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Strong effort, but big loss for men’s football team
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What happened? This was the common phrase during Saturday’s Ontario University Athletics (OUA) matchup between the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks and the first-place, No.2 nationally-ranked Western Mustangs. On paper, everything seemed to go according to plan. The first-place 5-0 Mustangs eventually cruised to a 45-24 win over the young Hawks, now with a 1-4 record.…
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Give credit where credit is due
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Saturday afternoon, I witnessed my 14th Wilfrid Laurier University football game as the sports editor of The Cord. In less than two years, I’ve watched the team go through three shutouts in the same season, a three-game span without a touchdown, a 3-5 record — which somehow got them into the playoffs — a 34-0…
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Hawks effort falls short against powerhouse Mustangs
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The scoreboard could not tell the tale of the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks Saturday afternoon. Despite a 45-24 loss to the first place Western Mustangs, the Hawks put up a fight — even leading for the entire first half — against the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) powerhouse. “The whole week we talked about it being…
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Full effort lifts Laurier to first win
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Before Ronnie Pfeffer’s kickoff to begin the game, third-year defensive back and captain Ese Mrabure-Ajufo had one message for the players of the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks. Play four quarters. And that’s exactly what the Hawks did, riding the momentum of running back Dillon Campbell and quarterback James Fracas to a commanding 41-10 win over…
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Hawks find first breakout of 2013 in win against Waterloo
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A whole new team walked onto Columbia Ice Field Saturday evening. The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks came into the game 0-3 and were looking of their first win of the season. But instead of just winning a game, they made a statement, in a 41-10 win over the crosstown rivals, the Waterloo Warriors. “We had…
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Hawks lose third straight game with 33-20 loss to York
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It seemed as if everything was going to go right for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks. The men’s football team was ahead 15-5 going into the half, quaterback Julien John had thrown for a touchdown and had sent third-year Dillon Campbell on a fabulous 69-yard run for another touchdown. But in mere seconds into the…
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Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks drop home opener to Varsity Blues 27-20
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Fighting the clock and a seven-point deficit, it came down to the last 1:13 of the game. With quarterback Julien John in the pocket and a young, inexperienced offence in front of him, he did what he had done for the last two and a half hours, he called a play. The no-huddle offence was…
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Receiver opts to stay with Roughriders
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Despite being drafted 39th overall to the CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders, former Wilfrid Laurier University receiver Alex Anthony still has a place in his heart for Waterloo. “I flew back from Saskatchewan just to watch the first football game of the year so it definitely means a lot to me being in Waterloo,” he said. “I’ll…
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A guide to the Fall Hawks
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Football: Considering the changes that the men’s football team has gone through, there is a lot that can be expected from the upcoming season. In the pocket will be quarterbacks Julien John and James Fracas, both with minimal experience and a lofty offence. However, with new head coach Michael Faulds as the offensive coordinator, there’s…
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A new era of football at Laurier
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Football at Wilfrid Laurier University is turning a new leaf, and not a minute too soon. It began with a 6:30 a.m. wake-up call for freshmen at Waterloo College Hall for training camp, continued with two-a-days for an entire week and rounded out with a playbook full of new plays and runs. And it holds…
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