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Mia Messina ’25 poses with her media credentials from the past four years.
PHOTOS: MIA MESSINA ’25/THE HAWK

A season recap

Mia Messina ’25, Sports Editor April 30, 2025

As a woman pursuing a career in the male-dominated world of sports journalism, I often feel isolated. With that isolation comes a feeling of vulnerability, and that’s when the imposter syndrome sets...

GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK

Men’s lacrosse primed for A-10 Championship

James Kemp ’27, Special to the Hawk April 30, 2025

After starting the season 7-2, the men’s lacrosse team stumbled in Atlantic 10 play. The Hawks went 2-3, with wins over Hobart College and St. Bonaventure University. This record has earned St. Joe’s...

SJU Cheer’s competition celebrates their second-place victory at nationals in Daytona Beach, Florida. PHOTOS COURTESY OF KATIE TEELING ’15

Cheer team brings home two trophies at nationals

Tess Margis ’26, Features Reporter April 30, 2025

SJU Cheerleading made history by bringing home the second place trophy in the Spirit Rally division and the third place trophy in the Intermediate division at the National Cheerleaders Association College...

ILLUSTRATION: LEXI KAIN ’27/THE HAWK

Turning up the heat

Ava Lichok ’25, Special to the Hawk April 30, 2025

I tried a high-intensity interval training workout once in the heat and promised myself I would never do that to myself again. The panic that arose in me, feeling like I couldn’t breathe in the heat,...

Maximus Fisher ’25 reporting on a story in Johannesburg, South Africa, during the SJU Summer Program in South Africa. PHOTO: MAXIMUS FISHER ’25/THE HAWK

From tackles to typing

Maximus Fisher ’25, Sports Reporter April 30, 2025

It’s funny how we end up in the places we do. When graduating high school in 2021, I did not see myself as a student at St. Joes. Then, in the fall of 2022, I transferred here. And, barring a high school...

Sports media platforms for women ‘create a community and a sense of belonging’

Mia Messina ’25, Sports Editor April 16, 2025

Lily Shimbashi grew up wanting to be the next Erin Andrews, currently a Fox Sports sideline reporter who has become one of the most popular women sportscasters in the U.S. After graduating from Brigham...

GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK

This Week’s Scores: April 9-13

Tess Margis ’26, Features Reporter April 16, 2025

Senior infielder Kayla Tauber returns to first base after a single during the game against Fordham, April 9. PHOTOS: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK

Composed and competitive

Monica Sowinski ’26, Sports Reporter April 16, 2025

Despite having a smaller roster this year, with only four pitchers, 10 position players and three players out with injuries, St. Joe’s softball refuses to slack this spring season. The Hawks started...

GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK

Men’s basketball prepares for key departures and new additions

Nicole Franz ’27, Special to the Hawk April 16, 2025

It has been a relatively quiet start to the offseason for the St. Joe’s men’s basketball team. Since the team came up short against the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the first round of the...

‘There were glass ceilings everywhere’

Mia Messina ’25, Sports Editor April 9, 2025

Before she was the first woman journalist to cover a Major League Baseball beat, Claire Smith was a Penn State college student unsure of what she wanted to do.  During the nearly three years she was...

New head coach and former St. Joe’s goalkeeper Tim Mulqueen ’88 returns to coach at his alma mater.

St. Joe’s alum returns to coach men’s soccer

Tess Margis ’26, Features Reporter April 9, 2025

St. Joe’s men’s soccer named Tim Mulqueen ’88 the new head coach in December 2024 after finishing their season 4-12-1. Mulqueen, who was a goalkeeper during his time as a Hawk, has more than three...

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