The Mena Ladycats basketball season came to an end Wednesday night in the first round of the 4A South Regional Tournament played at the Union Bank Center... Star City-58 Mena-26....
The Mena Bearcats basketball season came to a close at the Union Bank Center in the opening round of the 4A South Regional Tournament.. Magnolia-62 Mena-46...The tournament continues thru Saturday at Mena High School...
The Mena Basscats competed in the Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation's Commissioners Cup Invitational on the Trader Bill’s High School Trail at Lake Greeson today, AUSTIN ROSE & EVAN GRAVES finished 5th & JARRETT BURGER & ETHAN HEAD finished 9th in the Jr. Division...AUSTIN JOHNSTON & CASON CANNON finished 17th in the Senior Division!
Congratulations to Mason Brotherton! He has been named to the Arkansas Democrat Gazette All Arkansas Prep Sophomore Football Team... Go Bearcats!
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Mena played the second overtime game in a row at the district tournament on Saturday. Mena lost to Arkadelphia 65-62.The Bearcats will open play in the regional tournament against Magnolia on Wednesday at 8:30pm in the Union Bank Center..
The Mena Ladycat basketball team lost to Bauxite Saturday 44-42 In overtime.The girls will open regional tournament play at the Union Bank Center on Wednesday at 7pm against Star City....
The Mena Sr. Boys had a large crowd cheering them on but it wasn't enough as the Bearcats fell to the Scrappers.
Nashville - 59
Mena - 57
Mena will play in the District Tournament consolation game on Saturday at 4:30pm in the Union Bank Center.
The Mena Ladycats fell to the conference champs in the District Tournament Semi-Finals Thursday night at the Union Bank Center..
DeQueen - 47
Mena - 39
Mena will play in the consolation game on Saturday at 3:00pm in the U.B.C....
With a 72-52 victory over Arkadelphia tonight, the Mena Bearcats basketball team secured their first conference championship since 2005. Mena will be the #1 seed in the 7-4A District Tournament next week, earning a bye in the first round. They will play next Thursday, February 14, at 8:30 at the Union Bank Center.The Mena Ladycats also defeated Arkadelphia 37-32
Bearcat Seniors Matthew Bowser and Brock Strother each signed a Letter of Intent this morning, committing to attending Ouachita Baptist University this fall to play football. Bowser and Strother are both going in as preferred walk-ons to the team. OBU plans for Bowser to play on the offensive line, while Strother will likely play tight end. Congratulations to these you...
Mena played Nashville Thursday night in the championship game at Arkadelphia!
Nashville-48 Mena-17
Senior girls / Nashville-38 Mena-33
Senior Boys / Mena-62 Nashville-50
Mena will host Arkadelphia this Friday night at the Union Bank Center. This is the last regular season home game & it will be senior night,,, GO BEARCATS!
The Mena Jr. Girls & Jr. Boys negan play in the district tournament at Arkadelphia on Saturday... The Jr. Boys lost to Bauxite 40-29... The Jr. Girls defeated Malvern 48-12... The Ladycats advance to play DeQueen at 6pm on Monday....
The Mena Bearcats & Ladycats basketball teams played at Bauxite Friday night...
Senior Girls / Bauxite-35 Mena-33 Senior Boys / Bauxite-55 Mena-52
Mena will host Nashville on Tuesday 2/5 & Arkadelphia on Friday 2/8.. GO BEARCATS!
The Mena Jr. JV & & Jr. High teams played Bauxite at Jim Rackley Gymnasium Thursday night. JV Girls / Mena-22 Bauxite-1 JV Boys / Mena-21 Bauxite-1 Jr. Girls / Mena-35 Bauxite-18 Jr. Boys / Bauxite-51 Mena-37 The Jr. High District Tournament begins Saturday in Arkadelphia. GO BEARCATS!
If you weren't there you missed a show. Contest,prizes & Mena kids giving it all they have!
JV Girls / DeQueen-18 Mena-11 JV Boys / DeQueen-23 Mena-11 Sr, Girls / DeQueen-56 Mena-45 Sr. Boys / Mena-69 DeQueen-45
The Senior teams play at Bauxite on Friday. GO BEARCATS!
Bearcat Seniors Brock Strother and Cristian Lua have been named to the 2019 High School Football All-Star West team. The game will be held at the University of Central Arkansas in June. Congratulations to these two Bearcats, who will represent Mena in Conway this summer!
Mena head football coach Tim Harper requested & the Mena school board approved a change to the football helmet for the 2019 season. A large number of helmets are due to be replaced & that makes now a good time for any changes. In the photo the former design is shown on the right & the new helmet on the left. All indications are that the players are excited about the ch...
The Mena Ladycats & Bearcats played at Malvern Tuesday night... Senior Girls/ Mena-43 Malvern-38 Senior Boys/ Mena-86 Malvern-60 GO BEARCATS!!!
The Mena Jr. jv & Jr. High teams faced Greenwood at Jim Rackley Gymnasium Monday Night..Jr. jv Girls/ Greenwood-25 Mena-16Jr. jv Boys/ Greenwood-29 Mena-28Jr. Girls/ Greenwood-45 Mena-18Jr. Boys/ Greenwood-36 Mena-33
The Mena Sr. teams picked up big conference wins at the Union Bank Center Friday night.. The Ladycats won their game by a score of 60-43... Connor Harvey led the Bearcats with 31 points & Mena defeated Hope 56-46... GO BEARCATS!
The Mena Bearcats & Ladycats picked up a pair of big road wins at Arkadelphia Tuesday night..
Senior Girls / Mena-36 Arkadelphia-23
Senior Boys / Mena-67 Arkadelphia-36
Mena is back in action Friday when they host Hope at the Union Bank Center... Come out & support the Bearcats!
The Mena teams hosted Arkadelphia at Jim Rackley Gymnasium Monday night. 8th Grade girls / Mena-33 Arkadelphia-6 8th Grade Boys / Arkadelphia-29 Mena-26 9th Grade Girls/ Mena-38 Arkadelphia-14 9th Grade Boys / Arkadelphia-47 Mena-35 GO BEARCATS!
