Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 7:48PM EDT until March 22 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 830 PM EDT.
* At 747 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Rockford, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Wapakoneta, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Rockford, Waynesfield, Mendon, Buckland, Uniopolis, Neptune, Kossuth, State Route 116 at State Route 197, and Tama.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 114 and 118.

Special Weather Statement issued March 22 at 7:46PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

At 746 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Rockford, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation.
Locations impacted include... Wapakoneta, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Rockford, Mendon, Buckland, Uniopolis, Neptune, Kossuth, State Route 116 at State Route 197, and Tama.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 114 and 118.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 22 at 5:43PM EDT until March 23 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT 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 3 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE CAMPBELL KENTON
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, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, CAMDEN, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.

Thursday, February 21st, 2019

Division II State Diving

Bulldogs' Cubberley takes 8th

Cavs' Osterfeld 20th; Cards' Niekamp 18th

By Gary R. Rasberry

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

After having been knocked out in the preliminaries last season, Celina's Holden Cubberley worked his way to a spot on the podium on Wednesday at the Division II State Diving Championships in Canton.

Cubberley finished eighth after maintaining between seventh and ninth-place throughout the 11 dives of competition.

"It feels like I really worked for (state) and earned my achievements," said Cubberley via telephone after the awards presentation. "I'm proud of myself and want to push myself to being even better."

Cubberley was firmly in seventh after the first round of five dives with a score of 187.60 points as the field was trimmed from 24 to 20. Cubberley's pace continued as he was seventh after the three-dive semifinals with a score of 275.75 points.

"I was just diving my hardest and taking it one dive at a time," said Cubberley. "I was diving for the best I could and it paid off."

With the field trimmed to 16 for the final three dives, Cubberley faced some pressure to stay in the top eight, but came away with a final score of 368 points, a half-point ahead of ninth-place finisher Nathan Cox of Cincinnati Mariemont.

"I was so happy. It was just a feeling I haven't felt much before," said Cubberley after realizing he would be on the podium. "It was such a great improvement from last year (when he finished 21st and did not make the semifinals). It felt so good knowing I would be up there (on the podium)."

Coldwater's Isaac Osterfeld made it through the first round of dives in 19th place but struggled in the semifinals, dropping to 20th overall with a final score of 194.16 and missing the finals.

Wyoming's Ilya Gerasimchuk edged out Beachwood's Spencer Bystrom 452.90 to 451.80 to capture the championship. Charlie Spyker of Shawnee finished 13th overall with a final score of 344.60.

New Bremen's Vivian Niekamp made it through the first round of dives in the Division II girls' competition with 158.40, but was unable to reach the top 16 that advance to the finals. Niekamp placed 18th with an eight-dive score of 252.10.

Pepper Pike Orange's Janie Boyle won the championship with a final score of 483.70 points.

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