Tornado Watch issued March 11 at 9:48AM EDT until March 11 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

TORNADO WATCH 41 REMAINS VALID UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY 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 8 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON OWEN PENDLETON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BUTLER CLERMONT HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE DARKE MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BELLEVUE, BRIGHT, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CARROLLTON, CELINA, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, CRITTENDEN, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, DRY RIDGE, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRFIELD, FALMOUTH, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GREENDALE, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, INDEPENDENCE, KETTERING, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OWENTON, OXFORD, PIQUA, RICHMOND, RISING SUN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WARSAW, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WILLIAMSTOWN, AND WITHAMSVILLE.

Wind Advisory issued March 11 at 6:26AM EDT until March 11 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 7 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 11 at 10:15AM EDT until March 11 at 10:30AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

At 1015 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wapakoneta, moving northeast at 65 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include... Wapakoneta, Kenton, Ada, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Anna, Jackson Center, Forest, Russells Point, Botkins, Lakeview, Dunkirk, Alger, Waynesfield, Belle Center, Chippewa Park, Blanchard, Roundhead, Mcguffey, and Huntsville.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 97 and 118.

Tornado Warning issued March 11 at 10:14AM EDT until March 11 at 10:45AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

TORILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Tornado Warning for... Northeastern Shelby County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Logan County in west central Ohio... East central Auglaize County in west central Ohio...
* Until 1045 AM EDT.
* At 1014 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Anna, moving northeast at 70 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include... Wapakoneta, Anna, Jackson Center, Russells Point, Botkins, Lakeview, Waynesfield, Chippewa Park, Uniopolis, Kettlersville, Fryburg, Montra, St. Johns, Mccartyville, New Hampshire, Swanders, Bloom Center, and Lewistown.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 98 and 110.

Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

NetDogs move to 3-0 in WBL

By Gary R. Rasberry

Photo by Nick Wenning/The Daily Standard

Celina's Nathan Lutz returns a shot against Wapakoneta's Joe Pitts during Monday's WBL boys' tennis match at the Booster Club Tennis Complex. Lutz rallied to win in three sets to help the NetDogs complete a 5-0 sweep of the Redskins to improve to 3-0 in league duals this season.

CELINA - After playing in warm weather over the weekend, the Celina boys tennis team had to deal with chilly temperatures as they got back into Western Buckeye League play against Wapakoneta at the Booster Club Tennis Complex.

The NetDogs came through with a clean sweep of their matches against the Redskins, winning 5-0 to improve to 3-0 in league dual matches.

"We had tough conditions tonight," Celina coach Toma Hainline said. "It was cold (and) actually slippery on the court (due to light rain). The kids came through. They've been pretty well psyched since Saturday (when the team finished second at the Schroeder Invitational) in Tipp City. I thought they had good attitudes and didn't look tired because it was a long day Saturday. They came out and took care of business."

Four of the matches were on and off the court in relatively short fashion. Aaron Siebel won his First Singles match against Drew Wayman by a 6-0, 6-2 margin. Twin brother Alex Siebel matched that score in his Second Singles match against Jordan Dodds.

The NetDog doubles teams were even more efficient. Isaac Elston and Kris LeJeune posted a shutout in their First Doubles match against Alex Steinbaugh and Andrew Gibson, winning 6-0, 6-0. In Second Doubles, Hagan Kriegel and Joel Weitz lost just one game to Bryce Schlenker and Seth Bowers in winning 6-1, 6-0.

"That's one thing we've been talking about this year," Hainline said of the efficiency of quick matches. "We don't have to hit the super hard balls all the time. We have to play smart tennis. If that's hitting the holes and angles, that's what we'll do."

The marathon match of the day came in Third Singles as Celina's Nathan Lutz faced off against Joe Pitts. The NetDog junior jumped out to a 6-4 win in the opening set. Pitts came back to take the second set 4-6.

In the third set, Lutz took the early 2-1 lead before Pitts won two of the next three games to go up 4-2. After a split of the next two games, Pitts looked ready to take the win at 5-3, but Lutz battled back and eventually tied the game at 6-6 to force a tiebreaker.

Lutz took control in the first-to-seven tiebreaker, winning 7-3 to take the set and match.

"He really grinded out a nice tiebreaker in the third set," Hainline said. "Couldn't be more pleased with his effort to give us that 5-0 win."

In junior varsity matches, Thomas Morris won a singles match for Celina while Dean Yaney and Grant Guggenbiller won a doubles match.

Celina continues its league-heavy week of action today, hosting Bath. If weather does not permit, the match will likely be Wednesday. Celina travels to Ottawa-Glandorf on Thursday for another league match.

Photo by Nick Wenning/The Daily Standard

Celina's Hagan Kriegel makes a return shot during Monday's league match with Wapakoneta. Kriegel and Second Doubles partner Joel Weitz won their match 6-1, 6-0 to help the NetDogs sweep the Redskins 5-0.

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