The Arkansas Activities Association announced today that Mena High School will be hosting the 4A South Regional Basketball Tournament this year.. We’ll see you there... GO BEARCATS!!!!
The Mena Bearcat & Ladycat Jr. High hosted Nashville at Jim Rackley Gymnasium Thursday Night. JV GIRLS/ Mena-23 Nashville-23 tie JV BOYS/ Mena-20 Nashville-12 JR. Girls/ Nashville-34 Mena-19 JR. Boys/ Nashville-32 Mena-27
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The Mena Bearcats continued to roll as they won the JV & Sr. High contest Tuesday night against Bauxite. While the Mena Sr. Girls ran into a hot shooting Lady Miner squad... JVB/ Mena-40 Bauxite-34 SG/ Bauxite-52 Mena-35 SB/ Mena-69 Bauxite-51 The Mena Sr. teams will plat at Nashville this Friday.. GO BEARCATS!
The Mena Jr. High teams played at Bauxite Monday night.
JV Girls
Mena-14 Bauxite-5
JV Boys
Mena-34 Bauxite-17
JR. Girls
Bauxite-38 Mena-36 / OT
JR.Boys
Mena-37 Bauxite-30Mena will host Nashville this Thursday at The Rack!!!
The Mena 7th Grade Jamboree will be played this Saturday, January 12th at Jim Rackley Gymnasium...9:00am-Mena vs. Booneville-g9:40am-Mena vs. Booneville-b10:20am-Booneville vs. Greenwood-g11:00am-Booneville vs. Greenwood-b11:40am-Greenwood vs. Mena-g12:20am-Greenwood vs. Mena-b
Nearly $2,400 was raised on Sunday for the Hernandez family! A huge thank you to Tyson Chicken, the Rich Castor family for all their hard work & thank you Bearcat fans for supporting this cause. GO JETZAI !!! GO BEARCATS!!!
The Mena Bearcats & Ladycats played at DeQueen on Friday night...
Senior Girls DeQueen-51 Mena - 38
Senior Boys Mena - 74 DeQueen-43 Mena host Bauxite on Tuesday.Games negin at 4:30pm.
The Mena 9th grade & JV teams hosted DeQueen at Jim Rackley Gymnasium on Thursday night..
8th Grade Girls
DeQueen-13
Mena - 12
8th Grade Boys
Mena - 21
DeQueen-14
9th Grade Girls
DeQueen-30
Mena - 24 overtime
9th Grade Boys
Mena - 44
DeQueen-33
The Mena teams play at Bauxite on Monday.. GO BEARCATS!
Lake Hamilton Basketball Tournament Thursday Hot Springs-50 Mena Ladycats-23Bryant-40 Mena Jr.Girls- 37Mena Bearcats-69 Star City-59 in OTArkadelphia-43 Mena Jr. Boys-41Lake Hamilton Basketball: Tournament Friday. Mena Jr. Girls-49 Benton-23Malvern-51 Mena Jr. Boys-33Mena Sr Girls-41Kirby-38Kirby-73 Mena Sr. Boys-63Saturday Basketball at Lake Hamilton Tournament.. Lak...
The Mena Junior High teams played their final games before Christmas at Nashville Thursday nigh...
JV GIRLS Mena - 16 Nashville-16
GIRLS Nashville-37 Mena - 20 JV BOYS Mena - 26 Nashville-20 BOYS Nashville-48 Mena - 32 The Mena Jr. High teams will be playing in a tournament at Lake Hamilton beginning on December 27th.. Look for the brackets elsewhere on this site.....
Bearcats take 2 & Ladycats split with CenterPoint Tuesday night at the Union Bank Center..
JV GIRLS Centerpoint-17 Mena - 7
JV BOYS Mena - 20 Centerpoint-19 SENIOR GIRLS Mena - 49 Centerpoint-26 Gracie Lyle led Mena with 13. SENIOR BOYS Mena - 61 Centerpoint-49 Connor Harvey led Mena with 20... The senior teams are back in action in a tournament at Lake Hamilton be...
The Kameron Hale Basketball Tournament will be played at Lake Hamilton Dec. 27th-29th & will include the Mena Sr. High & Mena Jr. High teams.. Check out the brackets here..
The Mena Jr. Bearcats & Jr. Ladycats could not find a win at Jim Rackley Gymnasium Monday night... 8th Boys Lakeside-34 Mena - 20 8th Girls Lakeside-26 Mena - 7 9th Girls Lakeside-34 Mena - 25 9th Boys Lakeside-54 Mena-35 The Jr. High teams are back in action Thursday when they play at Nashville...
The annual football banquet was held Sunday afternoon at the Ouachita Center... Many awards were given.. Seventh Grade Offensive MVP - Maddox Medlin Defensive MVP - Brady Montgomery Overall MVP - Reed Henry Junior High Offensive MVP - Austin Rose Defensive MVP - Tory Robinson Overall MVP - Taylor Peters Senior High All Conference Coy House Torrey Voison Jay Castill...
The Mena Bearcats defeated Shiloh Christian 55-51 at the Booneville Classic on Saturday... The team is back in action on Tuesday when they host Centerpoint... Go Bearcats!
The Mena teams won all three games at the Union Bank Center Friday night...JV BoysMena-32Malvern-14Senior GirlsMena-42Malvern-22Senior BoysMena-76Malvern-71The Bearcats will play Shiloh at the Booneville Classic on Saturday 11/15... Both teams will host Centerpoint on Tuesday 11/18... GO BEARCATS!!!
The Mena Jr. High basketball teams played at Malvern Thursday.. The Ladycats won & the Bearcats lost...Jr.GirlsMena-39 Malvern-5JV Mena-35 Malvern-10Jr. BoysMalvern-41 Mena-30JV Malvern-16 Mena-10The Jr. teams will host Lakeside on 12/17...GO BEARCATS!
The Mena Sr, High basketball teams played at Hope on Tuesday.. The Mena Girls won 55-39 The Mena Boys won 46-39 Both teams are in action this Friday when they host Malvern.. GO BEARCATS!
