Mentor High School - Cardinal Notes Yearbook (Mentor, OH)

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Win - Loss Records Through The Years Sport W L Percentage Boys Cross Country 132 31 .810 Boys Track 306 77 ,801 Girls Cross Country 8 2 .800 Girls Tennis 69 19 .784 Volleyball 101 34 .748 Girls Track 49 18 .731 Girls Basketball 112 50 .691 Football 337 171 .663 Soccer 100 54 .649 Golf 241 131 ,648 Softball 88 51 ,633 Wrestling 191 120 .614 Boys Tennis 145 123 .541 Boys Basketball 463 508 All Baseball 233 323 .405 -Note that all teams here ; are varsity sports. and the Win-Loss Records begin from when the snort was named a Varsity Sport. 9

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The excellence in Mentor sports is a 60 year Tradition. Back in 1925, Mentor's first Football Team soared their way to a 6-0 record. At this time there wasn't an athletic league, so Mentor was named Lake County Champs. Mentor hasn't always been the Cardinals either; their nicknames, in chronological order, were Scarlet and Grey, Redskins, Redbirds, Cardinals, and today's Fighting Cardinals. Finally, in 1930. Mentor joined a sports league called the Lake County League. Later leagues were: Lake County League, Western Reserve League, Lake Shore League, Northeast Conference League, Freeway Conference, and finally, in 1968, Mentor joined the Greater Cleveland Conference League. In the year of 1930 the football field was built and named “Memorial Field” in honor of all Mentor Youth who served in the Armed Forces during World War I. On October 19th of that same year the Mentor Dad's Club (now known as Mentor Boosters) installed lights and bleachers to seat 1000 screaming Mentor Fans. The types of sports offered today were not always available to Mentor Students. For example, the girls never had varsity sports until 1975-76. Instead they had the Girls Athletic Association, or G.A.A., where interested girls would play various sports. The girls did have a Field Hockey team, but didn't belong to a league. The following are dates to give you an idea when your favorite Varsity sport was instituted at Mentor: Football - began in 1925, and the Football Team has 17 league championships under their belt; Basketball - began in 1925. Golf - began in the school year of 1963-64. Soccer - became a league sport in 1972. Girls Basketball - became a league sport in 1975, after the O.H.S.A.A. held a Basketball Tournament. Cross Country - Began in 1931 and the team has never had a losing season in dual meets. Softball - started in early 70’s, but it was terminated due to lack of interest. It was started again in 1974. and in 1976 it became a G.C.C. sport Wrestling - 1956-57 Wrestling became an interscholastic sport. Volleyball - began in 1975-76 after the O H.S. A A. held a tournament. Baseball - began in 1925 but dropped in 1926. It was started again in 1952 Boys Track - began in 1925. Mentor Relays were started in 1928 by Coach E.W Tischcndorg and arc today's Oldest Relays in Ohio. Girls Track - began in 1976. Tennis - began in 1966. 8

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For Some, the main purpose of attending school is not always educational. The main purpose is usually a social one. It's a place to see and be seen, a stage for a fashion parade. What we wear tells something about ourselves and expresses a part of our personality. Looking at these pictures of some of the fashions through the years, we can see that this has been true since the first day that Mentor High School opened. 10