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A Patterson High School student has been accused of exposing himself to a girl in a class and grabbing her arm during a March 31 incident, St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert said in a news release.
—A juvenile male, 15, of Patterson, was arrested at 3:24 p.m. Monday on charges of simple battery and obscenity. On March 31, a deputy responded to a complaint at Patterson High School of a possible sexual battery. Through investigation, the deputy found evidence that the boy exposed himself to a female juvenile victim and grabbed her arm while in a classroom.
The deputy obtained a warrant for the juvenile’s arrest and took him into custody at the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office in Morgan City. The juvenile was released to a guardian pending juvenile court proceedings.
Hebert reported responding to 41 complaints in the parish.
Morgan City Police Chief James Blair reported the following arrests:
—John F. Sanford, 48, of Fourth Street in Morgan City, arrested at 12:41 p.m. Monday on a warrant for failure to appear for arraignment on charges of domestic battery and contempt of court.
Sanford was located at the Terrebonne Parish Detention Center and arrested on a Morgan City Court warrant. Sanford was transported to the Morgan City jail.
—Shawn Lee, 47, of La. 182 in Morgan City, arrested at 1 p.m. Monday on a warrant charging him with probation violation. Lee was located and arrested at the Morgan City Police Department on a city court warrant. Lee was jailed.
—Gail E. Renthrope, 61, of Robin Street in Morgan City, arrested at 6:28 p.m. Monday on charges of possession of marijuana, possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia and violation of uniform controlled dangerous substance law-drug free zone.
Detectives with the Morgan City Police Department Narcotics Division responded to the area of Robin Street in regards to a complaint involving narcotics activity. Upon arrival at a home, detectives located Renthrope, who quickly closed the door to the home.
Renthrope was allegedly seen throwing something out of the back door of the home. Renthrope then came out the back door and had a pill bottle and a tin can in her possession. The items were turned over to investigators and located was suspected marijuana, cocaine and drug paraphernalia.
The area where the incident took place was in a drug free zone. Renthrope was jailed.
—Travis Ruffin Jr., 18, of Bernice Street in Morgan City, arrested at 6:34 p.m. Monday on warrants charging him with possession of a vicious dog and allowing dogs to roam.
Ruffin was located in the area of Fig Street and arrested on warrants. The warrants stem from an April investigation when patrol officers located two pit bulls roaming free that Ruffin allegedly owned. A warrant was prepared for his arrest. Ruffin was jailed.
—John Q. Lyons, 51, of Second Street in Morgan City, arrested at 2:56 a.m. Tuesday on a warrant charging him with theft of utilities.
Lyons was located in the area of U.S. 90 and arrested on a warrant. The warrant stems from a March investigation. Investigators learned that Lyons allegedly activated the gas service at the home that he was residing at in the area of Second Street without knowledge of the utilities department. A warrant was prepared for his arrest. Lyons was jailed.
Patterson Police Chief Patrick LaSalle reported the following arrest:
—Bricelon Martin, 20, of Chitimacha Trail in Charenton, was arrested at 8:53 a.m. Monday on St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office warrants for failure to appear on charges of unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, two counts of domestic abuse battery-first offense and child desertion.
Martin was jailed on $300,000 bail.
Franklin Police Chief Sabria McGuire reported the following arrest relating to east St. Mary Parish:
—Alicia Bertrand, 32, of Fifth Street in Morgan City, was transported from the Patterson Police Department and arrested at 3:04 p.m. Monday on warrants charging her with theft of goods and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile.
Bertrand allegedly took at bike valued at $69 from a business on Northwest Boulevard. Bertrand allegedly had a juvenile assist her with the theft. Bertrand was booked into jail and released on $2,500 bail.
Berwick Police Chief James Richard reported no arrests.
The Morgan City High School Lady Tiger bowling team will look to cap its season with a perfect mark and a state championship when it enters semifinal play at the state’s Final Four at the Raisin Cane’s River Center in Baton Rouge Friday.
Morgan City, the No. 3 seed in the event, will face No. 2 seed Central of Baton Rouge in one semifinal at 11 a.m.
The winner of the that contest will meet the winner of the other semifinal, featuring No. 1 St. Scholastica and No. 4 Central Lafourche, in a 1 p.m. final.
