Athletics

The Mena Ladycats had a great day at Spikefest in Cabot on Saturday. Spent the morning during Pool Play giving some sophomores valuable learning opportunities by playing. We had a few players out taking the ACT, and we were proud of how they stepped up
Pool Play:
Ladycats-0
Vilonia-2
Mena-0
CAC-2
Mena-2
Newport-0
During Bracket play we got a huge win over PA. We had a very good defensive game, which our offense fed off of. Then competed hard against an outstanding Valley View team.
Mena-2
Pulaski Academy-0
Mena-0
Valley View-2.

The Mena JR. JV played Cossatot River on Tuesday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium.

The Mena Bearcats played DeQueen at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium on Friday.
Mena Bearcats-28
DeQueen-0 final
Mena plays at Little Rock Hall Next Friday.

The Jr. & Sr. Ladycats played Lake Hamilton on Thursday at the Union Bank Center. Jr. Ladycats-0 Lake Hamilton-2 Sr. Ladycats-3 Lake Hamilton-2 The Sr. Ladycats will play Alma on Tuesday, September 2nd IN THE U.B.C. & the Jr. Ladycats will play at Waldron on Thursday, September 4th.

The Sr. Ladycats played Clarksville at the Union Bank Center on Tuesday.

JV Ladycats- 25 25
Clarksville - 18 22

Sr. Ladycats- 25 25 25
Clarksville - 15 14 18

The 7th Grade and Jr. Ladycats played at Greenwood on Tuesday.

7th Ladycats- 11 03
Greenwood- 25 25

Jr. JV Ladycats- 19 12
Greenwood- 25 25

Jr. Ladycats- 16 15
Greenwood- 25 25

The Jr./Sr. Ladycats play Lake Hamilton on Thursday at the U.B.C.

Mena Volleyball played at Booneville on Monday. The 7th grade split their games. The Mena Jr. JV won 25-22, 25-12, 16-14. The Jr. Varsity won 25-14, 25-14 and the Sr. Ladycats also won 25-17, 19-25, 25-14, 25-18. The Sr. Ladycats play their home opener on Tuesday against Clarksville. The Jr. Ladycats play at Greenwood on Tuesday. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=19738,20083

Jr./Sr. Football Scrimmage @ Mansfield. Season Opener is Friday vs. DeQueen at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium.

Mena Ladycat Volleyball played a benefit game at Van Buren on Thursday. The JV Ladycats lost 19 to 25 and 13 to 25. The Varsity Ladycats came up short in all three sets, 21 to 25, 21 to 25, and 19 to 25. The Ladycats had a good season opener that showed strengths in several areas. They are ready to get back on the court to improve on the areas of weakness. Ladycats will be back in action on Monday at Booneville.

The Mena High School Journalism Department would like to extend a sincere thank you to TFS productions and everyone involved in the making of our new broadcast trailer. This will not only provide a more mobile system but also give students real world experience with streaming live events.

Catch Bearcat TV tonight as they debut their new setup at the Mena vs. Mansfield football game tonight at 7:00.

The Mena tennis teams played Arkadelphia at Tapley Park on Monday. The boys won three of seven matches including a sweep of the singles matches. Levi Neufeld, Eli Swall, and Luke Rowland notched wins for the bearcats. The girls won one of six matches with Chloe Stepp and Kierstyn Tolleson prevailing in doubles.

The Senior High Ladycats had their first 2025 season practice this morning, and it was full of energy and enthusiasm. The team's theme for the year is Look Who's Cookin. After every practice, a player will be selected who has shown the most energy, effort, and who has communicated the most throughout the practice. Today's Ladycat who COOKED was Kate Wilson. She gets the team apron to decorate with a quote or words of advice for the others.
Today was an exciting first day.

Today was the first dress up practice of the season for the Jr. Volleyball team. The girls dressed like they were in the tropics! They were also challenged to think about what their “why” was. Your WHY is the reason you play. It’s what drives your effort, passion, and joy. • What do you love most about volleyball? • What motivates you to keep showing up? Bring one or two items to glue to the poster (photo, verse, symbol, word) Be ready to share your WHY with your teammates. They brought items and told their team what their why was and then glued them to the our poster.

SH football had a great time on our team trip today to Magic Springs after our first practice of the year! We have some great kids! Thanks to our community who always donates generously to our fundraiser, we were able to cover every kids ticket! Great day of fun and fellowship! Back on the field at 7:15 tomorrow!d

The Senior High Ladycats wrapped up summer team camps today at Greenwood. The girls showed tons of improvement throughout the camps, and now get to fine-tune the areas of weakness during practice these next two weeks. Our first match is at Van Buren on August 21st.

The Senior High Ladycats had a great day 2 at Benton. The varsity beat Greenbrier, Clarksville, and Mountain Home. They split sets with Benton.
The JV showed tremendous improvement in several areas today and has grown over the last two weeks. However, they fell short in each set.
The Ladycats are back in action on Friday at Lakeside's team camp.

The 7th Grade Ladycat Volleyball team went to Prairie Grove for a play day/camp on Wednesday🏐❤️🖤

The girls worked through rotations, played multiple teams, and it was fun to watch them grow and improve from set to set.

They fell in their first set to Charleston, split with Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove, and finished strong with a win over Green Forest!

Such a great day of learning, competing, and building confidence on the court!

Teams from DeQueen, Mansfield, Mt. Ida, Dierks & Foreman were at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium on Thursday for the Mena Team Camp. The 2025-2026 football season is one month away. Check the complete schedule at the link below. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=19617