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Jeffries steps down as head coach
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Thursday afternoon, the Wilfrid Laurier University Department of Athletics and Recreation announced that men’s football head coach and manager of football operations Gary Jeffries has stepped down. After speculations rose earlier in the week regarding Jeffries’ future with the team, the department released confirmation Thursday that he would not be returning in September. “I’ve worked…
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Rocky season comes to close
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Finally, it has come to an end. In what has been described as one of the worst football seasons in ten years, dating back to 2002 when the team had a record of 1-7, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks saw their time in the Ontario University Athletics’ (OUA) playoffs come to a quick and abrupt…
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Jeffries’ future in doubt
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Wilfrid Laurier’s men’s football team will likely see a shake up in the coaching staff in the near future, as speculations regarding the state of head coach Gary Jeffries rose quickly Monday afternoon, escalating Tuesday evening when claims were updated on social media. Jeffries, who has been a beloved head coach of the team since…
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Turning down the heat
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Whenever winter came along growing up, it was typical to see my dad turn on the furnace at full blast to keep our house at a scorching temperature. The family would be warm and could temporarily forget that we were living in a climate that faced temperatures that were below zero. I was all set…
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Queen’s eliminates Laurier in quarterfinal blow out
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KINGSTON, Ont — Felix Odum placed his head against the goal post with 2:30 left in the warm-up before the opening kick off, praying for a sign of redemption. But after trailing 22-0 through two quarters and failing to score again, it was evident this season was done. A 34-0 final against the No. 6…
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Women’s hockey 5-1-0 despite inconsistency
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Something’s missing. Stepping into Waterloo Recreational Complex Thursday night, there was no doubt there was a game being played. It was the same atmosphere and the purple and gold were still skating feverishly from one end of the ice to the other. They even won their fourth straight game. But it just wasn’t the same…
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Football team looks to correct mistakes
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Fate has given the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks one more chance. Despite losing five of their eight regular season games, being shut out twice in the same season for the first time in history and being out-scored by the opposition 229-109, the Hawks managed to sneak into the playoffs as the sixth and final seed.…
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Hawks make playoffs despite blow-out loss
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HAMILTON, Ont. — When it rains, it pours. With a last-second field goal from the Western Mustangs in Carleton Place, Ont., the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks’ playoff hopes stayed alive despite their 43-0 defeat to the hands of the No. 1 McMaster Marauders in Hamilton. Despite playing with a nonexistent offence, Laurier got help from…
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Tied between Love and Greed
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http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/story/2012/08/16/sp-nhl-nhlpa-labour-cba-tense-times.html Since 2005, there has been a hush-hush over the NHL in loom of another lockout — don’t speak the word, for it is not to be named. But now with just 24 days for the NHL and NHLPA to reach an agreement, it’s become to the point where many NHL fans are tired of…
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Bronze is the new gold
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Well, it was no question that in 17 days, Canadians replaced the shine of gold for the naturally tarnished bronze. Whether that is a feat in itself — 12 bronze in an Olympic competition where, let’s face it, we’re not exactly that strong — or an absolute embarrassment, is up to the viewers. But…
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