Golden hawks wrapping up the athletic year

Photo Contribution by Serena Anagbe Wilfrid Laurier Brantford Golden Hawks are beginning to wrap up an athletic year that saw some ups and some downs.  This is the first full athletic season before COVID-19 shut everything down. Tournaments were back…

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Indoor soccer teams play in regionals at Conestoga

Photo Contribution by Laurier Athletics The Wilfrid Laurier University Brantford Golden Hawks’ men’s and women’s varsity indoor soccer team are getting ready to compete at Regionals on Feb. 27.  The women’s team looks to repeat last season and qualify for…

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Student-Athlete Spotlight: Ayden Carr

Photo Contribution by Laurier Athletics After an incredible rookie season, Ayden Carr, a first-year student-athlete at Laurier Brantford, is ready to take the next step in his athletic career. Carr finished up his first season as an athlete on Laurier…

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The Hamilton Bulldogs move to Brantford

Photo Contribution by Jeremy Vyn The Ontario Hockey League is back in Brantford for the first time since 1984.  The Hamilton Bulldogs are going under renovations and long-term closure at their home arena, FirstOntario Centre.  This move will see Brantford…

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Varsity indoor soccer season off to strong start

Photo Contribution by Laurier Athletics Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford Golden Hawks kicked off their season after competing at their first tournament of the year.  Both the men’s and women’s team looked forward to competing and were excited to start their…

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Cross-Country team hosts first Kids’ Fun Run

Wilfrid Laurier University’s cross-country team hosted their first-ever kids’ fun run fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 19.    The event allowed future runners or anyone in the youth community to come out and showcase what they got.     The event took…

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Volleyball team hosts first tournament

The volleyball team hosted their first tournament of the year in the Laurier Brantford YMCA on Friday, November 25.  A tough tournament saw Laurier have an early exit, finishing third in the group stage round.  “I think we had pretty…

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Homecoming Game was a Success

Photo contributed by Megan Jacklin Laurier hosted their first-ever homecoming basketball game where it saw the current 2022 Extramural team defeat the Alumni’s. The game went down to the final shot where the alumni could not make the winning basketball,…

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Kara Hughes: A Hall of Famer in the Making

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MEGAN JACKLIN / LAURIER ATHLETICS From a former student athlete to now coaching, the future Hall of Famer reflects on her time at Wilfrid Laurier University in Brantford.  Kara Hughes, a Laurier Brantford alumna, has had one of…

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