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Recovering against all odds
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In 2011, Karen Roma didn’t expect to be spending Christmas Eve in McMaster Children’s Hospital in Hamilton, Ont., sitting beside her son’s bed waiting for his blood work to come back from Harvard University. She didn’t expect to be sitting there, surrounded by her family — which included her other 15-year-old son — waiting to…
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Mazerolle earns honours
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Ex-Laurier point guard Felicia Mazerolle made a smooth transition to the Fanshawe Falcons of the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) in 2012-2013. The former Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Rookie of the Year spent two seasons with the Golden Hawks women’s basketball team before transferring due to academic reasons to Fanshawe College in London, Ont. Mazerolle…
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Laurier’s ‘Oustanding’ woman
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Olympian and TV personality Kelly Vanderbeek stood in front of nearly 250 people March 21 with one main message. Be bold, use your community and don’t be afraid to fail. At this year’s annual Outstanding Women of Laurier (OWL) Award luncheon, Vanderbeek delivered the keynote speech on the importance of utilizing the community surrounding people…
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Hawks kick off spring camp
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It’s still early, but Laurier men’s football head coach Michael Faulds already sees positive things coming out of his new team. Starting spring camp this week, the Hawks made their way out to the snow-covered University Stadium to run drills and scrimmages. After spending the last two months at RIM Park, the team moved outside…
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The CIS needs the Carleton Ravens
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The Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Final Four Wilson Cup at the beginning of March displayed some of the best men’s basketball in the province, and arguably in the country. The Carleton Ravens came out on top, and went on to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) men’s basketball championship to defeat fellow OUA team, the Lakehead…
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Women’s basketball’s Hillis beats the odds
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Amber Hillis’s tenure as a Wilfrid Laurier women’s basketball player was anything but easy. In five years, the 5’3 point guard sustained numerous injuries, including a torn disc in her back that stopped her from playing the majority of her third year. So when Hillis was honoured as not only the Ontario University Athletics’ (OUA)…
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Female athletes recognized by annual WLU award
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All three athletes couldn’t believe it when they got the call last week saying that they were finalists for the Outstanding Women of Laurier (OWL) Award. Carmen Baker from the women’s rugby team, Doreen Bonsu from women’s basketball and Fiona Lester from women’s hockey were announced finalists for OWL, with the winner to be announced…
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Sports in brief
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Outstanding Women of Laurier finalists announced Women’s rugby captain Carmen Baker, women’s basketball forward Doreen Bonsu and women’s hockey captain Fiona Lester were shortlisted Monday afternoon as finalists for the annual Outstanding Women of Laurier (OWL) Award. The OWL Award recognizes a female Laurier student who combines athletic and academic achievement while showing commitment to…
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Star netminder Daniels leaves big shoes to fill
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Fourth-year goaltender Ryan Daniels will not use up his final year of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) player eligibility with the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks and signed a professional contract with the Central Hockey League’s (CHL) Missouri Mavericks. Laurier head coach Greg Puhalski will have his hands full recruiting this off-season to replace his Ontario University…
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Bannerless year for Laurier
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The 1999-00 season was the last time the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks didn’t win a single Ontario University Athletics (OUA) banner. That year, the program had a combined 83 wins, 95 losses and a 49.9 per cent win percentage. Since then, Laurier has been able to win at least one provincial championship, including multiple national…
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