Garfield G-Men wrestling finishes in fifth place at Russ Ward Memorial tournament
While the Garfield G-Men wrestling team may not have the quantity of wrestlers that other teams have, they still have plenty of quality wrestlers. The G-Men proved that when junior 113-pound Camron Lewicki and 138-pound sophomore Landon Andel each captured championships to lead the G-Men to take fifth place out of 15 teams with 165 points last Saturday at...
Bombers basketball shakes off slow start to dominate Chalker
The Windham Bombers boys’ basketball team may have had to wait longer than usual for their season to start but they are hitting the ground running. Windham capped off its opening week by overcoming a slow start to trump Northeastern Athletic Conference Stripes Division rival Chalker 69-31 last Friday evening at Marty Hill Court. “I think compared to our game...
Red Devils’ basketball captures payback victory against Greenmen
Before last year, it had been quite some time since the Crestwood Red Devils and Aurora Greenmen boys’ basketball teams had reignited their crosstown rivalry. The Portage County rivalry is as fresh as ever, with the Red Devils avenging last year’s defeat, this time beating Aurora 62-51 last Saturday afternoon in Mantua. “We were very careless with the basketball from...
Crestwood’s Rocco Wrobel snags fifth place at Solon Comet Classic
With a young team this season, the Crestwood Red Devils’ wrestling squad has relied on their underclassmen to pace them from the start. Sophomore 113-poounder Rocco Wrobel has done his part so and continued doing so when he finished with a 4-2 record to take fifth place in the 113-pound bracket at the Solon Comet Classic last weekend at...
Garfield G-Men girls’ basketball down Champion for season’s first victory
Last season, the Garfield G-Men girls’ basketball team experienced their worst season in the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Tier since joining it in the 2020-21 season. The G-Men’s hope to turn things around this year is already off to a good start as they stifled MVAC Grey Tier rival Champion 42-39 in their conference opener last Friday evening...
Streetsboro bowling captures first victory against Akron Springfield, girls fall short
It has been a tale of two cities when it comes to the Streetsboro boys’ and girls’ bowling teams as the boys had yet to hit their stride and the Rocket girls have already experienced some success in the Metro Athletic Conference. The Rocket boys finally earned their first league win as they bested MAC foe Akron Springfield 2324-1548....
Garfield’s Conner Hunt named to the U.S. Paralympic All American Team!
Conner Hunt has earned a spot on the prestigious U.S. Paralympics Track & Field High School All-American team for the 2024 season, recognized in the T54 classification for his performances in the 100-meter and 400-meter events. The annual All-American list, which honors the nation’s top high school athletes with Paralympic-eligible impairments, features 46 outstanding competitors for 2024. This marks the...
Rockets’ basketball uses balanced attack to throttle Indians
If it was not clear the Streetsboro Rockets boys’ basketball team felt they had something to prove this season, it should be now. Streetsboro continued its fast start to the season by hammering Metro Athletic Conference foe Akron Springfield 73-15 last Friday evening in Lakemore. “Unfortunately for Springfield they were missing four of their starters,” said Coach Nick Marcini. “They...
Garfield G-Men basketball chip away at Badgers for comeback victory
The Garfield G-Men’s first attempt at overtaking Berkshire for the lead in the third quarter of their basketball game against the Badgers may not have been successful but they were not discouraged. Garfield took control in the fourth quarter, overcoming a double-digit deficit to edge the Badgers 72-65 last Friday evening at the JAG Fieldhouse in Garrettsville. “It’s not supposed...
Windham girls’ basketball loses to St. Thomas Aquinas
Fielding a young squad this season, Windham Bombers girls’ basketball Coach J.J. Collins said he knew it would be a bumpy road ahead. Windham’s offensive struggles continued as its losing streak reached three games in a 37-22 loss against St. Thomas Aquinas last Saturday afternoon in Louisville. “They got off to a quick start and knocked down a couple of...
Garfield G-Men wrestling to unleash new wave of talent
For the last five years, the Garfield G-Men wrestling team has benefited by having leaders in the wrestling room in standout wrestlers Hunter Andel and Keeegan Sell. With both wrestlers now having graduated, the G-Men are ready to usher in a new wave of talent for the upcoming season. “I would say overall we are a team of sophomores,” Coach...
Badgers basketball ready to lock down opponents for new season
The Berkshire Badgers boys’ basketball team’s season ended with a whimper last year, but the Badgers are ready to turn the page. As the Badgers begin a new season, they will be fueled by a dynamic junior class that will focus on turning defense into offense. “We are playing better defense because we really have a group that can get...
Garfield G-Men basketball, energized by senior class, are ready to shed ‘young team’ label
The last two years have seen the Garfield G-Men’s basketball team be the young team, having to go through a transitional period after graduating a talented senior class after the 2021-22 season. This season, the G-Men will be fueled by a six-player senior class and are eager to snap their two-season streak of posting a losing record. “Right now we...
Ravens basketball plagued by shooting woes in loss against Tigers
The Ravenna Ravens boys’ basketball team was not afraid to attack the basket in their season opener against Newton Falls last Saturday evening in Trumbull County, but could not find the net often enough, losing 50-43 against the Tigers. “We were pretty close,” said Coach Marlon Jones. “At one point we were up by three, down by three, lost by...
Cardinal girls basketball outmatched in loss against LaBrae
As much experience as the Cardinal Huskies girls’ basketball team gained last year, there is still a lot of work to be done. The Huskies could not measure up to LaBrae and were defeated by the Vikings 59-43 last Friday evening in Leavittsburg. “They were a shooting team, and they also know how to pass the ball quite well so...
