Monday, May 13, 2013
The Mentor Cardinals softball team defeated Solon 2-1 after a stunning double play to end the game.
The Mentor Cardinals softball team defeated Solon 2-1 after a stunning double play to end the game. Solon was threatening with a runner on second base and only one out when a Solon batter hit a line drive. Mentor shortstop Lindsey Valvoda caught the ball and then dove and tagged the Solon runner, ending the game on a double play. Freshman Pitcher Allison Golic held Solon's tough lineup in check most of the day, giving up only a solo home run to the Comets' Kristen Confroy. Golic also contributed behind the plate, hitting in 2 runs on a double in the top of the third inning. The Cardinals play their final home game of the season Wednesday against Stow-Munroe Falls.
Monday, April 22, 2013
The Cardinals will host a meet 'n greet April 28 at the Mentor Senior Center
If you have not had a chance to congratulate or celebrate with the state champion Mentor High boys basketball team, then you will get your chance April 28. From 5 to 8 p.m., the Cardinals, their coaches and the Cage Club will host a meet 'n greet at the Mentor Senior Center as part of Community Appreciation Night. Championship T-shirts, team photos and team posters will also be available for sale with the proceeds going to support the team. Those who would attend are asked to RSVP to Angela Valeri at Advaleri4@yahoo.com by April 24. The Mentor High boys basketball team (25-5) beat Toledo Rogers (21-8) by 76-67 to win their first state championship in the program's history last month. The championship represents the fourth state title in …
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Whether you're a student going to class or a citizen visiting a grocer, the city hopes you'll wear Cardinal red tomorrow
If you have a Mentor Cardinals t-shirt, a red polo or any other red garment, there won't be a better time to break it out than Friday, April 19. Mentor City Council has declared Friday Cardinal Pride Day. The announcement was made earlier this week when council formally recognized the boys basketball team for bringing home a Division I state championship after defeating Toledo Rogers in March. The championship represents the fourth state title in school history, accompanying 1994 boys soccer, 1985 boys cross country and 1933 boys track. Read a draft of the city's proclamation for Cardinal Pride Day by clicking 'PDFs' to the right. Plan on taking pics of your Cardinal Pride on Friday? Share them with the community by posting them to Patch! …
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Harper -- who kicked the longest field goal in the history of Ohio high school football (61 yards) -- tweeted about the workout earlier this week
Mentor High graduate and former Cardinals kicker Kevin Harper has a workout scheduled with the Browns this Friday. Harper tweeted about the upcoming workout last week. The former University of Pittsburgh Panther also recently received his MBA, according to The News-Herald. Harper has always had a powerful leg. He not only kicked the longest field goal in the history of Ohio high school football (61 yards,) but he also kicked the longest collegiate field goal ever at Heinz Field (52 yards), which is notoriously unforgiving to kickers. More recently, Harper connected on five consecutive field goal attempts from 35, 40, 45, 50 and 55 yards during the NFL Regional Combine in New York, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. That performance …
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
The city will purchase 20 large banners recognizing the boy's basketball team
Mentor residents and visitors will soon be reminded of the 2013 boys basketball championship each time they enter city limits. City Manager Ken Filipiak said the city is in the process of ordering 20 banners recognizing the basketball team's Division I state championship. Marketing and community relations director Kathie Pohl will purchase 30-inch-by-60-inch banners from a to-be-named vendor that will let people know they are entering the home of champion Cardinals. Filipiak said the signs would be installed at entry points, in front of Mentor High School and at "key locations around town." The city manager said more permanent signs would also be developed and installed at select entry points. The art will soon be available for citizens to…
Thursday, April 4, 2013
The Cardinal Cage Club has printed 800 shirts that will be available at the Board of Education office and Mentor High School
Want something to remember the Mentor boys basketball's state championship by? The Cardinal Cage Club is selling T-shirts commemorating the team's historical season today and Friday at the Mentor Schools Board of Education office. Then, starting on April 8, the shirts will be sold in the Mentor High gymnasium lobby from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. until they run out. Shirts will cost $15 each and sizes small through triple extra large will be available. The Cardinal Cage Club has only ordered 800 shirts but, depending on demand, more can be ordered.
Monday, March 25, 2013
The first state championship team in the history of Mentor High boys basketball thanked their fans, city and community during a rally in their honor Sunday
The community rallied Sunday to congratulate the Mentor High boys basketball team on their state championship win. But -- instead of the team thanking the city -- the coach and team used the rally as an opportunity to thank their fans, school, city and community. "We have to thank every single on of you guys," senior forward Jeff Foreman told the crowd that filled the Mentor High gym. "You guys are phenomenal. There's not anywhere in the state of Ohio or, I think, in the country that's as supportive as you guys. This city really is a family." Likewise, Coach Bob Krizancic said the team won for "themselves, their family, this school system, their community and the entire Mentor Nation." The Mentor High boys basketball team (25-5) beat …
Sunday, March 24, 2013
The boys basketball team won their first state championship and the district's first team championship since 1994
It was a big night for the team. For the school district. For the city. The Mentor High boys basketball team (25-5) beat Toledo Rogers (21-8) by 76-67 to win their first state championship in the program's history Saturday night. It was also the first team championship for the Mentor Schools district since the boys soccer team won it all in 1994. The Rams and Cardinals kept the game close in the first half. The lead changed eight times throughout the early goings. Toledo Rogers even held a narrow lead -- 37-34 -- at the half. For the first two quarters, Devonte Pratt spearheaded the Rams' efforts with 21 points. However, Pratt only scored two more points in the second half after the Cardinals put Brody Nelson -- who has been a lockdown …
Saturday, March 23, 2013
The Mentor boys basketball team will play in its first ever state championship
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Saturday, March 23
This story is courtesy of Bill Tilton of Varsity Chalk Talk. Mentor didn’t look at Friday’s Division I state semifinal against unbeaten Columbus Northland as an intimidating or impossible mountain to climb to get to the ultimate goal. For the Cardinals, it was simply step 7 of 8. Playing with the confidence, poise and basketball intelligence Coach Bob Krizancic preaches to every team he has had at Mentor over the past 20 years, the Cardinals are somewhere they have never been before in program history. Mentor is at the eighth and final step of a postseason journey that started at the Euclid District in late February. The Cardinals pulled away from the No. 1 team in the AP state poll in the fourth quarter Friday, handing the Vikings its …
Friday, March 22, 2013
The Cardinals topped previously unbeaten Columbus Northland 80-69; will play Saturday evening for the state championship
The Mentor boys basketball team (24-5) topped the previously unbeaten Columbus Northland squad (28-1) to earn their spot in the Div. 1 state final. The Cardinals will play the winner of Cincinnati Walnut Hills and Toledo Rogers -- to be decided Friday night -- at 8:30 p.m. Saturday in the Schottenstein Center on campus at Ohio State University. Mentor led at the end of every quarter but the close game featured almost 20 lead changes and about half as many tied scores. At the beginning of the third, the Cardinals only led 56-54 but they extended their lead to more than 11 points by the final whistle. Mentor remains unbeaten this season when they score more than 70 points. For a more complete recap of the state semi, check out our Storify …
Bill Drost
12:44 pm on Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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