For the fourth consecutive year the Class of 2025 won the annual Powder Buff Volleyball Game. The seniors outlasted the sophomores in the championship game 2-1.
Proceeds from the games go to Bearcats Supporting Bearcats!
Mena placed 1st, 2nd, and 3rd on Wednesday at a chess tournament hosted by Cossatot River High School.
1st - Elijah Smith
2nd - Dorian Knight
3rd - Ivan Sanchez
Go Bearcats!
Bearcat Soccer faced Hope at Bob Carver Bearcats Stadium on Tuesday.
Bearcats-2 (1-1-2)
Hope-3
Mena plays at Malvern this Friday.
Ladycat Soccer faced Hope at Bob Carver Bearcats Stadium on Tuesday.
Ladycats-3 (3-0-1)
Hope-0
Mena plays at Malvern this Friday.
Congratulations to the Mena High School Quiz Bowl Team!
They placed 2nd in the 4A Regional Quiz Bowl Tournament on Saturday. Elijah Smith made All Stars by averaging over 5 points per game!
Mena High School Senior BRIANNON RYLEE MARTIN received a certificate of appreciation for recently enlisting in the Arkansas National Guard. She will be a part of the 216th Military Police Guard Company at Camp Joseph G. Robinson in North Little Rock.
Congratulations Bri !!!!
Mena Jr. High Track competed at the Booneville Relays on Tuesday. Brynlee Bahr won the girls pole vault. See complete results at the link below.
https://ar.milesplit.com/.../652561-booneville.../results
Photos by Nicki Ferguson.
https://justamomandahobby.pixieset.com/
Congratulations to the Mena Middle School Band! Tuesday they traveled to Vanburen to participate in the Region 8 Concert & Sightreading Assessment. The band scored a second division excellent rating from all Concert judges and a first division superior rating in Sightreading. Great job Mr. Huffman and the middle school band
Post season honors were released for the Mena Bearcat basketball team on Monday. A total of eight players were recognized for their efforts this season. Including:
COOPER PLUNKETT-All State & All Star 1st Team
SEAN SULLIVAN-All Star Honorable Mention & All Conference
DAETON MILLER-All Conference
JOJO HERNANDEZ-All Conference
KALIB COX-All Conference
OWEN SIMPSON-2nd Team All Conference
JACKSON THOMPSON-2nd Team All Conference
LEVI NEUFELD-2nd Team All Conference
Bearcat Soccer played their home opener on Friday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium.
Bearcats-6 (1-1)
Danville-0
Mena is back in action on Tuesday against Heavener at BCBS.
Ladycat Soccer played their home opener on Friday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium.
Ladycats-6 (1-1)
Danville-0
Mena is back in action on Tuesday against Heavener at BCBS.
Mena Theatre students performed "12 Incompetent Jurors" for 11th Grade English, 12th Grade English, AP Language & Literature as well as Business Law classes on Friday. Those participating in the production include
Ella Ballew
Lilly Davidson
Nevaeh Day
Ryker Erickson
Andrew Gomez
Conner Lafollette
Gabriel Lawrence
Stori Margraff
Jonathan McClure
Trent Moore
Nayeli Pinon
Hailee Pullen
Jayden Scott
Ashleigh Townsend
Norah Williams
Congratulations to Mena High School Senior Abi Koppein for racking up a career milestone with her 400th career strikeout during Tuesdays softball game.
Abi and the Ladycats are back in action Thursday at Nashville.
And another round of applause for Spotlight Singers. They achieved a Division I rating and will be going on to compete at State CPA in April. Thank you for your hard work and commitment to your choir. Congrats Spotlight!
Post season honors have been released for Mena Ladycat Basketball.
All Conference
Chloe Hooper
Kate Wilson
Isabel Cross
All Conference Honorable Mention
Laney Gilchrist
Elliott Dugan
Isabel Cross was also nominated for the All-Star Team.
Mena Jr. High Track competed at the DeQueen Cub Relays on Tuesday. The Jr. Ladycats finished 2nd as a team and the Jr. Bearcats finished in 5th place.
Brynlee Bahr won the Pole Vault, Blayden West won the 200 Meter Dash & Bentley Brewer won the 300 Meter Hurdles. You can view complete results at the link below.
https://ar.milesplit.com/meets/651615-de-queen-cub-relays-meet-is-full-2025/results
Theatre Arts II students performed "10 Reasons You Should Have Stayed Home Sick" for 6th grade English classes on Tuesday.
Key roles in the production were played by:
Nevaeh Baldwin
Megan Lee
Finleigh Robertson
Carolina Romine
Payton Rose
Kenny Thomlison
Olivia Vanarsdale
The 2024-2025 wrestling season came to an end at the State Tournament on Saturday.
The Ladycats had four All Region Wrestlers
Lanie Taylor
Paisley Burger
Sydney Jones
Evergrace Anderson
The Bearcats had 11 All Region Wrestlers & 2 All State Wrestlers.
Wyatt Head
Cody Short
Andrew Threlkeld
Auden Woods
Tripp Hensley (all state)
Chance Hughes
Beck Vacca
Jace Hankammer
Brody Peters
Guice Anderson (all state)
Carter Cossey
The Bearcats finished as Back to Back Regional Champs! & 6th at the State Tournament!
A special thanks to our volunteer coaches Sheriff Scott Sawyer & Cody Woods for spending so much time and energy into our kids.
Congratulations to Mena High School Junior Tripp Hensley on his 3rd Place finish in the 144 pound weight class and Guice Anderson on his 4th Place finish in the 190 pound weight class on Saturday at the 4A State Wrestling Tournament in Little Rock.
The Mena Bearcats kicked off the 2025 baseball season with a win at Union Bank Park on Thursday.
Bearcats-12 (1-0)
Subiaco-2
Mena is back in action on Monday at Fort Smith Northside.
