Mena High School hosted the 2025 Special Olympics Basketball Skills Competition on Tuesday in the Union Bank Center. Athletes from Mena, Polk County Development Center, Cossatot River and Woodcrest competed. MHS students and community members helped coordinate the events and encouraged participants.
Mena High School athletes Elliot Dugan & Brynlee Bahr competed at the Arkansas Indoor High School Championships at the University of Arkansas on Saturday. Dugan finished 7th in the high jump and was 1st for 4A athletes. Bahr finished 7th in the pole vault and was 1st for 4A athletes.
Several other Mena athletes also competed and you can check complete results at the link below.
https://milesplit.live/meets/644394
We finished our first cycle in the weight room! 7th grade did their first ever maxes and 8th graders saw good improvements from their initial maxes.
Pictured is Coach Morris’ group , who won the overall competition for the first cycle for the High School.
A great day of competition for the Mena Unified Special Olympics Team at the Winter Games in Springdale on Friday.
Maddie Fletcher and Kendra Cooper—Gold
Daniel Venable and Hunter McClara—Gold
Willam Gorsuch and Tripp Hensley—Silver
The Mena Bearcats played Waldron in the Union Bank Center on Tuesday.
Mena Bearcats-73 (14-11)
Waldron-58
The boys play Dardanelle on Friday at the UBC.
The Mena Ladycats played Waldron at the Union Bank Center on Tuesday.
Mena Ladycats-43 (7-20)
Waldron-71
The girls play at Ozark on Wednesday!
Progress continues on the renovation and expansion of the concession and restrooms at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium.
Mena Wrestling battled Arkadelphia on Wednesday in the Union Bank Center.
Boys beat Arkadelphia 60-0!
Girls beat Arkadelphia 30-24!
For the boys this makes three duals in a row we haven’t had a boy lose! Very proud of them all.
The Bearcats & Ladycats will be back in action Tuesday at Russellville starting at 6:00pm.
Mena Wrestling seniors were recognized before their final home matches of the season on Wednesday at the Union Bank Center.
Congratulations and thanks for you hard work.
Destiny Hogan
Brody Peters
Carter Cossey
Cody Short
Nate Needham
The JV Jr. and Jr. Ladycats and Bearcats played Dardanelle on Monday at the Union Bank Center.
JV Ladycats-11
Dardanelle-12
JV
Bearcats-12
Dardanelle-28
Jr. Ladycats-43 (13-5)
Dardanelle-34
Jr. Bearcats-34 (11-8)
Dardanelle-50
Mena Wrestling battled Ashdown/Heavener on Friday night in the Union Bank Center.
Boys went 2-0!
61-6 over Ashdown
60-6 over Heavener
Girls went 1-0
30-12 over Heavener
We will be back in action Wednesday
(Jan 22nd) versus Arkadelphia.
Senior Night ceremony starts at 5:30pm.
Elliot Dugan and Elijah Smith represented Mena at the Arkansas Indoor Invitational Track Meet on Saturday at UA Fayetteville.
Dugan finished 3rd overall in the women's high jump.
Smith finished 18th in the men's long jump and 16th in the men's high jump.
The Mena Bearcats played Clarksville in the Union Bank Center on Wednesday.
Mena Bearcats-51 (12-7)
Clarksville-45
The Bearcats return to the court on Friday at Waldron.
The Mena Ladycats played Clarksville in the Union Bank Center on Wednesday.
Mena Ladycats-45 (7-15)
Clarksville-42
The Ladycats return to the court on Friday at Waldron.
The Jr. Ladycats and Jr. Bearcats played Pottsville in the Union Bank Center on Tuesday.
Jr. Bearcats-31 (10-5)
Pottsville-32
Jr. Ladycats-16 (10-5)
Pottsville-51
The teams are back in action on Wednesday when they play Clarksville in the UBC.
Mena Wrestling hosted Bauxite, Pottsville, & Heavener on Tuesday and wrestled very well! Both teams came up short in the duals but showed alot of toughness and improvement!
Congratulations to Mena High School Senior BAILEY HEALD on being selected as 2024-25 All-State Cheer!
https://tinyurl.com/bdhrf3e2
Mena Bearcat & Ladycat Wrestling competed in the Bauxite Brawl Tournament on Saturday. The Bearcats took 3rd overall as a team.
Individual awards:
Paisley Burger 3rd place 115 lbs
Sydney Jones 1st place 130 lbs
Evergrace Anderson 3rd place 170 lbs
Wyatt Head 4th place 120 lbs
Cody Short 4th place 126 lbs
Andrew Threlkeld 3rd place 132 lbs
Jace Hankammer 2nd place 175 lbs
Carter Cossey 2nd place 215 lbs
Nate Needham 4th place 285 lbs
Congratulations to Mena Cheer who finished 8th overall in the 4A state cheer competition on Saturday!
Mena will be hosting the 4A South Regional in 2025 !!!
