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The following are the radio dispatch logs from the Morgan City Police Department. To report unlawful or suspicious activity, call the Police Department at 985-380-4605.
Wednesday, April 21
6:29 a.m. 7200 block of La. 182; Medical.
7:05 a.m. 1200 block of Victor II Boulevard; Stalled vehicle.
7:19 a.m. U.S. 90 East; Assistance.
7:45 a.m. 7000 block of La. 182; Alarm.
8:08 a.m. 700 block of Brashear Avenue; Stalled vehicle.
8:44 a.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Arrest.
9 a.m. 700 block of Second Street; Medical.
9:37 a.m. 200 block of Everett Street; Complaint.
9:40 a.m. 100 block of Railroad Avenue; Disturbance.
12:03 p.m. 700 block of Hilda Street; Arrest.
12:50 p.m. Wren Street; Disturbance.
1:53 p.m. 900 block of Marguerite Street; Arrest.
1:56 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Disturbance.
2:26 p.m. Bowman Street and Federal Avenue; Arrest.
2:37 p.m. Seventh Street and Brashear Avenue; Utility.
2:53 p.m. 500 block of Greenwood Street; Theft.
2:58 p.m. 500 block of Third Street; Medical.
3 p.m. 1000 block of Brashear Avenue; Assistance.
3:41 p.m. 1200 block of Spruce Street; Juvenile problem.
3:59 p.m. 1200 block of David Drive; Medical.
4:46 p.m. 3000 block of Diane Drive; Hit and run.
4:59 p.m. 500 block of Belanger Street; Medical.
5:32 p.m. U.S. 90 West; Stalled vehicle.
6:05 p.m. 800 block of Brashear Avenue; Loud music.
6:39 p.m. Terrebonne/Egle streets; Reckless driving.
7:30 p.m. 1000 block of Greenwood Street; Civil matter.
7:57 p.m. 500 block of Egle Street; Disturbance.
8:51 p.m. 100 block of Oak Street; Complaint.
Thursday, April 22
1:35 a.m. 100 block of Mallard Street; Disturbance.
3:29 a.m. 200 block of Brashear Avenue; Assistance.

The Tri-City area soft-ball season has come to an end as Berwick and Central Catholic fell on consecutive days in their respective classes.
Wednesday, No. 14 Berwick fell to No. 3 Jena 8-4 in the Class 3A regional round playoff action at Jena.
Berwick Coach Joe Russo said he was proud of his team’s effort and how the athletes represented the school.
He said the game was a lot closer than the score indicated.
“Bottom line, I was just very proud of the performance and how they represented them-selves,” Russo said.
Bronwyn Colbert suf-fered the loss. In six innings, she surrendered eight runs (five earned) on 10 hits with one walk and five strikeouts.
Offensively, Ella Hover finished 1-for-4 with a home run, an RBI and a run scored. Other top Berwick offensive contributors were as follows: Bronwyn Colbert, 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs; Mikah Ortiz, 2-for-4, two runs scored; and Ashlynn Fitter, 1-for-4, an RBI and a run scored.
Berwick concludes its season with a 16-11 mark, while Jena improves to 22-8. Jena will continue playoff action Saturday when it hosts No. 6 Lutcher, Berwick’s District 9-3A foe.
Thursday, No. 7 Central Catholic fell just short of an upset bid of No. 2 Catholic-Pointe Coupee as the Lady Eagles fell 2-1 on the road in Division IV quarterfinal action.
Central Catholic pitcher Hallie Crappell surrendered one earned run and struck out 12.
Offensively, Amaya Williams, Rylie Jeau Theriot, Crappell and Gracie Pintado each finished 1-for-3.
“These girls played a tremendous game,” Central Catholic coach Linda Sanders said. “Our pitching was outstanding, our defense played effort-free ball and we hit the ball hard all over the field. I couldn’t be more proud of the way my team played. We just missed a couple timely hits which they came up with. That was the difference in this game.”
Central Catholic con-cludes its season with a 22-8 mark.
“This is the best team I have ever coached,” Sanders said. “Their chemistry, determina-tion, hard work and drive are amazing. I am so blessed to be their coach.”
With the win, Catholic-Pointe Coupee improves to 23-7. Catholic High will advance to the state tournament where it will meet No. 3 Ascension Christian. Ascension Christian advanced after defeating No. 6 Cedar Creek 8-3 in other quarterfinal action Thursday.
Thursday’s game also was the last for Sanders, who will be moving back to Cali-fornia where she is from.
MCHS falls to
Belle Chasse
The No. 23 Morgan City Lady Tigers fell to No. 10 Belle Chasse 16-1 in four innings in Class 4A Bi-district playoff action on the road Monday.
While Morgan City took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, Belle Chasse responded with seven runs in the bottom of the frame, added a run in the second and four each in the third and fourth innings to end the game via the 15-run mercy rule.
Morgan City coach Mary Kathryn Hebert said Belle Chasse hit the ball, and the Lady Tigers’ pitching wasn’t “up to par.” She noted they used four pitchers, issued too many walks, surrendered too many hits and also committed four errors.
Offensively, Morgan City was led by Madison Gray, Haylie Crappell and Brooke Leboeuf. Gray finished 2-for-2 with an RBI, Crappell concluded the day 1-for-2 with a triple and Leboeuf finished the final game of the season 1-for-2 with a double and a run.
The game was the final one for Morgan City seniors, third baseman Tia Estay, shortstop Haylie Crappell and center-fielder Brynn Stephens who Hebert said were “amazing.”
“They are going to be very hard to replace, she added.
Morgan City finished its season with a 5-17 mark.
Since defeating Morgan City, Belle Chasse has run-ruled No. 7 Eunice, 21-9, in six innings in the regional round. Belle Chasse (12-12) will host No. 2 Beau Chene in the Class 4A quarterfinals Saturday.