The Mena Jr. High basketball team played at Hot Springs Tuesday ….
The JV Boys lost 27-11... The Jr. Boys lost 47-34... The JV Girls won 18-6 & the Jr. Girls lost 34-30... The Jr. High teams plat at Malvern on Thursday 12/13... GO BEARCATS!!!
The Mena senior high basketball teams played at Paris Friday night.. Mena Boys won 78-65 Mena Girls lost 51-43 The Bearcats & Ladycats will play at Hope on Tuesday... GO BEARCATS!!!
DANIEL DAVIS became the first Mena High School golfer to sign an athletic scholarship today... Davis will be playing golf at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin Missouri.. GO DANIEL! GO LIONS! GO BEARCATS! https://www.mssu.edu/
The Mena Jr. High Boys lost in the consolation bracket of the Union Bank Invitational Thursday night... DeQueen won by a score of 46-43.. The tournament finals planned for Saturday has been cancelled due to the weather forecast & travel involved by the participating teams...
Both the Mena Jr. High teams were in action Wednesday in the Union Bank Invitational... Ladycats-41 Ark. HIgh-26 Bearcats-44 Ark. High-47JR. BEARCATS & LADYCATS IN ACTION AT UBC!45 Photos
The Mena LadyCats & Bearcats played at Hot Springs Lakeside Tuesday night.. SG / HSL-43 Mena-19 SB / Mena-53. HSL-44 The Mena teams will be back in action Friday at Paris... GO BEARCATS!!!
The Mena Ladycat basketball team played in the Alma Classic over this past weekend... Alma-47 Mena-43 Shiloh Christian-44 Mena-38 The Sr. teams play at Hot Springs Lakeside today... GO BEARCATS!!!
The Mena Jr. High Girls & Boys basketball teams won both opening round games tonight at the Union Bank Center... The girls beat Cossatot 26-23 & the boys beat Cossatot 36-23... Both Mena teams will play Arkansas High on Wednesday beginning at 4pm... GO BEARCATS!!!
Brynten Rose & Cody Beck took 1st in the Jr division. Austin Johnston and Cason Cannon took 1sr place in the senior division. By winning 1st place in the senior division, Austin and Cason have qualified to fish in three BFL qualifier tournaments this spring with all tournament fees paid. The Mena Basscats next tournament will be February 23rd on Lake Greeson. Thank you...
Arkansas High had a scheduling conflict & requested a change in the bracket... Mena was happy to accommodate & so our teams will be playing Cossatot on Monday beginning at 4pm... Please make note of the change & spread the word to anyone who may be effected... Feel free to like & share... GO BEARCATS!!!
Congratulations to former Bearcat ZACH JEWELL who broke his own school record at 6.75 seconds in the 60 meter dash today... https://ucasports.com/news/2018/11/30/mens-track-and-field-uca-teams-finish-third-at-indoor-opener.aspx
Congratulations to former Bearcat B.J. SCHULLER ! Schuller is an assistant football coach at Bryant High School. He and the team won the 7A State Championship today...
The Mena senior boys defeated Van Buren Thursday night in the first round of the Citizens Bank Tournament at Van Buren High School. The Bearcats were down 16 at the half and 11 at the end of the third, but came back to win 56-52. The Mena Bearcats fell to F.S. Southside in the semi finals of the Van Buren Citizens Bank Tournament Friday night 67-54...
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Congratulations DANIEL DAVIS! He received his All State Certificate from the Arkansas Activities Association.. Thanks for representing your school and community in a manner we can all be proud of... GO BEARCATS!!!
Congratulations to ZEB WILSON & PAYTON MEDLIN! They received their All State Certificates from the Arkansas Activities Association.. Thanks for representing your school and community in a manner we can all be proud of... GO BEARCATS!!!
The Mena Jr. High teams hosted Malvern at Jim Rackley Gymnasium Thursday Night... 8th Grade Boys Malvern - 35 Mena - 33 8th Grade Girls Mena - 31 Malvern - 2 9th Grade Girls Mena - 42 Malvern - 4 9th Grade Boys Malvern - 59 Mena - 27 GO BEARCATS!!!!
Junior Girls won 44-17 Junior Boys won 45-41 Senior Girls won 40-33 Senior Boys won 71-51 The Sr. Boys will play Van Buren in the opening round of the Citizens Bank & Trust Tournament Thursday at 8:30pm.. The Sr. Girls play Alma at 7pm Friday in the Alma Basketball Classic. The Jr.High teams will host Malvern on Thursday. 8th grade games start at 4:30p... GO BEARCATS!...
The Mena Sr.Boys played well but lost to Pea Ridge 64-39... The Sr. Girls also lost & will post the score as soon as it is available... The Bearcats & Ladycats play at Waldron on 11/27.... GO BEARCATS!!!
The Mena football season came to a close at the hands of Shiloh Christian... The Bearcat lost 59-7.... Congratulations on a great season...GO BEARCATS!!!!
The Mena Jr. Basketball Teams played at Arkadelphia Thursday might... The JV Girls won 32-3... The Varsity girls won 38-6.. The 8th grade boys won 23-21 & the 9th grade boys lost 48-28... The 9th grade teams will be back in action on 11/27 at Waldron & the 8th & 9th grade teams play on 11/29 when they host Malvern.. see the complete schedule on the school website at ht...
The Mena Bearcats & Ladycats busted out a pair of wins on opening night at the Union Bank Center.. The Sr. girls topped Booneville 47-26 & the Senior Boys won by a score of 65-57... GO BEARCATS!
The Mena Jr. High Basketball Teams play at Hot Springs Lakeside on Monday night... The Mena Junior Girls lost by a score of 35-27.. The Mena 7th grade girls lost 32-18 & the Mena Junior Boys also lost 60-38.. The 9th grade Jr. teams will play at Arkadelphia on Thursday.. Games start at 5:30pm... GO BEARCATS !!!
LITTLE ROCK - Farm Bureau Insurance is pleased to announce the watch lists for the 2018 Farm Bureau Insurance Awards. The Farm Bureau Insurance Awards honor Arkansas' top offensive player, defensive player and coach of the year for each classification. The veteran staff at Hooten's Arkansas Football selects three finalists for each category, and those 45 finalists and ...
