men’s football
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Coach Faulds and Carusello optimistic about the future despite early playoff exit
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“Apart from one team out of 27, no one is truly happy. Everybody wants to win their last football game of the year and play in the Vanier Cup, but at the end of the day, only one team gets to do that,” Head Coach Michael Faulds said. The Golden Hawks football team saw their…
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Starting quarterback Connor Carusello is optimistic about the upcoming season
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Nearly 23 months and over 700 days since the last time the Golden Hawks football team saw the field, veteran quarterback, Connor Carusello is “pumped” for the regular season to begin. “I’m pumped, man. It’s actually crazy the [number] of emotions I’ve been through,” Carusello said. I’m pumped, man. It’s actually crazy the [number] of…
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Laurier varsity teams are “excited” as they prepare for a return to sports in the fall
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Following the OUA’s announcement in late June, university sports will finally return to Ontario this fall. After nearly 500 days without competition, the Laurier Golden Hawks will return to the field for the first time since March 2020, as the men’s football team hosts the York Lions on Sept. 18. Student-athletes across both of Laurier’s…
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Golden Hawks women’s cross country team finishes 17th at nationals
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This past Saturday at the USPORTS Championship in Kingston, Lizzy Laurie and the Laurier Golden Hawks women’s cross country team ran remarkably well to cap off one of their best seasons in program history. The fourth-year communications major Lizzy Laurie, has been making history for the Golden Hawks all year and she continued that…
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Hawks shocked by Marauders as they drop to a surprising 2-2 record
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Drop one game late to a rival? Fine. Two games in a row? Now that’s a different story. Following a loss to the Waterloo Warriors after being outscored 17-3 in the fourth quarter, the Laurier Golden Hawks had another game slip through their fingers to McMaster in a sloppy 21-20 loss in Hamilton. “Well I…
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Shomari Hutchinson is a star in the making
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If you were looking for any standout Golden Hawks that might become household names in the near future, I think I have a pretty good idea of one to mention. He goes by the name Shomari Hutchinson. Hailing from LaSalle, Quebec and growing up in Toronto, he’s come up big for the Golden Hawks during…
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5 golden hawks are spending their St. Patrick’s day at the CFL regional combine in Toronto
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Five Laurier football players will be celebrating their St. Patrick’s day at the CFL regional combine in Toronto. Marcus Arkarakas, Brandon Calver, Taylor Calverley, Brett Golding and Chris Reddy will be taking part in this year’s edition, hoping to impress the CFL scouts and earn an invitation to the national camp in Regina, Saskatchewan. Laurier…
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Boateng and Onyeka anticipate CFL draft
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The Laurier men’s football season was capped off in phenomenal fashion, as the Hawks came back against the Western Mustangs to lift the Yates Cup. Two key players behind the Hawks’ title winning campaign were defensive lineman Kwaku Boateng and linebacker Nakas Onyeka. Boateng led the team in a number of defensive categories, including sacks,…
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Michael Knevel’s storied season
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On the biggest stage of Michael Knevel’s career, Laurier took over the ball, down 21 points in the championship game against a bitter rival — the Western Mustangs. No easy task. It takes a level head to make 11 other men believe that a win is possible. It took a level head to spoil Carleton’s…
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Laurier beats York 74-3 in second game of the season
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The Golden Hawks football team had themselves a field day versus the York Lions on this past long weekend game. The game featured a score of 74-3 in favour of the Golden Hawks, as well as over 500 rushing yards for the home side. The game was the most points put up for Laurier since…
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