Wilfrid Laurier sports
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Laurier alumnus Dorothy McCabe wins Waterloo mayoral race
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The new mayor of Waterloo is a former Golden Hawk. In a tight race last week, defeating her opposition by just over 300 votes, Laurier alumnus Dorothy McCabe was elected mayor of Waterloo region. For years, McCabe has worked as a government relations and municipal sector professional, advising elected officials at the municipal and provincial…
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OUA Announces the Creation of the Black, Biracial and Indigenous Task Force
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*In order to influence change across the OUA landscape, the provincial sport organization announced the creation of the BBI task force. Men’s football leads the way for Laurier’s efforts* 2020 has been an unprecedented year around the world especially in the aspect of equality and social justice. Sports which has notoriously been viewed as a…
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Men’s curling wins gold while women capture bronze
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For the fourth time in six years, the Laurier men’s curling team has struck gold at the provincial championships. A near perfect season which saw Laurier finish 8-2 in conference play, while also winning the McMaster Invitational carried over to the OUA Championships last weekend in Guelph. Both Golden Hawks varsity curling teams with their…
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Underdog Hawks advance to OUA semi finals
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Justin Serresse and the Golden Hawks men’s basketball team are back in the semifinals for the second straight year after two big playoff victories this past week. On the road in Kingston Wednesday night, Laurier was able to defeat Queen’s in the first round of the OUA Wilson Cup Finals. After beating Queen’s, Laurier made…
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Special night for seniors as basketball teams end home schedule
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Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams ended their home season and have their eyes set towards the playoffs after each playing two games this past week. It is an exciting time for basketball around the Laurier campus, as both Golden Hawks teams were able to clinch a playoff spot recently and honoured their seniors…
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Coach Paton remains optimistic despite winless home season
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Heading into their final two home games of the season this past weekend, Coach Kelly Paton and her players were still in search of their first home win. In 10 previous games at the Waterloo Memorial Recreational Complex, the Golden Hawks team could not get a win, losing several tightly contested games. Laurier entered this…
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Battle of Waterloo ends in 1-1 draw for Golden Hawks women’s soccer team and 1-0 loss for men’s
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Both of the women’s and men’s Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks soccer teams competed in the Battle of Waterloo Sunday afternoon, with the women securing a point in a 1-1 draw while the men suffered a tough loss of 1-0. The women kicked off the afternoon with their match, with a scoreless first half thanks to…
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Golden Hawks Women’s Rugby team falls 78-7 to York
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After a disappointing first three weeks of the season, that saw the women’s rugby team winless, the Golden Hawks were hoping to turn around their efforts against York University in their final regular season game last week. Unfortunately, York, who entered the match undefeated on the year, were too much for Laurier to handle,…
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Golden Hawks football team blows away Queen’s Gaels with 52-16 victory
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s football team got back to their winning ways this afternoon with a homecoming blowout victory over the Queen’s Gaels, 52-16. The team got off to an 8-point lead with Connor Carusello sending Romy Simpson a touchdown pass with Nathan Mesher adding a rouge point, but Queen’s would cut the…
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Laurier women’s lacrosse team gets fourth win in a row
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The Wilfrid Laurier Women’s Lacrosse team entered the season with a fierce focus, pulsing passion and a drive to succeed that led them toward opening the season with four consecutive wins. With a four game win streak under their belt, the Golden Hawk women prove that they have the skills and abilities to propel them…
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