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Fall League
Week 5
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No Chance ............25 20
Ring ’Em Up ..........23.5 21.5
Freedom Ringers....23.5 21.5
Drunken Gators ......23 22
Teche Mafia ............21 24
Double Ringers .......19 26
High scratch point average: (30’) Tim Gilmore 76.4, Jimmy Percle 64.4 and Angela Percle 46.1; and (40’) Dwain Arceneaux 52.3, Randy Giroir 50.1 and Clyde Landry 47.7.
High individual ringer percentage: (30’) Gilmore 55.8, J. Percle 45.2 and A. Percle 24.2; and (40’) Arceneaux 33.0, Landry 31.9 and Giroir 31.0.
High scratch game: (30’) Gilmore 91, J. Percle 78 and A. Percle 58; and (40’) Arceneaux 68, Landry 67 and Giroir 66.
Most ringers: (one night) Gilmore 76, Percle 62 and Arceneaux 48; and (one game) Gilmore 29, J. Percle 24, Arceneaux 21, Landry 20, Glenn Miller 18 and Giroir 18.
Most points one night: Gilmore 255, J. Percle 211, Arceneaux 173, Giroir 173, Tim Hayles 166 and A. Percle 164.
Best won-loss record: Arceneaux 8-3, Hayles 12-3, J. Percle 9-3, Jim Guzdial 4-2, Giroir 9-6 and Miller 9-6.
Most points one night – team: Ring ’Em Up 488 and Drunken Gators 424; most ringers one night – team: Ring ’Em Up 116, Double Ringers 100 and Drunken Gators 100; and high game over average: Landry 19.4 and A. Percle 9.7.

Fall League
Week 6
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Ring ’Em Up ......30.5 23.5
No Chance .........30 24
Drunken Gators ....27 27
Double Ringers ....26 28
Freedom Ringers...25.5 28.5
Teche Mafia..................23 31
High scratch point average: (30’) Tim Gilmore 77.6, Jimmy Percle 63.8 and Angela Percle 47.9; and (40’) Dwain Arceneaux 50.4, Randy Giroir 49.9 and Dale Pearce 30.4.
High individual ringer percentage: (30’) Gilmore 56.7, J. Percle 45.0 and A. Percle 25.8; and (40’) Arceneaux 32.3, Pearce 30.4 and Landry 30.2.
High scratch game: (30’) Gilmore 91, J. Percle 78 and A. Percle 63; and (40’) Arceneaux 68, Landry 67 and Giroir 66.
Most ringers: (one night) Gilmore 76, Percle 62 and Arceneaux 48; and (one game) Gilmore 29, J. Percle 24, Arceneaux 21, Landry 20, Glenn Miller 18 and Giroir 18.
Most points one night: Gilmore 255, J. Percle 211, Arceneaux 173, Giroir 173, A. Percle 171 and Tim Hayles 166.
Best won-loss record: Hayles 13-5, J. Percle 10-5, Arceneaux 8-5, Giroir 11-7 and Travis Bourdier 9-6.
Most points one night – team: Ring ’Em Up 520 and Double Ringers 428; most ringers one night – team: Ring ’Em Up 122 and Double Ringers 114; and high game over average: Landry 19.4 and Mary Guzdial 21.1.

Clayton Isles Horseshoe Tournament
Welsh
Sept. 24
Class C
First, Joseph Thomas III, Port Allen 5-1, 13.5; second, Matthew Strickland, Morgan City, 4-2, 16.3; and third, Justin Habetz, Sulphur, 2½-2½. Thomas defeated Strickland in a 40-shoe playoff, earning class title.

