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Laurier curling is getting set for another big OUA Championships
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The Ontario University Athletics curling championships are only a couple weeks away and for head coach Matt Wilkinson, he’s entering familiar territory. Wilkinson, the new coach of the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks curling team, is preparing for the five-day event with the Hawks men’s and women’s rinks, who are coming off of sweeping gold at…
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Laurier Curling hopeful for another record year
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The Laurier curling teams are ready to hit the ground running and start off the new year right where they left of last season. 2016 was a remarkable year for the men’s curling squad, as they were able to capture the CIS gold medal after defeating the the Alberta Golden Bears 7-4. The Laurier men…
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Top sports moments from summer and fall
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Football The men’s football team had themselves quite the year, finishing the 2016 regular season with an impressive 7-1 and ultimately becoming, Yates Cup Champions in a historic fourth quarter comback. In both the 2014 and 2015 seasons, the Hawks finished at 4-4. This year however, the Hawks stormed back to win the Yates Cup…
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What do student athletes do over winter break?
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Winter break is a time most students look forward to — getting to visit family, a break from the books, enjoying the holidays and seeing old friends. It also marks the end of first semester, meaning we are halfway to summer. Our Golden Hawk athletes, however, experience winter break a little bit differently. OUA athletes…
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Eric Flockhart is Laurier’s golf superstar
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It would be an understatement to say that Eric Flockhart has been on fire this season. After winning a remarkable three consecutive gold medals, Flockhart was recognized as the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Peak Performer on October 12, 2016. “I started playing golf from pretty much the time that I could walk,” Flockhart said. Golf…
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Midterm grades for the Golden Hawks
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Sports editor, Rob Fifield, takes a look back on how the Laurier teams have faired this season
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The competitive side to curling team Mathers and Reid
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In their second year trying out Canadian mixed doubles, Wilfrid Laurier curling alumna Kerilynn Mathers and fifth-year lead Fraser Reid were the first team on the waiting list. The pair played together during the Ontario Curling Association Mixed Doubles Challenge, where they made it to the quarter-finals in the event. By doing so, and with…
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Laurier’s top 10 2015-16 moments
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The Cord Sports team counts down the top moments in Laurier sports
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Broom restriction causes Laurier to switch strategies
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For fifth-year lead Fraser Reid and the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s curling team, the moratorium on hair brooms did not affect them on the way to winning the Canadian Interuniversity Sport championships. The rink swept the Ontario University Athletics curling championships with a perfect 9-0 record, winning a gold medal. A month later, the…
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Golden boys: Hawks curling wins national championship
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KELOWNA, B.C. — They had their sights set on it all year. The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s curling team entered the gold medal game against the Alberta Golden Bears with national gold in the headlights all year. After last year’s disappointing loss at nationals, the men were motivated to turn it around this year and…
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