Joey Helmer

I’m a junior journalism major and Spanish minor from Andover, Kan. After graduation, I plan to go into the print or broadcast field of mass media. I would like to hold a sports writing or sports broadcasting position in the future. I was the sports editor of my high school newspaper, the Trojan Bluestreak, for three years. I then worked as an intern for The Oklahoma Daily campus desk in fall 2006 before becoming a member of the sports desk in the 2007-2008 school year. I covered the soccer beat in the fall and the women’s basketball beat in the spring. This fall, I will be the football beat writer for The Oklahoma Daily. Outside of school, I participate on numerous sports teams including a church league basketball team.

Recent Stories

COLUMN: Series wins even more important in coming weeks for Sooners

April 13, 2009

So far, the OU baseball team has breezed through its first 36 games, posting a 28-8 record. But the Sooners ...
COLUMN: World Series from baseball would make perfect year

April 9, 2009

As a student at OU, this year has been everything one could have asked for, with the exception of losses ...
Friday Face-off: If OU doesn’t win a title, is the season a disappointment?

April 3, 2009

The Daily's Joey Helmer and James Roth debate whether or not OU fans should consider the women's basketball team's season ...
COLUMN: Guards the difference between OU, Carolina

March 30, 2009

For people who follow the NCAA Tournament every year, it’s almost a cliche phrase: To advance deep in the tourney, ...
COLUMN: Revenge marks OU’s NCAA tournament

March 23, 2009

When the brackets came out, I couldn’t help but notice a potential path of revenge that lay for the Sooners. ...
COLUMN: More difficult games lie ahead for Sooners

March 9, 2009

The Sooners pulled off a big victory over the weekend, completing the Bedlam Series season sweep with their 82-78 win ...
COLUMN: Sooners’ goals bigger than conference title

March 2, 2009

After Kansas dismantled Missouri on Sunday, OU’s hopes of winning the Big 12 regular season outright were virtually dashed. Last ...
COLUMN: Despite loss, men’s hoops proves its for real

February 23, 2009

Whether OU head coach Jeff Capel wants to admit it or not, the Sooners did prove something to the nation’s ...
COLUMN: Florida’s celebration carrying on inappropriately

February 16, 2009

I was at the OU hockey game Friday against the University of Central Oklahoma and saw a sign many OU ...
COLUMN: Lawlessness should bring harsher punishments than NCAA violations

February 9, 2009

Since when did breaking the law become less of an issue than breaking NCAA rules? Four games for a DUI? ...