About our Team....

SHHS Raider Crew is celebrating 11 years of junior women's rowing on the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, with seven seasons as a varsity sport. We train during the academic year, from fall head season through the Midwest Scholastic Rowing Championships in mid-May. The 2008 spring season had a roster of 24 rowers and coxswains, with a fleet of 6 shells, 36 oars, a boat trailer and equipment trailer, plus 11 rowing machines through donations and fundraising. In 2007-08 we raced in Welland, Ontario, Columbus, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Erie, PA. During the fall and spring, Shaker Heights High School provides bus transportation to/from the boathouse on weekday practices. Winter training is conducted at the school.

SHHS Raider Crew has a strong history of volunteerism in events such as the Head of the Cuyahoga and Row for the Cure. We are a member organization of the Cleveland Rowing Foundation.

About our Coaches...

Sharon Romilly

Coach Romilly has been with SHHS for six years. She is a USRA Level I certified coach, rowed at WVU, and continues to row competitively through the Western Reserve Rowing Association. Sharon has won numerous medals in masters national and international racing events.

Bob O'Connor

Coach O'Connor joined the team in 2006. A seasoned rower with over 40 years of experience, Bob also remains an active competitor and medalist in sweep rowing with the WRRA.