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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.

Former Crestwood football Coach Tom Hannan takes the helm at Rootstown

Former Crestwood Red Devils’ football Coach Tom Hannan can recall that during his 16 years with the program as he was always the first one in and the last one to leave football practice. The winningest Red Devils’ football coach in school history is sliding back into old habits,...

Keegan Sell ready to tackle new chapter at Grand Valley State...

Garfield graduate Keegan Sell’s varsity career in both wrestling and football has been etched into the school record books. He is now hitting the reset button when he continues his football career at Grand Valley State University this fall. “I am super excited,” Sell told The Weekly Villager on June...

Townhall II unveils new location in Ravenna

It is hard to find a health care location that can deliver multiple services but Townhall II, a non-profit agency providing integrated health care services to Portage County, has come close. Townhall II hosted a grand opening of its newest location in Ravenna last Wednesday morning.  “With Ravenna and Windham...

Aireane Curtis departs Windham to become new Crestwood superintendent

Current Windham Superintendent Dr. Aireane Curtis did not envision herself leaving anytime soon. But when opportunity knocked, she seized the moment and will begin a new chapter in her career, having been named Crestwood’s new Superintendent by the Crestwood Board of Education last Tuesday evening. “Crestwood is a bigger district...

Cardinal school district purchases new bus through School Bus Purchase Program

Although the Cardinal school district is small in enrollment, there is a lot of ground for a school bus to cover in overall area and several school buses have reached the end of their engine life in the past few years. The district continued reinforcing its bus fleet by...

Longtime Badgers’ Coach Dave List concludes coaching career

Berkshire Badgers’ softball Coach Dave List said the most difficult thing at the spring award ceremony is saying goodbye to the seniors. However the only departure from the program this year was List himself, who retired after 24 years of coaching Berkshire athletics. “It is a lot harder than I...

Hiram College begins locker room renovations

When the 2024-25 school year begins for Hiram College, the four locker rooms located outside of the Price Gymnasium will have a whole new look to them. Hiram has begun its $100,000 summer project to completely renovate the locker rooms, including installing new lockers and flooring tiles to redecorating...

Portage County Master Gardener volunteers stay active through help line

According to Karen Balog, gardening is evolving into a growing trend in Portage County. The excitement surrounding gardening is so great that the Portage County Master Gardener Volunteers have operated a gardening help line for several years through the sponsorship of The Ohio State University’s Portage County Extension Agency. “We...

Aurora grad AJ Barner ready to begin NFL journey with Seattle...

Tight end AJ Barner is no stranger to having to work his way up a depth chart, having done so in his high school and collegiate career. The 2020 Aurora Greenmen graduate will once again work to climb the ladder after being drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the...

Eric Geddes embraces new challenge at Ohio Dominican University

For Garfield graduate Eric Geddes, his four years with the G-Men’s athletic programs went by in the blink of an eye but he treasured every moment. The right-handed pitching ace will continue his athletic career by playing baseball at Ohio Dominican University in Columbus. “With baseball I feel like I...

Ravenna hosts Art on Main festival in conjuction with 225th anniversary...

One thing that the non-profit Main Street Ravenna loves to do when ushering in the summer season is host the annual Art on Main Festival. The seventh annual Festival had a special twist as Main Street Ravenna partnered with the City to celebrate Ravenna’s 225th anniversary last Saturday in...

Windham Township Board of Trustees discusses next step on substandard lot...

At the Windham Township Board of Trustees meeting, there was further discussion about what do next concerning the motion that had been approved by the Board on March 17 to increase the property lines from 200 to 250 feet concerning residents appearing on the county auditor’s list of their...

Windham’s Briah Daniel Places Sixth In Shot Put

No matter where the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III state shot put competition was held, Windham Bombers’ senior Briah Daniel was going to be ready. The Bombers’ senior finished in sixth place with a personal and school record of 39 feet, 8½ inches last Thursday at The...

GPA Holds Tournament

The Garrettsville Pickleball Association (GPA) held its first Round Robin tournament on Saturday, May 11th.  There were 22 participants, combining our Novice group that plays on Monday/Wednesday/Fridays, and our Intermediate group that plays on Tuesday/Thursday/Saturdays, for a morning of fun and fellowship.   Congratulations to winners Katie Kelley and David...

TWO-TIME STATE CHAMPION: Streetsboro’s Milena Sobie collects two more state titles...

Streetsboro Rockets’ senior Milena Sobie’s athletic career may have gotten off to a slow start but she has finished things off on a high note. Sobie defended her title in the 800-meter seated dash and 100-meter dash and also placed in two more seated events at the Ohio High...

