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Grasslands, meadows and prairies come to life in spring

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 ...

Briefs

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.

2 wins in 2 days for Warren boys tennis team

The Warren boys tennis team has been quite the road warriors. The Dragons kicked off the week with a big region win over Fairview on Monday and kept that momentum going with wins over Bradford, Maple Grove and Titusville. Warren first took on Maple Grove on Wednesday night at the Lakewood YMCA coming away with a strong 5-0 performance against a team that had defeated Warren the last two times they played. “I was really happy with our boys in the Maple Grove match,” said Dragons head coach Thomas Pellegrino. “Lucas (Thrift) and Gabe (Dougherty) both came out with some ...

Skenes limits Reds’ offense for first victory of 2026

CINCINNATI — Paul Skenes quickly shrugged off the shortest start of his dominant major league career. Pirates fans shouldn’t worry either after Skenes returned to form on Wednesday. The reigning NL Cy Young winner allowed one run in five innings and struck out five in the Pirates’ ...

Bombs away

CINCINNATI — Oneil Cruz had a three-run homer, his third in two games, Paul Skenes allowed one run in five innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds 8-3 on Wednesday to take the three-game series. Bryan Reynolds had a two-run shot, and Nick Gonzales added a two-run ...

Benefit pickleball tourney set for next month

Registrations and donations are being accepted for the inaugural House of Hope Pickleball Tournament, which will be held May 2-3 at Betts Park in Warren. The event will include the following divisions: men’s doubles, 3.5-4.0 and 4.0-plus; women’s doubles, 3.5-4.0 and 4.0-plus; mixed ...