Daniel Sherriff

Since being officially recognized by the Ohio High School Athletic Association as a varsity sport two years ago, the Berkshire Badgers boys’ volleyball team has been a steady force. The Badgers return their entire starting line-up this season and are ready to get over the hump for the upcoming...

After controlling most of the match, the Hiram Terriers men’s lacrosse team’s two-goal lead in the final minutes of the fourth period evaporated as Heidelberg pulled even to an 8-8 tie. Hiram recovered with a well-executed set play that resulted in it scoring the go-ahead goal in the final...

When it comes to understanding what kind of pride is associated with being a Streetsboro Rocket, no one knows that feeling better than Rockets boys’ basketball Coach Nick Marcini. A former student-athlete for the program, he has added more good memories as the head coach, having recently notched over...

It has taken some time but as the Windham Bombers’ softball team enters its third season in the Tom VanKirk era, the team has slowly but surely rediscovered its pride. Despite returning only five starters amid a younger roster, the talent level is at its highest as Windham pursues...

The youth movement continues to spur the Garfield G-Men softball team. Garfield will attempt to be a force to reckoned with a roster that is primarily dominated by underclassmen, with only four returning upperclassmen. “This is one of the largest number of girls to come try out that we have...

The Windham Renaissance Family Center originally only needed some electrical work to be provided to the Calvary Chapel Church’s lighting, but it has blossomed into much more. Thanks to the hard work of the students in the Electrical program and also in the Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning at...

The Aurora Greenmen wrestling team brought three wrestlers to the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division I state tournament and all three placed. In addition to senior 120-pound Johnny Green taking seventh, senior 165-pound Cole Walton placed eighth with a 2-3 record and junior 157-pound Drake Brasiel also came...

Aurora 120-pound senior Johnny Green had thrived wrestling in the 113-pound weight class in his first three years with the program. Before he begins his collegiate career at Army, Green said that he wanted to get stronger and despite moving up a weight class, he recorded a 3-2 record...

After a four-year stretch of memorable performances at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III state tournament, it was a quiet weekend for the Garfield G-Men wrestling team. Junior 113-pound Camron Lewicki went 0-2 while sophomore 138-pound Landon Andel posted a 1-2 record last weekend at The Ohio...

Everything has come full circle for Streetsboro Rockets’ 106-pound Jarreau Walker. The Rockets’ sophomore went 4-0 in his first stint at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II wrestling tournament to wrap up the state title last weekend at The Ohio State University’s Schottenstein Center in Columbus. “It took...

The Windham Township Board of Trustees convened for their monthly meeting last Thursday at the Windham City Hall. One of the items that they discussed was holding some sort of special event to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the EF1 tornado.  “I don’t know if we had any ideas of...

Joe Medlen will be the first to say that he has bled red and white for his alma matter Perry since he went to school there. The longtime Pirates’ coach’s retirement from coaching high school softball lasted all of one year as he will return to the Chagrin Valley...

For Luke Darrah, there were no plans for a sixth act as a high school softball coach after he retired as Kent Roosevelt’s softball coach last year. Darrah’s retirement only lasted briefly and will help turn around the Ravenna Ravens’ softball team, having been announced as their new head...

Unfortunately for the Streetsboro Rockets girls’ basketball team, time really does move in a flat circle. Streetsboro was defeated by Laurel 62-47 in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division IV regional championship last Saturday afternoon at Canton McKinley’s Canton Memorial Fieldhouse. “It was back-and-forth for most of the game....

As another new year is upon the City of Aurora, the City received an update on the status of the City Schools and the City plans. Outgoing Superintendent Mike Roberto and Mayor Ann Womer Benjamin addressed these matters at the annual State of the City luncheon last Wednesday afternoon...

As young as the Garfield G-Men wrestling team is this season, they still were an experienced squad. That experience showed as the G-Men qualified two wrestlers to the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III state tournament with sophomore 138-pound Landon Andel finishing as the runner-up and junior 113-pound...

Despite being in a new conference this year, the Hiram Terriers men’s volleyball team announced its presence in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference by jumping to the top of the standings. Although the Terriers suffered their first conference loss when PAC foe Thiel College edged them 25-21, 28-30, 18-25, 18-25,...

Last year, the Streetsboro Rockets’ wrestling team only advanced one wrestler to the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II state tournament. The Rockets doubled their state qualifiers this year as sophomore 106-pounder Jarreau Walker captured a state bid by winning the district title and senior 165-pounder Cohen Klimak...

The Ohio High School Athletic Association basketball playoffs are sometimes viewed by teams as a rebirth after the regular season. But the Windham Bombers boys’ basketball team could not shake off their four-game losing streak entering the postseason and were defeated by Berlin Center Western Reserve 65-44 in the...

Although it was a small Garfield G-Men wrestling squad at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III sectional tournament last Saturday, the G-Men wrestlers who did compete made the most of their opportunities. Of its eight wrestlers, Garfield qualified five to the district tournament and had two become...

Streetsboro Rockets’ wrestling Coach Mark Skonieczny said he wanted to not just see his experienced wrestlers advance to the district tournament but also some underclassmen make the cut as well. The Rockets advanced a nice mix of upper and underclassmen by having six wrestlers advance along with two district...

Youth may have defined the Crestwood Red Devils’ wrestling team all season, but they grew up in a big way at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III sectional tournament. The Red Devils crowned two champions and qualified 10 wrestlers to the district tournament to score 156.0 points...

For the second straight season, it was a clash of Metro Athletic Conference rivals who dueling for a district title. Once again, the Streetsboro Rockets girls’ basketball team prevailed, beating Portage County foe and MAC rival Field 60-48 in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division IV Northeast 4...

There are plenty of thrift stores and discount stores around Ravenna. But there has never been a store that offers both thrift and discount shopping until the This and That New and Used Goods store opened its doors on Jan. 31. “We have two aspects,” store owner Diana Wilson told...

Despite having a more complete team this season, the Streetsboro Rockets’ wrestling team’s depth in the upper weights remains one of its greatest Achilles’ heel. The Rockets crowned four champions to take third place at the Metro Athletic Conference tournament by scoring 131.5 points last Saturday at Woodridge High...

According to Eric Sway, although his time as the Crestwood soccer coach lasted only three seasons, he is confident that he is leaving the program in better shape than what it was when he started. The third-year Red Devil boys’ and second-year girls’ soccer coach’s next coaching opportunity will...

It truly was the perfect week for the Garfield G-Men girls’ bowling team. After snagging a team berth in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II district tournament and wrapping up a perfect conference record, the G-Men took first place at the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference tournament by...

Losing on their home court is just not something the Crestwood Red Devils girls’ basketball team considers an option. The Red Devils opened up postseason play by triumphing 71-43 against Chagrin Valley Conference rival West Geauga in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Northeast 2 Division IV sectional championship...

Regular season records may not mean much in high school playoff basketball, but momentum is still important and the Berkshire Badger girls’ basketball team has that in spades. The Badgers rolled past Salem Northwestern 49-22 last Saturday afternoon in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division V Northeast 1...

Before 2021, there were no Urgent Care & Occupational Health centers located in Portage County. Now there are two Urgent Care centers in the county and the Hometown Urgent Care Center officially hosted its “ribbon-cutting” ceremony last Thursday afternoon in Ravenna. “As far as Ravenna is concerned and the Chamber’s...