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Football Hawks fall in Ottawa
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OTTAWA, Ont. — “Every game’s a playoff game now.” That was how Laurier quarterback Evan Pawliuk summed up the situation the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks football team now faces following Saturday’s loss to the Ottawa Gee-Gees. The 44-21 loss to the number six nationally ranked Gee-Gees brought the Hawks record down to 3-3, ending their…
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Hawks’ second-half woes continue
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Ottawa, Ont. — 14-7. That was the half-time score of Saturday’s crucial football game between the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks and the Ottawa Gee-Gees. Despite struggling on offence in the opening 30 minutes, only racking up 79 total yards and six first-downs, the Hawks were trailing by seven, but had the conference-leading Gee-Gees well within…
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Hawks continue fight against forfeit
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For the second straight week, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s football team will go into a crucial game against a nationally ranked team without truly knowing what their record is. Last Saturday, the 3-2 (for now) Hawks defeated the Guelph Gryphons 36-2 while waiting to hear what the Canadian Interuniveristy Sport (CIS) ruling would…
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Hawks make a statement
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For the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s football team, the first half of the 2010 season was defined by questions. After starting the year 0-2, many questioned the team’s pre-season hype, with numerous predictions of a Yates Cup appearance. When the team did get in the win column, their triumphs were downplayed because they had…
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Decision on potential Laurier forfeit to come Wednesday
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It may not be the news they wanted or expected, but the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks football team has finally heard something from a Canadian Interuniveristy Sport (CIS) eligibility committee regarding the ruling on defensive end Dave Montoya. The Hawks will find out whether or not their Sept. 11 win over the University of Toronto…
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Hawks win in Homecoming blow-out
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In front of a rain-soaked Homecoming crowd of over 7000, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s football team downed the Guelph Gryphons 36-2, improving their record (for the time being) to 3-2. In addition to the normal distractions that come along with Homecoming, the Hawks received another potential disruption when the eligibility of defensive end…
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CIS still undecided on potential Laurier forfeit
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Homecoming weekend has never been this stressful. After sweating it out for the better part of this past week, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s football team will now have to wait an extra two days to find out whether or not their Sept. 11 win over the University of Toronto will become a forfeit.…
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Update: Football Hawks await CIS decision
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s football team will have to wait a little longer to find out if their week three win over the University of Toronto will be nullified. A Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) committee is still deliberating the eligibility of fifth-year defensive end Dave Montoya. Montoya’s eligibility came into question earlier this…
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Laurier Football may be forced to forfeit win against Toronto
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The Laurier men’s football team may be forced to forfeit their 37-6 win against the Toronto Varsity Blues due to an ineligibility rule with returning defensive end David Montoya. “Right now the details are limited,” commented team captain Stephen Cormack. “But it has to do with the new rule on using your years of [playing]…
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Football Hawks steam-roll York
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After the 0-2 start that few predicted, everything has gone according to plan for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s football team in their past two games. Sept. 11 saw the Hawks hand a 37-6 thrashing to the winless University of Toronto Varsity Blues, while this past Saturday the purple and gold crushed the York…
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