Flood Warning issued September 20 at 5:21PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 12.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.

Flood Watch issued September 20 at 1:07PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will impact the area overnight. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. The heavy rain combined with saturated ground will lead to potential flash flooding.

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

Parkway girls slip to 1-1 on the season

By Gary R. Rasberry

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Parkway fell to 1-1 on the season as Wayne Trace beat the Panthers 71-45 at Panther Gymnasium.

The Raiders pounced on the Panthers with a 24-5 first quarter, only to have Parkway outscore Wayne Trace 19-11 to cut it to 35-24 at the half. Wayne Trace responded with a 18-10 third quarter to take a commanding 53-34 lead.

Tara Luth paced the Panthers with 11 points. Jamie Guggenbiller and Hannah Harshman added eight points each with Harshman pulling down eight rebounds.

Becky Ruble led the Raiders (1-2) with 18 points. Elyse Myers added 14 with Renee Bidlack scoring 12.

Parkway travels to Convoy next Tuesday to face the Crestview Knights.

BOX SCORE
WAYNE TRACE (1-2)

Hockenberry 1-5-7, Hicks 2-3-7, Priest 1-4-6, Myers 4-6-14, Bidlack 4-2-12, Ruble 7-1-18, Miller 0-2-2, Fickel 2-1-5. Totals 21-24-71.
PARKWAY (1-1)

Guggenbiller 3-1-8, Beougher 1-0-2, Harshman 3-2-8, Luth 3-4-11, Matthews 2-0-4, Miller 1-0-2, Hoehamer 2-2-6, Thomas 1-2-4. Totals 16-11-46.

SCORE BY QUARTERS
Wayne Trace 24 11 18 18 - 71
Parkway 5 19 10 11 - 45

3-Pointers: WT - Ruble (3), Bidlack (2). P - Guggenbiller, Luth.
JV Score: Wayne Trace, 53-23.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Lakers down jayvee Flashes

Wright State University-Lake Campus evened its mark to 2-2 on the season a 104-84 win over the Kent State junior varsity team on Sunday at the Mercer Y.

The Lakers trailed 51-45 at the half before putting together a blistering second half to knock off the Flashes.

Marion Local grad Damon Bertke led the Lakers with 22 points, 17 coming in the scond half.

Brooks Topp (New Bremen) scored 11 of his 21 points in the second half. Travis VanSkyock (Fort Recovery) added 19 with Donny Carroll (St. Marys) scoring 11.

The next home game for the Lakers is Dec. 9 at 3 p.m. against OU-Lancaster.

The Lakers go to Taylor-Fort Wayne Tuesday.

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