Daniel Sherriff

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...

Becoming only the second team in school history to reach double-digit victories last season was a nice achievement for the Streetsboro Rockets’ football team but Coach Pete Thompson said his squad still has some unfinished business. “It is an experienced bunch so our expectations are high for them but they...

What does a high school football program do after graduating one of its winningest senior classes in school history? According to coach Mike Moser, they carry on and try to write a new chapter, which is what the Garfield G-Men plan to do for the upcoming season. “What we did...

Ravenna Ravens’ football head coach Brian Coman won’t predict what his team’s record will be this season but one thing he is hopeful about is that his team will bring that competitive edge into every game. “I think some good things are going to happen,” the first-year coach told The...

Growing up in a rural community like Mantua, Andy Auble learned what hard work truly meant, developing a work ethic that has shaped him into becoming a successful multi-business owner. “When I was starting the businesses I am doing now, I was using a lot of the skills and work...

No matter how many years have gone by, the tradition of high school football has remained strong in the Mantua community as evidenced by the annual Crestwood alumni football games before the start of each season. The Red Devils’ alumni team will hit the road and take on Portage...

For former Garfield High School principal Michael Dobran, time really is a flat circle. Dobran is returning to where it all started, having been named as the new superintendent of the Windham School District after signing a three-year contract. “Being in a leadership position and to visit all of the...

When the Windham Township Board of Trustees convened last Thursday evening at Windham’s Town Hall, they received a visit from the Middlefield Banking Company’s Assistant Vice President Lisa Muldowney. Muldowney delivered a check for $3,500 on behalf of the bank to donate to the Portage Foundation Disaster Relief Fund. “We...

Football coach Rich Turner is familiar with elevating an Ohio high school football program to the next level. He will attempt to do that again as the new Cardinal Huskies’ head football coach. “It is home,” Turner told The Weekly Villager on July 25. “One of the big things you...

Representing the United States once at the Olympic Games was a blessing for Southeast alum Jenna Fesemyer. She will get a second chance to again perform on the national stage, having been named to the USA Paralympic Team for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. “I am thrilled to be representing...

As busy as Andreas Johansson has been serving as the Streetsboro School District’s Director of Operations for the last seven years, he has wanted more responsibility. He will get that chance after being named the new Superintendent of the Newton Falls School District. “I am very excited,” Johansson told The...

Recent Garfield graduate Owen Bass is not used to being the new kid in school but will experience that for the first time when he travels to India for an entire school year as the Garfield-Hiram Rotary Club’s Exchange Student as a part of the Rotary District 6630 Youth...

The Ravenna Veterans of Foreign Affairs Post 1055 has always prided itself on supporting the Portage County community. They demonstrated their support when they hosted a special ceremony, distributing checks of $1,000 each to 16 different Portage County fire departments last Wednesday evening at the Ravenna VFW Post. “It just...

Streetsboro Rockets’ assistant football Coach Pete Smith may not have played football during his high school days but was always fascinated by the X’s and O’s of the game. In addition to becoming an integral part of Streetsboro’s coaching staff, he has carried his passion for football over to...

After 21 years at the helm of Notre Dame College’s women’s soccer program, Coach Mike Shiels is starting over. Although he is leaving a program where he set down many roots, the new Hiram College women’s soccer coach is bringing an energetic mindset to his new position. “Obviously when you...

LaBrae boys’ basketball Coach Chad Kiser knows firsthand what it feels like to be a part of a small program but still get the job done. He now joins an elite club of high school coaches, having reached his 300th career coaching victory this past season when the Vikings...