Coaches select #61, Zion Barnes as the Farm Bureau Insurance Player of the Week vs. Gentry in week #11. Mena had an impressive win over the Gentry Pioneers, 31-7 last Friday night. Zion had 11 tackles, 3 sacks, and 5 QB hurries to help the Bearcats advance in the 4A State Playoffs. Zion is the son of Jason and Katherine Barnes and hopes to become a sports broadcast...
Mena wins & advances to play at Shiloh next Friday In round two of the 4A State Playoffs... GO BEARCATS!!!
The Mena teams played at Cossatot River Thursday night.. The Mena 8th grade girls won 12-10... The Mena 8th grade boys won 12-9.. The Mena 9th grade girls won 25-18 & the 9th grade boys lost 52-33... GO BEARCATS..
The Mena Jr. High teams played at Dardanelle last night... The Jr. Girls won 17-14 & the JV won 17-2... The Mena Jr. Boys lost by a score of 43-24 & the JV won 18-16.. GO BEARCATS!!!!
Ten members of the Mena Ladycats Volleyball team were named All-Conference players for the 2018 volleyball season. These were the All-Conference players announced today: 1st team All-Conference: Kiara Kesterson Morgan Puckett Hannah Stockton Lauren Sikes Tateli Thacker 2nd team All-Conference: Skylar Smedley Cade Cannon Madison Blair Ally Wright Andrea Maechler Pa...
Coaches select #8, Andrew Graves, as the Farm Bureau Insurance Player of the Week vs. Dardanelle. Andrew is the son of David and Jennifer Graves and it is his second time to be selected this season. Andrew had 25 carries for 195 yards and 1 reception for 10 yards to help lead Mena to a 28-14 win over Dardanelle last Friday night. That win gives Mena a home field pl...
Two members of the Ladycat Volleyball team have been named 4A All-State players for the 2018 volleyball season. Congratulations to Junior Paige Evans and Sophomore Gracie Lyle for their All-State status this season.
The Mena football team secured a 2nd place finish in conference play & a home playoff game next Friday with a 28-14 win over Dardanelle tonight at Bearcat Stadium... GO BEARCATS !!!!!
The Mena Cross Country Team competed in the Arkansas State Championships today in Hot Springs.. Order of finish & time is posted with each name...
SENIOR GIRLS
144 Danielle Hill Mena High School 29:37.1
174 Kara Wyman Mena High School 33:49.1
175 Madison Parnell Mena High School 34:11.7
178 Cari Hilton Mena High School 37:39.7
SENIOR BOYS
26 Robert McIntyre ...
Congratulations to GRACIE LYLE !!! She has been named to the Volleyball All State Tournament Team by the Arkansas Activities Association... GO GRACIE !!!! GO BEARCATS!!!
Congratulations to MR. ROBERT MCINTYRE... Robert will be running for the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain Bucks Cross Country Team next year.. He signed this morning while surrounded by his teammates, coaches & family... GO BUCKS!!! GO BEARCATS!!!
Nick had 108 return yards, 75 receiving yards, 35 yards rushing & one touchdown in Mena's 51-18 win over Subiaco..He is the son of Bill & Krystal Linch.. Thank you Farm Bureau Insurance for recognizing our student athletes....
The Mena Basscats had four teams participate in the Arkansas Youth Fishing Federation tournament held on Lake Hamilton on Saturday October 27th. Austin Johnston and Cason Canon placed 3rd in the High School division and Austin Rose and Evan Graves placed 2nd in the Junior division. The next tournament on the schedule for the Basscats will be December 1st on Lake Dardan...
The Mena football team defeated Subiaco Academy on Friday by a score of 51-18... The Bearcats will host Dardanelle in the final regular season game this Friday... It will be Senior Night at Bearcat Stadium...GO BEARCATS!!!
The Mena Ladycats’ volleyball season came to an end this afternoon, falling to Brookland 0-3 in the quarterfinals of the 4A State Volleyball Tournament. Congratulations on a great season. GO BEARCATS!
Mena Cross Country competed in the Tom Stuthard Top 25 SW Regional Meet today... Official results will be posted here http://ar.milesplit.com/meets/332131/results#.W9DxlPZFzIV
FARM BUREAU Player of the Game Jake Wiles!!! Jake led the Bearcats to a huge win over Waldron at Homecoming this past Friday night. He plays running back and does whatever else is needed for the Bearcats. Jake is the son of Clint and Melinda Wiles of Mena. Jake is currently at sophomore and looking forward to his continued time as a Bearcat. Look for Jake and the B...
Ladycats defeat Heber Springs 3-0 to advance in the 4A State Tournament... They will play again on Wednesday at 3pm against Brookland or Pea Ridge in the Union Bank Center...
Congratulations to the Bearcat Cross Country Team.& coach Randy Peters.. They finished as the runner up at todays district meet at Ouachita Baptist University... Four Mena runners finished in the top 12... GO BEARCATS!!!!
The Jr.Ladycats beat Bauxite 25-16 and 25-11 to win the district volleyball tournament today in Malvern…. GO BEARCATS !!!
Homecoming Queen HANNAH MCDONALD & her court cheered the Bearcats to a 49-0 win over the Waldron Bulldogs...Mena improves to 5-3 on the season & will play at Subiaco next Friday...GO BEARCATS !!!
The Mena Ladycats JV & Varsity swept the visitors from Camden on Senior Night at the Union Bank Center... This was the final tune up for Mena before opening state tournament play on Tuesday against Heber Springs! GO BEARCATS !!!
COACHES SELECT Zane Stephens FARM BUREAU Player of the Game! Zane Stephens led the Bearcats to a 49-45 win over Elkins Friday night. The versatile Zane plays quarterback, running back, defensive back and anything else the Bearcats might need. Zane is the son of BJ and Rachel Stephen. He wants to major in Business/Finance at the University of Arkansas after high schoo...
Congratulations to DANIEL DAVIS !!! Daniel was awarded all state honors in golf by the Arkansas Activities Association! GO BEARCATS!!
