Daniel Sherriff
Daniel is the staff community/sports reporter for The Weekly Villager. He attended the Scripps School of Journalism and had the pleasure of working as the beat writer for the Akron Rubber Ducks over several summers for an independent baseball outlet known as Indians Baseball Insider.
Streetsboro wrestling takes third place at MAC tournament
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...
Crestwood soccer Coach Eric Sway departs for Kenston
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...
Garfield G-Men girls’ bowling crowned MVAC champions, boys take fourth place
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...
Red Devil girls’ basketball surges past Wolverines to repeat as sectional...
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...
Berkshire girls’ basketball propelled by fast start, ousts Salem Northwestern
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...
Hometown Urgent Care holds “ribbon-cutting” ceremony
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...
Portage County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society
The Portage County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will meet on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at the Portage County Historical Society, 6549 N. Chestnut St in Ravenna Ohio at 10:00 a.m.
The guest speaker will be Cheryl Brown Abernathy. Abernathy will speak about the numerous Lineage Societies that...
Garfield G-Men wrestling secures second place at MVAC tournament
It was not ideal that the Garfield G-Men wrestling team could only fill eight weight classes at the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference tournament. Despite relinquishing the MVAC banner to Portage County rival Ravenna Southeast, the G-Men crowned two champions to finish second with a team score of 164 points...
Berkshire boys’ basketball roars past Cardinal for series sweep
In a season filled with its fair share of challenges, the Berkshire Badgers boys’ basketball team can hang its hat on reigning supreme in the Battle of Kinsman Road. The Badgers trumped Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division foe Cardinal 72-44 to sweep the season series last Friday evening in...
Rocket girls’ basketball outlasts Cardinals in regular season finale
As dominating of a season as it has been for the Streetsboro Rockets girls’ basketball team, they still had yet to capture a signature victory against a non-conference opponent. The Rockets finally delivered one when they prevailed 38-30 against Canfield in their regular season finale last Saturday afternoon at...
Greenmen girls’ swimming places fifth, boys finish in seventh at sectional...
Instead of having the boys and girls compete on different days, the Aurora Greenmen swimming team competed side-by-side in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division I sectional meet. The Greenmen girls took fifth place by scoring 140 points and advanced four swimmers in five events to the district...
Windham Board of Trustees continue to address new zoning issues
The Windham Township board of trustees’ meeting was once again dominated by various zoning issues last Thursday evening at Windham Town Hall. Among those issues was the reissuing of a search warrant for the property on 10664 State Route 82.
“Jake Sweet said that we issued the original warrant to...
Ravenna gets Hollywood experience during week of filming
The City of Ravenna has started the 2025 year on a high note after getting a taste of the Hollywood experience. The City spent all of last week experiencing what it was like to film a movie having been selected as the backdrop for the movie “Divorcing the Mob.”
“It...
Streetsboro boys’ basketball flattens Ravenna in league showdown
Any chance for a Metro Athletic Conference victory is always a nice incentive for the Streetsboro Rockets boys’ basketball team, but whenever Portage County rival Ravenna is involved, the conference implications take a backseat to the Battle of Lake Rockwell. The Rockets played stout defense to prevail 64-28 against...
Garfield G-Men wrestling triumphs against Berkshire in dual meet
Dual meets have not been the strength of the Garfield G-Men’s wrestling team this season as they have the lacked the ability to fill every weight class. Even with a short-handed squad, the G-Men spoiled Berkshire’s senior night by edging the Badgers 32-28 Wednesday evening in Burton.
“They wrestled well,”...
Badgers’ bowling captures fourth place in CVC tournament
The Berkshire Badgers boys’ bowling team dream of winning the Chagrin Valley Conference tournament will have to wait at least one more year. The Badgers took fourth place at the CVC tournament by knocking down 3467 pins last Sunday at the Jefferson Bowling Lanes in Ashtabula County.
“They battled pretty...
Ravens finish as runners-up, Rocket girls clinch third at MAC bowling...
It has been a season of resurgence for the Portage County bowling programs in the Metro Athletic Conference. The Ravenna Ravens boys’ bowling team earned second place in the MAC postseason tournament by knocking down 3774 pins and the Streetsboro Rockets girls’ bowling team finished in third place with...
