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Men’s soccer focused on improvement and consistency through their final four games
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After losing its first three games of the season in their return to the pitch, Coach Mario Halapir and his men’s soccer team has shown improvements throughout the last two weeks, picking up four points over their previous three games. After a year away from competition, and absent exhibition games, the men’s soccer team struggled…
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Coach Faulds and his football team focused on improvement with three games left in the season
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Following consecutive losses in the past two weeks, the Laurier Golden Hawks football team dropped to 1-2 after the first half of their schedule. Teams across the OUA will only play six games this year, compared to the usual eight, after the OUA decided on a reduced schedule. These changes took place due to the…
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Laurier enters bye week, 1-2, after 36-16 loss against #3 or third ranked Mustangs
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Despite leading throughout three quarters and putting forth an impressive defensive performance, Coach Faulds and the Laurier Golden Hawks dropped their second consecutive game, losing to the Mustangs 36-16. The Western Mustangs who returned home and entered the game as the top ranked team in Ontario, used a dominant fourth quarter to score 22 unanswered…
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The importance of the OUA’s and USPORTS’ partnership with CBC Sports
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University sports across Canada should garner more attention and see an increase in viewership, following agreements by the National Governing Body of University Competition (USPORTS) and Ontario University Athletics to partner with CBC for exclusive streaming rights. In a significant move for the growth of university sports in Canada, USPORTS — the national governing body…
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Determination and domination: Whitney Ellenor on her Laurier career and induction into the Hall of Fame
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Whitney Ellenor was one of the most dominant women’s basketball players in the program’s history. Through three seasons with the Laurier Golden Hawks, Ellenor displayed the utmost amount of confidence on and off the court. She will now be awarded with distinction in the Laurier Hall of Fame. “I was completely shocked, surprised, and obviously…
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Laurier looks to bounce back against top-ranked Mustangs in London this weekend
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Coach Michael Faulds and the Golden Hawks football team will look to get back in the win column this weekend as they head to London to face the Western Mustangs. Following a dominant 37-6 victory over York in the season opener, Laurier had their homecoming spoiled last Saturday, losing 36-12 against the Waterloo Warriors. In…
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All-time hits leader and five-time all-star, Jonathan Brouse on his induction to the Hawk Hall of Fame
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“To be one of the people going into the Hall of Fame and to be alongside some of those other names that I’m being inducted with is very humbling.” Jonathan Brouse, one of the most productive players to wear the purple and gold across all of Laurier sports has cemented his legacy with the Hawks…
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Warriors defeat Golden Hawks 36-12 in the Battle of Waterloo’s return
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In a highly anticipated week two matchup between two of the top eight teams in the country, the Laurier Golden Hawks got behind early and were never able to spark a comeback, as they were defeated 36-12 by the Waterloo Warriors on Saturday. Laurier and the Golden Hawks football team hosted their annual homecoming matchup…
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Laurier to battle Waterloo in homecoming matchup featuring two top ten teams in the country
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Eighteen months removed from their last matchup; the battle of Waterloo will resume this weekend as the Golden Hawks football team will look to start their season 2-0 against their city rivals. The Battle of Waterloo is held between the Golden Hawks and Warriors each year across all of their varsity sports teams. Since March…
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Men’s football and curling headline seven impressive inductees into the Golden Hawk Hall of Fame
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The Laurier athletic department will continue their annual tradition this Homecoming weekend by celebrating and honouring seven new members as a part of the 2021 Hall of Fame class. Created in 1986 to honour coaches, student athletes and teams who have made outstanding contributions to varsity sports at Laurier, the Golden Hawks will celebrate seven…
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