DEAR ABBY: I am a mom of two boys, 8 and 12. They both have best friends whose moms I like and I would like to be friends with. My problem is, when we set up a playdate for the boys or make plans, when the time comes around and I text them about it, I don’t hear back from them at all. I have even left phone messages a couple of times.
I’m bipolar, and I have social anxiety, so when I say yes to something, it is huge for me. When they don’t respond, I feel as though I am annoying them or they’re mad at me for some reason. The rejection is starting to upset me, and it’s upsetting my children, especially my 8-year-old.
My question: How do I deal with flaky moms without ruining my relationship with them?
REJECTED IN CALIFORNIA

DEAR REJECTED: Have these women EVER agreed to a playdate with your children? Flaky is not the way I would describe them. Rude bordering on cruel would be more accurate.
It’s time to start cultivating relationships with other mothers. Do not personalize what has been happening because the way you have been treated has less to do with you than what it shows about them. In the future, rather than chase these moms, take your children to a park to play (if one is open) or enroll them in other activities.

DEAR ABBY: I have been divorced for eight years. After being divorced for a year, I became curious about dating and have been on and off the online dating sites. I have a rule about not meeting anyone with a status of “separated.” Knowing myself, I knew I needed time to get over my divorce before welcoming someone in my life.
A man who listed himself divorced for 3½ years and looking for a relationship was actively contacting me and invited me to look at his photos on Facebook. When I did, I noticed he still had his wedding photo posted. I thought it was odd, so I asked him about it. He said it was 20 years of his life, and he just cannot pretend it didn’t happen. He said I was reading way too much into it.
My gut is telling me, “Thank you, but no thank you.” What are your thoughts, Abby?
PHOTO FINISHED IN NEW YORK

DEAR PHOTO FINISHED: Listen to your gut as you get to know him better. For someone who is divorced and looking for a relationship to leave up a wedding picture with his former spouse makes me wonder if he’s lazy about removing pictures from his Facebook, or sabotaging himself because he’s not quite as ready to move on to something new as he thinks he is.

DEAR ABBY: My late husband was of the Jewish faith. Our children and I are not. Through the years, kind and generous friends and neighbors have sent cards and gifts for Jewish holidays, which makes me very uncomfortable.
What wording would you suggest I use to have this practice discontinued without seeming rude or unappreciative?
NON-JEWISH IN ILLINOIS

DEAR NON-JEWISH: You can get your point across to these thoughtful people by saying something like this: “I appreciate your thoughtfulness, but you should know that although my husband followed the Jewish religion, my children and I do not. We are —————.” Frankly, you should have spoken up years ago.
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Former Patterson High football coach Jack Andre, the architect of the Lumberjacks’ 1979 state finals run to the Superdome, passed away Tuesday. He was 79.
Andre had two stints at Patterson, coaching from the 1978 through 1981 seasons and again from the 1987 through 1989 seasons, according to The Daily Review. He led the Lumberjacks during the days when Lumberjack legend and former New Orleans Saint Dalton Hilliard played for the squad.
On his arrival, he turned the fortunes around of a program that, according to The Daily Review, had not had a winning season in 17 years.
During his first season, Patterson finished 9-2, falling to Loranger in the first round of the playoffs 19-14. He followed that up with a 1979 state runner-up appearance where the squad lost to John Curtis 28-0.
“That’s where the legacy started when he came in, just changing the scheme up of the offense and defense and changing practices,” said former middle linebacker Eddie Darce of the Lumberjacks’ success that has followed.
Darce played on Andre’s team in 1978 and said the coach brought structure as well as a weight training program to the Lumberjacks.
“When Andre came, you had the summer program,” Darce said. “You went in and you weight trained and you weight trained after practice during the season, and it helped.”
It certainly did as the Lumberjacks flipped their regular season record from 1-9 the previous year into 9-1 in 1978 in Andre’s first season after coming from Jeanerette. Their lone regular-season loss was a five-point setback to E.D. White.
Following the 1979 season, Andre was named the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Class 2A Coach of the Year. Hilliard was named the 2A Offensive Most Valuable Player.
Patterson High School Principal Lane Larive described Andre as “really a no-nonsense coach.” Larive played for Andre during Larive’s first three seasons before Andre left for Istrouma.
“He was big on the details,” Larive said. “He always was looking for leadership amongst the players.”
Andre was big on fundamentals, and Larive recalled the way Andre ran practice.
“His practices were very, very structured and detailed,” Larive said. “I remember him telling us ‘you’re going to do this 1,000 times at practice to do it one time in a game,’ and that’s really what we did.”
At Leesville during his first stint, he coached Eddie Fuller, who went on to play at LSU and in the NFL, according to Wampuscatfootballhistory.com, a website devoted to Leesville football history.
After coaching the Patterson football teams from the 1987 through 1989 seasons, he returned to Leesville in 1990, according to The Daily Review.
At the time of his departure from Patterson the second time, he had been a head coach for 27 years and made the playoffs five times in seven years at Patterson, according to The Daily Review.
Andre is a member of the Louisiana High School Hall of Fame.