All welcome at Laurier Brantford’s Homecoming basketball game Nov. 2 

Oct. 29, 2024
For Immediate Release

BRANTFORD — Members of the community are invited to join in celebrating the 25th anniversary of Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford campus at the Homecoming basketball game on Nov. 2. 

A fixture of Laurier Brantford’s annual Homecoming festivities, the game sees alumni players return to the court to take on the university’s student extramural basketball team. 

Among the alumni to be hitting the hardwood at the Laurier Brantford YMCA is Ed Hollingworth (Concurrent Education, ’18), who has two previous Homecoming matches under his belt.  

“Fans can expect a fun and competitive game,” said Hollingworth. “We're all out there for a good time and to support Laurier, but at the end of the day everyone is a competitor and wants to win.” 

Hollingworth is one of the nearly 9,500 Golden Hawks to have graduated from Laurier Brantford since the campus welcomed its first students in 1999. Following graduation, he remained in the community as a teacher at a local school and recently began coaching Laurier’s co-ed volleyball team. 

“Laurier Brantford is unique because of the incredible sense of community,” said Hollingworth. “There are so many people who are willing to give back in order to make others’ experience special. It’s amazing to see.” 

The Homecoming game is the latest in a series of events and initiatives marking 25 years of Laurier in Brantford, including the inaugural MarketFest: In Peace and Friendship event and a community-created mural. 

The game will take place at the Laurier Brantford YMCA (100 Water St., Brantford) on Nov. 2. Doors for the 2 p.m. game open at 1:30 p.m. Tickets cost $5 and are available through the Golden Hawk Box Office and at the door. Children aged 12 and under are free. 

Free parking will be available in the municipal parkade at 59 Icomm Drive.