Anastasiya Smotrikova
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Hawks fall to Lancers in heartbreaker
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks and the Windsor Lancers certainly did not fail to put on a show Saturday. Fifth-year Lancers quarterback Austin Kennedy had the last laugh as he launched a 58-yard touchdown pass with 39 seconds on the clock, winning Windsor a 39-34 victory. The entire game was a see-saw battle, as Laurier…
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Hawks blowout Blues in opener
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The Wilfrid Laurier University men’s football team made a statement on Monday night. A season after recording only one win, the Hawks started their season out with a satisfying 53-17 victory over the University of Toronto Varsity Blues. Dillon Campbell stole the show, breaking the Laurier record for rushing yards in a single game, with…
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Athletics hopes to withstand cuts
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No alarm bells are sounding just yet, but major cuts to Wilfrid Laurier University’s budget may affect the department of athletics and recreation in the coming years. The most recent development came this month from Laurier’s vice president of finance and administration, Jim Butler, who informed each department there would be projected cuts to the…
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Courtis swims for Barbados
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This past month Christopher Courtis had the unique opportunity of representing his country on one of the world’s largest stages. After an exceptional career swimming for the Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks for the past two years, Courtis qualified for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland this summer and swam for his native country, Barbados.…
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A guide to the fall Hawks
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Men’s baseball Last year, strong pitching and defense were the formula that resulted in an Ontario University Athletics championship, and much of the core of that formula still remains. Their pitching rotation is considered possibly the best in Ontario and is headlined by Jordan Petruska, who posted a 1.94 ERA last year. This is team…
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Styles drafted to CWHL
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On Tuesday August 19, Candice Styles took a giant leap in her hockey career. The three-time Ontario University Sport champion and first team OUA all-star was selected in the fourth round — 17th overall — in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League draft by the defending champion Toronto Furies. “It was a nerve-racking moment, but when…
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A new feel to the season
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One year ago, the Wilfrid Laurier University men’s football training camp was filled with many more questions than answers. A young team, a new system and most importantly a new coach placed an aura of uncertainty around the team heading into the 2013 season. The team ultimately posted a 1-7 record. Fast forward one year…
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Men’s baseball planning to stay on top
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Change is the enemy for the Wilfrid Laurier University men’s baseball team this year. If everything goes according to plan, they would like to do exactly what they did a year ago and repeat as the winners of the Ontario University Athletics championship. The challenge this year is learning to play as champions, with the…
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Laurier students introduce bubble sports to K-W
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A new kind of sport is rolling its way into Kitchener-Waterloo. In April of this year Edward Qian and Mandy Gu, two Wilfrid Laurier University students, launched their company GeeseRabbit, and with it a new form of athletics: Bubble Sports. The concept is simple. Participants play normal contact games with a twist: they are encased…
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Men’s rugby hires two new coaches
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The Wilfrid Laurier University men’s rugby team will be seeing two fresh faces take the reins after a winless season last year. On July 3 it was announced former coach Rob McQueen will be replaced by head coach Ian McLeod and associate head coach Jeff Wood this upcoming season. Wally Gabler, coordinator of interuniversity sport…
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