• Rummel’s Roth will join royalty in LHSAA hall
    Rummel’s Roth will join royalty in LHSAA hall
    Archbishop Rummel Coach Jay Roth will be inducted into the LHSAA Sports Hall of Fame on April 16.
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  • 2024 Clarion Herald Elite Boys Basketball Team
    2024 Clarion Herald Elite Boys Basketball Team
    The 20224 Clarion Herald Elite Basketball Team was selected and photographed by sports editor Ron Brocato.
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  • Duet leads Clarion Herald’s 2024 Elite girls’ Team
    Duet leads Clarion Herald’s 2024 Elite girls’ Team
    St. Scholastica junior point guard Emilee Duet’s contribution of 16 points per game earned her 2023-24 Clarion Herald Elite Basketball Team Outstanding Player accolades.
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  • Catholic schools get their kicks as soccer champs
    Catholic schools get their kicks as soccer champs
    Archbishop Rummel’s Evan Giarratano (32) missed this swipe at the ball as Brother Martin’s Eli Pichon sets his sights of the goal during their recent District 9-5A game, won by Rummel, 59-54. Nine Catholic school teams have advanced to the Select school playoffs’ regional round.
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  • Without a home, Blue Jays’ baseball has to roam
    Without a home, Blue Jays’ baseball has to roam
    John Ryan Stadium on Airline Drive will not be available, so Jesuit will use Kirsch-Rooney and Mike Miley stadiums in the interim.
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  • Johnson, Grayson the brightest of women stars
    Johnson, Grayson the brightest of women stars
    Shondra Johnson, left, led the SMA Cougars to a 48-39 victory over Assumption in the 1998 Sweet 16 Tournament. And Archbishop Chapelle point guard Olivia “Turtle” Grayson, right, was named the Most Outstanding Player in the 2009 Class 5A championship rout of Lafayette.
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  • Presenting the 2023 Clarion Herald Elite Football Team
    Presenting the 2023 Clarion Herald Elite Football Team
    The most outstanding of the players on the two units are Holy Cross senior quarterback Cole Canatella on offense and defensive standout Kyle Cannon of St. Charles Catholic.
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  • Shot clock popularity grows, but not in Louisiana
    Shot clock popularity grows, but not in Louisiana
    Today, 27 states utilize a shot clock in some capacity. One, however, is not Louisiana. - Ron Brocato
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  • Presenting: 2023 Clarion Herald Elite Volleyball team
    Presenting: 2023 Clarion Herald Elite Volleyball team
    Sports writer Ron Brocato has selected the Clarion Herald's elite volleyball players for 2023.
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  • The Curtis forfeits saga was a silent ticking bomb
    The Curtis forfeits saga was a silent ticking bomb
    I believe the Clarion Herald’s relationship with principals and coaches of Archdiocese of New Orleans schools is cordial and professional. - Ron Brocato
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  • Catholic League only logical district for Easton
    Catholic League only logical district for Easton
    Will Warren Easton, Jesuit and Holy Cross be rivals again?
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  • Principals agree with director in spirit of fair play
    Principals agree with director in spirit of fair play
    Principals and athletic directors cast votes at the Oct. 3 LHSAA meeting in Baton Rouge to determine which schools would be classified as select or non-select.
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  • Presenting 25 years of volleyball greatness
    Presenting 25 years of volleyball greatness
    Archdiocese of New Orleans schools have been dominant in this sport for decades because its schools have given rise to some of the most outstanding players in Louisiana.
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  • A quarter-century of elites
    A quarter-century of elites
    Ron Brocato's take on the best prep football players in Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans Catholic high schools from 1997-2023.
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  • There’s no place like home or Catholic school sports
    There’s no place like home or Catholic school sports
    To celebrate my 25th year, the Clarion Herald will present “Silver Anniversary Elite” teams to encompass those decades through the 2023-24 school year.
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  • Former player enters officiating portal at age 47
    Former player enters officiating portal at age 47
    First-year football official Todd Golemi, left, and veteran line judge Scott Senner discuss content of the guide book at a recent meeting of the Greater New Orleans Football Officials Association at Ecole Classique School. Photo by Ron Brocato | CLARION HERALD
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  • Bye, bye, baseball; Shrine scheduled for a facelift
    Bye, bye, baseball; Shrine scheduled for a facelift
    More favorable management is hoping to convert the “Shrine on Airline” baseball stadium into a viable football, rugby and entertainment venue.
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  • Little never-say-die team took a shellacking
    Little never-say-die team took a shellacking
    “All high-scoring records of the New Orleans Preparatory School Athletic Association were broken yesterday ..." - Ron Brocato's share of T-P's Gene Thatcher score by score
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  • Blow-out game brings back fond Ram memories
    Blow-out game brings back fond Ram memories
    A phone call followed by expert investigation by the Clarion Herald's Ron Brocato turns up long-ago memories.
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  • Local Catholic sports teams continue to excel
    Local Catholic sports teams continue to excel
    During the 2022-23 academic year, 20 Catholic schools’ sports teams racked up a total of 30 state championships and 28 runner-up positions in 15 varsity sports sanctioned by the LHSAA.
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