Zeb Wilson was awarded all state honors in tennis by the Arkansas Activities Association! GO BEARCATS!!
Payton Medlin was awarded all state honors in tennis by the Arkansas Activities Association! GO BEARCATS!!
The Mena Ladycats played at Malvern Tuesday night.. The 7th grade split their contest. The Jr jv won 2-0, the Jr high varsity won 2-0 & the Sr high varsity won 3-1. The Jr high and Sr high varsity teams both won the conference championship last night..
Mena High School will be hosting the 4A State Volleyball Tournament October 23rd, 24th & 25th …. Admission will be $6.00 including senior citizens… Only AAA passes will be accepted… Games will be played at the Union Bank Center & Jim Rackley Gymnasium on Tuesday & only at the U.B.C. on Wednesday & Thursday… A special thanks to Lavilla, the U...
The Mena football team defeated Elkins 49-45 at Bearcat Stadium tonight & improve to 4-3 on the season... Homecoming is next Friday & the opponent will be the Waldron Bulldogs... GO BEARCATS!
The Senior High Ladycats took care of Magnolia tonight with a 3-0 sweep at home. The final home match of the volleyball regular season will be Tuesday night, October 16, versus Camden. This will also be Senior Night for the volleyball girls.
The Mena Ladycats Jr, High & Sr. High volleyball teams hosted Arkadelphia Tuesday at Jim Rackley Gymnasium & the Union Bank Center... They will be back in action on Thursday when they host Magnolia...
The Lions Invitational & Jr. High District Cross Country Meet was held in Mena today... Congratulations to the Jr, Boys & Jr. Girls,,, They each finished as the runner up... Alex Harper Won the Jr. Girls division.. Go Bearcat... The Sr. Boys finished third...
Complete results will be available here http://ar.milesplit.com/meets/327894/results#.W71bqPZFzIU
Zeb Wilson and Payton Medlin lost the final match at the state tennis tournament today...By finishing as doubles finalist they also tied with Robinson for the team State Runner up. Congrats & GO BEARCATS!!!
The Bearcat 8th grade football team played a double header Monday night...Mena defeated Mansfield 8-0 ..Charleston defeated Mena 8-0.. The Jr. teams will play Trinity Christian on Thursday … GO BEARCATS!!!
The Mena volleyball teams played at Booneville Monday night & won all four games... The Jr. High jv, Jr. High, Sr. High jv & Senior High teams all walked away with a win... The Ladycats are back in action tonight at the Union Bank Center when they host Arkadelphia... GO BEARCATS!!!!
Coaches Choose MAX MONTGOMERY as Farm Bureau Player of the Game vs Dover. Max led the Bearcats to a big 46-6 win over Dover Friday night. He is the son of Clint and Telissa Montgomery and plans to attend the UofA and major in business after high school. Look for #12 in the quarterback position against Elkins next Friday at home at 7 PM. Go Bearcats!!!
The Mena Sr. Boys & Jr. Girls won the Nashville Invitational today & the Jr. Boys finished 2nd... A great day for Mena Cross Country... Go Bearcats... For complete results go to https://ar.milesplit.com/meets/325977/results#.W7lhPxZOmEf
The Ladycats competed in the Paris Tournament today.. Mena won their pool but lost to Paris in the semi-finals... The Ladycats are back in action on Monday..
Mena Bearcats-52 Dover-6 final
The Mena Bearcats will be back in action next Friday when they host the Elkins Elks on Randall Whorton Field at Bearcat Stadium... GO BEARCATS !!!!
The Mena Bearcats played at Dover on Thursday night...Junior JV won 20-6, and 9th grade won 30-14... GO BEARCATS !
The Mena volleyball teams made the long trip to Bauxite Thursday night... The 7th grade lost 2-0, Jr. jv won 2-0, Jr. varsity won 2-1, and the Sr varsity won 3-0. The Jr. High will play in the Paris Tournament on Saturday & the Sr. teams will play at Booneville on Monday... GO BEARCATS !!!
Beautiful Day on the course. Came in behind Valley View on their home course. Great job, boys! We are so very proud of you all.
The Mena Ladycats beat L.R. Mills 3-0, 3-0... Next at Bauxite Thursday 10/4 ...GO LADYCATS !!!!
Payton Medlin & Zeb Wilson win district championship 6-3, 6-1...The pair will compete in the state tournament 10/8-9 @Burns Park in North Little Rock.. GO BEARCATS!
COACHES CHOOSE ZION BARNES as FARM BUREAU’S PLAYER OF THE GAME vs POTTSVILLE Zion Barnes played a really good game this past week but the Bearcats came up a little short against Pottsville. Zion is the son of Jason and Katherine Barnes. After high school, Zion plans to attend college and would like to pursue a career as a sports anchor. Look for # 61 on the field again...
Mena Basscats Austin Rose and Evan Graves take 2nd @ Trader Bills High School Tournament Trail tourney @ Lake Millwood!!
The Mena Sr, Boys finished 5th behind Bentonville West, FS Southside, Greenwood & FS Northside...LOGAN MYERS was the top Bearcat in 8th... The top runners for the Ladycats were MADISON PARNELL 46th, KARA WYMAN 47th & CARI HILTON 48th.... The top finisher for the Mena jr. boys was CALEB PETERS in 9th.. ALEX HARPER finished 2 seconds behind the winner in the jr. ...
Mena will host Dover on Friday October 5th at Bearcat stadium... See you there!
The Nashville meet that was cancelled on September 22nd due to excessive rain has been rescheduled for Oct. 6th at 9:00 AM.. The Jr. & Sr. Cross Country teams will compete in a meet at Mansfield this Saturday September 29th... GO BEARCATS !!
The Ladycat volleyball teams played two varsity games against L.R. McClellan & won both 3-0 Thursday night.. Mena will be back in action Tuesday October 2nd when they host L.R. Mills..
Thursday was a rough night for the Mena Jr. High Football teams... Pottsville won the Jr. High game 26-20 & the Bearcats lost the Junior JV game 8-6.. Mena will play at Dover on Thursday October 4th...
