Bombers’ football seeks growth to complement youth
Windham Bombers’ football Coach Jake Eye acknowledged that his team has its work cut out for them. The Bombers will try to adjust on...
Garfield G-Men football returns with more experience and confidence
As young as the Garfield G-Men football team was last year, it did not prevent them from once again reigning as the Mahoning Valley...
Cardinal football ready to show fight in new conference
The Cardinal Huskies’ football roster may be small in numbers, but Coach Keith Fife said they are not lacking in spirit. The Huskies will...
Hiram elevates Macy Roell to become women’s volleyball coach
In the wake of longtime Hiram Terriers women’s volleyball Coach Brittany Dye’s departure from the program, Hiram has promoted from within to fill her...
Hiram alum Molly Middleton picked to be Ravenna’s new cross country coach
Longtime cross county/track Coach Molly Middleton discovered that retirement from coaching was not all that it was cracked up to be. Almost two years...
Ravenna alum DaVante McKinney takes over as girls’ basketball coach
Ravenna graduate DaVante McKinney said he can remember the rich tradition of basketball during his playing days. McKinney will try to bring the Raven...
Craig Barstow seeks to bring stability as new Berkshire Badgers’ baseball coach
The 2025 season was a challenging year for the Berkshire Badgers’ baseball team, with longtime coach Nick Burzanko abruptly resigning in the fall of...
Cardinal fields first varsity girls’ golf team in school history
Since taking over the Cardinal Huskies’ golf program five years ago, Coach Mike Topalian has reshaped things and built a solid foundation for the...
Crestwood boys’ basketball promotes Andrew Mertz to head coach
Filling the shoes of longtime Crestwood Red Devils boys’ basketball Coach Josh Jakacki is no easy feat for anyone. Andrew Mertz will attempt to...
Alaina Davis jumps in as new Ravenna girls’ soccer coach
As Alaina Davis’ playing career drew to an end, she wanted to still keep soccer as a key part of her life. Just months...
Crestwood alum Brittany Dye takes the helm as new Athletic Director
Even the best laid plans can change quickly. Brittany Dye’s plans for the fall season seemed to be set in stone at Hiram College...
Longtime Portage County softball Coach LeRoy Moore reaches 200 career victories
After his second coaching stint at Crestwood High School ended in 2023, longtime Portage County softball Coach LeRoy Moore acknowledged that he pondered whether...
Former Cardinal Coach Russ Buckley takes over Berkshire Boys’ Soccer
Russ Buckley spent four years coaching the Cardinal Huskies boys’ soccer team in the Battle of Kinsman Road. He will now see what it...
Cardinal girls’ soccer program returns to action
As the Cardinal Huskies prepare to make their mark in the Northeastern Athletic Conference, they will do so by reviving a varsity program. Beginning...
Hiram alum Giselle Bahena returns to the fold as head softball coach
During her six years of attending Hiram College, Giselle Bahena acknowledged that she had come to view Hiram as a second home. Two years...
Garfield Athletic Director Jim Pfleger Takes Reins Of Track Program
Garfield G-Men athletic director Jim Pfleger knows full well what the G-Men Way is when it comes to the track program, given his own...
Matt Hill receives nod as new Garfield G-Men boys’ basketball coach
For Matt Hill, the son of former Windham boys’ basketball Coach Marty Hill, the winningest coach in Portage County history, basketball is not just...
Crestwood’s Tom Henderson named OHSBCA Division IV-V Asst. Coach of the Year
Crestwood Red Devils girls’ assistant basketball Coach Tom Henderson has learned that no matter how hard he tries, he is always pulled back into...
Windham grad Hankins eager to make his mark as new Athletic Director
Since returning to Windham in 2001, graduate Dougle Hankins has worn many hats while working in the school district as a teacher and a...
Justin Rahin embraces Ravenna roots as new boys’ basketball coach
The City of Ravenna has always been like a second home of sorts to Justin Rahim. Rahim will be joining the Portage County ranks...
Hiram alum Russ Swartz wraps coaching career with second-best record in Portage County history
For Hiram College alum Russ Swartz, there is nothing that beats Portage County basketball. The longtime boys’ basketball coach is calling it a career,...
Cardinal’s Max Soltis nets seventh in D-III discus throw
Cardinal’s Max Soltis’ senior year of high school athletics was in danger of being over before it even started after having surgery over the...
Aurora boys’ 4×100 finds redemption by taking fifth at D-I state meet
The Aurora Greenmen boys’ 4x100 relay ended its journey at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division I state meet on a high. The...
Streetsboro’s Ethan Laryea takes fifth place in 200-meter dash
Streetsboro Rockets’ junior Ethan Laryea had already experienced heartbreak when he missed out on a state berth in the 100-meter dash in the Ohio...
Crestwood’s James Durham wraps up career with All-Ohioan honors
A year after inching so close to netting a state berth, Crestwood Red Devils’ senior James Durham was determined to not let his senior...
Ravenna’s Bobby Melzer lands eighth place in shot put
Ravenna Ravens’ senior Bobby Melzer had come close to making it to the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II state meet for several...
THREE-TIME STATE CHAMPION: Garfield G-Men’s Connor Hunt continues reign in seated events
Handling himself with poise at the Ohio High School Athletic Association seated state championships is something that Garfield G-Men junior Connor Hunt has done...
Windham baseball bows out of postseason in shutout loss against Maplewood
The Windham Bombers baseball team’s success in the postseason still has yet to come but as far as Coach Jake Eye is concerned, they...
Garfield G-Men throwers Riley Grace and Elise Edwards net D-III state berths
The Garfield G-Men track and field team’s absence from the throwing events at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III state meet will...
Crestwood sprinter Martini triples as D-II state qualifier
No matter how the final week of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II track and field season turns out, Crestwood Red Devils’...
