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...
Garfield G-Men girls basketball ready to climb back to the top
For 10 years, the Garfield G-Men girls’ basketball program has been layered with success after success. After suffering their first losing season since the 2012-13 campaign last year, the G-Men girls are eager to prove themselves once again. “It was a frustrating year and just one of the years where we were asking a lot of people to do things,”...
Matt Stump ready to lay foundation for Streetsboro bowling
It had been awhile, but Matt Stump still remembers that smell whenever he walks into a bowling alley or bowling center. It is something he will refamiliarize himself with after being named the Streetsboro Rockets’ bowling coach on Sep. 1. “It is fun and it means a lot and my coaching mantra is that I have helped out coaching with...
Rockets football stumbles but overcomes Cardinals in playoff opener
Through the first one-and-a-half quarters, the Streetsboro Rockets’ football team was cruising. They then experienced their first true test of adversity when Cardinal Mooney scored 14 unanswered points but the Rockets responded with a methodical second half to oust the Cardinals 42-21 in the first round of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division IV Region 13 playoffs last...
Windham football slips past Southern to continue postseason march
For the first time since the 2017 season, there will be a week 12 for the Windham Bombers’ football team. The Bombers pulled ahead for good in the fourth quarter to defeat Southern 50-35 in the first round of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division VII Region 25 playoffs last Friday evening at Ed Liddle Field. “It was an...
Garfield G-Men football heats up in second half to oust Trinity
After an exciting first half of play, the Garfield G-Men started from square one in the second half and captured a 35-26 victory against Trinity in the first round of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division V Region 17 playoffs last Friday evening at JAG Stadium in Garrettsville. “I am proud of our kids,” said Coach Mike Moser. “They...
Greenmen girls soccer ousted by Leopards in district final
Capturing a district title is something that continues to elude the Aurora Greenmen girls’ soccer team. Aurora’s bid for a district banner fell short again as they lost 3-1 to Louisville in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III Northeast 3 district final last Saturday evening at Boliantz Stadium in Macedonia. “They played hard,” said Coach Domenica McClintock. “They...
Red Devils soccer concludes historic playoff run with shutout loss against Open Door Christian
All season it seemed that the Crestwood Red Devils boys’ soccer team has been pushed to the brink but have usually prevailed. The Red Devils finally hit a wall and saw their season come to an end when they were defeated by Open Door Christian 5-0 in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division V Northeast 5 district championship...
Greenmen football relinquishes SLAC banner to Hornets in shutout loss
The Suburban League American Conference title will once again change hands this season. The Aurora Greenmen football team handed over the conference banner to SLAC foe Medina Highland when they lost 34-0 in the regular season finale last Friday evening at Veterans Stadium. “Hats off to Medina Highland,” said Coach Bob Mihalik. “They are a very physical team. They punched...
Huskies volleyball triumph against Comets to earn district title
It had been a while since the Cardinal Huskies’ volleyball team celebrated a district championship, 27 years in fact. The Huskies ended that long drought when they swept Central Christian 25-20, 25-20, 25-22 to reign supreme in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division VII Northeast 3 district championship last Thursday evening at Smithville High School. “It means the world...
Garfield G-Men football pulls away from Brookfield, wraps up MVAC Grey Tier title
All season long the Garfield G-Men football team has needed to learn several lessons to stay at the top of the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Tier to follow in the footsteps of their predecessors. The G-Men proved to be good students, defeating MVAC Grey Tier foe Brookfield 41-14 in the regular season finale to secure outright ownership of...
Badger girls soccer overwhelm Flashes to claim district title
Despite controlling the first half of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division V Northeast 4 district championship to take a 2-0 lead, Berkshire Badgers girls’ soccer Coach Ian Patterson said his team was far from satisfied. The Badgers used an offensive flurry in the second half to decisively defeat Champion 7-0 to win the district banner last Saturday...
Red Devils soccer triumphs against Chipps to three-peat as sectional champs
There is a new standard that has been set for the Crestwood Red Devils boys’ soccer program, that winning a sectional championship is practically automatic. The Red Devils secured their third straight sectional title when they fended off Chippewa 3-2 in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division V Northeast 5 sectional championship last Saturday afternoon at Jack Lambert...
Kelly McCandless fuels Berkshire girls soccer to rout of Newton Falls
When the Berkshire Badgers girls’ soccer team’s previous leading scorer Evania McCandless graduated last year, all eyes turned to her younger sister Kelly to take on more responsibility to fuel her team. The Berkshire junior forward has taken the reigns and continued doing so when she lifted the Badgers to an 8-0 victory against Newton Falls in the Ohio...
Streetsboro football inches closer to MAC title after clobbering Field
In the history of the Streetsboro Rockets’ football program, they have only won four league championships. The Rockets are on the verge on capturing their fifth conference banner outright after dominating Metro Athletic Conference foe Field 49-0 last Friday evening at Kenneth Lohr Stadium in Brimfield Township. “We will celebrate this on Friday night and go back to work on...
Garfield G-Men volleyball dusts Brookside in sweep
For the second half of the regular season, the Garfield G-Men volleyball team struggled to find their winning ways after a fast start to the campaign. Garfield returned to its roots when it swept Brookside 25-12, 25-11, and 25-19 in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division V Northeast 3 sectional championship last Thursday evening at Elyria Catholic High...
Red Devil girls cross country snags Division II district title
According to Crestwood Red Devils’ cross country Coach Jim Schweickert, it is easy to get wrapped up in the fast pace of a postseason high school cross country race. The Red Devil girls avoided burning out too early, ran as a pack, and wrapped up the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II District title with a 7-9-11-17-19 finish...
Garfield G-Men football rally to top Crestview
Garfield G-Men Coach Mike Moser said that despite having a young team this season, winning another Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Tier banner was always a possibility but it all hinged on how fast the G-Men could grow up. Garfield demonstrated its poise when it battled back from a 16-point deficit to upset MVAC Grey Tier foe Crestview 23-22,...
Crestwood girls cross country finish second in CVC Chagrin Division, boys place fifth
If there was any doubt that the Crestwood Red Devils girls’ cross country team could not compete in the Chagrin Valley Conference Chagrin Division, they erased those concerns by rallying to take second place in the Conference Meet scoring 46 points with a 3-7-9-13-14 finish last Friday morning at Cardinal High School in Middlefield. “It was great,” said Coach Jim...
