Daniel Sherriff
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.
Streetsboro Board of Education votes to reinstate club activities and middle...
In the wake of the Streetsboro School District’s failure to pass a $7M five-year operating levy in May, the Streetsboro Board of Education approved...
Aurora girls’ track nets fifth place in OHSAA D-II state meet
A year after having no state placers at the Ohio High School Athletic Association state meet, the Aurora Greeenmen girls track and field team...
Windham Township Board of Trustees approve motion to patch Hewins Road
The Windham Township Board of Trustees committed to a significant road project last Thursday evening at the Windham Township Hall, approving a motion to...
Crestwood’s Martini, Ravenna’s Scott each medal at D-III state meet
Crestwood Red Devils’ junior Liv Martini pushed herself to her physical and mental limit this season and finished the year by taking eighth place...
Cardinal’s Krebs and Thistlethwaite capture All-Ohio honors at D-V state meet
The Cardinal Huskies’ track and field team’s ascent during the spring season was completed when junior Olivia Krebs placed fourth in the shot put...
THREE-TIME STATE CHAMPION: Conner Hunt sweeps seated state races
Garfield G-Men senior Conner Hunt has competed in his last Ohio High School Athletic Association state seated races but left his mark by once...
STATE CHAMPIONS: Streetsboro boys’ 4×200 relay captures title
The Streetsboro Rockets boys’ 4x200 relay team kept posting faster times throughout the last several weeks, until they recorded their best race of the...
Rockets’ track and field qualifies eight for D-III state meet
Although the Streetsboro Rockets boys’ and girls’ track and field teams competed in a new division in the Ohio High School Athletic Association track...
Berkshire baseball falls in district title game to Chagrin Falls
The Berkshire Badgers’ baseball team’s deep playoff run ended in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division V Northeast 3 district title game, losing...
Garfield G-Men girls track and field advances three to OHSAA Division...
The Garfield G-Men girls’ track and field team qualified three athletes to the Ohio High School Athletic Association state meet. Senior discus thrower...
Elite Talent Collections Sports Memorabilia offers intrigue in Ravenna
Elite Talent Collections Sports Memorabilia store owner Mark Hartburg will be the first to admit that calling himself a sports fan is an understatement....
Portage Park District continues watershed conservation, purchases Windham Township parcel
The Portage Park District’s mission to preserve natural land, especially that in the Eagle Creek Watershed, continued in partnership with the Portage Land Bank...
Coleman Health Services opens 24/7 Portage Crisis Center
Coleman Health Services officially announced the opening of its first 24/7 Portage Crisis Center by hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Tuesday morning at 3922...
Streetsboro softball walked off by Field in district championship
In only their second appearance in a district title game in program history, the Streetsboro Rockets’ softball team’s upset bid unraveled in the seventh...
Red Devil girls’ track and field win Division III district title
What the Crestwood Red Devils girls’ track and field team lacked in depth, they have always made up for in quality and that rang...
Garfield G-Men girls’ track finishes as district runners-up, boys place third
The Garfield G-Men track and field team announced itself in the first Ohio High School Athletic Association Division IV Berkshire district meet by having...
Cat Walk
The kitties–Rusty and Nipper–and I tried to go for a walk the other day–not a real big success in any terms that I might...
Ted Lysiak receives Martha Jennings Holden Superintendent Award of Excellence
According to James A. Garfield Superintendent Ted Lysiak, he was unaware he was even in consideration for the Martha Jennings Holden Superintendent Award of...
2026 Back-To-School Clothing Voucher Program Announced
Portage County Job and Family Services is excited to announce the launch of the 2026 Back-to-School Clothing Voucher Program. This Prevention, Retention and Contingency...
Maplewood Career Center sends three students to SkillsUSA National Competition
The Maplewood Career Center will be well-represented once again at the SkillsUSA National Competition, sending three students to compete in the week-long event from...
Badgers’ baseball keeps Pirates at bay for sectional championship
When the Berkshire Badgers’ baseball team surrendered the game’s first run in the bottom of the third inning, they did what they do best...
Ravenna Area Chamber of Commerce’s Business Launchpad spawns new businesses
According to Ravenna Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Ryann Cline, she has seen too many small businesses close before having a chance to...
Crestwood softball awakens late to oust Orange in sectional championship
The Crestwood Red Devils’ softball team is showing a knack for winning road playoff games, as the Red Devils surged late to defeat Orange...
Streetsboro track finishes as runners-up at MAC championship
The Streetsboro Rockets’ track and field team continued their ascent in the Metro Athletic Conference, as the boys and girls each took second place...
Ravenna Area Chamber of Commerce revives annual dinner ceremony celebrating Raven...
As the Ravenna Area Chamber of Commerce once again prepares for the annual Raven Awards Ceremony, it will revive the annual dinner that accompanied...
Red Devil girls’ track three-peat as CVC Valley Division champs, Badger...
The Crestwood Red Devils girls’ track team proved that despite being a smaller team than in recent years, the Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division...
Ravenna 7 Movie Theatre will screen “The Last Shop on Walnut”...
For the second time in as many years, the City of Ravenna will be used a backdrop in a feature film, as local film...
T.J. Henderson won’t return as Crestwood girls’ basketball coach
The Crestwood Red Devils girls’ basketball team will have a new face leading the charge on the sideline next season, as T.J. Henderson formally...
Crestwood softball demonstrates growth in victory against Valley Forge
The Crestwood Red Devils’ softball team’s goal of rolling into the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division IV postseason on an upward trajectory took...
Windham Township Board of Trustees place moratorium on AI Data Centers
The Windham Township Board of Trustees fielded several questions about where things stood on the potential of Artificial Intelligence Data Centers being built in...
