No resolutions needed, just fun fitness group classes offered at the LBYMCA to jumpstart the winter semester As the holidays come and go, people have been gathering with family and friends and sharing meals together, many times over. Once the…
After a unique football season, the Super Bowl creeps closer and team are fighting to make it to Louisiana The 59th Super Bowl will be on Sunday Feb. 9, 2025, at Ceasers super dome in New Orleans, Louisiana with Kendrick…
Halfway through the season, fans of Canada’s beloved game are eager to see what lies ahead for their teams As January marks the halfway point of the NHL season, hockey fans across Canada are buzzing about how their teams are…
New year, there are new dates to pencil in for upcoming tournaments, tryouts and fun new activities in 2025 Athletics & Recreation is home of the Golden Hawk and housed in the Laurier Brantford YMCA, just across from Harmony Square.…
The impressive season both men’s and women’s football teams have had so far this year This year was a huge year for Laurier Football, as both the Waterloo men’s team and Brantford women’s flag football team secured accolades in their…
How the Laurier girls’ soccer team is focusing on bonding on and off the field The Laurier Brantford YMCA’s (LBYMCA) double gym is filled with laughter, the sound of running shoes scurrying across the floor and the sound of the…
A night of highs and lows The 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony has finally aired. It was a night of celebration and controversy as the winners were selected to many spectators’ dismay and delight. Manchester City’s Rodrigo Cascante known as Rodri…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorThe women’s team player #9 on the ice The Wilfrid Laurier University hockey season is well underway with the second tournament of the year at Fanshawe College on Jan. 25. Both the men’s and women’s teams…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