THREE-TIME STATE CHAMPION: Connor Hunt adds three more state titles

If Garfield G-Men Connor Hunt did not have a target on his back already, he does now. The G-Men’s sophomore once again reigned supreme by winning three more state titles in the seated events of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II state meet last weekend at the...

Streetsboro boys’ 4×200 relay earns fifth place at state meet

The Streetsboro Rockets boys’ 4x200 relay has usually competed hard at the Ohio High School Division II state meet but has fallen short of the podium several time over the last few years. The team of seniors Preston Hopperton, Garrett Tiller, Kylan Rue and junior Devon White persevered to...

STATE RUNNER-UP: Streetsboro’s Garrett Tiller wins silver medal in 200-meter dash

Streetsboro Rockets’ senior Garrett Tiller’s senior season will be a season to remember. Tiller ended his high school career by finishing as the runner-up at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II state 200-meter dash with a time of 22.20 seconds last Saturday at the University of Dayton’s...

Aurora’s Isabella Cicero finishes in sixth place in 400-meter dash

Aurora Greenmen sophomore sprinter Isabella Cicero is never satisfied after a race unless she ends it with almost little energy remaining. Cicero found that feeling when she took sixth place in the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.59 seconds at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division I...

Streetsboro’s Olivia Johnson-Wilson captures seventh place in 300-meter hurdles

Streetsboro Rockets’ sophomore Olivia Johnson-Wilson is no stranger to competing on some of the biggest stages of high school sports. She demonstrated her poise when she placed seventh the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 45.99 seconds at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II state meet last...

Streetsboro’s Olivia Johnson-Wilson nets state bid in 300-meter hurdles

The Streetsboro Rockets’ track team will be well-represented in both the boys and girls’ events at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II state meet this week. Sophomore hurdler Olivia Johnson-Wilson earned her first career state berth when she finished in fourth place in the 300-meter hurdles, clocking...

Aurora softball unravels in loss against Canfield in regional semifinal

Throughout the season, the Aurora Greenmen softball team has needed one big inning to seize control. The shoe was on the other foot when Canfield was fueled by a five-run fifth inning to defeat the Greenmen 12-2 in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II regional semifinal last...

Jordak Elementary sends six students to participate in OCDA Treble Honor...

A few lucky Jordak Elementary students will soon discover life beyond the Middlefield bubble. Jordak Elementary will send six students to join the Ohio Choral Director’s Association Treble Honor Choir, an advanced one-day choral experience for 150 students in Ohio at Capital University in Bexley beginning on June 24. “This...

Aurora’s Isabella Cicero becomes state qualifier in 400-meter dash

According to Aurora Greenmen girls’ track coach Greg Cicero, the times at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division I regional meet last week were even faster than usual. Sophomore Isabella Cicero was up for the challenge, taking third place in the 400-meter dash with a personal and school...

Streetsboro’s Garrett Tiller takes regional crown in 100 and 200-meter dash

Streetsboro Rockets’ senior sprinter Garrett Tiller has been one of the best kept secrets in Division II during the season. Tiller is now on everybody’s radar after being crowned the 100 and 200-meter dash champion at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II regional meet at Austintown-Fitch High’s...

Garfield G-Men baseball bows out of district championship with loss against...

The Garfield G-Men baseball team is beginning to understand what it takes to reach a district title game consistently. They now need to figure out how to win a district championship after losing 11-1 against South Range in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III Northeast 2 district...

Berkshire baseball breaks through late to triumph against Newton Falls

The Berkshire Badgers’ baseball team has become adept at making some noise in the playoffs.  The Badgers earned a berth in the district playoffs with some clutch hitting to beat Newton Falls 6-1 in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III Northeast 1 sectional championship last Wednesday. “It is...

Rocket girls track captures second place at Division II district, boys...

Streetsboro Rockets’ track Coach Robb Kidd said he is always amazed with how the program replaces the talent that they graduated the year before. The Rocket girls continued to match that standard when they finished as runners-up by scoring 85 points at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division...

Greenmen girls track finishes as runners-up at Division I district, boys...

For another year, the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division I Austintown-Fitch district belongs to Solon but if this year’s district meet is any indication, the Aurora Greenmen girls’ track team is getting closer to reaching the top. Aurora captured second place by scoring 108 points last week at...

Garfield G-Men girls win Division III district title, boys qualify in...

According to Garfield G-Men track Coach Matt Pfleger, the girls felt their time had come after finishing as runners-up at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III district meet last year. The G-Men made good on that bet when they won the district title with 116 points last...
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