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Joseph Halm

New Orleans

Sports Editor at St. Tammany Farmer

Sports Editor for the @StTammanyFarmer. Freelance voice for @VSNLouisiana. Saints fan. Pelicans fan. Cubs fan. I'm also a grill master and a lucky husband.

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  • 6 days ago | nola.com | Joseph Halm

    Pearl River softball coach Courtney Labourdette knew the day would come eventually. It still didn't make it any less bittersweet. "I still love the game. I still love coaching, but all the other stuff just got to be too much with both sports," Labourdette said. "I'm going to miss the girls. I'm going to miss the game. It was just time. When you know, you know."After 15 years of guiding the softball program, Labourdette stepped down as head softball coach at Pearl River.

  • 6 days ago | nola.com | Joseph Halm

    It could have been the turning point in the game, maybe even in the series. Locked in a 1-1 tie with University High, Pope John Paul II turned a double play with a strikeout on a suicide squeeze as the runner charging from third was tagged out to end the fourth inning.

  • 6 days ago | theadvocate.com | Joseph Halm

    University High won its first baseball state title last season. The Cubs liked the feeling so much that they’re trying to make it two in a row. U-High pounded out 12 hits as the second-seeded Cubs earned a 7-3 win over third-seeded Pope John Paul II to clinch a Division III select semifinal series sweep on Saturday at the Cub Complex. “This is fantastic,” Cubs first-year coach John Ramsey said.

  • 1 week ago | nola.com | Joseph Halm

    Hannan baseball coach Chris Garrett knows his time with the Hawks is coming to an end soon. The fourth-year coach announced before the season that he would be stepping down to spend more time with his family at the end of the season. He just hopes his last ride ends in Sulphur in about eight days. “I’ve seen these kids since they were 7, 8, 9 playing together,” Garrett said. “They have all played at the park together. They have played on the same travel teams together.

  • 1 week ago | nola.com | Joseph Halm

    Pope John Paul II coach Brian Babin knows the challenge that his baseball team faces. The third-seeded Jaguars travel to second-seeded and defending state champion University in Baton Rouge for a Division III select semifinal series that starts today. "It's going to be a war, but if we go out there and pitch and play defense like we can, I like my offense to help us out and get us over the hump," Babin said.

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Joseph Halm
Joseph Halm @JosephHalm
11 May 25

Pope John Paul II's playoff run comes to an end at the hands of defending state champion U-High. PJP's 8 seniors have nothing to hang their heads about after a great season. READ ALL ABOUT IT....

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PJP II baseball seniors leave lasting legacy after semifinal loss to U-High https://t.co/ZgDTLtGBqo

Joseph Halm
Joseph Halm @JosephHalm
9 May 25

.@PJPIIHighSchool baseball will have to wait a day for Game 2 as today's rain has pushed the second game to noon Saturday. Game 3 would immediately follow. Check out the recap of Game 1 below.

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A first-inning run decided the University-PJP II semifinal pitchers' duel https://t.co/h10DmMHRAG

Joseph Halm
Joseph Halm @JosephHalm
9 May 25

.@HannanAthletics baseball will have to wait a day for Game 2 as today's rain has pushed the second game to 3 p.m. tomorrow. Game 3 would immediately follow. Check out the recap of Game 1 below.

NOLA.com Prep Sports
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Three unearned runs were the difference in the Hannan-E.D. White semifinal series opener https://t.co/xbnnM6y6xp