Tonight is the last Jr. High football game at Bearcat Stadium... Mena will play Pottsville.. The 7th grade will start at 5:30 followed by the Jr. High around 7pm... GO BEARCATS!
The district tournament for tennis will take place on Monday October 1st. The coaches meeting will be at 8:30am with matches starting at 9:00am. The first round matches will take place on both the OBU and HSU tennis courts with all the matches moving to the OBU tennis courts once the first round is complete. CHECK OUT THE BRACKETS ON THE MENA PUBLIC SCHOOLS or MENA H...
Good day Tuesday for Mena Tennis against Malvern/Hope... Holmes won 6-3... Sims won 6-3... Wilson/Hughes won 6-2...Bowling/Wiles won 6-3...Ayres won 6-5...Bowling/Lua won 6-0.. GO BEARCATS !!!
The Ladycat volleyball teams played at Camden on Tuesday... Th Jr JV won 2-0, Jr Varsity won 2-0, and Sr Varsity won 3-0... Next for the Ladycats will be games at L.R. McClellan on Thursday.. The Jr. High, Sr. High JV & Sr. Varsity will be in action beginning at 4pm...
The Mena Ladycats defeated Waldron tonight 3-0 at the Union Bank Center...The Jr high varsity won 2-0, and Sr jv won 2-0.. Mena will be back in action on Tuesday at Camden...
FARM BUREAU'S PLAYER OF THE GAME - ANDREW GRAVES Andrew played a great game as the Running Back against Ozark last friday night. The Bearcats came up alittle short, but will be ready to go again this friday. Andrew is the son of David and Jennifer Graves. Andrew plans to attend college, but is undecided on a major as of now. Watch #8 carry the ball again as the Bea...
Congratulations to the Mena Jr. Girls & Jr. Girls JV team.. They won the gold & silver brackets at the Jessieville Tournament on Saturday!!!
Ozark knocked off Mena 20-0 Friday night.. Most of the game was played in a driving rain... The Bearcats will play at Pottsville next week.. Kickoff is at 7pm.. Go Bearcats!!!
Saturday’s cross country meet at Nashville has been cancelled!
The Mena tennis team played at Arkadelphia on Thursday. Boys Singles: Ian Martin lost to Allen 2-8 Caleb Holmes lost to Womach 4-8 Eli Henderson defeated McMurry 8-5 Boys Doubles: Medlin/Wilson defeated Webb/Furguson 8-0 Cook/Grenier defeated Hunley/Levar 9-7 Hughes/Martin lost to Durrett/Dickey 7-8 Girls Singles: Chantal Sims lost to Lloyd 6-8 Aliyah Ayres lost to Dix...
The Mena Volleyball teams hosted Malvern at the Union Bank Center Thursday.. The Jr high won 2-0, the Sr JV won 2-1 & Sr Varsity won 3-2.. Mena will host Waldron on Monday the 24th at the UBC...
The Junior Bearcats Football team played Ozark Thursday night at Bearcat Stadium. The Junior High JV team lost 20-6 and 9th grade lost 42-0... The Junior Bearcats will host Pottsville on Thursday September 27th.. Go Bearcats!
Daniel Davis was the medalist & Austin Johnston was the runnerup at the Degray State Park golf course near Arkadelphia... Mena will compete in the State Tournament at Sage Meadows Country Club & Golf Course in Jonesboro on October 3rd... GO BEARCATS..
The Mena Bearcat & Ladycat cross country teams competed in the 3rd Annual Stuthard Stampede Cross Country Meet on Tuesday.. Kiera Hall won the Jr. Girls meet with a time of 10:24.3. The jr. girls team finished 5th overall.... Kara Wyman Led the Mena Senior Girls & finished 39th... The Mena jr. boys finished 2nd as a team & Alex White led the way with a 9th place fini...
Mena Tennis takes 3 of 6 from DeQueen on Senior Night !
O'donnal lost 1-6,
Bowling/Wiles won 6-2,
Wilson won 8-3,
Medlin/Wilson won 8-2,
Martin lost 4-6,
Medlin lost 4-6.
Junior High varsity won in 2 sets. 25-9 25-5 Sr JV won in 2 sets 25-17 & 25-22. Sr high won in 4 sets. 25-23, 25-18, 20-25, and 26-24. Mena will host Malvern on Thursday at the Union Bank Center
Congratulations to the Mena Ladycats who finished as the runner up in the gold bracket at the Junior Ladycat Volleyball Classic on Saturday.
The 7th grade lost 2-0, Jr JV won 2-1, Jr V won 2-0 & Sr JV won 2-0. The Sr Varsity won 3-0 by scores of 25-20, 25-21, and 25-16. Jr V, Sr JV, and Sr V are all 2-0 in conference play. Tomorrow is the Jr LadyCat Classic. The Jr JV AND Jr V are entered and will be playing in this tournament.
The Jr JV AND Jr V are entered and will be playing in this tournament. Pool play starts at 9am. The Mena teams will play at the Union Bank Center. Pool "c" will play at Jim Rackley Gymnasium.
The Mena Jr. High played at Dardanelle last night. The Jr. JV won 8-0 & Dardanelle won the Jr. High game 28-6. The Jr. Bearcats will host Ozark on Thursday September 20th.
The Bearcat golf team won by 7 strokes at Fountain Lake today. Daniel Davis led Mena with 36 strokes. Mena will play in the district tournament at Degray on September 19th. The state tournament will be October 8th at Sage Meadows Golf club in Jonesboro. Go Bearcats!
The Mena tennis team took five of eight from Malvern on Tuesday at McMillan Park. The last home game will be against DeQueen on Tuesday & it will be senior night.. Go Bearcats!
Congratulations to the Mena Jr Boys Cross Country Team who won the first meet of the season at Magazine. The Sr boys finished 3rd. Keira Hall ran first overall in junior girls. Robert McIntyre ran 2nd overall. See complete results at http://ar.milesplit.com/meets/324152/results/604692/raw#.W5m1fehKjIU
Jr high won 2-0, Sr jv won 2-0. Sr varsity won 3-0 by the score of 25-4, 25-9, 25-13.. The Ladycats are back in action on Thursday at Arkadelphia. See the complete schedule at www.menaschools.org
The Mena Sr. High JV football team defeated Heavener 6-0 at Heavener. The Mena 7th grade & Jr. High teams will play at Dardanelle this Thursday.
