The Mena High School Cheer Clinic has been happening this week in the Union Bank Center. Cheer candidates, under the direction of Coach Andrea Hughes, have been working & learning after school all week.

Sr. High Track - 3:30pm Softball - 4:30pm Baseball - 5:00pm

Mena Softball played at Fountain Lake on Tuesday, Mena-15 Fountain Lake-0 The Ladycats improve to 3-3/2-1 & will play Bauxite at Union Bank Park on Thursday. GO LADYCATS! https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=24459

Mena Soccer played Cossatot River at Bearcat Stadium on Tuesday. Ladycats-2 Cossatot-0 Bearcats-1 Cossatot-7 The teams will be back in action on April 9th when they host Hope! https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=24458

Mena Baseball played at Fountain Lake on Tuesday & lost by a score of 1-11. That is the fourth loss in a row for the Bearcats who are now 2-6/0-3. Mena will play Bauxite on Thursday at Union Bank Park.

The Jr. Bearcats are already preparing for the 2021 football season at Bearcat Stadium today!

Softball @ Fountain Lake 4:30pm Baseball @ Fountain Lake 5:00pm Soccer/Cossatot @ Mena 5:00pm & 7:00pm

Mena Softball suffered a tough loss at Malvern on Monday. Mena-3 Malvern-5 The Ladycats play at Fountain Lake on Tuesday. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=24459

Mena Baseball fell to 2-5 on the season on Monday. Mena-0 Horatio-13 The Bearcats play again on Tuesday 3/16 at Fountain Lake!

The Mena Basscats competed in the Arkansas Youth Fishing Federations National Qualifying Tournament on Lake Greeson on Sunday(3/14/21). Austin Rose and Jarrett Burger won 1st Place in the High School division. Rose and Burger had a great day of bass fishing. Their five fish limit weighed 16.12lbs. They caught the biggest Bass(4.12lbs) and separated themselves from 2nd place by over 6 pounds! This puts Burger and Rose one step closer to Qualifying to compete in the High School National Championship. Thank you to all of our Sponsors. We would especially like to thank the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain, Union Bank, Outback Barn, Nidec and Lake Fork Trophy Lures. The Basscats will be back on the water Saturday March 27th for the Trader Bills Tournament on Lake Ouachita.

Baseball @ Horatio 5:00pm Softball @ Malvern 4:30pm The soccer games scheduled for today have been cancelled.

Mena soccer games with Centerpoint have been cancelled for today.

Mena's struggles at the plate continued on Friday. The Bearcats were shut out by Malvern 0-10. The boys will play at Horatio on Monday. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=24460

The Ladycat basketball season came to an end on Friday in the quarterfinals of the 4A State Tournament. Mena lost to Farmington by a score of 47-72. Gracie Lyle led the Ladycats with 18 points. The Mena girls finished a great season with a 22-4 record. GO LADYCATS!

FRIDAY GAMEDAY! Softball @ Malvern - cancelled Baseball @ Malvern - 5:00pm Ladycats vs. Farmington @ Morrilton - 4:00pm

The Bearcats gave up three early goals and couldn't overcome the deficit in a 1-4 loss to Heavener on Thursday. Mena is back in action on Monday the 15th when they host Centerpoint at Bearcat Stadium.

Bauxite requested a schedule change next week & in order to make that happen the Horatio game also had to be moved. Here is the Mena baseball schedule for next week. Monday 15th - Mena @ Horatio Tuesday 16th - Mena @ Fountain Lake Thursday 18th - Bauxite @ Mena

Mena High School Journalism 2 students are producing a video promo for the Special Olympics "Polar Plunge" Water Balloon Fight that will be taking place on the MHS front lawn on Saturday, March 20th. BOBBY WALLIS stepped up & volunteered to be the target of over 200 water balloons on Wednesday. They did three takes, and he walked away drenched, bruised, and with multiple welps on his body. Bobby's leadership in planning, communication, management and determination to make this a fun and memorable school year have been crucial to other events as well.. GO BOBBY!!! GO BEARCATS!!!

SCHEDULE CHANGE! Heavener has cancelled today’s girls game. The boys will play at 6pm in Bearcat Stadium.

The Mena Ladycats will play Farmington in the 4A State Tournament on Friday. Farmington defeated Southside 59-45 on Wednesday to advance. The games are being played at Morrilton High School & tipoff will be at 4:00pm. Digital ticketing will be required for all games and can be accessed on the AAA app or via GoFan at www.gofan.co/app/school/AAA. See the tournament bracket at https://scorebooklive.com/girls-basketball/tournaments/2021-arkansas-girlsbasketball-4a-state-bracket