LukeSarazin
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Golden Hawks stay hot as they sweep 2-game set versus Algoma
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When it comes to being one of the better teams in a league, blowouts against weaker teams are not always guaranteed. For the Laurier Golden Hawks, now sitting at 11-5 and second in the OUA West, they understand this. There are games like the one against Toronto and then there are games like the one…
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Adam Vincent will represent Canada at Junior Curling Championships
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There is a first time for everything and sometimes, that first time comes from a vision or something you witness that you know you would like to be a part of and you just need to work towards. As the saying goes: trust the process, your time is coming. “This is my first time playing…
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How drugs, alcohol and steroids influence the Golden Hawks
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The choices you make are everything, especially at the stage of life when people are in university. A lot is on the line and everything has an impact on your future. For student athletes, this also comes in the form of using drugs, alcohol, and especially performance-enhancing drugs. It isn’t always easy to stray clear…
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Andrew Quattrin ends Laurier career in thrilling fashion
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It has been a long journey and history has been made. The Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks men’s Rugby squad captured their first ever OUA medal winning bronze in a 17-6 victory over crosstown rivals, Waterloo Warriors. A year after losing to the McMaster Marauders in the bronze medal game, the Hawks managed to pull…
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Hawks fall to Rams on “Embrace Your Culture” night
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[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Saturday night was “Embrace Your Culture” night, celebrating the many different ethnicities and diversity of all the Golden Hawks players as both the women’s and men’s teams faced off against the Ryerson Rams. “I think there are many cultures that should be acknowledged and recognized. Living in kind of a white, mainstream society,…
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Accolades continue for Hawks as Ballantyne wins coach of the year award
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Coach Scott Ballantyne has done it again, but only bigger and better. Having won his second OUA Coach of the Year award last year, the only thing that could have gone better was winning the OUA championship. “I think certainly for me, I would trade in the coach of the year award for an OUA…
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Laurier basketball start their season 1-1
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Potential comes with questions and the Laurier Golden Hawks men’s basketball team, with a little bit of a newer look this year, are out to prove something. With a 70-63 win over the Western Mustangs, they showed what they’re capable of. The game started out being all Laurier. From great ball movement to great shooting,…
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Hawks season ends at the hands of Western
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Brightest lights, biggest stage, highest stakes. These are the moments you live for in sports, especially as an athlete. In the biggest game of the year, with their season on the line, the Laurier Golden Hawks took their biggest loss of the year against the number one ranked Western Mustangs, 46-13. Western having not lost…
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Hawks playoffs hopes rest on final regular season game vs Western
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After a much needed win against Carleton in the biggest game of the season at the time for the Golden Hawks, a fourth win before matching up with Western for the season finale was crucial. A 39-24 win against the Windsor Lancers was just what the doctor ordered as Laurier managed to move up to…
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Hawks keep playoffs in sight with win against Windsor Lancers
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Having finally ended their three game losing streak last week against the Carleton Ravens to be 3-3, the Golden Hawks needed at least one more ‘W’ in the win column to give themselves a shot at making the playoffs. That win was secured in a 39-24 win on Senior’s day which was also a school…
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