nov. 10, with a thrilling 17-6 win over the Waterloo Warriors. After their loss in the bronze medal game last year, the Hawks had a lot to prove on Saturday. Add in the fact that this game was the biggest…
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Hawks’ playoff run ends with a hard fought battle against the Gryphons
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The Wilfrid Laurier University men’s rugby team’s playoff run came to an end on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018 at the hands of the Guelph Gryphons. The Gryphons landed the first blow on the Hawks as they jumped out to a 7-0 early in the first quarter but the Hawks responded quickly and effectively. Laurier scored…
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Sports in brief: A weekend roundup for Laurier athletics
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It was an up and down weekend for the Laurier men’s baseball team as they went 2-2 against Queen’s and the University of Toronto. A number of different player impressed for the Hawks, including pitcher Ben Braun, who struck out eight batters in the first three innings against the Varsity Blues on Sunday. This now…
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No shortage of talent in the outstanding Braun family
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Famed names built off legacies associated by family trees always make for something interesting to see. Erin Braun, a Kitchener native, is one of Laurier’s new incoming women’s soccer players to see the field and have a positive impact so far this season. The reason her name carries some weight is because of her older…
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