Born to Alaysia Williams of Morgan City and Tony Comeaux Sr. of Napoleonville, a boy, Jaiden Amir Comeaux, on Aug. 16 at Thibodaux Regional Health System. He weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces and measured 20 inches.
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Born to Mr. and Mrs. Cody J. Istre (nee: Emily A. Topham) of Morgan City, a girl, Vivian Rayne Istre, on Aug. 18 at Thibodaux Regional Health System. She weighed 4 pounds, 14 ounces and measured 18.25 inches.
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Born to Mr. and Mrs. Gatlin W. Galloway (nee: Leah B. Mercier) of Morgan City, a girl, Avery Ann Galloway, on Aug. 18 at Thibodaux Regional Health System. She weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces and measured 18.5 inches.
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Born to Cecilia A. Matamores of Morgan City, a boy, Yael Oscar Matamores, on Aug. 26 at Thibodaux Regional Health System. He weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces and measured 19 inches.
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Born to Caneisha M. Brooks and Lawrence P. Collins of Patterson, a boy, Cyson Lentrell Lionel Collins, on Aug. 27 at Thibodaux Regional Health System. He weighed 7 pounds and measured 19 inches.
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Born to April L. Judd of Patterson, a boy, Mateo Lynn Judd, on Aug. 27 at Thibodaux Regional Health System. He weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces and measured 19 inches.
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Born to Kayla Aucoin and Rodrick Hunter of Morgan City, a girl, Rylynn Kay Hunter, on Aug. 29 at Ochsner St. Mary in Morgan City. She weighed 5 pounds, 12 ounces and measured 18 inches.
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Born to Miah Walton of Patterson and Ramear Washington of Thibodaux, a boy, Giovante Zyair Washington, on Aug. 30 at Ochsner St. Mary in Morgan City. He weighed 5 pounds, 9.9 ounces and measured 18 inches.
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Born to Paige Hartdegen of St. Martinville and Wilbert Poole of Bayou Vista, a girl, Emma Marie Poole, on Aug. 28 at Ochsner St. Mary in Morgan City. She weighed 6 pounds, 1.7 ounces and measured 19½ inches.
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Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harrol Ruffin (nee: Angelisa Roy) of Patterson, a boy, Manaseh Zeb Ruffin, on Aug. 28 at Ochsner St. Mary in Morgan City. He weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and measured 21½ inches.

The following are the radio dispatch logs from the Morgan City Police Department. To report unlawful or suspicious activity, call the PoliceD epartment at 985-380-4605.
Monday, Sept. 26
7:17 a.m. 400 block of Adams Street; Assistance.
8:18 a.m. East Garner and Onstead streets; Arrest.
8:41 a.m. U.S. 90 East; Traffic incident.
10:10 a.m. 200 block of Canary Street; Theft.
10:59 a.m. 1000 block of Ninth Street; Lost and found.
11:04 a.m. 300 block of Glenwood Street; Animal complaint.
11:11 a.m. 900 block of Spruce Street; Alarm.
12:05 p.m. 1000 block of Fifth Street; Medical.
12:20 p.m. 1500 block of Filmore Street; Disturbance.
12:32 p.m. 1600 block of Victor II Boulevard; Warrant.
1:19 p.m. Fourth Street and Railroad Avenue; Civil.
2:44 p.m. 800 block of Sacred Heart Drive; Complaint.
3 p.m. 6400 block of La. 182; Crash.
3:38 p.m. 1000 block of Chennault Street; Removal of subject.
4:05 p.m. 300 block of Onstead Street; Disturbance.
4:27 p.m. 500 block of Brashear Avenue; Alarm.
5:06 p.m. 7300 block of La. 182; Arrest.
5:10 p.m. 400 block of Oregon Street; Complaint.
5:56 p.m. 400 block of Louisa Street; Animal complaint.
6:09 p.m. 1700 block of Victor II Boulevard; Civil.
6:32 p.m. 7100 block of Park Road; Welfare check.
7:56 p.m. 1000 block of Victor II Boulevard; Theft.
8:08 p.m. 500 block of Barrow Street; Complaint
8:36 p.m. 100 block of Oak Street; Criminal damage.
11:02 p.m. 8400 block of La. 182; Alarm.
Tuesday, Sept. 27
12:07 a.m. 1400 block of Railroad Avenue; Stolen vehicle.
12:53 a.m. 1100 block of Victor II Boulevard; Burglary.
12:55 a.m. 300 block of Grizzaffi Street; Alarm.
3:21 a.m. 1000 block of Second Street; Medical.
3:34 a.m. 7300 block of La. 182; Alarm.
4:23 a.m. 7400 block of La. 182; Domestic battery.
4:52 a.m. 300 block of Aycock Street; Alarm.

