RED/BLACK SCRIMMAGE!
If you live outside the Mena School District & your child wants to be a Bearcat, or if you missed the school choice deadline, there are some important dates coming up that you need to know about. Applications for student transfers will be accepted Monday, July 29th thru Monday, August 12th. You may fill oout an application at the Mena Public Schools Administration Building at 501 Hickory in Mena. For more information call 479-394-1710 or e-mail sherry.newman@menaschools.org . This also applies to out of district students who would like to enroll in the Polk County Virtual Academy.
The next window for out of district transfers will be December 2nd thru January 17th. Get to know the Mena School District, including PCVA, online via social media & on our website www.menaschools.org
The old & new coaches as well as administrators are together for a meet & greet today in the Bearcat Room. This is their first opportunity to introduce themselves & come together as a staff... GO BEARCATS!
The Bearcat Foundation is excited to provide an evening full of visiting and hearing from Mena Public School coaches at the 2019 Bearcat Bash on August 1st! Tickets are $15 each and includes dinner! They can be purchased at Mena Insurance, First Financial Bank, Shelter Insurance, from any BFI Board Members, or message on social media.
https://www.facebook.com/Bearcat-Foundation-Inc-118823671496553/
Mena hosted a team camp Tuesday evening with Dover, Cedarville & Dover. No score was kept as each team had an equal amount of time on offense defense. The Bearcats will host DeQueen in the season opener on August 30th & they will play Dover on October 11th. Go Bearcats!
The Mena Jr. Girls Basketball Team played at the Acorn Team Camp this afternoon. The Ladycats won 4 and lost 1. Go Ladycats!!
The Mena Jr. High is competing in a team camp at Greenwood today... Don’t forget the Sr. High team camp at Bearcat Stadium starting at 6pm tonight... See you there... Go Bearcats!
19/20 Mena Public School Calendar!
Here is the Schedule for the Mena Team Camp on Tuesday at Bearcat Stadium!
Rotation 1 6:00-6:20
Mena/Dequeen
Dover/Cedarville
6:20-6:25 Break
Rotation 2 6:25-6:45
Mena/Cedarville
Dequeen/Dover
6:45-6:50 Break
Rotation 3 6:50-7:10
Mena/Dover
Dequeen/Cedarville
7:10-7:15 Break
JV Session 7:15-7:30
A total of 14 games were played at Jim Rackley Gymnasium today as the Jr. & Sr. High Boys hosted teams from DeQueen, Wister, Caddo Hills, Cossatot & Acorn. The Jr. High went 3-0 & the Sr. High was 0-3.. GO BEARCATS!
42 Sports previews the 4-4A Football race for 2019!
4A Conference 4 is the next stop on our tour of conference schedules. Ozark and Dardanelle paced the conference in 2018 with 9-3 records. Mena won 8 games last season and has a new leader as Craig Bentley has taken over the team. Elkins was 7-4, while Pottsville fell to 5-6 but qualified for the postseason none the less. Dover, Waldron, and Subiaco Academy combined to win only 5 games, with the Trojans getting a new head coach in the offseason.
Ozark, Dardanelle and Mena are all still looking to be the top teams in the conference while Elkins will look to keep up its positive momentum from 2018. Pottsville hopes to return to its pre-2018 form and a solid sophomore class could help. Dover also has a new head coach as Reed Mendoza takes over the team this season. Waldon will look to improve on its two win season in 2018 and Subiaco Academy will look to improve under new leadership.
The Mena Basketball Team Camp began this morning at JIm Rackley Gymnasium. The Jr. High beat Cossatot 43-17 & the Sr. High lost 22-21.... Teams from around the are participating & games will continue throughout the day.. GO BEARCATS!
The Jr. and Sr. Boys Basketball Teams will be hosting a team camp on Monday! Games start at 9 am and the gym is ready! All games will be played in Jim Rackley Gymnasium at Mena Middle School. GO BEARCATS!
The Mena Bearcat Baseball Team will be having a meet and greet with new head coach Matt Sandifer on Thursday, July 18th at 6pm int the Football Fieldhouse. Coach Sandifer would like to meet the parents, returning players and any freshman or other players interested in being a part of the 2020 season.
The fall/offseason plans for the baseball team will be discussed as well. Please share & spread the word, GO BEARCATS!
Schedule for this week:
Monday:
Everyone is off, no practice. Open Weight room from 8-11:00 AM.
Tuesday:
JH (8th and 9th Grade) Team Camp @ Greenwood. Be at the locker room by 8 AM. We should be back around 1:30 or 2:00.
SH team camp @ Mena. Be at the field house by 5:00 PM. Camp starts at 6:00.
Wed:
7th/JH is OFF
SH practice from 9AM-10.
Thurs:
SH- practice at 7 AM
JH/7th- practice at 9 AM.
Friday
Everyone is OFF!
FASTCATS (3rd-6th Grade)
M-Thurs at 10 AM. Spread the word!
The Mena Volleyball Teams completed the Licking Camp & Tournament on Saturday in Branson MO.
The Sr. Varsity finished 3rd in the tournament. Losing a very close 3 set match to Broken Arrow Oklahoma to fall short of the championship game. This was the top tournament of the camp so out of 100 teams they finished tied for 3rd. Very strong result.
The Sr. High JV finished runner-up in the top JV tournament bracket.
The Jr. High varsity team won the top Jr. High bracket. This is the 2nd time in 3 years for our Jr. High to win the tournament. They defeated Camdenton Mo, Bentonville and Catoosa Mo.
Jr JVa got beat in the semifinals by Fulbright (a Bentonville middle school team)
Jr JVb got beat in the first round by Kirbyville Mo. The two jr high jv teams both lost early in their tournament.
Overall, VERY strong showing for the LadyCats.
The Mena Volleyball Teams we’re back in action today. The Sr high went 6-6 & the Jr high went 11-5... The camp concludes on Saturday... Go Ladycats!
Coach Bentley & the new football coaches have only had a week with the team but were able to put together a top 4 finish at the 7on7 in Lake Hamilton today.. Go Bearcats!
The Ladycats are finding time for fun in Branson after camp concludes each day... Check out the smiles at Dolly Parton’s Stampede...
The first day of the Licking Team Camp saw the Mena Jr High Teams with a combined record of 13 wins and 11 losses. The Sr. High Teams had a record of 13 wins and 3 losses. The Camp continues thru Saturday in Branson MO. Go Ladycats!
