Wearing scrubs en route to the hospital to begin her day, a health care specialist was asked how much she knew about Caitlin Clark, the University of Iowa basketball superstar who has led her Hawkeye teammates — and by extension, all of “Hawkeye Nation” — to almost unprecedented acclaim in women’s basketball. Not akin to assessing athletes and their acumen, she quickly and succinctly summarized Clark’s entrenchment in women’s basketball.
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The Tablet’s High School Boys’ 2023-2024 Basketball All-Star Team
After another exciting season of CHSAA boys’ varsity basketball, here’s a look at The Tablet’s annual diocesan All-Star team. Special thanks to the league’s coaches for providing nominations.
Ringing in MLB Opening Day With New York Mets Chaplain
Baseball is back! So what better way to usher in a new season than to catch up with New York Mets team chaplain Msgr. Thomas Machalski?
Hoops Coach Relives Iconic NCAA Tournament Moment
Every year right around now, it’s time to go dancing! Not in the ballroom, but in the NCAA Tournament.
Nazareth Runner-Up for City Title
The Nazareth H.S., East Flatbush, varsity boys’ basketball team fought its hardest, though the Kingsmen fell 66-51 in the CHSAA ‘AA’ city championship game to Archbishop Stepinac H.S., White Plains, N.Y.
Royalty on Display in Girls’ Hoops State Championship
A team is a team for a reason: On the biggest stage, it takes all members of a team contributing to the overall cause to be successful.
Baseball Fan’s Historical Passion Comes Alive in Book
It’s officially baseball season!
Caitlin Clark: Catholic Basketball Star Going Pro
As women’s basketball phenom Caitlin Clark plans to turn pro next season, one thing she will bring with her that has been a presence throughout her basketball career and life is her faith.
CYO Inducts New Class of Hall of Famers at Dinner
For the first time since 2019, the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) of Brooklyn and Queens hosted its Hall of Fame induction dinner.
Caitlin Clark: Catholic Hoops Star Driving Women to New Heights
When Caitlin Clark was a sophomore at Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines, Iowa — already nationally ranked the No. 1 women’s basketball player in her class — she told a local newspaper that the school was special because it allowed her to live out her faith.