2021 Mena graduate MASON BROTHERTON will be recognized at the All Arkansas Preps Awards Banquet on Saturday, June 19th at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. All Arkansas Preps celebrates high school athletes from across the state and their accomplishments in twelve sports. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette editorial committee chooses teams in each sport to feature in the newspaper at the end of each season. In golf, tennis, cross country and swimming/diving, the teams are determined in a statewide competition. The editorial committee of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette will chose the best players in the state which will include a first, second and sophomore team in the following sports: volleyball, football, wrestling and basketball. (male and female categories). All of these students will be honored during the event. Out of each sport, a male and female athlete will be selected to receive the honor of Outstanding Player of the Year. These students will be recognized at the live event. In addition, an Overall Male Athlete, Overall Female Athlete and Coach of the Year will be chosen and honored at the event. https://www.allarkansaspreps.com/?fbclid=IwAR2Bs0KrVHxrVaFCUw1Dg0omIhSgSh0wEbP7FtUgmIt3xFxjTeJiNxoLKU4

2021 graduate MORGAN PUCKET represented Mena High School at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes All Star Showdown on Wednesday. The game was hosted by Red River FCA &featured players from southwest Arkansas & northeast Texas The game was played at Texas High in Texarkana Morgan scored two runs but Arkansas lost 9-4. Puckett was an all state performer for the Ladycats in volleyball & softball. GO MORGAN!!!! https://www.facebook.com/RedRiverFCA/

The Mena Jr. Bearcats welcomed Mansfield & Horatio in a team football camp at Bob Carver Bearcat stadium on Wednesday. The team will compete at the Van Buren 7 on 7 on Thursday 6/17 & the season opener is on August 26th at Mansfield.

The Mena basketball teams traveled to the Northwest Arkansas Shootout on Monday & Tuesday! They competed against teams from Fayetteville High, Greenwood, Springdale, Springdale Harber, Farmington, Berryville, Russellville, and Arkadelphia! The Bearcats stopped to have some fun and cool off at Riverside Park and Bowling World on the way home! The Mena Sr. Bearcats will travel to Jessieville tomorrow for their final camp of the week!

Congratulations to GRAYSON FAIRLESS !!! Grayson has accepted a scholarship & will be playing basketball for Ouachita Baptist University. Fairless was an All State performer for the Mena Ladycats in 2020/2021 & will return for her senior season this year at Mena High School.. GO GRAYSON!!! GO LADYCATS!!!

Putting in the work that it takes to earn the W's this fall. 7th Grade Ladycats at Jim Rackley Gymnasium on Tuesday. GO L ADYCATS !!!

According to the Arkansas Activities Association Hand Book the Athletic Dead Weeks will be June 27th-July 10th, 2021. All AAA member schools will observe an annual mandatory two week athletic dead period running the week prior to July 4th and the week of July 4th. During this time coaches (licensed teacher coaches and registered volunteers) shall be prohibited from engaging in any type of activity involving student athletes whether it be practice, training, weight lifting, competition, or travel. Further, school athletic facilities will be closed to student athletes during this period. Schools that have the only baseball and softball fields in the community may allow the community to use the school fields during the dead period as long as no school teams are playing and no school coaches are coaching the teams. The handbook is available online at the following link. https://drive.google.com/.../1D7oY8miOizZJ0DBl49Xs.../view

DeQueen, Mansfield, Horatio, Dierks & Cedarville came to the Mena Sr. Football Team Camp at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium on Thursday.. Mena is scheduled to compete in a team camp at Charleston on June 14th....Go Bearcats!

The Mena Jr. High & Sr. High teams are getting in the work at day 2 of the Harding Basketball Camp. GO BEARCATS!!!

Day two of the Morrilton Team Camp for Jr. Ladycat Basketball !

The Mena Jr. Ladycats are about to take the floor at the Morrilton Basketball Team Camp. The camp is being held today & Tuesday... GO LADYCATS!!!

Mena High School Cheer is participating in the National Cheerleaders Association Camp this week. https://www.instagram.com/menavarsitycheer/?hl=en

Monday will be the first day of summer workouts for our incoming 7th graders and JH. Practice will be from 10:00am-11:30am. Drop off and pick up at the fieldhouse (in the middle of the bus loop). Athletic gear, cleats and water. JH basketball players will be leaving for basketball camp on Tuesday and be gone the rest of the week , so Monday it is very important that we have everyone there. Please refer any questions to craig.bentley@menaschools.org Go Bearcats!

The Mena Bearcats played their spring scrimmage on Thursday night at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. Practice continues on May 31st & June 1st. The team will participate in a team camp at Cedarville on June 2nd. Check the 2021 schedule on the website at this link https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics...

Mena Public Schools is looking for bus drivers.Call 394-5252. Other opportunities are also available. Click the link for more info.. https://menaschools.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx

The physicals are also available to any 5th graders that will be taking the lifetime wellness class next school year. This will be a healthcare setting & the physicians will require a mask be worn during this event..

Nefarious activity, poor sportsmanship & questionable behavior was on full display at Union Bank Park on Friday afternoon. MHS Seniors were suckered into what was supposed to be a fair game of softball against MHS coaches & staff. The seniors led after the first inning & that is when the questionable behavior began. A sudden explosion of offense called into question the legality of the bats being used by MHS staff. A situation made worse by flagrant bat flipping, finger pointing & plodding home run trots. In addition there was the whole issue of the eligibility of one of the staff players & whether or not he was or was not actually employed by Mena Public Schools. In effect a ringer for the staff team. Between innings the staff team was seen slipping cash to the umpire who then denied the accusation of bribery. But it was obvious to those in attendance, after a staff batter stepped in front of a pitch, that the calls were going against the seniors. This all came to a head when the senior team’s manager was ejected from the game after questioning a call. This seemingly fired up the senior team who came back to tie the game in regulation & went on to win by a score of 7-6 in extra innings. Overall it was an awful display of athletic ability & thankfully we won’t be forced to witness it again till next year.

The Jr Ladycats had an excellent offseason this spring. Coach Fryar and Coach Goss saw tremendous growth mentally and physically from the girls. They held a Meet the Challenge Competition at the end of offseason. The events include bench press, squat, power clean, push press, vertical, mile, 400 M Run and a 100 M Sprint. The girls who scored an 80% or better Met the Challenge. The Spring Queen scoring the highest percentage was Karley Sharp. Meet the Challenge Winners: Karley Sharp Rylie Bentley Reese Montgomery Bailey Heald Addison Thomas Laney Gilchrist Kylene Denton Kate Wilson Jayden Cox Chloe Hooper Anna Ferguson GO LADYCATS!!!

Austin Rose took 3rd place and Big Bass award on Greers Ferry on Saturday 5/8/21 in the Arkansas TBF Tournament. Congratulations to to Austin and Jarrett Burger, both Juniors at MHS, for making the TBF of Arkansas Adult State Team and they will be representing the state of Arkansas in the TBF Semifinal.

Physicals are May 24th!