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Basketball · RavennaRavenna graduate DaVante McKinney said he can remember the rich tradition of basketball during his playing days. McKinney will try to bring the Raven girls’ basketball team to its former glory, having been announced as the new head coach on June 20. “This community has giving me so much just from growing up here,” the first-year coach said. “Friends, family and mentors, teachers, just people that have touched my life in many different avenues. I…Read Article
Ravenna alum DaVante McKinney takes over as girls’ basketball coach

Baseball · OhioThe 2025 season was a challenging year for the Berkshire Badgers’ baseball team, with longtime coach Nick Burzanko abruptly resigning in the fall of 2024. Craig Barstow will try to get the Badgers back on track, having been formally announced as the new head coach on July 7. “It is an honor,” the first-year coach said. “I went to school at Berkshire High School. I graduated in the year of 2006. My parents went to Berkshire High School, so it is …Read Article
Craig Barstow seeks to bring stability as new Berkshire Badgers’ baseball coach

Mantua, Ohio · MantuaAs the dawn of the 2025-26 school year approaches, the Crestwood School District is attempting to get a head start by once again holding a month-long supply drive for the community pep rally on Aug. 17 at Jack Lambert Stadium in Mantua. “There are people who are on it and there are people who go school supply shopping for their families and they pick up extra stuff,” Crestwood Athletic Administrative Assistant Holly Tayerle told The Weekly Villa…Read Article