Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 15 at 11:57PM EDT until March 16 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 61 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY
LEWIS
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL GRANT KENTON MASON PENDLETON ROBERTSON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
ADAMS HIGHLAND PIKE ROSS SCIOTO
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, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKSVILLE, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CAMP DIX, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, 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, HEAD OF GRASSY, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MAYSVILLE, MIDDLETOWN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT OLIVET, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TOLLESBORO, TROY, URBANA, VANCEBURG, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.

Wind Advisory issued March 15 at 9:34PM EDT until March 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph becoming west southwest.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northern Kentucky, and central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Monday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Rain doesn't slow down St. Marys

By Gary R. Rasberry

Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

St. Marys' Lorraine Yahl, 17, chases down a loose ball with an Ada player nearby during their Division II sectional semifinal contest on Wednesday at Lima Bath High School. The Roughriders withstood the rain and wind and went on to blow out Ada, 12-0.

BATH TOWNSHIP - The St. Marys girls soccer team opened Division II sectional play in grand style, shutting out Ada 12-0 at Bath High School on a wet Wednesday evening.

The Roughriders (15-1-1) advance to face Western Buckeye League foe Kenton on Saturday at Bath starting at 7 p.m. The Wildcats won their second match of the season in beating Delphos Jefferson 5-2 in the opener of the evening on Wednesday.

The only concern St. Marys had during the night was keeping players dry and uninjured. A heavy rain and wind kicked up during the evening.

"Not that the second string is (expendable), I wanted to protect my starters," said St. Marys coach Paul Dingledine. "I wanted to get them some playing time and get them a feel for this atmosphere with the rain and stuff because we may have it down the road sometime. Without any lightning (to prompt a delay), it didn't seem to bother them. They played hard through it when they were in there."

The Roughriders cruised to a win, outshooting the Bulldogs 21-0 and dominating play.

The only goal that mattered came with 35:09 left in the first half when Kaysha Dietz kicked in the first of her three goals. After another goal almost four minutes later, Chelsea Waterman scored the first of her two goals with 24 minutes left in the half to make it 6-0.

Dietz scored her second goal with 23:40 left in the half followed by goals from Carrie Schlater and Kristen Vehorn to round out the first-half scoring.

The rain let up at the half, only to kick in strong again during the second half. The Roughriders kept up the pressure as Katie Burke scored two minutes into the second half, followed by a Katie Heitkamp goal nine minutes later. Dietz completed the hat trick at the 22:40 mark with Waterman getting her second goal at the 20:35 mark. Macy Davis-Ferrall, who started the night in goal but rotated with Brando McCollister during the game, got a goal with 16 1/2 minutes left. St. Marys got one last goal with less than a minute left off a corner kick.

"Coming in, we knew (Ada) was the seventh seed in the drawing and they struggled this year," said Dingledine. "It gave us an opportunity to get girls in that haven't had a lot of playing time and some of the jayvee girls we brought up for the tournament. It gave them an opportunity to get looks at the varsity level."

In Saturday's first match at 5 p.m., Bath will take on Lima Central Catholic. LCC beat St. John's 2-1 on Monday.

Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

St. Marys' Kaysha Deitz, 13, scored a hat trick for the Roughriders with three goals in a 12-0 blowout win over Ada in the Division II sectional semifinals on Wednesday at Lima Bath High School.

Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

St. Marys' Chelsea Waterman had two goals for the Roughriders in their 12-0 win over Ada in Division II tournament action Wednesday.

Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

St. Marys' Carrie Schlater, 24, had a first-half goal to help the Roughriders to a 12-0 victory over Ada on Wednesday in Division II tournament action.

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