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Crocker splits first two games of Road to the Roar
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KITCHENER, Ont. — Competing at a tournament of this calibre at so young an age, it is without a doubt that Laura Crocker has a bright future ahead of her. With an average age of 23, Team Crocker is the youngest team going into the Road to the Roar Olympic pre-trials tournament, with Crocker being only…
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Olympic pre-trials begin low for Bernard
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KITCHENER, Ont. — Some people would say that life is full of surprises. The Road to the Roar curling pre-trials tournament is no exception. In a day that saw three out of the top four seeds handed their first or second loss in only the second day, it is safe to say that Canada is filled…
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Golden Hawks’ season comes to an end in a 2-1 loss to host Toronto
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TORONTO, Ont. — Wilfrid Laurier’s women’s soccer team journey at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) national championships came to a quick halt Friday night as the Hawks dropped a 2-1 decision to the host Toronto Varsity Blues in the consolation semifinal. The Ontario University Athletics (OUA) champions couldn’t hold the Blues back as Claudia Piazza…
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Golden Hawks drop championship quarterfinal game to Spartans
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TORONTO, Ont. – A miscommunication on a corner kick and some defensive lapses turned out to be the determining factors in a 3-0 Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) quarterfinal loss for the Wilfrid Laurier women’s soccer team. The Hawks, who less than a week ago claimed the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championship, were in a battle…
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Laurier’s golden girls win OUA
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LONDON, Ont. – Emily Brown felt like she was due to feel the red ribbon around her neck. The third-year women’s soccer all-star striker had experienced enough disappointment in her last two visits to the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championship final that she wanted the next one to end with a gold medal. So when…
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‘Injuries are a part of the game’
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Despite an injury-laden lineup that saw them without their four top players, Kimberley Yeldon, Doreen Bonsu, Courtney Bruce and Whitney Ellenor, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women’s basketball team secured two wins this weekend to start off the regular season. The team opened their season Friday against the Algoma Thunderbirds, who were looking to prove…
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Hawks drop heartbreaker in overtime
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s hockey team put in a strong effort Friday night, when they clashed with their rivals from across University Avenue, the Waterloo Warriors. The Columbia Ice Field was packed and the hockey fans were not disappointed as both teams put on a great show. It was anyone’s game with the…
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Big win for women’s hockey
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women’s hockey team took to the rink to host the first-place Queen’s Gaels Sunday afternoon, winning a back-and-forth affair 3-2 in a shootout. Laurier set the tone early in the game when left wing Devon Skeats put one past the Gaels goaltender for her sixth goal of the season to…
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Hawks split openers
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s basketball team opened their season strong on Friday, blowing away the new team to the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) conference, the Algoma Thunderbirds, 98-53 to grab the win. However, they faced a much tougher task on Saturday against the Laurentian Voyageurs. The Hawks managed to hold the lead for…
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Lacrosse claims bronze hardware
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Following a roller coaster year, the Wilfrid Laurier women’s lacrosse team returned to the podium with a thrilling 12-11 overtime win against the Brock Badgers in the bronze medal game of the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championship. “From being here, this is my third year, and not even placing in the top three, it feels…
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