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Michael OBrien has committed to Florida Gulf Coast University as a graduate transfer. Courtesy of SJU Athletics

‘Ripped out of everyone’s hands’: athletes grapple with canceled seasons

Sam Britt April 23, 2020

Senior golfer Michael O’Brien was on the golf course, during the St. Joe’s men’s golf team’s trip to Naples, FL, streaming a basketball game on his phone, not knowing that in a few hours the sporting...

Community members flock to Sweeney Field on March 18. PHOTO: LUKE MALANGA 20/THE HAWK

Community members remain active on Sweeney Field

Sam Britt March 19, 2020

Even though spring sports have been canceled for the remainder of the semester due to spread of the coronavirus, Sweeney Field is still getting plenty of use. People from the community surrounding St....

Freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom from consequences

Sam Britt March 7, 2020

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the San Francisco Giants’ 2010 World Series victory. The Giants plan on marking this occasion by reuniting the members of the 2010 roster on Aug. 16 at Oracle...

Dr. Andrew Wolanin was previously involved with St. Joe’s athletics on a team to team basis prior to accepting
his new position. PHOTO: LUKE MALANGA ’20/ THE HAWK

Athletic department adds sports psychologist to aid mental health

Sam Britt March 7, 2020

The St. Joe’s athletic department hired sports psychologist Andrew Wolanin, Psy.D., to join their high performance team. Wolanin will be available to assist St. Joe’s athletes with their clinical mental...

Senior Zach Michon finishes first at the 2020 Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championships. PHOTO: STEW MILNE/ATLANTIC 10

Michon gets gold at A-10 Championship

Sam Britt March 3, 2020

Senior runner Zach Michon won gold medals in the mile and 3000m race on March 1 at the 2020 Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championships. As a result, Michon was named Most Outstanding Men’s...

The pointlessness of the playoffs

The pointlessness of the playoffs

Sam Britt February 19, 2020

A social media firestorm was created last week when a rumor spread that MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred was entertaining the idea of changing baseball’s playoff format to a fantasy draft system where...

Freshman guard Dahmir Bishop averaged 1.6 points over 10 games at Xavier University.
PHOTO COURTESY OF BOB STEVENS

The Hawks add talented transfer with Philly ties

Sam Britt February 4, 2020

For freshman transfer guard Dahmir Bishop, the decision to transfer from Xavier University to St. Joe’s was a decision to come back home. Bishop grew up only five minutes away from St. Joe’s campus. “I...

Visitors placed jerseys, flowers, basketballs and other items outside Bryant Gymnasium at Lower Merion High School to memorialize Bryant. PHOTO: LUKE MALANGA 20/THE HAWK

Locals pay tribute to Kobe Bryant: Philadelphia native, Lower Merion High School grad and NBA star

Sam Britt January 26, 2020

Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant died this morning in a helicopter crash alongside his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven other passengers. Bryant was accompanying Gianna to a travel basketball...

Jekot was a finalist for Miss Pennsylvania Basketball during her junior and senior years of high school. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

‘Raised in a basketball family’

Sam Britt December 10, 2019

Coming into the 2019-20 women’s basketball season, there were added expectations placed on redshirt sophomore guard Katie Jekot. Jekot was the top returning scorer and has taken on the role as a leader...

The St. Joe’s pep band plays outside Michael J. Hagan ’85 Arena on Dec. 7 before the men’s basketball game against Villanova University. PHOTOS: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

The band plays on

Sam Britt December 10, 2019

Athletics cuts then reinstitutes pep band performances at basketball games The St. Joe’s pep band will not have its schedule cut significantly this season, which would have eliminated many of their usual...

College basketball doomsday clock approaching midnight

College basketball doomsday clock approaching midnight

Sam Britt November 19, 2019

Tick. Tock. The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic measurement of how close humanity is from complete destruction. It is measured in minutes as they approach a proverbial midnight, a nice wording for the end...

Freshman Luca Scheuten drives the ball down the field during their season ending game against the University of Maryland. PHOTOS COURTESY OF TOM CONNELLY

Hawks’ season comes to an end

Sam Britt November 19, 2019

Field hockey falls in the first round of the NCAA Tournament The St. Joe’s field hockey team saw a season in which they finished 14th in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Coach’s...

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