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Today’s edition · Fri., Nov. 13

Three Northeast Louisiana stars sign with LSU on Signing Day

Plus, River Oaks is headed to another MAIS championship game.

The Morning Monroe team2 stories14 sources4 min read

Signing DayTop story

Three Northeast Louisiana stars signed with LSU on National Signing Day

Bradley averaged 27 points and 16.9 rebounds as a junior

27
points per game
16.9
rebounds per game
3.4
blocks per game
2.4
assists per game

Source: The Advocate

If you follow area sports, Thursday was a big one. Three of Northeast Louisiana's top athletes signed with LSU. Oak Grove center Caroline Bradley is the only high school recruit in the LSU women's basketball class, and she ranks as the nation's number one center.

Bradley told The Advocate she knew early. "I was ready," she said. ESPN rankings put her among the three best recruits in the country, and coach Kim Mulkey called her "the best high school post player in the country."

  • Bradley committed in February; the news became public in April
  • Downs pitched in the MLB Field of Dreams Futures Game this summer
  • Luker is the Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year
  • Luker's Cedar Creek Panthers reached last season's state semifinals

Three area athletes made it official with LSU

PlayerSchoolPosition
Caroline BradleyOak GroveCenter
Devyn DownsSterlingtonTwo-way standout
Kade LukerCedar CreekLeft-handed pitcher

Source: KNOE

High School Football

River Oaks is headed to another MAIS title game, and Oak Grove won its playoff opener

Louisiana playoffs kicked off Thursday night, with Oak Grove the lone team in action. The team beat Riggold 63-14. River Oaks also beat Benton 42-8 and is one win away after punching its ticket to the state championship game.

Oak Grove and River Oaks both won by wide margins

Source: KNOE

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Value
Oak Grove63 pts
Riggold14 pts
River Oaks42 pts
Benton8 pts

Heading out tonight? Go early. Sterlington hosts Beau Chene and West Monroe plays Covington in the playoffs.

  • Sterlington vs. Beau Chene: 7 p.m., Sterlington High School, $12
  • West Monroe vs. Covington: 7 p.m., WMHS stadium, student ticket $10

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The Round 1 playoff game is Fri., Nov. 13, at Sterlington High School.

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Football

Louisiana beat ULM 42-21 Thursday night in the 62nd Battle on the Bayou, outscoring the Warhawks 28-7 in the second half. JJ Garner ran for 104 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries for the Ragin' Cajuns (7-3, 4-2 Sun Belt). The AP says Louisiana leads the series 36-26. Louisiana linebacker Ashley Williams was carted off in the second quarter and taken to St. Francis Medical Center. KATCCBS SportsThe News-Star

Louisiana beat ULM 42-⁠21 in Monroe

  • Louisiana42 (won)
    ULM21
    Final62nd Battle on the Bayou

Sources: KATC, CBS Sports

Landlines

AT&T has started shutting off landlines in 53 Louisiana communities. An FCC order means AT&T, Verizon and Lumen landlines will shut off site by site. KNOE

Signing Day

West Monroe had five signings in three sports Thursday morning. Two of them were with SEC schools. Hanna Newspapers

ULM

Retired ULM professor Joe McGahan is relaunching the Chautauqua Nexus series after 18 years. It returns to ULM on Nov. 19. Hanna Newspapers

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Dragons, talking trees and a rain bull are all hanging out at ULM's Bry Gallery. The exhibit of illustrations is by New Orleans-born author Denise Gallagher, whose newest book, "How to Calm a Rain Bull," came out in September. It's up through Nov. 19. Sounds like a storybook afternoon.

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Morning Monroeto me · Fri., Nov. 136:00 a.m.

Three Northeast Louisiana stars sign with LSU on Signing Day

Plus, River Oaks is headed to another MAIS championship game.

The TLDR

  1. Bradley, Downs and Luker sign with LSU on National Signing Day
  2. River Oaks heads to another MAIS title game; Oak Grove wins 63-14
  3. Sterlington and West Monroe host playoff games tonight
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