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Daniel Sherriff

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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.

Moore jumps over from Crestwood to ignite Rockets softball

Through two coaching tenures, Coach LeRoy Moore has bled red and white for the Crestwood Red Devils girls’ softball team. After spending 11 years at the helm with his alma matter, Moore is starting a new chapter by becoming the head coach of the Streetsboro Rockets’ softball team. “It is...

Ravenna School District Transportation Department suffers from staff shortages

The last few years have seen the Ravenna School District’s Transportation Department experience staffing issues to their bus driver work force. Just this last year, Ravenna’s staff of bus drivers was significantly trimmed, losing about a third of its employees. “We have lost several drivers and aides for various reasons,”...

Badger boys volleyball falls in five sets to Wildcats

TheBerkshire Badgers boys’ volleyball team continues to get off to a slow start this season. The Badgers remained winless when they dropped a five-setter, losing 25-19, 23-25, 17-25, 25-12, and 15-5 against Mayfield last Wednesday evening in Burton. “Some people might say it is a maturity thing where you have...

Garfield G-Men baseball ready to encore after historic season

Garfield G-Men baseball coach Michael Paes acknowledged that even after a historic 2023 season, nothing would be a given for his squad this year. The G-Men will try and prove that last season’s success was no fluke when they compete this year. Garfield compiled a 21-7 record and reached the...

Crestwood to host Wall of Fame dinner and social

Having successfully added over 100 names to their new Athletic Wall of Fame, the Crestwood Red Devils are inviting alumni to return to their alma matter to celebrate the achievement. Crestwood will host a banquet dinner and social honoring the new members of the Wall of Fame in its...

Anthony Sindelar earns All-Ohioan honors at state wrestling meet

Streetsboro Rockets’ 120-pound sophomore Anthony Sindelar had a lot to prove this season after he missed his freshman year with a shoulder injury. The Rockets’ sophomore achieved that goal when he recorded a 3-2 record to take seventh place at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II state...

J.P. Wrobel snags fifth place at state wrestling meet

For the last three years, Crestwood Red Devils’ 126-pound senior J.P. Wrobel’s time at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III state wrestling meet has been a short one. Wrobel made the most of his final appearance by going 4-2 to take fifth place last weekend at The...

Streetsboro girls basketball Final Four bid ended by Laurel

The Streetsboro Rockets girls’ basketball team will have to wait at least one more year before they pack their bags for the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II Final Four. The Rockets’ historic season ended when they lost 53-32 against Laurel in the Division II regional championship last...

Main Street Ravenna unveils Ravenna-Opoly

As the City of Ravenna celebrates its 225th birthday, Main Street Ravenna, a non-profit organization committed to preserving and revitalizing downtown Ravenna, wanted to do something special. The organization has partnered with Opoly Games, a business that custom designs Monopoly-styled board games, to make Ravenna-Opoly, a new board game...

Keegan Sell defends Division III state championship

Garfield G-Men senior Keegan Sell has wrestled in a lot of matches in his varsity career. Very few could compare to the match where he edged Liberty Center senior Xander Myers 11-6 to become a two-time state wrestling champion at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III state...

Johnny Green repeats as fifth place finisher, two other Greenmen place

Aurora Greenmen 113-pound junior wrestler Johnny Green said he wanted to improve on his fifth place finish in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division Il from last year. Although he fell shy of that goal, he became a three-time state placer when he once again took fifth with...

Mayor Cunningham attends Windham Township Board of Trustees meeting

Newly elected Windham Township Mayor Lawrence Cunningham attended the Windham Township Board of Trustees meeting last Thursday evening at Windham Town Hall to address several issues. The first item he raised was that Windham would host Fun in the Sun in July, a local summer festival that had not occurred...

Red Devils basketball ousted from postseason by Smithies

No matter what the rankings are, anything can happen in the postseason. Those words rang true for the Crestwood Red Devils boys’ basketball team when their resurgent season ended with a 42-39 loss against Smithville in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III Northeast I sectional championship last...

Anthony Sindelar takes second place at Division II district wrestling meet

For the ninth straight season, the Streetsboro Rockets’ wrestling team will have at least one representative competing in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II State Meet. 120-pound sophomore Anthony Sindelar qualified when he finished with a 3-1 record as the runner-up at the Division II Kenston district...

Keegan Sell repeats as Division III district champion

Garfield G-Men senior 190-pounder Keegan Sell has achieved so many milestones during his varsity wrestling career. He will continue to add to his impressive resume after capturing his fourth consecutive state bid when he went 4-0 to become the district champion at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division...

