Daniel Sherriff
Huskies volleyball triumph against Comets to earn district title
It had been a while since the Cardinal Huskies’ volleyball team celebrated a district championship, 27 years in fact. The Huskies ended that long drought when they swept Central Christian 25-20, 25-20, 25-22 to reign supreme in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division VII Northeast 3 district championship...
Garfield G-Men football pulls away from Brookfield, wraps up MVAC Grey...
All season long the Garfield G-Men football team has needed to learn several lessons to stay at the top of the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Tier to follow in the footsteps of their predecessors. The G-Men proved to be good students, defeating MVAC Grey Tier foe Brookfield 41-14...
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Attention Geauga County senior citizens, sixty (60) years of age and older. Do you have Advance Directives in place? Join us for an informative free program to consider and make your plan. The Geauga County Bar Association Advance Directives Committee and Hospice of the Western Reserve will present information...
Badger girls soccer overwhelm Flashes to claim district title
Despite controlling the first half of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division V Northeast 4 district championship to take a 2-0 lead, Berkshire Badgers girls’ soccer Coach Ian Patterson said his team was far from satisfied. The Badgers used an offensive flurry in the second half to decisively...
Red Devils soccer triumphs against Chipps to three-peat as sectional champs
There is a new standard that has been set for the Crestwood Red Devils boys’ soccer program, that winning a sectional championship is practically automatic. The Red Devils secured their third straight sectional title when they fended off Chippewa 3-2 in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division V...
Kelly McCandless fuels Berkshire girls soccer to rout of Newton Falls
When the Berkshire Badgers girls’ soccer team’s previous leading scorer Evania McCandless graduated last year, all eyes turned to her younger sister Kelly to take on more responsibility to fuel her team. The Berkshire junior forward has taken the reigns and continued doing so when she lifted the Badgers...
Streetsboro football inches closer to MAC title after clobbering Field
In the history of the Streetsboro Rockets’ football program, they have only won four league championships. The Rockets are on the verge on capturing their fifth conference banner outright after dominating Metro Athletic Conference foe Field 49-0 last Friday evening at Kenneth Lohr Stadium in Brimfield Township.
“We will celebrate...
Garfield G-Men volleyball dusts Brookside in sweep
For the second half of the regular season, the Garfield G-Men volleyball team struggled to find their winning ways after a fast start to the campaign. Garfield returned to its roots when it swept Brookside 25-12, 25-11, and 25-19 in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division V Northeast...
Terry W. Wells
Terry W. Wells, 84 of Troy Twp Ohio passed away Saturday evening, October 12th, 2024 at his residence. He was born in Bedford, Ohio on September 17th, 1940, to the late Oliver and Isabelle (Roddie) Wells.
He proudly served in the U.S. Navy aboard aircraft carrier USS Forrestal CV-59....
Red Devil girls cross country snags Division II district title
According to Crestwood Red Devils’ cross country Coach Jim Schweickert, it is easy to get wrapped up in the fast pace of a postseason high school cross country race. The Red Devil girls avoided burning out too early, ran as a pack, and wrapped up the Ohio High School...
Garfield G-Men football rally to top Crestview
Garfield G-Men Coach Mike Moser said that despite having a young team this season, winning another Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Tier banner was always a possibility but it all hinged on how fast the G-Men could grow up. Garfield demonstrated its poise when it battled back from a...
Crestwood girls cross country finish second in CVC Chagrin Division, boys...
If there was any doubt that the Crestwood Red Devils girls’ cross country team could not compete in the Chagrin Valley Conference Chagrin Division, they erased those concerns by rallying to take second place in the Conference Meet scoring 46 points with a 3-7-9-13-14 finish last Friday morning at...
Cardinal girls cross country nab second place at CVC Valley Division...
The Cardinal Huskies girls’ cross country team may be leaving the Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division after this season but they are leaving on a high note. The Huskies took second place at their final CVC Valley Division meet, scoring 62 points with a 5-7-8-17-25 finish last Friday morning...
Streetsboro girls soccer shuts out Cloverleaf to retain MAC tournament title
The entire Metro Athletic Conference will have to wait at least another year to dethrone the Streetsboro Rockets girls’ soccer team as the reigning tournament champions. Streetsboro repeated as MAC tournament champions when they stunned conference foe Cloverleaf 2-0 last Thursday evening at Kent State University’s Dix Stadium.
“I think...
Garfield G-Men football hammers Newton Falls, sets up deciding game for...
After taking a few steps backwards in week seven despite beating Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Tier rival Liberty, the Garfield G-Men course-corrected their trajectory. The G-Men remained undefeated in Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Tier play by dominating conference foe Newton Falls 40-0 last Friday evening at JAG...
