Daniel Sherriff

After a dazzling performance at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III district meet last year which included the Garfield G-Men girls’ team capturing the district banner, the G-Men return this year aiming to build on last season’s momentum. “I think we have a great group coming in this...

The Berkshire Badgers’ softball team battled back once to tie things late but could not mount another rally. The Badgers suffered their first loss of the season when they fell 4-1 in eight innings against Chagrin Valley Conference rival Independence 4-1 in a crossover game last Thursday evening in...

Since 1843, the Jennings House on North Chestnut Street has been the home of several restaurants in Ravenna. The newest eatery, the White House Tavern sports bar, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Thursday afternoon. “I think that it is great because Preston Stewart and Joshua Smith seem young and vibrant,...

Any time Mount Union University men’s basketball Coach Mike Fuline has started as a new head coach, he has not needed a lengthy adjustment period. The former Ravenna Ravens boys’ assistant coach etched his name in Purple Raiders’ history by becoming the winningest coach in program history this season...

Before even entering high school, Crestwood senior Elijah Jurisch said he knew that he wanted to play soccer in the college ranks, following in his father’s footsteps. Crestwood’s new school leader in most goals scored in a single season has made his dreams a reality when he will continue...

While it has been a rollercoaster ride throughout the season for the Hiram Terriers men’s volleyball team, they are rounding into form as they begin the stretch run. The Terriers ended a seven-match homestand by sweeping Penn State Behrend 25-20, 25-19, 25-18 last Thursday evening at Hiram College’s Price...

The last time the Garfield G-Men’s baseball team faced serious doubts before the beginning of the season was two years ago and they finished with a 21-7 record. With some big holes to fill in the wake of graduating some key contributors, the G-Men will once again fight to...

Entering his 25th year of coaching football, Keith Fife acknowledged that his best chance to become a head football coach may have already passed him by. Opportunity knocked once more and Fife is finally realizing his dream of being a head coach when he was promoted from within to...

Dorothy “Dottie” Lee McCoy, 93, of Newton Falls, OH, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. She was born October 27, 1931, in Cleveland, OH, to the late Arthur and Florence (nee Schear) Walker. From a young age, she demonstrated a strong work ethic, beginning her first job at...

For a small program like the Windham Bombers’ baseball team, injuries suffered in other sports during the fall and winter season can have a huge impact on the spring season. After an injury-plagued season, the Bombers return with a small but talented senior class but are also bolstered by...

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...