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Sports in brief: Oct. 21, 2009
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Rich qualifies for nationals Laurier swimmer Whitney Rich came away with one gold medal, two silvers and one bronze in her first competition of the year in Guelph over the weekend. This performance qualifies Rich to compete in February’s national championship. Women’s hockey team 2-0 The Golden Hawks’ women’s hockey team opened their season with…
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Hawks fall in OUA final
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The Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks’ men’s baseball team suffered a heartbreaking loss on Sunday, watching the Western Mustangs walk away as the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) champions. The Mustangs beat the Golden Hawks in game one of the series by a final score of 6-0 and went on to win game two 3-1 in…
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NBA preview
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Eastern Conference A highly active off season for the East widened the gap between the contenders and bottom feeders. The Boston Celtics will look to regain their championship calibre form with a healthy Kevin Garnett and the additions of smooth shooting big man Rasheed Wallace and versatile guard Marquis Daniels. The Cleveland Cavaliers cruised through…
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Hawks crush Warriors
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Team captain Sara Hopper knew what she had to do at half-time of the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks’ women’s soccer team’s 4-1 win over the Waterloo Warriors on Thursday. After a tongue-lashing from head coach Barry MacLean, Hopper, along with her fellow Hawks, recognized they needed to shape up, and fast. Like the speedy team…
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Men’s soccer wins two
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The Golden Hawks’ men’s soccer team played two games against the Waterloo Warriors this past weekend, but it seemed as though they only really played one. Identical 2-0 victories with goals by Spencer Cawker and Alex Doma in both games put the Hawks ahead of their cross-town rivals in the 2009 season. The wins continue…
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2009-10 Laurier women’s hockey preview
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Last season, the Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks’ women’s hockey team had one of their most successful seasons, going 26-1, winning their sixth consecutive Ontario University Athletics (OUA) title. Coming into 2009-10, the most glaring changes from last year is the graduation of captain and two-time OUA player of the year Andrea Bevan and three-time…
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Hawks run over Lancers
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Coming into Saturday’s game needing a win to keep pace with Ottawa and McMaster in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) standings, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks’ men’s football team was looking to take advantage of a Windsor Lancers team that had lost three straight games. Led by their running game – which put up 397…
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Hockey team 2-0
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks’ men’s hockey team won two tough games as they kicked off the season this past weekend. The Hawks beat both the Guelph Gryphons and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) Ridgebacks to start the 2009-10 season 2-0. “We are happy we got out with the wins,” said captain…
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Hawks soar to OUA finals
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The Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks’ men’s baseball team swept the reigning champion McMaster Marauders this weekend for a spot in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) finals. The Hawks are now set to make their first-ever provincial championship appearance, where they will battle the Western Mustangs. Both games were exciting match-ups that saw Laurier rally…
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Women’s fast-pitch wins nationals
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The Wilfrid Laurier University women’s fast-pitch club sure lived up to their name on Thanksgiving weekend. Competing in the second annual Canadian Intercollegiate Women’s Fast-pitch Championship, hosted by Laurier at Peter Hallman Ballyards in Kitchener, the purple and gold were consistent all weekend and earned top billing as champions, dominating Western 7-0 in the semi-finals…
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