The Mena Footbal Jr. JV team defeated Mansfield Monday night 18-14... The Senior High JV will play at Heavener Ok. today at 6:30pm... Go Bearcats..(Photo by Melissa Lunsford) https://www.facebook.com/melis...
The Mena Golf Team wins at Degray by 48 strokes ! Medalist was Daniel Davis ! Mena will play in the district tournament at Degray on September 19th. The state tournament will be October 8th at Sage Meadows Golf club in Jonesboro. Go Bearcats!
Coaches select BROCK STROTHER as Farm Bureau Player of the Game - Mena vs Hot Springs Brock is the son of Stacy and Priscilla Strother. Brock’s outstanding play was very instrumental in the Bearcats win last Friday night over the class 5A Hot Springs Trojans, 19-0. Brock is a senior TE,DE and he had an outstanding touchdown catch and several key blocks for the Bear...
Coaches select Jayden Castillo as Farm Bureau Insurance Player of the Game vs. Prescott. Jayden wears # 6 and had 13 tackles last Friday night at middle linebacker. He is the son of Angelo Castillo and lives in Mena. Jayden is an excellent student and was selected as a Junior to be a team Captain for his leadership qualities. Jayden hopes to play at the next level ...
CONGRATULATIONS MARC WILSON - FARM BUREAU BEARCAT FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE GAME Friday night the Bearcats had a huge win over Dequeen 28-14 and Marc Wilson was a big part of that WIN!!! Marc Wilson is a Mena native and the son of Phillip and Kristi Wilson. Marc is currently a Junior at Mena High School and plans to major in Pre-Med after high school. Way to go Marc! ...
The 2018 Mena High School Homecoming Court was announced this morning at the school pep rally, showcasing the results of the student vote from earlier this week. The 2018 Homecoming Maids are: Freshmen: Cassidy Ashcraft and Sarah Grenier Sophomores: Allie Martin and Marissa Ortiz Juniors: Paige Evans and Amy Thompson Seniors: Hannah McDonald, Halie Standerfer, Caroline...
The Jr. Ladycats volleyball team won the silver bracket at the Paris Invitational on Saturday. Way to go Ladycats! See the complete schedule at www.menaschools.org
The Mena football team jumped out to a 19-0 lead in the first half & held on to beat Hot Springs by the same score. Next week is an open date for the Bearcats & will be back in action the following week in Ozark. See the complete schedule at www.menaschools.com Go Bearcats!
According to Coach Harper the Mena High School JV Football Team will play at Heavener Oklahoma on Tuesday September 11th at 6:30pm... Go Bearcats !
Russelville defeated the Mena Jr. High Football Team 21-0 at Bearcat stadium tonight;;; Mena will play at Dardanelle next Thursday September 13th... See the complete schedule at www.menaschools.org
Mena Tennis goes 2-4 against Nashville today. Mena will host Malvern on Tuesday. See the complete schedule at www.menaschools.org
Girls: Mena listed first then DeQueen
Sims lost to Salazar 0-6
O'Donnal lost to Lagunas 0-6
Lua/Ortiz defeated Lugo/Martinez 6-0
Bowling/Wiles defeated Torres/Figueroua 6-5
McCully/Ayres lost to Stinnett/Dodart 4-6
Ortiz/Lua defeated Pham/Martinez 6-3
Boys:
Wilson defeated Garcia 6-0
Medlin defeated Gonzalez 7-6 (7-2)
Holmes lost to Gonzalez 1-6
Holmes/G...
The Mena Sr. High JV hosted DeQueen at Bearcat Stadium Tuesday night. The Bearcats ran away with a 36-0 win,
Mena drops a 42-14 road loss at Prescott Friday night... Next for the Bearcats will be the first home game of the season when they face the Hot Springs Trojans at Bearcat Stadium... See you there!!!
Medlin/Wilson defeated Chen/Haurnet (Subi) 8-0 (4-0 on the season thus far)
Cook/Grenier defeated Sohail/McNoil (Subi) 8-5
Holmes lost to Gosalves (Subi) 1-8
Martin defeated Sohail (Subi) 6-2
Lua/Ortiz lost to Burns/Kirk (Dardanelle) 6-8
Sims lost to Adams (Dardanelle) 0-8
O'Donnal lost to Apple (Dardanelle) 0-8
Ayres/McCulley lost to Adams/Apple (Dardanelle) 1...
The Mena volleyball teams hosted Shiloh Thursday night.. The Jr. High varsity lost 2-0, the Sr jv won 2-1 & the Sr. varsity lost 3-1...
Thursday at Bearcat Stadium the Mena Junior JV defeated DeQueen 22-12 & the Junior High beat DeQueen 20-6.... Go Bearcats!!!!
The Mena golf team was in action today at Arkadelphia & came home with a 15 stroke win Teams competing included Arkadelphia, Ashdown, Bauxite, Nashville, Hope & DeQueen. . Go Bearcats!!!
Mena struggles as Booneville takes 5 of 7 matches ! Holmes wins match 6-2 & the doubles team of Medlin/Wilson win 6-1. GO BEARCATS!
Lakeside won the 7th grade match 2-0. The Mena Sr JV B lost 2-1, Sr JV A lost 2-0. Sr varsity lost 3-1. 9th grade A won 2-1. The 8th gradeplayed 2 games & the 9th B team also played.
Mena won today with the score of 130, second place was Ashdown at 160, third Place Nashville 163 & fourth place was Hope 169. Austin Johnston was the medalist. Go Bearcats!
The Mena volleyball team finished as the runner-up in the gold bracket at today's Ladycat Classic. Congratulations also to the Mena JV team who won the silver bracket. All games were played at the Union Bank Center at Mena High School. Go Bearcats!