Saturday was the day local police agencies practiced for the worst: an active shooter at an east St. Mary school.

On Monday, police completed the exercise with a tabletop session and a mock press conference.
The events coincided with a series of unfounded threats — on social media, written on a school desk and called in to Morgan City police — that began Sept. 15. Although the threats
turned out to be baseless, they led to evacuations, lockdowns or both in Morgan City, Patterson and Berwick.

Planning for the active shooter training began before the threats, said St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesman David Spencer.

“Last week was last week,” Spencer said Monday. “Oh, Lord, it was something.”

Saturday’s drill, which involved Acadian Ambulance and most of the law enforcement and emergency service agencies in the parish, was no more real than the threats. But it was realistic and with higher stakes.

The mock press conference was designed to test the media relations portion of an active shooter response, and local reporters were invited to the Emergency Operations Center to take part.

Lt. John Schaff, the Morgan City Police Department public information officer, took the podium Monday to announce that a man — Eric Peterson, 32 — broke into Morgan City High through a glass window. The shooter was armed with two AR-15 assault-style rifles and lots of ammunition, Schaff said.
In this scenario, Peterson started shooting. Police reported multiple fatalities and wounded survivors before the gunman was killed by police on the school’s second floor soon after officers arrived.

Then Lt. Billy Chapman of the Berwick Police Department gave a similar account of a shooting at Berwick High, but with fewer details. In the Berwick shooting, the suspect’s name and the nature of the weapons weren’t specified.

The discussion there centered on how much information should be released as reporters descend on St. Mary to cover what is sure to be a national story. The consensus was that only confirmed information should be released, and that a mere ID card in a pocket might not be enough to constitute confirmation.

Anyone who has watched coverage of a school shooting will know about the law enforcement role. Less obvious are the parts played by other agencies, including in this case the Morgan City Fire Department. Firefighters have responsibility for tending to wounds and stabilizing the wounded to prepare them for transport to hospitals.

Morgan City Fire Chief Alvin Cockerham took the podium to field those questions. Then it was the turn of St. Mary Superintendent Dr. Teresa Bagwell, who\ explained that all public schools have crisis plans.

And each crisis plan designates a reunification site for each school. For Morgan City High, that’s Franklin Senior High.

Bagwell explained that surviving students who don’t require medical treatment will be bused to FSHS. Parents will be notified that they can pick up students in Franklin or that students will be bused to their homes.

Sheriff’s Office Lt. 1st Class Oscar West, a school resource officer, was encouraged by the way officers responded to the training and the level of cooperation.

“It would be a chaotic event,” West said. “But out of chaos has to come order. … When you have to deal with events like this, egos are put to the side.”

The last of the school threats last week was part of what appears to be a string of hoaxes that plagued law enforcement and school administrations from Oregon to Virginia.

The call came in to the Morgan City Police Department about 1 p.m. Thursday, warning of a shooter on the second floor of the school, and then mentioning Berwick High and Berwick Junior High, the MCPD said.

Berwick police were notified, and Morgan City public and private schools were locked down. The threat was quickly identified as a hoax.

Berwick’s Chapman praised the Morgan City response.

“We never called Morgan City for assistance,” Chapman said. “They did it on their own.”

The St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office said Louisiana State Police had reported that similar hoaxes appeared in at least 10 states in the previous week.