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Monday Tennis Elk County Catholic at Warren, 2:00 p.m. St. Mary’s at Warren, 4:00 p.m. Baseball Eisenhower at Corry, 4:00 p.m. Tuesday Tennis Bradford at Warren, 4:00 p.m. Softball Harbor Creek at Warren, 4:00 p.m. Corry at Eisenhower, 4:00 p.m. Track and Field Eisenhower at Warren, 4:00 p.m. Baseball Northwestern at Eisenhower, 4:00 p.m. Wednesday Tennis Meadville at Warren, 4:00 p.m. Baseball General McLane at Warren, 4:00 p.m. Softball Eisenhower at Lakeview, 4:15 p.m. Thursday Track and Field Warren at Corry, 4:00 p.m. Eisenhower ...

Pirates edge Orioles for 3rd straight win

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PITTSBURGH — Konnor Griffin debuted in style. The 19-year-old Pirates shortstop delivered an RBI double in his first big league at-bat as Pittsburgh held off the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 on Friday. Griffin, called up on Thursday and the consensus top prospect in baseball, looked every bit the ...

‘Ready for this’

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PITTSBURGH — Konnor Griffin endured plenty of emotions when the 19-year-old shortstop learned the Pittsburgh Pirates were calling him up to the majors just a week into the season. Shock was not one of them. “I’m ready for this,” Griffin said Friday, just hours before making his ...

Was Love Potion No. 9 really Hoppe’s?

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Last month someone gave me an old bottle of Hoppe’s No. 9. Every gun enthusiast older than dirt knows and loves its unique and familiar smell. Scientists tell us that smells trigger memories. Hoppe’s is proof they are right. That wonderful odor wafting through the narrow neck of the brown glass bottle transports us back across the years. When I was a kid, certain industrialists’ names were well known in every American home—Kellogg, Ford and others. Hoppe was another household name because in those days one or more guns resided at nearly every address. That old bottle of ...

Grasslands, meadows and prairies come to life in spring

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In early spring, grass is one of the first things to turn green and bring back that feeling of new life and growth. Eventually dandelions, clovers, henbit, speedwell, and other plants will follow, bringing back color to the natural world and encouraging animals to seek them out as food ...

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Adult bowling Cindy Reasbeck’s 197-490 topped the Ladies Church League at Valley Bowling Center. Other scores were Bonnie Umpleby 180-470, Kellie Johnson 168-469, Cheri Wolfgang 169-458 and Michele Allen 164-456. — — — Jim Seth fired a 217-602 to lead the way in the Silver Sliders League at Valley Bowling Center. Other scores were Tom Traub 204-598, Linda Ross 135-389 and Ann Jones 140-386.