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A brotherly connection for the Hawks
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When any team in sports builds a significant amount of chemistry together, they can look at their teammates and perceive them, almost, as family. For Owen and Will Coulthard, that idea is a reality. They are looking to carry that Coulthard chemistry throughout the rest of this season and the next, with the Wilfrid Laurier…
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Women’s basketball hangs on to second place
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In the second game of a double header between the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women’s basketball team and the Lakehead Thunderwolves, the Golden Hawks were unable to sweep the weekend series and were handed their worst loss of the season, 74-47. After a ten-point win Friday, defeating Lakehead 75-65, the Hawks got off to an…
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2014 Winter Olympics: Sisters sit on top of the world
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Imagine this — standing on top of an Olympic podium beside your sibling. That’s just what Montreal’s Justine Dufour-Lapointe experienced Saturday as she stood beside her sister, Chloe. Justine captured Canada’s first gold at the 2014 Sochi Olympics with a score of 22.44. Chloe managed to edge out defending Olympic champion Hannah Kearney of the…
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2014 Winter Olympics: Slopestyle brings Canada first medal
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The men’s slopestyle held their semifinals and finals today, starting at 12:30 a.m. and 3:45 a.m. respectively. Canada already showed a lot of promise going into the event, with four competitors showcasing their skills and all of them qualifying. After the snow had settled, Mark McMorris came through with Canada’s first medal in the Olympics,…
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2014 Winter Olympics: Slopestyle, skiing and figure skating
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Kicking off the games was the men’s and women’s slopestyle first qualification round in snowboarding. After two rounds per heat, the riders with the four highest scores in each made in threw straight to the final round. Canadian contender Maxence Parrot posted the highest score of the day with a 97.5, securing him a spot…
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2014 Winter Olympics: Day 1
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Today sees the first action of these 2014 Olympic Winter Games. With the Opening Ceremonies tomorrow, several events are getting their more preliminary rounds out of the way early, giving a preview of who some of the first Olympic medallists will be in Sochi. First off at 1 a.m. our time — 10 a.m. in…
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Changes for transfers shakes up the CIS
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Just two weeks before the 2013-14 season was set to start, women’s soccer player Maxine Murchie made the decision to return to her hometown. A Kitchener native, Murchie had committed to play south of the border last year with the University of Central Florida. But after a year, she didn’t feel like UCF was the…
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Sports in brief
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Men’s hockey drops 5-0 decision After two consecutive wins, the Hawks were unable to find a third as they lost 5-0 on the road to the York Lions. Laurier has dealt with a short bench due to injuries, and after three consecutive overtime meetings, the Hawks were unable to find any help. First-year goaltender Vinny…
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Coaches ink extensions at WLU
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On Jan. 20, Peter Baxter, Wilfrid Laurier University’s director of athletics and recreation, signed two influential bench bosses at this university to five- year contract extensions. Greg Puhalski and Peter Campbell, the respective head coaches of the Laurier men’s hockey and basketball teams, were inked in for another half a decade in the purple and…
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Men’s basketball splits weekend games
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s basketball team had an opportunity this weekend to overtake the Western Mustangs and gain sole possession of third-place, and postseason home court advantage, in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) West division with six games remaining in the regular season. The Hawks — now sitting in third-place at 7-9 —…
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