Three unanswered second half touchdowns by the Mena Bearcats was too much for the DeQueen Leopards Friday night, Mena trailed 6-14 at the half & wound up winning by a score of 28-14 Go Bearcats !!!
Mena comes up short against Paris Thursday. The Jr high lost 2-0. sr Jv won 2-1 & the Senior varsity lost 3-2. Move on to Ladycat classic this Saturday. Go Bearcats!
The Mena Ladycat Volleyball Classic happens this Saturday 8/25 at the Union Bank Center. Teams from around the state will be participating.
The Mena Bearcat season opener is this Friday night 8/24 at DeQueen… Get decked out in your best red/black gear & show your support... Go Bearcats!
Evan Graves, Austin Rose & Jarrett Burger shake Clent Davis’s hand while he took his victory lap holding the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup Trophy Sunday evening!
Mena Tennis hosted DeQueen recently going 6-6 against the Leopards. Go Bearcats!!!
The Mena football team scrimmaged Magnolia at Bearcat Stadium Friday night... The season opener is Friday 8/24 at DeQueen... Go Bearcats!!
The ,Mena Golf Team led the field by 8 strokes as the dust settled at the Malvern Country Club. The Bearcats bested teams from Malvern, DeQueen, Arkadelphia & Bauxite. Next will be matches at Nashville on 8/27.
Ladycats beat Lake Hamilton in 5 games Tuesday...Mena won the first 2 sets. Lost the next 2. Then came back to win 5th set 15-13... Mena will host Paris on Thursday & the Ladycat Classic will be this Saturday....
The Mena Bearcat coaching staff did a good job of splitting the squad equally for last nights Red/Black scrimmage game at Bearcat stadium. Next Friday August 17th Mena will scrimmage the Magnolia Panthers at Bearcat Stadium & the season will officialy kick off on Friday August 24th at DeQueen. GO BEARCATS!!!
Admission is bottled Gatorade Junior High starts at 6:45pm & Senior High will start at 7:30pm.Little Cats Cheer participants will need to be at the stadium at 6pm..
With school starting back up next week, it's time to get ready for all the Fall Sports here at Mena! We've started work on the 2018 Mena Fall Souvenir Sports Program, and if you would like to purchase a Business Ad or a Player/Parent Ad for the Fall book, or for all three sports seasons, we'll be happy to take care of your ad needs. Contact Andy Philpot for any additio...
Mena wins 1st meet of the season at Isabella in Hot Springs Village on 6/31 by 20 plus strokes... They dominated the field at DeGray on 7/2 winning by 19 strokes to pick up their 2nd win of the young season. Other teams competing included the host Arkadelphia, Malvern, Nashville & Hope. Mena team members are Daniel Davis, Austin Johnston, Jack Hunter, Aaron Tho...
Justin Dean, 2018 Mena High School graduate, took part in the 2018 Arkansas High School Football All-Star Game this past Saturday night, which was held at the University of Central Arkansas campus in Conway. Dean was one of 44 players named to the West team, which defeated the East squad by a score of 52-21.
Dean, who played on both the offensive and defensive side of...
The Mena Ladycats opened up the first round of the 2018 District Tournament, which is being hosted by Malvern this year, against Arkadelphia on Thursday. The Ladycats defeated the Lady Badgers 7-3 in nine innings, advancing to the second round of the tournament. The Ladycats will play at Malvern again today at noon.
With a 3-0 victory over the Cossatot River Lady Eagles this past Monday evening, the Mena Ladycat soccer team boosted their overall record to 6-5, with a 5-3 record in conference. The Ladycats will enter the District Tournament as a #2 seed, and they have earned the opportunity to host their first round game of the District Tournament. This first round game will be Mon...
The Mena Ladycats basketball team will travel to Monticello tomorrow (Wednesday) to play in the first round of the 4A South Regional Tournament at 4:00 p.m., where they will face the #1 seed Monticello Lady Billies. The Ladycats qualified for the Regional Tournament by defeating the Robinson Lady Senators in the first round of the District Tournament last week. The Lad...
Congratulations to the Mena Junior Ladycats, who finished the 2017-18 season as Girls 7-4A Junior District Tournament Champions. The Junior Ladycats defeated Ashdown tonight, at the Union Bank Center in Mena, by a final score of 31-28.
Dean Signs Letter of Intent with OBU
MENA, AR – February 7, 2018 – Mena High School Senior Justin Dean signed his letter of intent this morning to attend Ouachita Baptist University, staring this fall, with a commitment of playing football for the OBU Tigers. Wednesday, February 7, is National Signing Day across America, which is traditionally the first day that a...
Roughly a dozen Bearcat football players, joined by Coach Harper, Coach Pennington, and Coach Mack, gather at the MHS cafeteria Monday night to watch the College Football Championship game on TV, enjoying plenty of pizza.
The Mena Junior Bearcats defeated Fayetteville on Saturday night in the finals of the Union Bank Tournament, to be crowned the 2017 champions of the Mena-hosted tournament.
The Mena Junior Ladycats finished as runner-up in the Union Bank Tournament this evening, losing the the Acorn Junior Lady Tigers 50-35 in the finals of the tournament. The Union Bank Tournament was held December 4 through December 9 at the Union Bank Center at Mena High School.
The Mena Ladycat Volleyball Team left campus this morning at 8:45 a.m., receiving a send-off by MHS, HHE, and MMS students, as they head to Batesville for the first round of the 4A State Tournament. Mena will face Harrisburg at 6:00 p.m. this evening at Southside High School.
The Mena Ladycats Volleyball Team were crowned District Tournament Champions last Thursday night, after defeating the Booneville Lady Bearcats in the finals of the District Tournament 3-0. This year's District Tournament was played at Fountain Lake High School, the Ladycats defeated Fountain Lake, Arkadelphia, and Booneville on their way to winning the District Tourney...
The Mena Junior Ladycats volleyball team traveled to Arkadelphia this past Saturday, October 14, for the District Tournament, and left as District Champions. This concludes the 2017 volleyball season for the Junior Ladycats. Eleven members of the team are now playing with the senior high Ladycats volleyball team, as they begin their District Tournament in Fountain Lake...