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ULM preps for a Thursday Night showdown with ULL
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - ULM football sets their sights on a rare Thursday night matchup on national tv as the Warhawks are set to face off with ULL. After losing seven straight, Bryant Vicnent’s Warhawks have now won the last two of three contests. Vincent feeling like they still...
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Harris on History: U.S. Highway 80 Marks 100 Years
On November 11, 1926, a new highway designation placed Ruston on a coast-to-coast route stretching from Savannah, Georgia, to San Diego, California. For decades, U.S. Highway 80 carried tourists, soldiers, salesmen, and families through north Louisiana, transforming businesses and communities along its path. This Veterans Day marks the 100th anniversary...
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Ruston volleyball's LHSAA run continues growth in northeast Louisiana
RUSTON — Amanda Cauley and her family have found their home at Ruston. Both the Lady Bearcats volleyball coach and her husband, Nick, are from Texas, but played at Louisiana Tech. After her Lady Techsters career, Cauley taught at Simsboro, and in 2014, she joined Ruston to start its volleyball program. LHSAA football: 5 Monroe-area storylines to watch for the first round A five-, 10-and 20-year plan was established of what the Lady Bearcats would look like and what needed to happen for the sport to grow. There was tremendous buy-in as Ruston started a junior high program and club volleyball. In 2018, Cauley stepped down from the program following a 17-8 campaign. "I took three years off to focus on my children. My family and I moved to Shreveport," Cauley said. "I just knew that Ruston was home and we moved back and thought that I would just get to be a mom in the stands. I think the Lord had other plans because of the way the events worked out. (Then-coach Lucie) Hunt (needed) some assistance, and I was able to step in and fill back in for her. "We went to the (Cajundome for the LHSAA tournament
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A.E. Phillips third-grade teacher wins national Milken Educator Award
RUSTON, La. (KNOE) - A.E. Phillips Laboratory School third-grade teacher Allison Smith has received a national Milken Educator Award and $25,000 in recognition of her leadership and hard work. Smith is Louisiana’s 55th recipient of the award since the state joined the program in 2001. The Milken Family Foundation compares...
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Every first-round high school football score involving the Monroe area
MONROE — Welcome to the first round of the LHSAA football postseason. Action across northeast Louisiana kicks off Thursday as Oak Grove hosts Ringgold in its first Division IV nonselect playoff game since winning the 2023 title. There will be more exciting games to watch Friday, including Covington-West Monroe in D-I nonselect, Richwood-Caldwell in D-III nonselect and Lincoln Prep-Cedar Creek in D-IV select. LHSAA football: 5 Monroe-area storylines to watch for the first round .oembed-frame { width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0; border: 0; } Reigning LHSAA champions Ouachita and Sterlington will also play in the first round as they face Thibodaux and Beau Chene, respectively. We will see Neville, Ouachita Christian, Ruston, Jena and Mangham make their postseason debuts next week as they all have first-round byes. This article originally appeared on Monroe News-Star: Every first-round high school football score involving the Monroe area