battle of Waterloo
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Golden Hawks soar in the Battle of Waterloo
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On Jan. 24, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks secured a decisive 72-51 win over the University of Waterloo Warriors in the highly anticipated Battle of Waterloo. The rivalry game, played in front of a home crowd, demonstrated Laurier’s dominance in both offense and defense and solidifying their position as a team to watch this season.…
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Golden Hawks show up in soccer leg of Battle of Waterloo
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The soccer leg of the Battle of Waterloo series took place this past weekend, with games held at Wilfrid Laurier University’s Ansley Alumni Field on Sept. 13 at 8:15 p.m. for the men and 6 p.m. for the women’s matchup. The second round of games were held at the University of Waterloo’s Warrior Field on…
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Golden Hawks drop “Battle of Waterloo,” finish regular season 3-3, with home playoff matchup set against Guelph
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On the strength of 25 unanswered points in the fourth quarter, the Waterloo Warriors were able to defeat Laurier for the second time this season and clinch their spot in the OUA West playoffs. The eighth-ranked Golden Hawks saw their two-game win streak snapped at Warrior’s field, while Waterloo ended their three-game slide and earned…
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Laurier looks to bounce back against top-ranked Mustangs in London this weekend
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Coach Michael Faulds and the Golden Hawks football team will look to get back in the win column this weekend as they head to London to face the Western Mustangs. Following a dominant 37-6 victory over York in the season opener, Laurier had their homecoming spoiled last Saturday, losing 36-12 against the Waterloo Warriors. In…
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Warriors defeat Golden Hawks 36-12 in the Battle of Waterloo’s return
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In a highly anticipated week two matchup between two of the top eight teams in the country, the Laurier Golden Hawks got behind early and were never able to spark a comeback, as they were defeated 36-12 by the Waterloo Warriors on Saturday. Laurier and the Golden Hawks football team hosted their annual homecoming matchup…
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Laurier to battle Waterloo in homecoming matchup featuring two top ten teams in the country
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Eighteen months removed from their last matchup; the battle of Waterloo will resume this weekend as the Golden Hawks football team will look to start their season 2-0 against their city rivals. The Battle of Waterloo is held between the Golden Hawks and Warriors each year across all of their varsity sports teams. Since March…
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The Battle of Waterloo: Taking a look at how the local rivalry has been re-ignited
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Wilfrid Laurier University’s varsity football games against the Western Mustangs usually create the highest amount of excitement for Golden Hawk fans. The games between Western and Laurier feature a ton of passion from both players and fans, and the rivalry has seemingly gotten bigger and better every year. However, the Golden Hawks’ rivalry with the…
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Golden Hawks finish 2017 with a victorious ‘Battle of Waterloo’
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For the final game of the first half of the season the Wilfrid Laurier Univeristy women’s basketball team faced up against the Waterloo Warriors in a contentious battle at home. The Warriors were looking to break Laurier’s win streak against them with it being 16 straight going into the contest. Starting out in the first…
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Editorial: the other side of free speech
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When somebody has the courage to admit that they feel unsafe, my instinctive reaction would be to try and understand why. I find the Lindsay Shepherd controversy so appalling because in the ensuing media storm, there has been a startling lack of analysis about why the complaint was issued in the first place. Media outlets,…
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