The Ladycats played two varsity matches at Little Rock Mills Tuesday. Mena won the 1st match 3-0 by scores of 25-16, 25-6, 25-7. Mena also won the 2nd match 3-0 by scores of 25-8, 25-12, 25-11. The Ladycats will host Bauxite on Thursday at the UBC!
The Mena Cross Country Teams competed at the Buck Fever Invitational Tuesday at the Lions Club Course in Mena. Results will be available online. Just follow the link https://ar.milesplit.com/meets/366193/results
Gameday Tuesday!
The Mena Tennis Team competed in the 7-4A District Tournament in Arkadelphia on Monday.
In girls doubles play McKenzie Strother & Madi Linch won their opening match 9-7. Marissa Ortiz & Stephanie Lua won their quarterfinal match 6-0/6-0 but lost in the semi-finals. Ortiz & Lua then won the 3td place match 4-6/6-3/10-4. Four 3rd place finishers out of six districts will be selected for the state tournament. They will await the state committee's bid.
In boys doubles Luke Montgomery & Brendon Brown lost their opening match 2-6/1-6. Eli Cook & Wilson Hughes won their first match 6-3/6-1 before falling to the #1 seed in the semi-finals 1-6/5-7. Cook & Wilson finished 4th.
In boys singles action Austin Rose won his opening match 6-4/6-0 then lost in the semi's 6-3/2-6/8-10. Will Davis won his opening match 6-0/6-0, lost in the semi's & then beat Austin Rose in the 3rd place match 7-5/6-1. Like Ortiz & Lua, Davis will await the state committees bid to the state tournament.
Mena Jr. Volleyball played at Hot Springs Lakeside Monday. The 7th grade lost 2 to 0. The JV lost 2 to 0
& the Ladycat Varsity won 2 to 1. The Jr. & Sr. High will play Bauxite on Thursday @ 4pm in the Union Bank Center. Go Ladycats!
The Mena Volleyball Team will be playing in the Lady Eagle Invitational at Paris this Saturday October 12th.. GO LADYCATS!
Arkansas Rural Education Association is spotlighting the Mena School District! With an enrollment of 1737 students, Mena is in the DeQueen-Mena Coop area in Polk County and employs 229 people. Mena is proud to announce that Mr. Benny Weston, Superintendent of Mena School District, was recently presented with the 2020 Arkansas Superintendent of the Year Award. The district offers educational options to meet the needs of the individual learner. Their students may choose a traditional education or an alternative learning pathway offered to students through their K-12 Alternative Education classrooms, Mena High School HUB option, or K-12 Polk County Virtual Academy (PCVA). They will support the personal growth of each student by providing integrated opportunities for students to develop effective personal, social, and technology skills. Many opportunities are offered for students to extend learning beyond academics through participation in school organizations/clubs, fine arts, and athletics. The mission is to Engage Community, Inspire Students, and Prepare Graduates. Find more at www.menaschools.org or visit their Facebook Page, https://www.facebook.com/MenaPublicSchools/.
The Mena Basscats competed in the Arkansas Youth Fishing Associations tournament on Millwood Lake on Sunday October 6. The Basscats had two teams (Austin Johnston & Cason Cannon)&(Austin Rose & Evan Graves) tie for 2nd place in the high school division and one team (Brynten Rose & Cody Beck)place 4th in the junior division.
The Homecoming football game did not go as planned as Pottsville defeated the Bearcats 34-22. This years Homecoming Queen is Amy Thompson & Maid of Honor is Skylar Montgomery. Mena will play at Dover next Friday!.
The Mena Tennis team continued their impressive late season run on Thursday. They hosted Malvern in matches that were postponed from earlier in the season & won 8-2...
McKenzie Strother, Stephanie Lua & Marissa Ortiz won in singles. Lua & Ortiz also won their doubles match 6-0..
In boys play Will Davis & Austin Rose won convincingly in singles play. The teams of Eli Cook / Luke Montgomery as well as Wilson Hughes / Brendan Brown won in doubles play.
The district tournament will be played in Arkadelphia on Monday 10/7.. GO BEARCATS!
The Mena Tennis team continued their impressive late season run on Thursday. They hosted Malvern in matches that were postponed from earlier in the season & won 8-2...
McKenzie Strother, Stephanie Lua & Marissa Ortiz won in singles. Lua & Ortiz also won their doubles match 6-0..
In boys play Will Davis & Austin Rose won convincingly in singles play. The teams of Eli Cook / Luke Montgomery as well as Wilson Hughes / Brendan Brown won in doubles play.
The district tournament will be played in Arkadelphia on Tuesday 10/8.. GO BEARCATS!
The Jr. High Football games at Pottsville were cancelled tonight due to thunderstorms & lightning in the area. The teams are headed home & they will try to reschedule the games at a later date... GO BEARCATS!
The Sr. Ladycats swept Little Rock McClellan Thursday 3-0 & 3-0.. The team is back in action at LR MIlls on Tuesday 10/8 at 4:30pm... GO LADYCATS!!!
2019 Mena High School Homecoming Parade!
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2019 Mena High School Homecoming Parade!
The start time for the Homecoming Dinner has been changed to 4:30pm. Spread the word!
Austin Johnston will be participating in the 4A State Golf Tournament on Tuesday, October 8th in Heber Springs! GO AUSTIN!
10/8 – 9am shotgun start @ Red Apple Inn & Country Club.
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Congratulations to Devan Adams #43! The Bearcat Coaches selected Devan, a senior defensive back, as Farm Bureau Insurance Player of the Week (Week 4). Though it was Mena's first loss of the season, Devan stayed strong with an interception, 3 pass breakups, and multiple tackles.
Devan is the son of Trina Adams, was born in Mena and raised on the family farm, known by locals as Campbell's Dairy, near Yocana. When not attending school, Devan enjoys hanging out with his friends and just about any physical sprt or hobby. Next year, he plans to attend UA Rich Mountain to begin his journey towards a career in Special Education or Physical Therapy.
Head Coach Craig Bentley and Agent Nikki N. Cureton presented Devan with the Farm Bureau Insurance Game Ball.
This Friday night the Bearcats face the Pottsville Apaches for Mena's Homecoming game for 2019. Get out there and support these young men! Farm Bureau Insurance is a proud supporter of Mena Bearcat athletics! #FBFootballPlayeroftheWeek2019 #Week4 #GoBEARCATS #OURcommunityIStheBEST
The Mena Tennis Team knocked off DeQueen Tuesday 7-3..
The Girls excelled in Doubles play. Marissa Ortiz & Stephanie Lua won 6-0 plus Madi Linch & Lua won 6-1. On the boys side of the net Will Davis & Austin Rose won convincingly in singles play. Davis & Brendan Brown won their doubles match 6-1. So did the team of Luke Montgomery & Rose 6-3. That wrapped up the regular season & the team will play in the district tournament at Arkadelphia on Tuesday 10/8... GO BEARCATS!!!
National School Custodian Day!
