Student-athlete spotlight: Jackson Rice

Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorJackson Rice, fourth-year DMJ student and cross-country runner. Heading into his fourth year in digital media and journalism, Jackson Rice hopes to wrap up his cross-country career with a team championship and leave his mark on…

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Laurier Brantford’s hockey teams prepare to hit the ice once again

Olga Steblyk / Sputnik Photography With the fall semester now underway, Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford hockey players are preparing for the quickly approaching season, which is starting up after fall Reading Week.  The upcoming year not only gives new players…

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Women’s fastpitch finishes 14-1, heads into championships

Wilfrid Laurier University’s women’s softball team is heading into the national championships, with a new hunger for a national title, following an incredible 14-1 season this year. The championships will be hosted by Laurier University, from Oct. 11 to 13…

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Laurier at risk of missing playoffs

A three-game losing streak has Laurier hanging onto a playoff spot in men’s basketball. In their first season under head coach Justin Serresse, hired to replace Peter Campbell who retired after 16 seasons as the head coach, the Golden Hawks…

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Gender inequality still exists in sports

Regardless of what you may think, gender inequality still exists. While women have come a long way, there’s still a long way to go, especially when it comes to the world of sport. Since the idea of athletic competition came…

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Varsity soccer team ready for kick off

On Jan. 28 Laurier Brantford’s newest varsity team will begin their season with a tournament at Redeemer College. The team of eight will be lead by captains Levi Furber and Tyler Bothelho, both sophomores. The team is brand new, which…

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The Chinese Super League

It is no surprise that it has come down to this. The sport of football and all of its players are becoming more concerned about money, rather than the sport itself. Don’t believe me? Ask the people running the Chinese…

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Management fails Blue Jays fans

The Toronto Blue Jays’ World Series window has prematurely closed after years of bad management, and spring training has not even started yet. The past two seasons, the Blue Jays made the playoffs and advanced to the ALCS, but that…

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Golden Hawks comeback leads to Yates Cup

Nathan Mesher lined up to kick his fifth field goal of the game with one second left. Mesher had a chance to finish a massive comeback and help Laurier win their first Yates Cup since 2005. The 26-yard field goal…

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Heads must roll in Los Angeles

It’s time for the Los Angeles Rams to fire Head Coach Jeff Fisher and General Manager Les Snead. It has been time since the conclusion of the 2014 season. Fisher and Snead were hired in 2012 to take over the…

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Are young NHL players getting the raw end of the deal?

The NHL has a very big issue, they are failing to pay their most marketable players properly. One would think that these young players would be treated with the utmost respect from the league, and being treated just as equal…

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Markell continues to lead the Golden Hawks

Laurier Brantford competed as a team for the first time, with Mahayla Markell getting the top result for the Golden hawks. Markell once again was the star for Laurier with a 38th place finish in a time of 26:11. She…

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Why should you be playing sports?

A lot of iconic sporting events have taken place this year. Whether it was Toronto finally hosting the NBA All-Star weekend or Portugal beating France for the UEFA Euro championship cup. It inspired me to start playing sports again. But…

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Laurier Kickoff weekend ends in mixed results

A year after making a surprising run to the second round of the playoffs, the Golden Hawks football team will need to rely on a stiff defence to make the playoffs again. A 37-18 win over Queen’s looks impressive until…

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MLS playoff preview: Canadian edition

The MLS season has finished and history has been made. For the first time in the four seasons that Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal have been in MLS, they all qualified for the playoffs in the same season. Vancouver finished second…

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Anna Osei named Outstanding Woman of Laurier

The tenth annual Outstanding Women of Laurier (OWL) banquet, hosted on March 25, 2015 at the Waterloo Conference Inn Hotel, was a huge success, with the largest turnout since 2008. The award for the Outstanding Women of Laurier is based…

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Women’s basketball team loses in double-OT shocker

One of the best women’s basketball teams in Canada had their historic 2014-2015 season cut short on February 28 in a thrilling double-overtime upset at the hands of Queen’s University in the quarter-final of the OUA playoffs, 85-78. The Golden…

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Taking the next step: Golden Hawks set sights on CFL Combine

Every single snap has been building up to this, every late night and early morning in the weight room, the nagging injuries, the victories and the defeats. Every battle on the practice field, in front of screaming fans at Knight-Newbrough…

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Girls’ hockey team falls in the quarters on home ice

On February 6, Wilfrid Laurier Brantford’s extramural girls’ hockey team faced a disappointing loss in the quarter finals. The tournament, held at the Wayne Gretzky Complex, was the girls’ first tournament at home this year. The girls’ team has proven…

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Powderpuff football sells its players short

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…

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Men’s hockey team outmatched at Fanshawe

The Laurier Brantford Men’s Extramural hockey team knew they had a tough task in front of them. They needed to impress in their second tournament of the season. The squad travelled to London, home to Fanshawe College to test themselves…

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