Category: Sports

  PHOTOS BY NATASHA O’NEILL / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF   Laurier Brantford’s KAOS dance team shows off their dance moves for the annual showcase.  The sport club holds the showcase every year for friends…

Laurier Brantford men’s and women’s soccer teams will start their 2020 season with a tournament at Centennial College.   Held January 18, the teams will be travelling to Toronto to compete.  …

With the new year beginning, people are starting new fitness programs to help them reach their New Year’s goals.    Starting a new fitness program can be scary, and there are so…

The Laurier Brantford Coed Extramural Volleyball team engages in its first tournament of the season and prepares to face whatever the other teams throw at them.  On Nov. 22 there were outstanding…

 Laurier Brantford’s Extramural Men and Women’s basketball team claims Movember Madness Champion title for the first time against  the Brantford Police Department, by a score of 79-71.   Held at the Laurier…

The Laurier Brantford Women’s Cross Country team brought home a third place medal from Nationals this past month.      The historical moment came on November 9 when the members completed the 6km…

Laurier Brantford men’s and women’s hockey teams marked the start of another exciting season with their first tournament at Westwood Arena in Etobicoke. Each team played three games over the course of…

23-year old Tyson MacDonald, a fourth-year Laurier student, has been representing the Golden Hawks swim team in Lima, Peru, for the Parapan American Games: an international competition held every four years, featuring…

Laurier Brantford hosted a men’s and women’s basketball tournament last Friday that featured 12 teams – four women’s and eight men’s – squaring off against each other. It was a hard-fought tournament…

Who run the world? Girls! Especially at Laurier Brantford Athletics and Recreation. Despite being on a continent where 80 per cent of athletic directors are men, Laurier Brantford beat the odds and…

Laurier Brantford’s extramural volleyball team concluded their season with a tournament at Centennial last Friday. Results weren’t exactly what the team wanted, but team captain Joel Schellenberger was happy with the performance.…

Wilfrid Laurier has a lot of important history, especially when it comes to its accomplishments in sports. There have been a lot of students who have played for Laurier and then went…

Sports are always a fun way to stay active and meet new people, but what if I told you that sports could improve your sex life as well? Studies have shown that exercise in…

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME  The New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Rams both had first round byes, meaning they only had to play one playoff game each prior to this one.   New Orleans…

Wilfrid Laurier University is introducing a new swim club at the Brantford campus. This club will be open for all swimmers, not just ones with a competitive swimming background.   The purpose of…

Sports have always been a large part of Nick Careri’s life and he wasn’t going to let his athletic career slow down when he came to university. No other Laurier athlete has ever competed…

Spencer McDowell led Laurier Brantford’s extramural hockey team to an exciting overtime victory in the third annual alumni hockey game at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre.  Spencer Hartman’s two goals and one assist helped the extramural…

Pink Strong was Laurier Brantford’s recent fundraising event that raised money for cancer research.   The event started with Balls for Breasts: a game of 3-on-3 basketball on Nov. 20. Pink Strong continued…

After losing in back-to-back finals, the Calgary Stampeders have finally lifted the Grey Cup, beating the Ottawa Redblacks in Edmonton with a score of 27-16. Entering the game, the Stampeders had the burden…

#5 Raptors get Kawhi Leonard   On July 18, the Raptors were part of a blockbuster trade that saw a fan favourite DeMar DeRozan go, but one of the best defensive players in the game, Kawhi Leonard, join the Raptors.…

The Laurier Brantford’s cross-country team finished their memorable season with the opportunity to leave their mark at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) national championship.   Unfortunately, the women’s team fell just a…

For many athletes, their sport becomes a huge part of who they are and what they build their lives around. The sport creates benefits such as stress relief, a social circle and…

It was a Cinderella moment when rookie outfielder Matthew Komonen hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning to win Laurier baseball’s second OUA championship Oct. 19 at the Ajax Sportsplex.   It was a rematch of last…

Team Canada 2018 CONCACAF Women’s Championship Review  The 2018 CONCACAF women’s championship concluded in disappointment for a promising Team Canada, who lost 2-0 in the final to old rivals, the United States.   Although the tournament had ended…

The Laurier Brantford women’s cross country team claimed a podium finish at the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) championship for the first time in program history.  The event, which took place on Oct. 27th…

The greatest rivalry in all of sports added a new chapter to its story when the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees met in the American League Division Series for the first…