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The Hawk News

Graduate student pitcher Luke Smith pitches during an intersquad practice game Jan. 26.
PHOTOS: LEAH CATLYN ’27/THE HAWK

After surviving cancer, pitcher Luke Smith is back in his ‘happy place’

Mia Messina March 20, 2024

Graduate student Luke Smith likes finding himself in high-pressure moments on the mound. So when the pitcher for St. Joe’s baseball team entered in the bottom of the seventh of a one-run game with...

Katie Meyer celebrates a win with Stanford soccer fans. PHOTO COURTESY OF KATIE’S SAVE

Turning grief into action: ‘Katie wanted to change the world’

Natalie Nevins March 20, 2024

An absolute force of nature on the soccer field, Katie Meyer, senior captain and goalkeeper for Stanford University’s women’s soccer team, was eagerly waiting on a decision from Stanford Law School...

photo of a cutout of womens basketball player, which have been placed around Hawk Hill campus

Women’s basketball shines, student support falls short

Mia Messina February 28, 2024

The women’s basketball team is in the midst of a historic season, racking up many accolades, setting program records and continuing to pile on wins. But, there is an area out of their control that seems...

Photo of new Coach Katie Detwiler cheering on St. Joe’s women’s lacrosse team during their matchup against Maryland, Feb. 9

Q&A with the newest addition to the women’s lacrosse staff

Zach Podolnick February 28, 2024

Three-time Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association’s All-American lacrosse player Katie Detwiler was added to the women’s lacrosse coaching staff in August. As a former defensive player...

Junior guard Mackenzie Smith looks for an open teammate against Dayton, Feb. 14.
PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK

Mackenzie Smith joins the 1,000-point club

Mia Messina February 21, 2024

There have been no shortage of milestones for St. Joe’s this season, and junior Mackenzie Smith added to the list Feb. 14 when she scored her 1,000th career point. Smith entered the game against...

Natalia Peirera ’24 tried a week of one-hour workouts from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. PHOTO COURTESY OF NATALIA PEREIRA ’24

Early bird or night owl?: How working out in the morning affects a routine

Natalia Pereira February 21, 2024

I am not a morning person, but my fitness instructor-running-enthusiast mom is. She can’t go a day without working out at 6 a.m., insisting that it “throws off her whole morning” if she skips. My...

GRAPHIC: MINDY CHOI ’25/THE HAWK

How a quiet offseason may be the key to the Phillies season

Chris Sletvold February 21, 2024

The Philadelphia Phillies’ pitchers and catchers reported to the Phillies’ training facility at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida Feb. 14. The day pitchers and catchers report is a quasi-holiday...

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