Morgan City, which is returning to the Final Four for the second straight season, enters Friday’s contest with a 15-0 mark.
“I think we had another really, really great season,” Morgan City Bowling Coach Michele LaCombe said. “Proud of all of the girls. I knew we would be very competitive again this year and sitting at 15-0, we definitely did our job. We’re very excited about it.”
The Morgan City-Central contest is a rematch of last year’s state final that Central won, 21-6.
This year’s matchup will feature many of the same participants from a year ago.
Morgan City, a senior-laden squad, returns Hannah Pipes, Meghan Amador, Marissa Davis, Ali Tregle and Mackenzie Amador, while three of Central’s top six bowlers from the finals a year ago also return in Brittnee Robinson, Brianna McCurley and Alanna Coward.
“We have five returning that are comfortable with the situation, because they know what happened last year and how to handle things, but we do have a few new one’s that haven’t experienced it, so I’ve had to kind of get them going to make them understand exactly what point we’re at and how important these two matches are going to be on Friday,” LaCombe said.
A year ago, Central had two bowlers record 600-plus series and three more team members within 10 pins or less of reaching 600 total pins in the win against Morgan City.
Robinson bowled a 615 series, and McCurley and Coward each had a 595 series.
Amador led Morgan City with a 594 series, while Pipes had a 551 series.
“I guess you could say a little motivated,” LaCombe said of her team’s thoughts on the rematch with Central. “Also a little nervous all at the same time since they did beat us last year, but last year was last year. We’re just coming back better this year, and we’re really excited and we’re ready to just do the job with them.”
As for what Morgan City must do differently this year against Central, LaCombe said her team must step up their play.
“Definitely bowl above average, because they’re a very, very competitive team,” LaCombe said. “They bring a large crowd since we’re in their home city, so they (Morgan City) get a little nervous with that, so we just have to focus on the lanes and not worry about anything else.”
This season, McCurley leads Central with a 179 average. Central’s next five top bowlers are Coward at 171; Robinson, 168; Sarah Short, 139; Dante Garcia, 116; and Destini Geautreaux, 115.
Morgan City’s top six bowlers are Pipes with a 199 average, Meghan Amador, 183; Mackenzie Amador, 162; Davis, 156; Tregle, 150; and Kyleigh Campbell, 132.
Morgan City advanced to the finals after finishing 2-0 in the state’s Western Bi-Regional last week. The Lady Tigers knocked off H.L. Bourgeois, 16-11, and Ellender, 18-9.
Central’s journey to the semifinals also included a 2-0 mark in the state’s Eastern Bi-Regionals. The team defeated Cabrini, 22-5, and East Ascension, 25-2.
Aucoin to participate in single’s action
Morgan City High School’s Zachary Aucoin will continue his postseason Friday in boys’ Singles action in the state semifinals at the Raisin Cane’s River Center.
Aucoin, a sophomore, is a first-year member of the Morgan City High School boys’ bowling team, although he has participated in the area’s youth league.
He enters the semifinal with a 187 average. His highest game was a 236 and his highest series was a 652.
Morgan City High School boys Bowling Coach David Spinella said Aucoin is a “cool level-headed clutch performer.”
He will be joined in the semifinals at 11 a.m. by Parkway’s Destin Meza, Terrebonne’s Peyton Barrios and Jordan Boudreaux, Lafayette’s Joseph Kokenge, Central of Baton Rouge’s Dylan Ringo, Holy Rosary’s Alex Dupuy, Holden’s Hunter Cooper, Dutchtown’s Trey Kauffman and Denham Springs’ Jason Thompson.
The singles finals will follow the semifinals.
CENTERVILLE _ The Centerville Lady Bulldogs rallied for three runs in the bottom half of the seventh inning to pull out a 9-8 comeback win over the Houma Christian Lady Warriors here Monday at Lady Bulldog Field.
Leading hitters for Centerville were: Rylie Candella, 3 for 4, homer and two doubles. (Candella belted her 8th homer of the season); Racheal LeBlanc, 3 for 3 with a double and two singles, walk (LeBlanc has one homer on the season); Islee Finley, 2 for 4 with a walk-off base hit in the seventh inning and Marlee Darden, 1 for 4, with a game-tying 2-run blast in the bottom half of the seventh inning (Marlee Darden has smacked 13 homers on the season).
