The Game Plan: November Dates

Upcoming athletic tournament information  Contributed Photo/ Megan Jacklin IMPORTANT DATES:   Nov. 9 – Women’s flag football club travels to their 5v5 Championship at the McMaster University.  Nov. 15 – Extramural men and women’s ice hockey kicks off their season with…

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Has sports betting gone too far?

How Bill S-269 attempts to regulate sports betting advertisements in Canada  Olga Steblyk/ Lead Photographer FanDuel, Bet365, DraftKings and BetMGM are just some of the few sports betting companies and platforms that I’ve now been accustomed to recognizing, I can…

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The meteoric rise of Caitlin Clark

As women’s college and national basketball rises in popularity, so too does the rising star, “CC”  Contributed photo/ Paul Rutherford images, Sports IllustratedCaitlin Clark playing in a basketball game Over the last four years, women’s basketball has seen an extravagant…

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Celebrating Imane Khelif

Algeria’s first women’s boxing Olympic gold champion Imane Khelif has become an international sensation. Everyone from a United States of America presidential nominee to one of the bestselling children’s authors of all time and even the richest man in the…

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The Game Plan: October Dates

Upcoming tryout dates and HOCO information The Athletics and Recreation Department is housed in the Laurier Brantford YMCA, just across from Harmony Square. Your membership to use the facility and its amenities is included in your tuition, so all you…

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The Ballon d’Or 2024

Who will claim the ultimate prize? Ever since 1956, the Ballon d’Or has been hosted annually by French football magazine, France Football, as the season’s best footballer is chosen for the prestigious award. On Oct. 28, a new winner will…

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Laurier alumni Sam Schachter takes on Paris Olympics 2024

Beach Volleyball Olympian graduated from Laurier in 2016 and has represented Canada twice since then The sun is shining, the sand is warm and the Eiffel Tower is in the distance as beach volleyball player and Wilfrid Laurier alumni Sam…

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Paris Olympics 2024 recapped

Laurier Alumni shine in Olympics Games The 2024 Paris Olympics began on July 26 and officially finished on Aug. 21. Although Canada faced some less-than-ideal circumstances, including a drone spying scandal involving the Canadian women’s soccer team, their athletes persisted…

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A new golden age in Canadian football

The Canadian men’s national football team continues exceeding expectations In 2022, the FIFA World Cup took the world by storm as 32 nations from across the world travelled to the host nation of Saudi Arabia, each of them desperate to…

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Brantford Bulldogs prepare for play-offs

Serena Anagbe / Photo Editor The Brantford Bulldogs on the ice. It’s been an exciting opening year for the Ontario Hockey League’s Brantford Bulldogs to say the very least. The team had fairly low expectations heading into this season, after…

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The 2024 MLB season has begun

Contributed Photo / Chris ChowBaseball players. It’s been a long wait for Major League Baseball fans, but baseball season is just around the corner. After fans saw an entertaining 2023 year, the MLB is hoping for another this coming season.…

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Kansas City Chiefs win Super Bowl LVIII

Contributed Photo / Michael OwensThe Super Bowl LVIII stadium 2024. For the first time since the 2004 season, a team has won the Super Bowl in back-to-back years. In a thrilling back-and-forth game, the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super…

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Will the World Cup revolutionize soccer culture in Canada?

Bachir Miloudi / Sputnik Photography FIFA reveals new details about the World Cup soccer games that will be hosted in two Canadian cities, Toronto and Vancouver.  After the FIFA World Cup held in Qatar back in November 2022, there has…

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Laurier Brantford’s indoor soccer teams kick off seasons

Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorThe LB men’s indoor soccer team. In late January, Wilfrid Laurier University Brantford’s indoor soccer teams took to the pitch in their first tournament of the season, hosted at the Ontario Soccer Centre in Vaughan. Both…

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A breakdown of the 2023-24 NBA rookie class

Contributed Photo / Joshua GateleyFrom left, NBA rookies Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama It feels crazy to say that we have officially reached the halfway point of the NBA 2023-24 season.   Between suspensions, injuries and mid-season trades, there’s a lot…

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NHL proposes “World Cup of Hockey”

Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorHockey fans have mixed reactions to the new idea International hockey hasn’t seen a best-on-best men’s hockey tournament in almost a decade, but that may be changing next year.  Not since the last World Cup of…

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A look at this year’s World Junior Ice Hockey Championships 

Contributed Photo / Habs Eyes on the PrizeTeam Canada at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. The World Junior Ice Hockey Championships are an annual tradition every hockey fan can look forward to.  The games are action-packed and exciting every…

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NHL insights of the 2023-24 season 

Olga Steblyk / Sputnik Photography With the Christmas season now behind us, the NHL season has unofficially reached its one-third point of the 2023-24 season.  It’s been a thrilling season so far to say the least. Many teams have had…

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Homecoming in Hawk Dome gymnasium

Contributed Photo / UnsplashA basketball. Wilfrid Laurier University Brantford kicked off their homecoming weekend by hosting the second annual Alumni Basketball Game at the LBYMCA on Saturday, Oct.21.   Laurier Brantford’s Extramural Men’s Basketball team hosted their alumni and current students…

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Laurier Brantford hockey is back

Serena Anagbe / Photo Editor #17 and #12 on the women’s hockey team mid-game. Hockey season is back, and Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford Golden Hawks are already getting it done.   Both the men’s and women’s hockey teams travelled together to…

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The first month of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ NHL season

Olga Steblyk / Sputnik Photography The Toronto Maple Leafs 2023-24 season is well underway, with their first month of play recently wrapping up.  The Leafs finished their opening month of the season with a 5-3-1 record, including a thrilling victory…

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Indoor soccer teams prepare to kick off new season

Serena Anagbe / Photo Editor Post-practice huddle for Laurier Brantford’s indoor soccer team. With Wilfrid Laurier University’s fall semester reaching its final weeks, Brantford’s indoor soccer team has been amping up the excitement for their first tournament.  Team tryouts wrapped…

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An insight to Jonas Dewar’s senior year

Contributed Photo / Megan JacklinLaurier Athletics’ headshot for Jonas Dewar. Student athletes should always give it their all in their last season of competition, and Jonas Dewar made sure of that.   Dewar recently competed in his last OCAA race at…

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Brantford Bulldogs win home opener

Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorThe Brantford Bulldogs’ game at the Civic Centre. The Ontario Hockey League’s Brantford Bulldogs won their home opener in a 5-2 victory over the Oshawa Generals on Oct. 7  In front of a sold-out crowd, the…

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Cross-country team prepares for provincial championships

Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorThird-year criminology student Hay Dewar. Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford varsity cross-country team prepared hard for their provincial championships race, which took place on Oct. 28 at Conestoga College in Kitchener.   The Golden Hawks represented the school…

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The NBA is back

Contributed Photo / NBA The NBA season is back for a new season and it started just like it ended last year. A double-header on opening night featured the Denver Nuggets versus the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State…

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Student-athlete spotlight: Jackson Rice

Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorJackson Rice, fourth-year DMJ student and cross-country runner. Heading into his fourth year in digital media and journalism, Jackson Rice hopes to wrap up his cross-country career with a team championship and leave his mark on…

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Laurier Brantford’s hockey teams prepare to hit the ice once again

Olga Steblyk / Sputnik Photography With the fall semester now underway, Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford hockey players are preparing for the quickly approaching season, which is starting up after fall Reading Week.  The upcoming year not only gives new players…

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