Athletics

The Senior High Ladycat Volleyball team not only succeeds on the court during the fall semester, but also in the classroom. They held a team GPA of 3.825. Outstanding job, Ladycats!!

Mena Jr. High basketball hosted Ozark at Jim Rackley Gymnasium on Thursday.
Jr. Ladycats-20
Ozark-26
Jr. Bearcats-19
Ozark-35
Both teams play at Clarksville this Friday.

Mena Wrestling vs. CAC, Perryville & Ashdown Monday, January 5th.
Mena Boys 3-0
- vs CAC (46-36 Win)
- vs Ashdown (66-6 Win)
- vs Perryville (63-12 Win)
Mena Girls 2-0
- vs CAC (48-6 Win)
- vs Perryville (54-24 Win)

Bearcat & Ladycat wrestling vs. Gravette, Joe T. Robinson & Pulaski Academy.
Boys
Gravette 45-Mena 30
Joe T 24-Mena 51
Pulaski 24- Mena 48
Girls
Gravette 18-Mena 42
Joe t 0-Mena 48
Pulaski 6- Mena 42
We will be back in action this Saturday at the Bauxite Brawl starting at 10 am!

Mena Wrestling vs. Robinson Thursday, December 18th.

The Ladycats started us off with a 54-0 shut out of Joe T. Robinson!

The Bearcats followed that by winning 63-18!

Mena Wrestling returns to the mat on December 29th at 2:00pm in Jim Rackley Gymnasium against Gravette & Robinson.
https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=248713

Support Mena Wrestling by participating in their fundraiser. The website closes this Friday.

https://mena.grindwrestling.com/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAOcAxNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe63HQ4oPZu6eibO1yvJcs5lmntuTtukDf8xVYaPam2Pd3MS8VYx_h0L6vbjY_aem_2W5zeANx_mE044JxDL03tQ

Chloe Hooper and the Blue All-Stars fell to the Red team in 5 sets. 26 to 24 Blue 25 to 22 Blue 22 to 25 Red 23 to 25 Red 9 to 15 Red Chloe represented Mena very well. She played with lots of energy and enthusiasm. Great job, Chloe!

The Jr. Bearcats played Jessieville at Jim Rackley Gymnasium on Monday.

Jr. JV Bearcats-18
Jessieville-16

Jr. Bearcats-24
Jessieville-51

The Jr. Teams are back in action December 4th at Horatio.

The Jr. Ladycats played Jessieville at Jim Rackley Gymnasium on Monday.
Jr. JV Ladycats-2
Jessieville-8
Jr. Ladycats-35
Jessieville-21
The Jr. Teams are back in action December 4th at Horatio.

Congratulations to Mena Ladycat Pascha Wistrand on her commitment to play volleyball at Lyon College.
https://www.facebook.com/lyonathletics

The Mena Bearcats played their season opener against Hackett on Tuesday in the Union Bank Center.
JV Bearcats-30
Hackett-32
Bearcats-49
Hackett-60
The Bearcats will play at Van Buren on Thursday.

The Mena Ladycats played their season opener against Hackett on Tuesday in the Union Bank Center.
Mena Ladycats-62
Hackett-46
The Ladycats will face Ashdown on Thursday in the UBC.

The 2025-2026 Mena Basketball season began on Monday and the 7th grade and Jr. High teams were in action.

7th Ladycats-17
Cossatot-15

7th Bearcats-22
Cossatot-20

Jr. Ladycats-13
Cossatot-43

Jr. Bearcats-35
Cossatot-18

The Sr. teams will play Hackett on Tuesday at 6:00pm in the Union Bank Center.

The Mena Bearcats played their regular season finale on Friday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium.

Mena Bearcats-13
Dardanelle-28 final

The Bearcats are 6-4/3-4 and will play at Hamburg in the 4A Playoffs next Friday.

Mena High School Senior Chloe Hooper, has been selected to participate in the first annual Arkansas Volleyball Coaches Association All Star Volleyball match as a member of the 2A-4A BLUE team.

This year's event will be held on Saturday, November 22nd at Greenbrier High School.
(photo-lela nordyke photography)
https://www.facebook.com/lelanordykephotography

Congratulations to Mena Head Volleyball Coach Heather Goss for being named the 2025 4A-6 Conference Coach of the Year.

Post season honors have been announced for Mena Ladycat Volleyball.

Chloe Hooper 4A All-State and All-State Tournament team.

4A-6 All-Conference:
Pascha Wistrand
Makenna Lee
Kate Wilson
Madi Fowler

The Mena Bearcats played Clinton on Friday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium.

Mena Bearcats-07 (6-3/3-3)
Clinton-41 final

The Bearcats will play Dardanelle in the regular season finale on Friday, November 7th. It will be Sr. Night at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium.

Thank you to Mena alumni Aubrey Strunck. Mr. Strunck is a part of the class of 1958 and sent in a donation for a job yearbook students completed for him earlier this month. Check out his action shots from the ‘58 football season.

This donation will be used to provide a deserving student a free yearbook to be distributed in May.