Domestic Violence Task Force expected to combine Portage County resources
To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the founding of the 24/7 Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners services in the emergency room of the University Hospitals Portage County Medical Center, Portage County is making an effort to start combining community resources to better aid domestic violence victims. The UH Portage Medical...
Huskies girls’ basketball delivers signature victory against Garfield G-Men
The Cardinal Huskies girls’ basketball team’s resurgence continues to take them to new heights. The Huskies captured a nail-biting 42-38 victory against Garfield for their third straight victory last Saturday afternoon in Middlefield.
“This is a very huge win for them,” Cardinal Coach Kim Domen said. “I don’t think a...
Garfield G-Men basketball fueled by dominant fourth quarter to best Pirates
In the midst of a three-game losing streak, the Garfield G-Men boys’ basketball team had gotten away from their offensive identity. The G-Men halted their losing skid when the offense woke up in the second half to beat Portage County and Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Tier rival Ravenna...
Xavier Dupree prepared to coach Hiram football into a new chapter
According to Coach Xavier Dupree, when he left the Hiram Terriers’ football team to take a position at Catawba College two years ago it was a tough decision because of all of the great relationships he had fostered. The former Hiram wide receivers coach/assistant strength and conditioning coordinator has...
Rockets’ all-time leading goal-scorer Payton Krzeminski ready to strike it big...
The name Krzeminski will resonate in the Streetsboro Rockets boys’ soccer program for many years. It will not just be because of the work done by longtime Coach Paul Krzeminski but also his son, standout midfielder Payton Krzeminski, who finished his varsity career by becoming the all-time scoring leader...
Red Devils’ wrestling are runners-up in CVC Chagrin Division championship
As young and inexperienced as the Crestwood Red Devils’ wrestling team may be, they still pack quite a punch. Crestwood demonstrated its depth when it took second place in the Chagrin Valley Conference Chagrin Division meet and seventh place overall in the tournament by scoring 103.0 points last weekend...
Hollis D. Dye
Hollis D. Dye, age 88 of Nelson, passed away January 16, 2025, to go home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Now absent from the body, no longer with us, but present and rejoicing with the Lord.
Hollis was born March 6, 1936, in Clarksburg, WV...
Red Devils’ basketball overwhelms Huskies to strengthen lead in conference
Sometimes it takes a while for the offense to click when a high school basketball team plays a road game. That was not the case for the Crestwood Red Devils boys’ basketball squad which pummeled Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division rival Cardinal 90-46 to remain undefeated last Friday night...
Berkshire girls’ basketball spurred by defensive brilliance to top Lakeside
One of the toughest things for any first-year high school basketball coach to do is to instill their defensive philosophy in their team. For the Berkshire Badgers girls’ basketball team, defense has been their calling card and led the way as they defeated Chagrin Valley Conference rival Lakeside 46-25...
Garfield G-Men girls’ bowling triumphs against Champion to remain undefeated
Since joining the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Tier Division for the 2020-21 season, the Garfield G-Men girls’ bowling team has been a staple of consistency. The G-Men continued rolling by defeating MVAC Grey Tier foe Champion 2017-1570 last Wednesday afternoon at the Skylane Bowling Alley in Garrettsville.
“We were...
Crestwood wrestling earns fourth place at Battle of the Belt
It is at that time of the high school wrestling season when it is time to get down to business. The Crestwood Red Devils’ wrestling received a nice boost of confidence when they finished in fourth place with a team score of 106.0 points at the Battle of the...
Red Devil girls’ basketball amps up pressure in second half to...
After a stretch of eight straight losses, the Crestwood Red Devils girls’ basketball team has finally reclaimed the edge in their Portage County rivalry against the Garfield G-Men. Crestwood secured its second straight victory with a defensive clinic in the second half, beating the G-Men 45-34 last Saturday afternoon...
Streetsboro boys’ basketball dominates Akron Springfield in rematch game
The Streetsboro Rockets boys’ basketball team’s second time playing through the Metro Athletic Conference continues to go as well as it did the first time. The Rockets overpowered MAC foe Akron Springfield 69-16 last Friday evening at Streetsboro High School.
Not only did it keep the Rockets (12-2, 9-0) undefeated...