Rockets wrestling seeking multiple state berths in new season
In the first year of the Mark Skonieczny era for the Streetsboro Rockets’ wrestling team, his squad qualified nine wrestlers to the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II district meet but only one advanced to the state meet. According to Skonieczny, the Rockets had a few wrestlers who squandered their chances to become state qualifiers and does not...
Berkshire boys bowling goes 1-1, girls post 0-2 record in tri-match against Lakeside and Edgewood
The Berkshire Badgers’ bowling team’s season may be still be young but the goals are pretty clear. Berkshire received its first taste of action in the Chagrin Valley Conference as the boys defeated CVC foe Edgewood Warriors 2189-1986 but lost to the Lakeside Dragons 2321-1986 while the girls were defeated by the Warriors 1398-1387 and Lakeside 1409-1387 in a...
Badger girls basketball stumbles in loss against Knights
Like any team with a new coach and system, there are always kinks to work out. The Berkshire Badgers girls’ basketball struggled to find their footing in a 45-34 loss against Nordonia in the West Geauga Showcase last Saturday afternoon at The Wolvarena in Chester. “We talked about the key which was coming out and being patient,” said Coach Dave...
Windham boys’ basketball returns deeper and ready to push the pace
Although the 2023-24 season could be considered a down year for the Windham Bombers boys’ basketball team, they are prepared to show that they have learned from their mistakes. Having returned the bulk of last year’s squad, Windham will rely on its depth to push them to a successful season. “We do return quite a large portion of our team...
Crestwood names alum Max Weatherbee as first girls’ wrestling coach
Crestwood Red Devils’ graduate Max Weatherbee has nothing but great memories while being a member of the wrestling program during his high school days. He will help create new memories for Crestwood athletics after being formally named as the first girls’ wrestling coach on Nov. 12. “I have always wanted to coach,” Weatherbee told The Weekly Villager on Nov. 20....
Jeffrey Curto tapped to build Hiram’s first men’s ice hockey program
Building a hockey program from the ground up is no easy feat but it is a challenge that Jeffrey Curto is more than familiar with. Curto will be tasked with building Hiram College’s first men’s ice hockey program after being announced as the head coach this summer. “It is exciting. It really is,” Curto told The Weekly Villager on Nov....
Rockets standout Naomi Benson elects to continue athletic career with Fighting Illini
Although coming from a basketball family, Streetsboro Rockets’ center Naomi Benson acknowledged that she had a tough time seeing herself following in her brothers’ footsteps at an early age. Things changed and as she begins her fourth and final year on the Rocket girls’ basketball team, Benson will do so with plans to continue her career at the next...
Bomber girls basketball returns with less experience but more motor
Windham Bombers girls’ basketball Coach JJ Collins will be the first to say it is no easy feat for a basketball program to return to the court and be successful after graduating a pair of 1,000-point scorers. But while Windham may not as be experienced this season, it still has plenty to play for. “Obviously we are not going to...
Aurora football can’t finish off Youngstown Ursuline, drop regional semifinal
For three quarters, the Aurora Greenmen football team clawed their way to a slim lead against the top seeded Youngstown Ursuline. But the Greenmen went scoreless in the final period and surrendered three touchdowns to lose 29-10 in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III Region 9 semifinal last Friday evening at North Canton Hoover High School’s Don...
Rockets football battles back but ultimately falls to Perry
No matter what, the Streetsboro Rockets’ football team can safely say that they have no regrets after a historic 2024 season. The Rockets’ comeback bid fell short when they lost 45-21 against Perry in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division IV Region 13 semifinal last Friday evening at Great Lakes Cheese Stadium in Burton. “All but one of Perry’s...
Red Devils’ basketball prepared to raise its ceiling for a new season
Although the Crestwood Red Devils boys’ basketball team has yet to tip-off their season, the expectations have already been set at a high bar. After capturing the Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division title last year, Crestwood returns wanting more. “The expectations are to continue to compete and grind, continue to get better and represent our brand,” said Coach Josh Jakacki....
Longtime Streetsboro boys soccer Coach Paul Krzeminski steps down
For the last 16 years, Paul Krzminski has nurtured the Streetsboro Rockets boys’ soccer program almost as if he was a raising a child. He is now letting go of the reins, having announced his resignation in a Facebook post on Nov. 5. “16 years is a long time to do anything and just the amount of people and the...
Streetsboro football earns redemption, decisively defeats Northwest
Only two seniors on the Streetsboro Rockets’ football team were starters as sophomores when the Rockets’ season ended in the first round of the 2022 Ohio High School Athletic Association Division IV Region 13 playoffs in a loss against Northwest. That game still stuck with the current Rockets’ senior class, who avenged their previous loss against the Indians by...
Bombers football overwhelmed by Falcons to close out season
The Windham Bombers’ football team’s historic season reached the final chapter in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division VII Region 25 quarterfinals last Friday evening when they were outmatched against Hillsdale, losing 43-13 at the Hillsdale Falcons Community Stadium in Jeromesville. “They were extremely athletic,” said Coach Jake Eye. “We knew that going in. They were by far the...
Garfield G-Men football stumped by Garaway, lose in regional quarterfinal
For the last three years, the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division V Region 17 has been the toast of the postseason with every state champion coming from that region. The Garfield G-Men hoped to be among the elite of that region but their time will have to be another year after losing to Garaway 38-20 in the regional...
