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.

Flood Warning issued September 20 at 1:05PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

...Forecast flooding changed to Minor severity and increased in duration 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 12:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.

Monday, February 8th, 2016

Cavs, Redskins win conference titles

By Gary R. Rasberry

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

The Coldwater boys and Wapakoneta girls captured West Ohio High School Bowling Conference championships on Saturday at Westgate Lanes in Lima.

Coldwater won the South Division in both boys and girls with Wapakoneta doing likewise in the North Division.

In the girls' championship match, the Redskins beat the Cavaliers by 129 pins, 2,685 to 2,556, to claim the conference title. Lima Senior's Morgan Twining bowled the high game of the day with a 135. Celina's Dorian Regedanz had a 219 and Brianna Wenning of Coldwater rolled a 203.

The Cavalier boys were nearly 200 pins better than Wapak, winning 3,116 to 2,929 to finish the regular season 11-0. Coldwater's Ben Schmitmeyer earned high game honors with a 255. Celina's Dylan Gilbert rolled a 248 and Coldwater's Cory Whitacre finished with a 238.

The postseason begins for Division II teams this week as most of the area teams will compete at the sectional tournament at Community Lanes in Minster. The boys will bowl Friday starting at 5 p.m. with the girls bowling Saturday at noon. The Division I tournament gets underway Feb. 18 and 19 with sectional play at Star Lanes in Port Clinton.

Results from the regular season finale at Westgate Lanes in Lima.

BOYS
Match Results

Coldwater def. Wapakoneta 3,116-2,929; Shawnee def. St. Henry 2,697-2,614; Fort Loramie def. Van Wert 2,528-2,467; St. Marys def. Versailles 2,828-2,559; Celina def. Minster 2,755-2,511; LCC def. Mississinawa Valley def. 2,422-2,209; Ottawa-Glandorf def. Russia 2,437-2,307; Lima Senior def. Marion Local 2,245-2,031; Temple Christian def. Ansonia 2,340-986; Parkway def. New Bremen 1,940-0.
Top Games

Ben Schmitmeyer (CW) 255 and 201, Dylan Gilbert (CEL) 248 and 203, Cory Whitacre (CW) 238 and 224, Austin Cook (SM) 236 and 214, Josiah Shoemaker (LS) 233, Nathan Stratton (S) 233, Kelsey Shannon (SM) 228, Alex Groff (V) 227, Troy Buehler (SH) 227, Gunner Kruse (SM) 225.

GIRLS
Match Results

Wapakoneta def. Coldwater 2,685-2,556; St. Marys def. Versailles 2,322-2,219; Celina def. Russia 2,324-2,253; Lima Senior def. Marion local 2,190-2,115; Shawnee def. Mississinawa Valley 2,389-2,056; Van Wert def. Ansonia 1,971-1,808; Minster def. Ottawa-Glandorf 2,030-1,916; Fort Loramie def. Temple Christian 1,802-1,560.
Top Games

Morgan Twining (LS) 235, Dorian Regedanz (CEL) 219, Brianna Wenning (CW) 203, Josee Kaeck (W) 201, Anna Bohman (R) 199 and 194, Grace Dicke (SM) 198, Olivia Bruening (V) 195, Carlee Hosterman (W) 195, Spencer Warren (MV) 195.

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WBL Wrestling Tournament

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Elida and Wapakoneta shared the Western Buckeye League wrestling championship after Saturday's league tournament at Murotech Court in St. Marys.

Spartans run away from Bulldogs

CELINA - For 16 minutes, Celina went toe-to-toe with Lima Senior and was down 45-36 at the half against the second-ranked team in Division I.

But as the second half rolled on, Celina's tanks began to empty while Lima Senior's stayed full.

Wildcats hold on to beat Roughriders

MINSTER - For the entire second half Minster and St. Marys were never separated by more than two points until the final 45 seconds.

A big defensive stop and four free throws in the closing seconds lifted Minster to a 57-53 Saturday night boys basketball victory over St. Marys at Wildcat Gymnasium.

Indians rally to beat top-ranked Patriots in OT

Weekend Roundup

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Fort Recovery rallied from down as much as 10 points to force overtime against Tri-Village and then outscored the Division IV top-ranked Patriots 9-4 in the extra session to pick up the 52-47 win in girls basketball action Saturday afternoon.