GAMEDAY 3/9/21 ! Soccer - 5:00pm & 7:00pm Softball - 4:30pm Baseball - 5:00pm Jr. Track - 3:30pm

The Mena Ladycats open play in the Class 4A State Basketball Tournament in Morrilton on Friday. They will play the winner of the Southside/Farmington game at 4pm. https://scorebooklive.com/girls-basketball/tournaments/2021-arkansas-girlsbasketball-4a-state-bracket

Austin Rose and Jarrett Burger placed 6th at the Arkansas Student Angler Federation State Championship held on Lake DeGray on Sunday 3/7/21. They will be back in action this coming weekend on Lake Degray and Lake Greeson. With the lead in the Arkansas Youth Fishing Federation points standings, Rose and Burger are hoping to finish strong and qualify for the High School National Championship.

Mena Cheer is in Star City supporting the Ladycats in the 4A South Regional.

The Mena Ladycats have advanced to the 4A South Regional Tournament Championship Game by defeating Watson Chapel on Friday morning by a score of 40-38. Mena will play the winner of the Star City/Nashville game on Saturday at 4:00pm in Star City. GO LADYCATS! https://scorebooklive.com/girls-basketball/tournaments/2021-arkansas-girlsbasketball-4a-south-region-bracket

Mena Baseball played their home opener on Thursday. Waldron defeated the Bearcats 6-4. Mena will look for their first win when they play Mt. Ida on Friday at 4:30pm at Union Bank Park. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics...

Sr. High Track will compete in the Booneville Relays today at 3:30pm. Mena Baseball will play their home opener today at 4:30pm. GO BEARCATS! https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics

Mena Coaches have selected #1, Brooklyn Pennington, and #2, Tre’ McMellon, as the Farm Bureau Insurance Players of the Month for January. Brooklyn is a 5’8”, Sophomore, Forward for the Lady Cats. In January, she averaged 11 Points, 5 rebounds, and 2 steals per game. Brooklyn is the daughter of Tom and Kristi Hunter and she hopes to continue her basketball career at the collegiate level, after graduation from MHS in 2023. Tre’ is a 5’8”, Junior, Point Guard for the Bearcats. In January, he averaged 8 points, 5 assists, and 2 steals per contest. Tre’ is the son of Jennifer and Chris McMellon and plans to become an electrician after completing his high school education, next year. Shown presenting Brooklyn and Tre’ with their game ball is Bearcat Head Coach, Randy Peters, and local Farm Bureau agent, Nikki Cureton. Farm Bureau Insurance is a proud supporter of Mena High School athletics!!!

Ladycats- 1 Poteau-6 Bearcats- 0 Poteau-11 Mena will play their first home game of the season this Friday when they play Arkansas High at 5:00pm in Bearcat Stadium. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=%5B24458%5D

The Ladycats will be playing in the Ashdown Invitational Softball Tournament this Friday & Saturday.

Mena fell behind early & lost 3-18 to Lake Hamilton in 5 innings. Austin Rose led the team with 3 hits . The Bearcats will be hosting a tournament at Union Bank Park this Thursday-Saturday. They will face Waldron on Thursday at 4:30pm. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=%5B24460%5D

The Jr. Ladycats placed 4th at the Booneville Jr. High Relays on Monday. *Jaden Roberts 2nd in high jump *4x800 2nd Kylene Denton, Addison Thomas, Rylie Bentley, Jocelyn Hernandez *800 M Kylene Denton 3rd place *Reese Montgomery 3rd in 400 m The Jr. Bearcats were led by: *Cooper Plunkett 4th in 800m * Mena 3rd in 4x800 relay * Hudson Vacca 4th in Triple Jump See complete results at this link https://ar.milesplit.com/meets/406625-booneville-bearcats-jr-high-relays-2021/results/720691/formatted

Mena Soccer will play at Poteau beginning at 5pm. Mena Softball at Dierks has been cancelled. The 7th Grade Track Team will compete at Booneville beginning at 3:30pm. Mena Baseball will play at Lake Hamilton beginning at 5pm. GO BEARCATS!

Dierks has canceled the softball game against the Ladycats on Tuesday due to bad field conditions. The season opener will now be on Friday at the Ashdown Tournament. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics...

The Mena Jr. Ladycats & Bearcats will be competing in the Booneville Jr. High Relays today at 3:30pm...

The Mena Ladycats have advanced to the 7-4A Conference Tournament Finals with a 45-19 win over Arkadelphia at the Union Bank Center. Mena will play at Nashville on Saturday at 6:00pm. GO LADYCATS!

The Mena Ladycats will be playing in the 4A South Regional Tournament in Star City next week. Here is the ticket information to the 4A South Regional Basketball Tournament. Tickets must be purchased at this link - https://gofan.co/app/school/AAA. This link will open 24 hours before scheduled game time. Tickets are $5.00 each. This event is a mobile entry event - tickets must be presented on a smart phone for entry. Printed tickets will not be accepted. Admission will be charged for ages 5 and up. Only current year AAA passes and lifetime AAA passes will be accepted. Please watch these video links to assist you, bit.ly/BuyPlayoffTickets, bit.ly/AccessingPlayoffTickets, bit.ly/ValidatePlayoffTickets.

The Mena Ladycats will host Arkadelphia in the semi-finals of the district tournament on Thursday. Arkadelphia defeated Ft. Lake 62-45 on Tuesday to advance. The game will be played at the Union Bank Center with tip-off set for 6:00pm. Vouchers for tickets are normally given on the day of the game at the administration building but tickets for this game will be sold at the door & no vouchers will be needed.

Coach Hughes has postponed the Cheer meeting scheduled for tomorrow until next Wednesday 3/3 during enrichment. Email Coach Hughes with any questions at andrea.hughes@menaschools.org .

The Mena Ladycat softball team took advantage of the nice weather today at Union Bank Park. The season opener is scheduled for March 2nd at Dierks. GO LADYCATS! https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=%5B24459%5D