Category: Sports
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The Octagon – A look back to 2011
Anthony Fusco, staff The UFC had a stellar year and rose to new heights in 2011 under the direction of their animated president, Dana White. We saw the debut of the lighter…
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So far so good for women’s basketball program
Craig Hagerman, staff The Lady Hawks basketball team finds themselves with eleven games under their belt, Laurier’s women’s basketball team has reached the midway part of the season, and with an 8-3…
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Women’s Extramural Hockey Team Ready to Finally Hit the Ice
– Craig Hagerman, staff The Laurier Brantford women’s hockey team is finally ready to hit the ice this Friday and hopes are high for a winning season. The ladies will make their…
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There’s Always Next Year for the Laurier Football Team
– Kyle Denton, Sports Editor In a season of ups and downs, Laurier could never gain enough momentum to keep the season on track. The men’s football team was thought to be…
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The Octagon
– Anthony Fusco, staff The first UFC card on Fox took place Nov. 12 and it did not disappoint. It was a historic card for the UFC as it was the first…
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Many Positives in Men’s Extramural Hockey Team’s First Tournament
– Craig Hagerman, staff The Laurier Brantford men’s extramural hockey team took part in their first tournament of the year last Thursday. Despite not coming out on top, the boys made it…
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A Step in the Right Direction for Laurier Baseball
– Kyle Denton, Sports Editor With a year that consisted of 12 regular season wins, and a Laurier baseball school record, the men’s Laurier baseball team has nothing to be disappointed about.…
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Women’s basketball team enters season of development
– Craig Hagerman, staff Although basketball fans may feel a sense of withdrawals without the National Basketball Association playing this year, they should find solace in the fact that the OUA season…
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Golden Hawks Men’s Basketball Team Poised to Have Great Season
– Kyle Morrison, staff The Golden Hawks men’s basketball team will hope to have a repeat of last season, albeit with a better finish in the end. After a strong season that…
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The Octagon
– Anthony Fusco, staff UFC 137 took place on October 29 and was a Saturday night filled with fights, retirements and a little trash talk. After Nick Diaz won his fight against…
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The Fit File
– Kyle Denton, Sports Editor Whether you are a beginner, novice or expert at weight lifting, you have your own opinion when it comes to supplemental preparation. Any given person can be…
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Lacrosse Team Falls Short
– Kyle Denton, Sports Editor The women’s lacrosse team finished up their season this past weekend coming up short of the OUA championship by losing in the quarter-finals to Toronto, 9-8. Not…
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The Golden Hawks’ Youth Movement Experiencing Growing Pains to Start Season
– Kyle Morrison, staff The first month of the OUA hockey season has almost reached an end and I’m sure the Golden Hawks mens hockey team are more than happy to see…
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The Octagon
– Anthony Fusco, staff The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is currently taking the sporting and fighting world by storm. Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is the world’s fastest growing sport, but what exactly…
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The Fit File
– Kyle Denton, Sports Editor There is more to working out than just lifting weights and running on the treadmill. No matter what exercise a person chooses to do, your body has…
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Laurier Women, Ready to Prove They Are Champs
– Craig Hagerman, staff A new season is under way for the Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey team and, following an impressive season last year, the girls are hoping that this year will…
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Golden Hawks Hope To Keep Winning Ways Alive
For Coach Gary Jeffries and the 2011 Laurier football team, this season has been a roller coaster ride of emotions. After dominating their season opener on the road against York with a…
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Laurier Brantford’s emergence on the extramural scene
It’s no secret that the Laurier Brantford campus is small when compared to most other colleges or universities, but that does not mean that there is any shortage of athletes and talented…
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Lady Hawks Look to Continue Soccer Dynasty
The Laurier women’s soccer team is on yet another roll this season with a perfect 10-0 record. With only four games remaining in the regular season, this year has closely resembled the…
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The Fit File: Fitness at your disposal
Now that students have eased their way back into another semester at Laurier Brantford, routines and schedules begins to take form over the course of each given week in a student’s life.…
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New day, same result for Laurier
The Laurier Golden Hawks men’s football team was hoping that their game against rival Western Mustangs this Saturday was going to be a fresh start. After starting 1-2, including embarrassing losses to…
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Gryphons spoil Brantford’s homecoming
A packed Arnold Anderson Stadium wasn’t enough to propel the Laurier Golden Hawks baseball team over Guelph this past weekend as the Gryphons stole both games in a doubleheader. A part of…
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Top 5: Laurier Golden Hawk football seasons
The 2011 Laurier Men’s football team clearly isn’t living up to their expectations. Not only are they not even ranked, but they have also started their season with a dismal 1-3 record.…
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The gym of the future
With the steady expansion of the Laurier Brantford campus comes the problem of a campus population outgrowing its infrastructure. Whether it is the amount of residences, classrooms or student spaces, Laurier Brantford…
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The Top 5
With week two coming to a close in the OUA football season, we look at the top five teams in the OUA football standings. Guelph Gryphons In their home opener the Guelph…
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A break from your studies
The start of the school year has begun and it seems as if classes are already dragging along. Luckily, with the start of classes comes another fall season of intramural sports beginning…
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The end of a season: The beginning of an era?
With less than a month of Toronto Blue Jays baseball left to be played, another season is coming to a close. Although, to say that this season was a disappointment is difficult…
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Laurier OUA preview
Mens Baseball: Head Coach: Scott Ballantyne After reaching the OUA final in 2009/2010, the mens baseball team at Laurier failed to make the playoffs by one game last season. When asked the…
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The Fit File
Although called “starving students”, us university students do a pretty good job appearing well fed. We should really be giving thanks to the calorie gods for saving us all from malnutrition via…
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Red Sox celebrate 100 years
While baseball may be America’s pastime, its history in the city of Brantford is a strong one. And perhaps no name is more synonymous with Brantford ball than that of the team’s…
