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Hawks work on mentality
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Head coach Mario Halapir and the Golden Hawks men’s soccer team will kick off their season opener against the McMaster Marauders on Aug. 28 at Ron Joyce Stadium in Hamilton, Ont. Despite finishing sixth in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) West division with a regular season record of 5-6-5, the team exceeded expectations by defeating…
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AC pushed to the fall
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With less than a week until Wilfrid Laurier University’s 2013 orientation week, Laurier’s department of athletics and recreation let students know that they’ll be waiting longer to use the new fitness centre. From the original deadline of Aug. 15, the completion date of the fitness centre expansion— which is expected to double the size of…
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Osborne: ‘I wasn’t expecting that’
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After losing iconic goaltender Liz Knox following the 2010-11 women’s hockey season, head coach Rick Osborne sought out a replacement. He tried to find something that would work between the pipes, and through conditioning and intense discipline, he thought he found a system that would work with second-year goaltender Erika Thunder. However, following the 2012-13…
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Soccer moves to University Stadium
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At the beginning of the 2013 season, both the men’s and women’s soccer teams will move all of their home games to University Stadium. Since being built in 2006, Alumni Field has acted as the home field for soccer at Wilfrid Laurier University. However, Laurier’s department of athletics and recreation is hoping to build soccer…
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While you were out…
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Kelsey Tikka represents Canada During July, women’s soccer defender Kelsey Tikka headed to Russia to participate in the Summer Universiade. Tikka was the only player from the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) West division, and one of five players from the OUA. Canada finished pool play with a 1-2 record, which sent them to the consolation.…
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A guide to the Fall Hawks
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Football: Considering the changes that the men’s football team has gone through, there is a lot that can be expected from the upcoming season. In the pocket will be quarterbacks Julien John and James Fracas, both with minimal experience and a lofty offence. However, with new head coach Michael Faulds as the offensive coordinator, there’s…
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A new era of football at Laurier
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Football at Wilfrid Laurier University is turning a new leaf, and not a minute too soon. It began with a 6:30 a.m. wake-up call for freshmen at Waterloo College Hall for training camp, continued with two-a-days for an entire week and rounded out with a playbook full of new plays and runs. And it holds…
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Head coach Faulds’ first game ends in 21-7 loss to Guelph Gryphons
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Head coach Michael Faulds walked over to his players at the end of the game with a smile on his face. While the scoreboard read 21-7 in favour of the home team, the visiting Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks escaped a blowout, and proved that there are things to be proud of on their team. “What…
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Golden Hawks test drive its roster against the Warriors
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After three days of intense two-a-day practices, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks were happy to not know the faces across from them on the field. Sunday featured a controlled scrimmage between the Hawks and cross-town rivals, the Waterloo Warriors, in preparation for the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) season openers on Aug. 25. Starting off with…
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Laurier football training camp opens with ‘energy and excitement’
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Michael Faulds doesn’t sleep well as head coach of Wilfrid Laurier University’s football team. So at 6 a.m., Thursday morning, Faulds assembled his coaching staff for an early meeting and then headed over to the fourth floor of Waterloo College Hall where all of his freshman players were deep in sleep after a long night…
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