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Hawks tie China
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The defending Ontario University Athletics (OUA) champion Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks’ women’s hockey team continued its pre-season over the weekend with a game against some unusual competition in the form of the Chinese national team. In a very entertaining back-andforth game, the teams tied 2-2 with the Hawks taking the lead twice only to have…
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Rugby Hawks manage to avoid winless season
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Throughout the first four weeks of the season, 2009 was definitely a year to forget for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women’s rugby team. Coming into their final game of the season last Friday, the Hawks were 0-4 and had suffered some humiliating defeats along the way. But in Friday’s game against the Waterloo Warriors,…
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MLB championship series breakdown
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After an exciting -but at times predictable- first round, the MLB Playoffs are moving onto the Championship Series. Both match ups are sure to be highly entertaining and have the potential to go seven games. ALCS- New York Yankees Vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim The Angels shook up the baseball world by sweeping Boston…
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Laurier honours former Hawks
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As part of last weekend’s homecoming celebration, the Wilfrid Laurier athletics department inducted seven new members to the Golden Hawk Hall of Fame. The athletes of the class of 2009 were Alison Goodman (women’s hockey and soccer), Kate Jackson (women’s rugby), Cathy Ingalls (women’s rugby) and James Hitchen and Justin Shakell (men’s football). The 1998-99…
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Hawks roll over Lancers
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Following their heart-breaking homecoming loss to Ottawa last weekend, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s football team got back on track on Thanksgiving Saturday, beating the Windsor Lancers 37-20. Leading the way for the Hawks was their running game, which racked up a total of 397 yards. Running back Mike Montoya got back into form,…
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Hawks suffer first loss of season
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On Saturday afternoon, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks’ women’s soccer team lost for the first time this season, falling 3-0 to the Western Mustangs. The Hawks dominated the play until the Mustangs notched a controversial goal 30 minutes into the first half. Western’s Chantal Blais’s shot from just inside the 18-yard box hit the cross-bar…
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Thumbs up/Thumbs down: Oct. 7, 2009
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Thumbs up: Thanksgiving is this weekend, meaning turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and post-meal naps. Thumbs down: Thanksgiving is this weekend, meaning we have to go home and explain to our parents why we’re failing school.
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Gaming: The casual divide
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Last week, Nintendo announced that it would cut the price of its Wii console by $50 to combat slumping sales numbers. The move says a great deal about the financial success of the Wii, given that this minor price-drop is the console’s first price reduction since its release nearly three years ago. Contrast the Wii’s…
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Gee Gees spoil homecoming
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Despite a dramatic late-game comeback, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks lost their second game of the season on Homecoming Saturday, falling 27-25 to the Ottawa Gee Gees. The teams were tied at 14 after an evenly matched first half, but as the second half unfolded, the Gee Gees pulled away, finding themselves up 27-16 mid-way…
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Men’s soccer team back on track
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There might not be many rivalries in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) soccer, but this is one of the best. When asked if there was a rivalry between Laurier and York, Laurier coach Mario Halapir was clear in his answer, “Not for me … there is no such thing.” “My rivalry is every time we step…
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