Berkshire volleyball cruises past Beachwood, earns outright CVC Valley Division title
For the first time since the 2017 season, the Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division title will belong outright to Berkshire. The Badgers dominated CVC Valley Division rival Beachwood in a 25-11, 25-12, 25-8 to capture sole possession of the conference banner last Thursday evening at Beachwood High School.
“I was...
Windham football crushes Vanlue in shutout victory, eyes conference title
As the Windham Bombers’ football team enters week nine of the regular season, everything is at stake. Windham continued its season of revenge when it thumped Vanlue 48-0 to remain perfect last Saturday evening at Hinkle Field in Hancock County.
“That is something that we mentioned last night to the...
Garfield G-Men football pulls out close victory against Liberty
As stressful as it has been seeing his team play in some closely contested games this year, Garfield G-Men football Coach Mike Moser acknowledged that his squad is becoming adept at finishing those types of games. The G-Men remained undefeated in Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Tier play when...
Hiram women’s soccer upstaged by Oberlin on senior day with shutout...
The Hiram Terriers women’s soccer team has been searching for a breakthrough all season. That wait will have to continue after the Terriers’ lost their North Coast Athletic Conference opener against Oberlin 5-0 last Saturday afternoon at Malsimur Stadium’s Charles A. Herny Field.
“They are a really good group of...
Rocket girls soccer books return to MAC championship by shutting out...
Since the inception of the Metro Athletic Conference tournament, the Streetsboro Rockets girls’ soccer team has always played in some high-pressure matches. Streetsboro secured its third appearance in the MAC title match when it shut out Field 1-0 last Thursday night at Rocket Stadium’s Quinn Field.
“The girls earned it...
Garfield G-Men volleyball swept by Crestview, yield MVAC Grey Tier title
After a lackluster season in the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Tier last season when they finished fourth in the conference, the Garfield G-Men girls’ volleyball team proved that it is still a force to be reckoned with. But the G-Men will once again have to settle for a...
Crestwood football wears down Cardinal for first conference victory
It was long overdue for the Crestwood Red Devils’ football team to record its first Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division victory of the season. The Red Devils celebrated homecoming weekend by beating conference foe Cardinal 58-26 last Friday evening at Jack Lambert Stadium in Mantua.
“It means a lot,” said...
Windham Board of Trustees approves motion to convert streetlights to LEDs
The Windham Township Board of Trustees convened last Thursday evening at Windham Town Hall to discuss converting the streetlights in the township to LEDs. They were assisted by First Energy Regional External Affairs Manager Troy Rhoades in reaching the decision to approve a motion to make the conversion.
“There is...
Rocket girls soccer snatches victory in final minute against Greenmen
It seems any time the Streetsboro Rockets girls’ and the Aurora Greenmen girls’ soccer teams face off, it is nothing short of exciting. That was the case when the Rockets struck gold in the final minute of play to triumph against their Portage County rival 3-2 last Saturday evening...
Berkshire football three-peats as Kinsman Cup champions against Cardinal
The rivalry of Kinsman Road is beginning to lean heavily in the Berkshire Badgers football team’s favor. The Badgers secured the Kinsman Cup for the third straight season when they dominated Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division foe and Geauga County rival Cardinal 49-6 last Friday evening at Richard A....
Garfield G-Men football rolls to victory against Southeast
Chalk another Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference victory off of the list for the Garfield G-Men football team. Garfield dominated MVAC Grey Tier and Portage County rival Southeast 42-7 to stay undefeated in league play last Friday evening at Freedom Field in Palmyra Township.
“It was a good game,” said Coach...
Former Hiram swimmer Jamal Hill takes fifth in 50-meter freestyle at...
For the first time in a while, former Hiram student-athlete Jamal Hill will head back to the drawing board. In Hill’s second time competing on Paralympic Team USA, he finished in fifth place in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 25.62 seconds on Sep. 2 in the Paralympic...
Windham honors history class to attend Ohio School Boards Association Capital...
Although being the smallest village in Portage County, Windham still has a deep history rooted in its community. Windham will have a chance to educate other school districts from the State of Ohio when it sends its honors history class to the Ohio School Board Avocation Capital Conference and...
Huskies volleyball resurgence continues, sweep Blue Devils
The Cardinal Huskies’ girls’ volleyball team may not have had the best start to the season but have turned things around. The Huskies continued to remain in the thick of things in the Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division race when they swept conference foe Wickliffe 25-12, 25-15, and 25-14...
Ravenna soccer ends season with 5-5 tie against Orangemen
All season long it has been a battle for the Ravenna Ravens boys’ soccer team to score goals. Even in their best offensive showing of the season, the Ravens dueled Akron Ellet to a 5-5 draw in their home finale last Thursday evening at Portage Community Bank Stadium’s Gilcrest...