Daniel Sherriff

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...

Sometimes a change is needed. That is what Ravenna Sip and Social co-owner and Ravenna Area Chamber of Commerce Board Member Rich Wolford did with his store, previously called Ravenna Nutrition, and launched a rebrand in late June to transform his health food store to appeal to a broader...

Garfield rising junior Conner Hunt had already proven himself at the state level as a tough competitor in the seated track events but now has made his mark at the national level. Hunt won the 100-meter seated dash at the Move United Hartford Nationals in Alabama by setting a...

It’s that time of year where outdoor lovers will find any excuse to be outside. Garrettsville is giving those people a reason to get outside by hosting its first annual Sip ‘n’ Shop on Main on July 27 beginning at noon. “I feel like this would be something wonderful for...

Even early in his retirement, former Windham Bombers’ volleyball Coach Michael Chaffee is not content with just taking long walks or playing pickleball. He is a teacher at his core and is eager to get back to his roots, having been announced as Cardinal’s new volleyball coach in April. “It’s...

To this point of his life, the majority of Crestwood Red Devils’ Josh Delaney’s traveling experience has been taking vacations on the west coast. He will broaden his horizons by spending the month of July traveling across Europe as Crestwood’s first Global Experience Grant winner. “It means the world to...

Hiram College’s pending move to the President’s Athletic Conference for the 2025-26 school year will also see significant changes in the its athletic program. The Terriers will be adding three new sports when they join the PAC in women’s lacrosse, women’s bowling and men’s ice hockey. “We are growing at...

For as long Ravenna graduate Ben Ribelin has worked in the education system, he has served his alma mater with pride. He will carry more responsibility after having been named the interim superintendent by the Board of Education in a special meeting on July 1. “As a former student and...