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Defense and Special Teams lead Laurier to a dominant 37-6 win in first game back
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After 700 days away from football competition, Coach Michael Faulds and the Laurier Golden Hawks didn’t miss a beat, putting together a dominant performance to defeat the York Lions 37-6 in the season opener. “I told the guys after 700 days off, a 31-point win is nice. It feels really good to have this win…
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Golden Hawks Baseball return to the diamond seeking a third straight championship
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“We are definitely looking forward to getting back together, putting the purple and gold on and going to fight for another OUA Championship,” head coach of the men’s baseball team, Scott Ballantyne said of the upcoming season. Among men’s golf and football, Laurier’s baseball team will be one of the first teams to return to…
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2021 Football Preview: Laurier hopes to end playoff drought during unique OUA season
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Exactly 700 days and twenty-three months since their last game, the Wilfrid Laurier University football team will return to the field this Saturday when they start their season at home against the York Lions. The Golden Hawks saw their season come to an end early for the second year in a row following a 22-10…
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Men’s Basketball alumni, Archer and Habimana making Laurier proud on an international stage
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The Wilfrid Laurier University men’s basketball team has become an impressive program since coach Justin Serresse joined in 2016. While finding on-court success, appearing in back-to-back OUA semi-finals in the past two seasons, Serresse has also developed a tremendous culture surrounding the team. Serresse has posted great results in his first four seasons with the…
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Men’s hockey coach Greg Puhalski on Laurier’s return to the ice and his time with the Stanley Cup
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“Everybody’s got high anticipation. We are really excited to get going,” Men’s hockey coach Greg Puhalski said. Coaches across the Ontario University Athletics conference will have to adjust to a unique season this year as their teams prepare to take the ice for the first time in over 20 months. “It’ll be an adjustment. It’s…
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Starting quarterback Connor Carusello is optimistic about the upcoming season
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Nearly 23 months and over 700 days since the last time the Golden Hawks football team saw the field, veteran quarterback, Connor Carusello is “pumped” for the regular season to begin. “I’m pumped, man. It’s actually crazy the [number] of emotions I’ve been through,” Carusello said. I’m pumped, man. It’s actually crazy the [number] of…
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Laurier joins several other OUA schools, requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for student-athletes
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Wilfrid Laurier University’s department of athletics and recreation announced late last week that all student-athletes who wish to compete in Golden Hawk sports will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The move comes based on the recommendation by Ontario University Athletics and endorsements from both regional health departments, Brant County as well as the…
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Laurier varsity teams are “excited” as they prepare for a return to sports in the fall
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Following the OUA’s announcement in late June, university sports will finally return to Ontario this fall. After nearly 500 days without competition, the Laurier Golden Hawks will return to the field for the first time since March 2020, as the men’s football team hosts the York Lions on Sept. 18. Student-athletes across both of Laurier’s…
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Jamie Howieson departs Laurier Athletics after decade of sharing Golden Hawk sports stories
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After 10 years serving as communications coordinator with Wilfrid Laurier University’s Department of Athletics and Recreation, Jamie Howieson is embarking on a new journey. While leaving a profound impact on Laurier and its athletic community, Howieson will pursue an opportunity with the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan Heat and their athletic department. “It was not…
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Best Arts & Life volunteer stories of 2020-21
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COVID-19 and the new movie theatre experience by Amichai Abraham Back in August of 2020, staff writer and honorary movie critic Amichai Abraham bit the bullet and took readers through exactly what it was like to visit theatres during the pandemic. Of course, theatres have been closed indefinitely for quite a long time now, and…
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