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Hawks fall to Queen’s; start season 0-2
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There’s no worse way to start a season. The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks entered University Stadium Saturday night under the lights with a crowd of first years and eager students, only to lose what subtle momentum they had to a powerful Queen’s Gaels squad. As time winded down, the Gaels quieted the entire stadium, stealing…
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Offence leaves Hawks empty in season opener
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TORONTO, Ont — It was as if nothing could go right for the Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks. For the first time since 1984, the men’s football team was shutout by the University of Toronto Varsity Blues 19-0. “We’re disappointed for sure,” head coach Gary Jeffries said after the game. “But we’ve got a lot…
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‘It’s going to take us some time’
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Gary Jeffries knew this year was going to be hard the moment he finished last season sneaking into the playoffs, only to lose in the opening game. He knew that this year wouldn’t be easy to rebuild after losing stalwart receivers Dillon Heap and Shamawd Chambers, either. But with a hopeful spirit following Jeffries and…
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Former Hawk finds new passion in the classroom
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For most athletes, the dream of making the big leagues is what they strive for, what they fight and train every day for. But sometimes, like for Wilfrid Laurier University graduate and 2005 Vanier Cup champion Peter Quinney, they run into something that makes them re-evaluate that dream, like teaching. “I’d always been attracted to…
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Chambers relishing CFL opportunity
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It is not uncommon for people to travel during the summer months. It is uncommon for them to make the kind of journey that ex-Laurier receiver Shamawd Chambers has. On Aug. 27 the Markham native played his sixth professional game, but it was his first in front of his hometown Toronto crowd, winding up what…
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Will he stay or will he go?
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It was ten minutes before the CFL draft, but Shamawd Chambers wasn’t glued to his TV. The star Laurier receiver and No. 3-ranked pre-draft prospect was somewhere he felt much more comfortable; outside, running routes and catching footballs. When Chambers finally did come inside and join his mother to watch the draft in their Markham,…
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Three Hawks join best of CIS
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LONDON — As part of the West all-stars of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) football teams, the Laurier Golden Hawks star players did not disappoint. In the annual East West Bowl, organized by the Canadian University Football Coaches Association (CUFCA) and hosted by Western University, full back Isaac Dell, receiver Alex Anthony and defensive back…
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Chambers, Bosch shine at CFL camp
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This past weekend, two of the best players from this generation of Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks’ football took part in the Canadian Football League’s (CFL) E-Camp, held in Toronto in front of scouts and coaching staffs from every CFL franchise. The two Laurier alumni participating were linebacker Mitchell Bosch and wide receiver Shamawd Chambers. Each…
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Eli Manning will repeat his 2008 performance in Super Bowl
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In one of the most anticipated sports games in North America, on Sunday Feb. 5, the New York Giants will face off against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. This will be a déjà vu of the 2007 Super Bowl where the Giants and Patriots faced off with the Giants prevailing against Tom…
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McWhinnie headlines holiday recruiting class
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Gary Jeffries knows this is an exciting time for Laurier football. The head coach of the pigskin squad was able to rope in the Waterloo County Secondary School Athletic Association (WCSSA) 2011 MVP defensive lineman Andrew McWhinnie, the first MVP to play locally after the previous three Doug Shuh award winners chose to head west…
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