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.

Saturday, August 8th, 2015

Area teams compete at Fox's Den

Van Buren wins title; St. Henry takes seventh place

By Gary R. Rasberry

Photo by Nick Wenning/The Daily Standard

Tori Vaughn helped Fort Recovery to a ninth-place finish at Friday's Celina Invitational at The Fox's Den.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

The Fox's Den hosted a number of area girls golf teams for the Celina Invitational on Friday.

Van Buren captured the team title, edging Findlay 368-369 for first place. Versailles finished third in the field with a 380.

St. Henry finished its day with a 404 for seventh place. Minster was eighth with 422, Fort Recovery ninth with 442, Marion Local 11th with 456, Parkway 13th with 498, New Bremen 16th with 521 and Coldwater 17th with 529. The host Bulldogs did not field a full team.

In the individual medalist competition, Fort Loramie's Emily Knouff distanced the field, shooting a 3-under 69 to claim the title. Zoie Nieto of Van Buren was second with an 82, Versailles' Maddie Covault was third with an 83, Findlay's Jordan Whitman was fourth with an 84 and Celina's Kelly Stahl was fifth with an 87.

Stahl's teammate Haley McGillvary carded an 92. St. Henry was led by Haleigh Staugler's 94 and Carina Clune's 99. Minster picked up a 94 from Alli Fischer. Marion Local was led by Molly Kindle's 103. Taylor Hesse led Parkway with a 113. New Bremen received a 111 from Amy Schmitmeyer and Amanda Schmitmeyer led Coldwater with a 118.
BOYS GOLF
St. Henry 172, Delphos St. John's 184

The Redskins opened their season with a MAC dual match win over the Blue Jays at the Elks.

Ryan Grieshop led St. Henry with a medalist round of 39. Kyle Naumann shot a 41, Jack Romer a 45 and Clayton Heitkamp and Seth King each shot a 47.

Derek Klausing led the Blue Jays with a 41.

St. John's won the JV match 214-222. St. Henry's Lucas Grieshop and St. John's Ryan Dickman shared low-game honors with matching 48s.
Fort Recovery 184, Houston 210

The Indians opened their season with a win over the Wildcats at the Elks.

Chase Bruns and Nick Litmer shared medalist honors for Fort Recovery with matching rounds of 45. Jackson Hobbs and Colt Grieshop each shot a 47, Calvin Rammel shot a 49 and Austin Faller finished with a 50.

Zach McKee led Houston with a 49.

Photo by Nick Wenning/The Daily Standard

Marion Local's Molly Kindle chips the ball onto the green during Friday's Celina Invitational at The Fox's Den.

Photo by Nick Wenning/The Daily Standard

Celina's Kelly Stahl finished fifth in the Celina Invitational with a round of 87 on Friday at The Fox's Den.

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