Greenmen wrestling advance four to Division I state meet

In only the second year since rejoining Division I, the Aurora Greenmen wrestling team has already improved. Aurora qualified four wrestlers to compete in the Ohio High School Division I State Tournament from the Division I North Canton Hoover District meet last weekend in Canton. “We are excited about the...

Rockets basketball pulls away from Dukes to advance

The Streetsboro Rockets’ basketball team has been living on the edge all season. It once again came down to the final minutes but the Rockets prevailed against Marlington, winning 55-47 in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II Northeast 1 sectional championship game last Friday night at Streetsboro...

Coleman Health Services break ground on new Portage Crisis Center

For the Coleman Health Services’ mental health clinic, adding eight new beds to their 11-bed crisis and stabilization unit may not seem significant but it has the potential of making a huge impact. Coleman Health Services broke ground on their new Portage Crisis Center building last Friday morning outside...

Hiram softball ready to raise the bar amid lofty goals

Being voted as the 25th seed in the Division III National Softball Coaches Association Division and as the second ranked team in the North Coast Athletic Conference preseason poll is not a bad way for the Hiram Terriers softball team to begin their season. According to Coach Shannon Schaub,...

Rocket girls basketball top Panthers for first district banner

he Streetsboro Rockets girls’ basketball team and is one they do not want to end any time soon. The Rockets’ historic season continued when they outlasted Metro Athletic Conference rival Norton 40-36 to win the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II Northeast 5 district title last Saturday evening...

Crestwood wrestling comes in third at Division III sectional

Red Devils field three champions, advance five district qualifiers Wrestling at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III Rootstown sectional meet, the Crestwood Red Devils felt right at home competing in a meet just down the road. The Red Devils placed third as a team, scoring 141.5 points, crowned...

Mayor Benjamin and Superintendent Roberto deliver keynote speeches

Aurora Mayor Ann Womer Benjamin and School District Superintendent Mike Roberto each gave a keynote speech to address the City’s and School District’s recent accomplishments and future at the annual State of the City Luncheon last Wednesday afternoon at The Bertram Inn Hotel & Conference Center. Aurora Chamber of Commerce...

Ravenna awaits emergency operating levy vote in March

For 19 years the Ravenna school district has not needed to pass an operating levy. Times have changed and the school district is now seeking an emergency operating levy of $6.9 million on the March 19 ballot to maintain funding for school operations. “We need this levy to pass to...

Crestwood basketball drops regular season finale to Geneva

Despite a season filled with record-setting accomplishments, the Crestwood Red Devils boys’ basketball team’s season ended with them falling short of setting one more milestone. The Red Devils lost 79-62 against Chagrin Valley Conference rival Geneva in a crossover game last Friday evening in Geneva. “We had a great week...

Streetsboro girls basketball ousts Niles McKinley to return to district semifinal

The Streetsboro Rockets girls’ basketball team has already achieved several milestones in a record-breaking season. They checked off a few more boxes when they dominated Niles McKinley 67-22 in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II Northeast 5 sectional semifinal last Saturday afternoon at Streetsboro High School. It marked...

Garfield G-Men basketball defuses rival Windham Bombers

Finding a spark at the end of the season is not ideal timing but it is better late than never. The Garfield G-Men boys’ basketball team avenged last season’s loss to neighborhood rival Windham by winning 77-51 in the regular season finale, spoiling the Bombers’ senior night last Friday...

Streetsboro wrestling qualifies nine for the district meet

Streetsboro Rockets’ Coach Mark Skonieczny said he wanted his team to compete in the toughest Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II sectional meet to prepare them for the district meet. The Rockets rose to the challenge by taking fourth place at the Division II St. Vincent-St. Mary sectional...

Garfield G-Men wrestling takes runner-up at Division III sectional

G-Men spring five district qualifiers, crown two champions It may have been one of the biggest Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III sectional meets that the Garfield G-Men wrestling team had competed in a while but that did not stop them from finishing as the runners-up by scoring 161.0...

Vivid Vibes Boutique offers free prom dresses

The price of the average prom dress has increased considerably since Sharon Carmichael, owner of Vivid Vibes Boutique, went to prom while attending the James A. Garrettsville  school district. Hoping to enable every high school student to have the chance to attend prom, Vivid Vibes Boutique will offer a...

Streetsboro basketball seizes control in second half to dominate Akron Coventry

The Metro Athletic Conference banner may have eluded the Streetsboro Rockets boys’ basketball team this year, but they proved that they will be a contender for the foreseeable future. The Rockets capped off league play and celebrated senior night by storming back in the second half to beat conference...
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