The Mena Bearcats Improved to 3-0 with a win over Stigler OK. on Friday at Bob Carver Bearcats Stadium.
Mena Bearcats-38
Stigler-20
Mena has a bye week coming up and will return to action on September 27th at Pottsville.
Matt Thomas State Farm week 2 player of the week is Senior Reese Montgomery! Reese had 61 kills, a 51% kill rating, and 21 blocks in week 2. She is an absolute beast! Please help congratulate a job well done to Reese!
Twelve of our Mena High School AE students reached their goals this week by being respectful, staying on task, and turning in all assignments. To celebrate, they enjoyed an hour of Yoga with Ms. Claire Williamson from the Extension Office, where they learned to calm their nervous systems and practice deep mindfulness.
We also want to give a special shout-out to two students who went above and beyond their weekly goals and are making great strides toward their quarterly targets! Eva Hart and Audrina Dominquez have shown incredible achievement, motivation, and kindness.
The Mena basketball and football teams participated in the 9/11 Stair Climb at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium on Wednesday. The event honors and remembers the victims and heroes who died in the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001
Mena Cross Country competed at the Tom Stuthard Stampede in Acorn on Tuesday. Results will be posted at the link below
https://ar.milesplit.com/.../629404-tom-stuthard.../results
Mena Volleyball played Arkadelphia on Tuesday in the Union Bank Center.
Sr. Ladycats-3
Arkadelphia-0
Jr. Ladycats-2
Arkadelphia-0
Jr. JV Ladycats-1
Arkadelphia-2
Mena plays at Ft. Lake on Thursday at 4:00pm.
Mena Coaches have selected #24, Brody Peters, as the Farm Bureau Insurance Player of the Game vs Little Rock Hall.
Brody is a Senior, running back / middle linebacker, for the Bearcats. Last Friday night he ran for 226 yards and 2 touchdowns and had an interception on defense, leading to a 31-0 victory over the Warriors. He is the son of Brandon and Mary Peters. Brody says he enjoys hunting for deer in the fall when not playing football. He hopes to receive a college scholarship to play football at Arkansas Tech or perhaps a baseball scholarship at UA Rich Mountain next year after graduation. He plans to make a career in coaching after college.
This week, Brody and the Bearcats will host the Stigler Oklahoma Panthers, who lost to Sallisaw last week by a score of 35-21. So far this season, Mena’s defense has not allowed a point and they hope to complete their non-conference schedule with a third win for the season, before beginning conference play at Pottsville on September 27th. Kickoff will be at 7 pm this Friday night at Randall Horton Field.
Shown presenting Brody with his game ball is local Farm Bureau Insurance Agent, Mitch Sikes.
Farm Bureau Insurance is a proud supporter of Mena High School Athletics!!
Staff Sargent Davis was at Mena High School on Monday to welcome Senior Carter Cossey to the Arkansas Army National Guard. Carter will enter service as a CBRN Specialist . He will ship out for basic training on May 28th, 2025 and he plans to participate in ROTC in college.
The Mena Bearcats piled up 400+ yards of offense enroute to a shutout victory on Friday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium.
Mena Bearcats-31
LR Hall-0
Mena improves to 2-0 and will play Stigler OK. on 9/13 at BCBS.
Mena Bearcat Coaches have selected #8, Michael Sullivan, as the Farm Bureau Insurance Player of the Game for Week 1 vs. DeQueen.
Michael is a Senior Quarterback for the Bearcats and last Friday night he was 10/16 on pass attempts for 169 yards and 2 Touchdowns.
He also ran the ball 9 times for a total of 85 yards and 3 more Touchdowns. Michael and the Bearcats won big over the Leopards by a
final score of 42-0. Michael is the son of Ashley and Ian Sullivan and he also has a twin brother, Sean, who is a receiver for the Bearcats.
Michael also plays Catcher for the Bearcats, and just last week, signed a Letter of Intent to play baseball for the Bucks here at UA Rich
Mountain next year, Michael hopes to become a Coach as well as either a Math or Health Teacher, once he finishes his college education.
This week, Michael and the Bearcats will host the Warriors of Little Rock Hall at Randall Horton Field, beginning at 7 pm.
Shown presenting Michael with his game ball is local Farm Bureau Agent, Andy Brown.
Farm Bureau Insurance is a proud supporter of Mena Bearcat Athletics!!
Congratulations Chloe Hooper! Chloe is the Matt Thomas State Farm Player of the Week for Mena Volleyball.
The Mena 7th grade and Jr. Bearcats hosted Cossatot River at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium on Thursdayl
7th Bearcats-22
Cossatot-14
Jr. Bearcats-52
Cossatot-0
The teams have a bye week coming up and will return to action on September 19th at Russelville.
Mena Volleyball played Waldron at Jim Rackley Gymnasium on Thursday.
7th Ladycats-0
Waldron-3
Jr. Ladycats-2
Waldron-1
Sr. Ladycats-3
Waldron-0
The Sr. Ladycats play in the Spikefest Tournament this Saturday and the Jr. and Sr. Ladycats play Arkadelphia on Tuesday.
Mena tennis won eight of their nine matches on Tuesday against Acorn. Kili Cox, Madi Fowler, and Rylie Bentley won their singles matches while Reese Montgomery/Abi Comeaux and Paeyton Hostetler/Mollee Sharp prevailed in doubles. On the boys side, Levi Neufeld and Cooper Plunkett won in singles while the combo of Hunter Cannon/Levi Neufeld prevailed in doubles.
MHS faculty and staff promote colleges and the need for higher education by wearing a college shirt on the first school day of each month!
Montgomery recognized for play. See the complete story at the link below.
https://www.si.com/high-school/arkansas/25-top-middle-blockers-in-arkansas-high-school-volleyball-01j6my3nad40
Mena High School Pep Rally. Friday. August 30th.
GO BEARCATS BEAT DEQUEEN!!!
The Mena Jr. Bearcats battled DeQueen at Bob Carver bearcat Stadium on Thursday.
Jr. JV Bearcats-6
DeQueen-0
Jr. Bearcats-16
DeQueen-12
Mena is back in action on September 5th when they host Cossatot.
Mena FFA members are showing livestock at the Polk County Fair this week. Sheep and swine judging is this evening and the premium sale is Friday night at the Polk County Fairgrounds.
The Mena High School yearbook staff was recognized today as a National Yearbook
Program of Excellence. Congratulations!
