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A few hours later, second baseman Jonathan India had to leave the game due to an illness. The following day, both India and Jake Fraley were out of the lineup because they were under the weather. These bugs could have tipped the scale for the start of the season. They were already missing TJ Friedl, Matt McLain and Noelvi Marte. They were already getting inconsistent per- formances from key players like Hunter Greene, Frankie Montas, Jeimer Can- delario and Christian Encarnacion- Strand.
The 21-game start is best since 2013 Still, the Reds wrapped up the week- end with a series sweep over the Los Angeles Angels and a 12-9 record for the season. Despite everything gone against them, avoided a slow start for the time in over a Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz has played a big part in the team's 12-9 start through three weeks of the 2024 season. KAREEM ENQUIRER On the way up Reds are ready to discover their ceiling Charlie Goldsmith Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK See REDS, Page 2B Earth Day was celebrated in April 1970 amid good intentions and abundant enthusiasm. What has unraveled since suggests intentions and enthusiasm are not quite to stave disaster. 55th Earth Day might mo- mentarily raise ecological awareness, but that alone bring down a fever- ish temperature.
The monthly run of world heat records hit 11 in a row in March, while North Atlantic Ocean sur- face temperatures in 2024 have been trending higher than last record- shattering readings. Current world conditions are attribut- ed in part to a cyclical increase in Ocean surface temperatures. Even tak- ing that into account, however, the plan- et could enter should global temperatures not fall by end, a climate scientist told the BBC last month. Planet saving requires a reordering of habits and priorities. It requires chal- lenging accepted orthodoxies of pro- gress based on growth.
It requires the type of commitment expressed in the signing of the Paris Accords of 2015, which marked a pledge from attending nations to curtail carbon emissions. But dependency and mean promises made necessarily be promises long kept. And so plans across the industry to expand oil production re- ported in The Guardian last month ap- pear to nullify assurances made nine years ago. The leader of oil giant Saudi Aramco, the second-largest company on the planet by revenue, told a recent confer- ence in Texas the world should OUTDOORS Earth Day celebrations not enough to halt climate change Dave Golowenski Special to The Columbus Dispatch Cars are stranded in flood water on a blocked highway Friday following heavy rainfall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. AMR See OUTDOORS, Page 3B SOFTBALL Liberty Union 9, Union 6: The Falcons hit home runs, but still fell short against the Lions in Mid- State League-Buckeye Division action.
Emmalee Putnam led the Falcons with two hits, including a home run and two RBIs. Emily Kanet had a two- run home run, and Headen Brunty and Masie Buskirk added two hits each. Su- zie Shultz gave up eight hits and struck out 17. Gauge Mitchell hit two home runs for the Falcons, Kayla Emswiler had a two-run home run, while Ella Harmon and Molly Brown hit one solo home run each. Bloom-Carroll 9, Circleville 1: Mad- di Walters pitched seven innings, giv- ing up hits and one run in the Bull- Mid-State League-Buckeye Divi- sion win over the Tigers.
Madelyn Gates led the with four hits and Ady Luke added three hits. Berne Union 8, Wellington 5: The Rockets were able to outlast the Jag- uars. Mia Hintz went 4-for-4 and scored runs, Aleah Smiley was 4- for-5, including four doubles, and had seven RBIs. Karlee Morgan had three hits and three RBIs, Makenzie Fritz had three hits, two RBIs and two runs, and Josilyn Hedges added two hits, includ- ing a home run, RBIs and four runs. Morgan pitched innings, giving up three earned runs while striking out Liberty Union 13, Union 3: Suzie Shultz went 3-for-4, including a home run and four RBIs, and she picked up the win in the circle, striking out eight to help lead the Lions to an MSL-Buckeye Division win.
Payton Hochradel, Emmalee Put- nam, Headen Brunty and Masie Bus- kirk with two hits each. Addy Wolfe led the Falcons with two hits, including a three-run home run. Liberty Union defeated Buckeye Val- ley 13-1 in a nonconference game. Brun- ty had three hits and three RBIs, Shultz HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP Liberty Union, Union combine for 7 home runs Tom Wilson Lancaster Eagle-Gazette USA TODAY NETWORK See ROUNDUP, Page 6B.
