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Line of player helmets on bench from home game against Rocky River High School on December 15, 2023.

Melting the Ice in Mentor

Kira Florek, Writer November 7, 2024

Anticipation builds as the players line up on each side of center red for the puck drop. Once that puck drops, the season begins, full of ups, downs, challenges, setbacks, and triumphs. This season, the...

Cards take on the field!

Cardinals Bring Home the Win!

Michelle Frumker, Photographer August 30, 2024

Mentor took on Jackson at Jerome T Osborne Stadium on Friday night. The Cardinals defeated the Polar Bears, 36-13. A great home opener for the 100th anniversary of Mentor Football! The Nest was bouncing...

Mentor High School's college signing day

Mentor High School’s college signing day

Stephanie Elliott-Albright, Writer May 21, 2024

On April 30  Mentor High School held its final athletic signing day of the year . The athletes who signed their letters were Alexis Berwald (track and field at John Carroll University), Julia Maynard...

Mentor Ice Arena West Rink and Zamboni

Hockey Season Highlights

Kira Florek, Contributor March 2, 2024

Regular Season Highlights Mentor's High School Hockey team had an exciting season with a 17-13-0 record. From nail-bitting games to full out wins, this team has seen it all. They began their season...

Cardinals, Let's "Kick for the Cure"!

Cardinals, Let’s “Kick for the Cure”!

Sarah Blakemore, Contributor September 8, 2023

While sports are often known for their rivalries and competitiveness, there is still a sense of unity and community whilst playing these sports. While we watch sports for entertainment and to support our...

The Schottenstein Center OHSAA wrestling mats

Recap of Mentor Wrestlers at the OHSAA Wrestling State Tournament

Maddie Menchaca, Contributor April 18, 2023

In the 2019-2020 school year, Mentor Wrestling started a girls only wrestling program at the high school level following the founding of the first female wrestling team in Northeast Ohio by Lutheran West...

2023 Hall of Fame Inductees

2023 Hall of Fame Inductees

Quinn Fuerst, Cardinal Nation Contributor March 24, 2023

After many years of not being able to induct people into the Mentor High School Athletic Hall of Fame, MHS will be inducting two classes on March 25. They will then induct another class in the fall of...

Sophomore Katie Hine watches her ball sail towards the second hole

MHS Athletic Hall Of Fame 2023: Katie Hine

Loren Wandersleben, Contributor March 23, 2023

Advisor’s Note: After two years of not being able to hold a Mentor High School Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony, two classes of athletes will be inducted on Saturday, March 25 at 6 p.m. in the...

Team photo after state qualifiers were announced with Coach Skilton and Coach AJ (the "Coach with the Kilt")

Mentor Hosts the First-Ever Northeast Ohio Girls Wrestling Regionals Tournament

Evelyn Megery, Editor March 8, 2023
On Sunday, March 5th, Mentor High School made history by hosting the first-ever Northeast Ohio Girls Wrestling Regionals Tournament.
MHS Athletic Hall of Fame 2023 inductee Nes Janiak, quarterbacks coach

MHS Athletic Hall of Fame 2023: Coach Nes Janiak

Quinn Fuerst, Cardinal Nation Contributor February 22, 2023

Advisor’s Note: After two years of not being able to hold a Mentor High School Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony, two classes of athletes will be inducted on Saturday, March 25 at 6 p.m. in the...

MHS Athletic Hall of Fame 2023: Mitchell Trubisky

Juliana Gunvalsen, Editor February 10, 2023

Advisor's Note: After two years of not being able to hold a Mentor High School Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony, two classes of athletes will be inducted on Saturday, March 25 at 6 p.m. in the Mentor...

Mentor graduate Bob Hallen, a football and NFL team veteran, talks to Cardinal Nation

MHS Athletic Hall of Fame 2023: Bob Hallen

Maddie Grice, Contributor February 9, 2023

Advisor's Note: After two years of not being able to hold a Mentor High School Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony, two classes of athletes will be inducted on Saturday, March 25 at 6 p.m. in the Mentor...

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