Daniel Sherriff

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,”...

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...

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...