Daniel Sherriff

Before the Windham Bombers’ football team had their way with Tuscarawas Central Catholic to record a dominating 42-0 victory last Friday evening, the team enjoyed a pre-game dinner with members of the armed forces to celebrate Military Appreciation Night in the high school cafeteria. “This shows them that there are...

The Windham Township’s monthly Board of Trustees meeting last Thursday evening at Windham Town Hall was attended by Portage County Treasure John Kennedy, who spoke about options regarding loans and property tax increases. Kennedy talked about the Portage GrowLink program that distributes low-cost loans to Portage County homeowners and small...

WOWZAH! That ball game on Friday had folks in the crowd looking for animals proceeding, two-by-two, toward the exits somewhere out by the end zones. Whooee ! Haven’t seen a ballgame that wet in SOME time. There was no rainbow, but we were certainly going to survive–eventually. Dark as the...

The best way for a young team to grow is by winning a tightly contested battle. That is what the Garfield G-Men football team did last Friday evening when they fended off Normandy by a 20-12 margin at Robert M. Boulton Stadium’s Byers Field in Parma. “We found a way,”...

So far this season, the Ravenna Ravens boys’ soccer team has experienced only two outcomes, winning or losing-in shutout fashion. It was the former last Saturday afternoon when the Ravens snapped their four-match losing streak by defeating Niles McKinley 2-0 at Portage Community Bank Stadium’s Gilcrest Field. “I think for...

After a slow start to the season, the Windham Bombers’ volleyball team is bouncing back in a big way. The Bombers’ resurgence continued when they swept Northeastern Athletic Conference Stripes Division rival Bloomfield 25-12, 25-18 and 25-18 last Thursday evening at Marty Hill Court in Windham. “Bloomfield has a scrappy...

Since leaving the Portage Trail Conference, the Crestwood Red Devils’ cross-country team has not had many chances to compete against their former conference and county rivals during the regular season. But the Red Devil girls placed second with a team score of 51 points while the boys also finished...

Although the Berkshire Badgers girls’ soccer team may be a newcomer to the Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division this season, they still know how to handle CVC rivals. The Badgers conquered conference rival Harvey in their CVC Valley Division debut 10-0 last Thursday evening at Great Lakes Cheese Stadium...

What a difference a week makes. Just one week after celebrating a shutout victory, the shoe was on the other foot for the Ravenna Ravens’ football team when they were defeated 35-0 by Revere last Friday evening at Portage Community Bank Stadium’s Gilcrest Field. “It does not feel good,” said...

The Hiram Terriers’ football team wanted to see how they measured up to some of the teams outside of the North Coast Athletic Conference. The Terriers received a clearer picture of where they stood when they were defeated 38-14 by Heidelberg University last Thursday evening at Hornemann Stadium in...

Despite trailing for most of the game, the Berkshire Badgers’ football team was still hanging around late against Chagrin Valley Conference rival Hawken. But several bad plays late doomed Berkshire, resulting in a 34-7 loss against their Geauga County rival the Hawks last Thursday evening at Great Lakes Cheese...

Despite over four decades of never recording a winning season, the Hiram Terriers’ football team’s belief has never wavered. As the Terriers begin another season, the goal remains the same for the program to finally experience a breakthrough season. “We have been working really hard to get the right people...

Through the first two matches of the season, the Berkshire Badgers boys’ soccer team had gotten off on the right foot. That was not the case last Thursday evening, when they fell behind early and were defeated 7-0 by Chagrin Valley Conference rival Beachwood 7-0 for their first loss...

There may not be a more evenly matched rivalry in all of Portage County high school football than the one between the Ravenna Ravens and Kent Roosevelt. In a defensive dual, the Ravens blinked first and lost 14-7 last Friday night at Roosevelt Stadium in Kent. “The guys were hurt...

This sweet and petite, 2 year old little girl will steal your heart.  She was the second cat that I took from her home due to her injuries, along with Freddy. Lilly was rescued from a situation in Orwell where their owner is a senior citizen and wasn’t able...

The Streetsboro Rockets’ football team has a lot of questions to answer this season about how they were going to replicate last year’s explosive offense. They answered some of those questions when they outlast Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy 29-21 last Friday evening at Rockets Stadium’s Quinn Field. “It was sloppy...

Cardinal Huskies’ volleyball Coach Michael Chaffee acknowledged that it has not been an ideal start for his team this season. Cardinal is hoping to have turned a corner after recording a 1-1 record in a tri-match by defeating Chagrin Valley Conference rival Madison 21-25, 25-23, 25-17 and being bested...

It may be a new generation leading the Garfield G-Men football team, but the standards are still high. The G-Men opened their season strong by defeating Edgewood 47-27 last Friday evening at JAG Stadium in Garrettsville. “I think it was important for us to get off to a good first...

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Crestwood Intermediate School speech pathologist Caitlin Fritsch said she has noticed a gap in reading at the elementary level. With an $8,000 grant from the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation and a $750 grant from the Walmart Store in Streetsboro, Fritsch has pioneered an initiative that...

After a 2023 season filled with offensive struggles, the Streetsboro Rockets girls’ soccer team has no intention of letting history repeat itself. After a lackluster first half, the Rockets unleashed an offensive flurry against Portage County rival Crestwood to win their season opener, 6-2, last Friday evening at Jack...

The Aurora Greenmen football team’s success has always been fueled by their senior classes. After graduating 16 seniors from last year’s Suburban League American Conference championship team, the Greenmen’s fate will be in the hands of their 24 returning lettermen this season as they attempt to repeat as conference...

Coach Maddie Wilson has always lived by a simple motto: live, love and ‘lax. The longtime collegiate assistant women’s lacrosse coach is getting her first chance to lead a program, having been announced as Hiram College’s new women’s lacrosse coach on Aug. 7. “It is extremely special that they are allowing...

Crestwood Red Devils’ football Coach Jack D’Amato said he had a vision for what the program would look like when he first took the job five years ago. Five years later, the program is exactly where he hoped it would be as Crestwood has one of its deepest rosters...

What the Streetsboro Rockets boys’ soccer team may lack in roster size, they make up for in quality as evidenced by an 8-1 victory against Portage County rival Crestwood last Friday evening at Jack Lambert Stadium in Mantua. “It is always good to get your season off on the right...

September’s car show in Garrettsville normally could be seen in Garfield Plaza outside G-Ville Auto’s NAPA store (Peterson family owned & operated). This year’s car show will have a different name and purpose - The Zach Peterson Memorial Car & Bike Show - commemorating a young automotive enthusiast lost...

Cardinal Huskies’ football Coach Rich Turner learned what it was like playing with a small roster when he served as an assistant coach at Warren John F. Kennedy High School last year. He hopes to apply those lessons learned with Cardinal as it prepares for its final season in...

Returning the bulk of last year’s team may seem like a great advantage, but Berkshire Badgers’ football coach Josh DeWeese said his team is not taking anything for granted as they begin to embark on a new season. “We focus on things right in front of us so nothing really...

Just about everything that could have gone wrong went wrong for the Windham Bombers’ football team last season. With a new season on the horizon, the Bombers will try and right the ship in search of their first winning season since 2018. “We are excited about the season,” Coach Jake...