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It is difficult to say goodbye to a season as memorable as the one played out by the 2012-2013 Mentor Cardinals. That was the task April 7 at the boys basketball banquet held at the Mentor Senior Center. There were tears, there was laughter, there were handshakes and hugs. Emotions were running high, but it was time to bid farewell to the first state championship season in the program’s long and storied history. Read more

The Division I state champion Mentor Cardinals will be honored at Hooley House in Mentor on Monday, April 1 as part of a special "Varsity Chalk Talk" at 7 p.m. Mentor, as well as Division IV state champs Villa Angela-St. Joseph, are scheduled as part of a special postseason show that will include a full preview of the upcoming News-Herald Classic all-star basketball games at Lakeland Community College on April 6. Read more

The champs returned home to a hero's welcome on Sunday. The Division I state champion Mentor Cardinals - who defeated Toledo Rogers in Saturday's state title game in Columbus - pulled back into their home gym parking lot around 1 p.m. and were greeted by a large throng of of fans as they got off the bus. Read more