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Powderpuff football sells its players short

February 12, 2015

Powderpuff football needs a rebranding, this outdated name fails to adequately describe the kind of football played by the women at Laurier and other universities in Canada and the United States. Photo by Luc Daviau

When you think “powderpuff”, football isn’t what comes to mind. But year in and year out in one of the largest growing women’s sports, that’s what their brand of football is called, and it couldn’t do a worse job describing…

Powderpuff football team finishes with mixed results

February 5, 2015

Kate Stepanov reaches out for an opponent's flag in this past weekend's powderpuff football tournament at McMaster University. Photo by Luc Daviau

On the weekend of January 30 and 31, the Laurier Brantford Women’s Powderpuff Football team played their first tournament of the year at McMaster University. On both Friday and Saturday, the team faced back-to-back games. They lost games against their…

Women’s Powderpuff Football team wins it all at Sheridan

March 12, 2014

The Powderpuff Football team celebrates their tournament victory at Sheridan. This is the Laurier's first championship in team history. Courtesy of Scott Lowell.

The Women’s Powderpuff Football team marched into Sheridan this past weekend and came out victorious, winning their first ever tournament. In the round robin the Golden Hawks finished 2-1, with wins against Sheridan, 6-0 and the Waterloo Rippers, 18-6 and…