Golden Hawks
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Golden Hawks top Warriors in the battle of Waterloo
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On a rainy Wednesday evening, the Battle of Waterloo was just heating up as both the Laurier Golden Hawks and the Waterloo Warriors men’s hockey teams travelled down the road to play in the Battle of Waterloo, hosted at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, home of the OHL’s Kitchener Rangers. Early on, the teams exchanged chances…
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Golden Hawks move on to OUA finals
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For the first time since 2009, the Golden Hawks hosted an OUA football playoff game this past Saturday. The Hawks earned themselves a first round bye in the playoffs because of their impressive regular season record of 7-1. This was good enough for second place in the regular season, with only Western having as many wins.…
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Golden Hawks look forward to 2016 OUA playoffs
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“Protect the nest.” This is the Laurier Golden Hawks Football team motto as they advance to the semi-finals. It will be the first time the Golden Hawks will have home field advantage in the playoffs since 2010. This is a very exciting year for the fourth-year seniors on the team, as they have been able…
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Niklas Bauer is Laurier’s humble soccer star
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Niklas Bauer has been playing soccer since he was five-years-old and much of his time since has been spent honing his craft. “I’ve been playing pretty much all my life,” said Bauer. “I probably played house league when I was [around] five years old.” This season, the results of all of his hard work on…
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Golden Hawks conclude regular season with 7-1 record
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The Golden Hawks faced off against the Windsor Lancers in a one sided endeavour favouring the Hawks 38-9 this past weekend in Windsor. This effort puts them at 7-1 and they are now the second seed in the OUA. “With the win we’ve ensured ourselves a bye, so that’s what we went in to do.…
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Hawks fall to Marauders in spirited soccer match
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After the women’s soccer game wrapped up, it was time for the men to take the pitch as they were set to host the McMaster Marauders, as well. In the 10th minute, OUA leading goal scorer, Niklas Bauer, was given a red card and subsequently ejected for kicking one of the Maruaders players in the…
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Men’s hockey loses on the road in London
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On Friday evening, The Laurier Golden Hawks travelled down the road in hopes of defeating their playoff rivals from a year ago, The Western Mustangs. The Mustangs controlled the pace early on in this one as they hemmed the Golden Hawks into their own end and the Golden Hawks ended up taking an early penalty…
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Eric Flockhart is Laurier’s golf superstar
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It would be an understatement to say that Eric Flockhart has been on fire this season. After winning a remarkable three consecutive gold medals, Flockhart was recognized as the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Peak Performer on October 12, 2016. “I started playing golf from pretty much the time that I could walk,” Flockhart said. Golf…
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Bishop’s lone goal not enough to lead Hawks to victory
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On a rainy Thursday evening at University Stadium, the Laurier women’s soccer team suited up to face the McMaster Marauders. This one had a steady pace early on, with both teams exchanging possession of the ball. At the 29th minute, the Marauders struck first as they rushed down the far side of the field and…
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WLU senate votes in favour of fall reading week
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In January 2014, the Wilfrid Laurier University Senate approved a three-year pilot project that would test a fall reading week. The week consists of four days off for students after the Thanksgiving weekend in October. Having completed the pilot period this past reading week, the Senate met again on October 18 to discuss the decision…
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