Franklin Police Chief Sabria McGuire reported the following arrests:
Vincent Paul Sr., 52, Josephine Street, Franklin, was arrested on Monday, at 12:54 p.m., on a warrant for the charge of theft. Paul allegedly took approximately $700 from the victim’s purse. Paul was released on a $1,500 bond.
Alicia Bertrand, 32, Fifth Street, Morgan City, LA, was arrested on Monday, at 3:04 p.m., on warrants for the charges of theft of goods and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile. Bertrand allegedly took at bike valued at $69 from a local business on Northwest Blvd. Bertrand was released on a $2,500 bond.
Myrtle Naquin, 54, La. 87, Franklin, was arrested on Monday at 10:14 p.m., on a warrant for the charge of simple battery. Naquin was held on a $2,500.
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert reported the following arrests:
Juvenile male, 15, Patterson, was arrested on Monday at 3:24 p.m. for simple battery and obscenity. The juvenile was released to a guardian.
Leroy Bailey, 31, 127 Demoss Road, Monroe, was arrested on Monday at 4:40 p.m. on two warrants for failure to appear on the charges of theft of goods and on a warrant for failure to appear on the charges of improper lane usage and possession of Schedule I drugs. No bail is set.
Myrtle Naquin, 54, 5213 La. 182, Franklin, was arrested on Monday at 8:08 p.m. on a warrant for simple battery. No bail is set.
Lacey Naquin, 29, 11407 La. 182, Franklin, was arrested on Monday at 10:39 p.m. for disturbing the peace and resisting an officer. Naquin was released on a $3,500 bond.
Baldwin Police Chief Harry Smith Jr. reported the following arrests:
Amanda Rudolph, 29, 300 Orphan Home Road, Baldwin, was arrested on Sunday at 7:49 p.m. for Simple Battery. Rudolph was released on a summons.
Kayla Hurry Blanchard 22, 206 Uto-pia St., Baldwin was arrested on Friday on a warrant for failure to appear on a charge of careless operation of a vehicle. Blanchard was released on a summons.
Clayton Tardy, 56, 112 1/2 Jolivette St. was arrested on Tuesday for disturbing the peace. Clayton was released on a summons.
Centerville High School hosted its first annual Cast Iron Cook-Off and 5K Color Fun Run on Saturday. Proceeds will benefit various programs at Centerville High School.
The event drew 37 runners and seven cooking teams. The Color Run took place at 9 a.m. on a course that took participants around Centerville and Yellow Bayou Road. Color stations blanketed the runners in a rainbow of colors as they passed. The finish line was at Centerville High School’s back parking lot, where the cooking teams were in full swing.
A crowd of people were on hand to enjoy smoked boudin, cracklings, popcorn balls, pralines, snowballs, baked goods and samples of the cooking teams’ hard work. Full servings were also for sale. The winners of the competition were aiming for cash prizes.
Unique trophies made of cast iron flat skillets were given to first place, second place, People’s Choice and honorable mention. Centerville artists Wesley Callegan, Diane Nugent and Malinda Yoshida offered their talents to decorate each of the trophy skillets.
Franklin Foundation Hospital won first place for their shrimp and grits as well as second place for their jambalaya. Team Grand P won People’s Choice for their roadkill jambalaya. Centerville Fire Department won honorable mention for their chicken and sausage jambalaya and their white beans. St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office served as judges.
The Centerville High School administration, teachers and staff want to express their sincere thanks to everyone who helped and participated in the event. Agricultural Instructor Steve Nugent managed the cooking competition, and he also had a student-led team in the cooking competition as well as running some of the games.
“The weather today was perfect for this,” Nugent said, “The only thing better than the aroma is how great each of the different foods taste!”
According to Nugent, the school’s administration and faculty met last year and decided to sponsor a unique community-based fundraiser. The cook-off and fun run not only serves as a fundraiser, but it functions as an opportunity to share community fellowship with the school as the focal point.
“Judging from the attendance, we consider this first event a big success, but we do hope to have a few more runners and teams involved in the future,” Nugent said. “Tentatively, we are looking at Oct. 28 as the next event date… and we have six teams that have already verbally committed to participate.”
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