Flood Watch issued April 2 at 9:21PM EDT until April 6 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...The following counties, in Indiana, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, the following counties, in Kentucky, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and the following counties, in Ohio, 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...Through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Soils remain moist and excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of rain will occur into the weekend with the heaviest rain expect Thursday night into Friday morning and then again Saturday into Saturday night.

Tornado Watch issued April 2 at 9:13PM EDT until April 3 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 103 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON OWEN PENDLETON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 27 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
HIGHLAND
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BROWN BUTLER CLERMONT CLINTON HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ADA, ALEXANDRIA, AUGUSTA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKSVILLE, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CARROLLTON, CELINA, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, CRITTENDEN, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, DRY RIDGE, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FALMOUTH, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LONDON, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OWENTON, OXFORD, PICKERINGTON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WARSAW, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 3 at 12:00AM EDT until April 3 at 12:45AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Shelby County in west central Ohio... Western Logan County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Darke County in west central Ohio... Southern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Miami County in west central Ohio...
* Until 1245 AM EDT.
* At 1200 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Newport, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Fryburg, Montra, Union Corners, Newbern, Bradford, Lockington, Darke County Airport, Covington, Botkins, State Route 47 at US Route 127, Fort Loramie, Hardin, Pemberton, Logansville, Bloomer, Lakeview, Lake Loramie State Park, Sidney, Plattsville, and Minster.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 84 and 107.

Wednesday, March 30th, 2022

Out to a fast start

Minster plates nine in first to beat Celina

By Gary R. Rasberry

Photo by Nick Wenning/The Daily Standard

Celina's Paige Kuehne tags out Minster's Hannah Oldiges at the plate in Minster in the first inning on Tuesday.

MINSTER - It may have been the opening game for Minster's softball team, but the offense looked to be in midseason form.

The Wildcats plated nine in the bottom of the first inning against Celina and added two more in the bottom of the fifth to pick up a 12-2 run-rule victory at Four Seasons Park on Tuesday.

Minster sent 12 batters to the plate in the first with the big blow coming on a two-run single by Rylin Trego off Bulldogs starter Paige Kuehne. Then, after Lyndi Hemmelgarn singled, Savanah Bergman took a pitch from reliever Samantha Jenkins over the left-centerfield fence to make it 9-0.

The Wildcats had five hits and took advantage of three walks and two hit batters along with two errors.

"We did that in scrimmages," Minster coach Robb Hemmelgarn said about the offensive burst. "Our message tonight was to be disciplined at the plate and have good focus in pregame. We did that, and good things happened."

After the first, Jenkins settled down and just allowed one run over the next three innings.

"Take away that first inning, it's maybe a 4-2 game," said Celina coach Jason Tribolet. "We're competitive. We showed those signs last year. We talked about having a couple of them step up."

Minster starting pitcher Mikaela Hoskins opened with two no-hit innings before Samantha Jacobs led off the third with a clean single.

Photo by Nick Wenning/The Daily Standard

Celina's Sydnee Davis is greeted by her teammates at home plate after hitting a homer in the fourth inning against Minster on Tuesday.

The Bulldogs got the offense going in the fourth inning as Payton Bertke led off with a double and Sydnee Davis followed with a shot over the left-center wall to make it 9-2. In the fifth inning, Celina had runners at first and third with one out before Hoskins got a strikeout and flyout to center to keep the Bulldogs to inching closer.

"That was another potential game-changer," said Tribolet. "We had a couple of girls on at second and third and couldn't find that hit. That's (more) potential runs. Who knows what that does to the game. Does (Minster) change pitchers? Does it rattle them? It certainly would have got us back into the game."

Photo by Nick Wenning/The Daily Standard

Minster's Lyndi Hemmelgarn charges the ball against Celina on Tuesday.

That proved to be big for Minster as Trego led off the bottom of the fifth by reaching on an error and Hemmelgarn singled to put two on for Bergman, who grounded hard back to the pitching circle with Trego scoring on the throw to first to make it 11-2. With Hoskins at the plate, Hemmelgarn beat the tag on a wild pitch to end the game.

Hoskins scattered five hits and two walks with five strikeouts.

"We had four girls starting their first varsity games tonight," said coach Hemmelgarn. "We put a lot of pressure on the defense. If Mikaela hit some rough spots, she had to trust (her defense). They really came up big when we needed them to."

Bergman and Hemmelgarn each had two hits and scored three times. Trego and Emma Goubeaux each drove in two runs.

Davis had two of the five Celina hits on the day.

Both teams are back in action on Thursday. Minster travels to Lincolnview in a rematch from last season's district final and Celina plays host to Parkway.

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