The Whitt & Watkins Basketball Academy began on Thursday at the Union Bank Center. The morning session is for 1st-8th grades & the afternoon session is for 9th-12th grades. It continues on Friday & Saturday. GO BEARCATS !!!
Mena Ladycat KENSEY ROSSON has been named to the SBLive All-State Softball Team. Rosson will be a Jr. in 2022/2023 & had .618 batting average with 1 homerun last season.
Read the article at the link below
https://news.scorebooklive.com/arkansas/2022/06/09/sblive-arkansas-all-state-softball-teams-benton-pitcher-allyssa-houston-is-player-of-the-year?fs=e&s=cl&fbclid=IwAR1U4mFVz0FCbqbnqhEA3hLWKnX6NSRItUHhZrQD0JJek6jPxw8Qov9_TDk
The Senior High Bearcats went to Ouachita Baptist University today for a team camp! Great reps , great work and should have some great film to learn off of! Go Bearcats and thanks to OBU for hosting and feeding our boys!
Cox & Fletcher headed to Orlando for Special Olympic USA Games. Check them out on the cover of the Polk County Pulse this week !!!
https://mypulsenews.com/polk-county-pulse-june-8-2022/?fbclid=IwAR2ltZl1HnWqD42YTcCiCEWt8y1Uh4vbKPvcB7v5HNIKEWTE-h7lM-jnEGQ
Work continues on the turf project at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium.
When completed it will be followed by an extensive paving project as well. The stadium and track will remain closed to the public until those projects are both completed.
The Mena Jr. Bearcats had a great time at the Harding Camp !
Mena Senior High Cheer team attended a National Cheer Association team camp at Hendrix College in Conway this past week!
They received many team and individual awards and recognitions including:
Sharp for Sophia Award
SAFE Stunting Award
2nd Place in Cheer Competition
Qualification for Nationals
Kiylee Hughes & Shantal Tecson were named NCA All American Cheerleaders.
Patience Ferguson was selected by NCA staff to tryout to teach for them next summer.
Cheerleaders selected by NCA staff to tryout for All American Cheerleaders:
Joey Decker
Hailey Emerson
Patience Ferguson
Amy Gragg
Kiylee Hughes
Cloey Massey
Shantal Tecson
Sophia Vacca
The Mena Jr. High Cheerleaders attended camp at Hendrix this week. They worked on many skills and made many improvements. They have worked so hard and it has paid off!
Five girls were nominated for All American Cheerleader:
Chloe Cossey
Bre Crider
Rayleigh Goodnight
Trinity Aviles
Lily Kate Doughty.
As a team Mena earned most improved, a stunt safe award, a bid to Nationals, a spirit stick, and 1st place for the Jr High Band Chant!
Out with the old & in with the new!
Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium is closed to the public till further notice.
The Little Ladycats Camp got underway on Wednesday at the Union Bank Center. It was a great first day with 60 campers.
We will welcome any new campers Thursday, $30.
The Junior Ladycat’s competed in Spring Queen where they were tested in vertical, mile, 400, 100, squat, bench, power clean and push press. Several girls met the challenge. Including Elliott Dugan, Ava Fields, Emmi Hensley, Chloe Stepp, Kylene Denton, Alayna Gilbert, Pascha Wistrand, Kate Wilson, Anabelle Peters, Jayden Cox, Chloe Hooper.
Kylene Denton was crowned our Spring Queen.
The Senior High Bearcats started spring ball yesterday! Good effort and energy with a lot to work on! Great job Bearcats!
The Bearcat Football Alumni Cookout is this Saturday at 5:30pm. The Scrimmage will start at 6:30pm.
Those attending need to park near the new field house. We will be serving hot dogs, chips & deserts,
A few “Nostalgia” tables will be set up with memorabilia & there will be drawings for giveaways.
Please Bring a lawn Chair!
Former Bearcat Zane Sherrer spoke to the Mena football team on Friday! Zane was a starter on the 2014 State Runner Up team. He gave a great message!
Members of the Mena Bearcat football team participated in the state Weight Meet hosted in Lake Hamilton . The participants were lifting by weight class with the two lifts being Bench and Power Clean. Overall the Mena Bearcat team finished near the top of 4A with many personal records set
Jake Brotherton was the Overall State Champion for his weight class!
Members of the team:
Jayden Felix
Colby Davis
Nathan Needham
Jeff Richmond
Sulley Massey
Cody Short
JD Murphy
Maddox Medlin
Brody Peters
Jaxon Baber
Jake Brotherton
Ladycat Night #6
Sr High Freethrow Champ: Payton Clark
Jr High Freethrow Champ: Makenley Sullivan
3 on 3 Champs:
Payton Clark
Makenley Sullivan
Serenity Ehret
5 on 5 Champs:
Payton Clark
Chloe Hooper
Annabelle Peters
Makenley Sullivan
Katie Rowe
Kilee Rowe
Tessa Williams
Sponsors: Farm Bureau, Sterner Logging and a Loyal Ladycat Fan
Mena Ladycat softball will play their first game in the 4A South Regional on Thursday at 10:00am against Hamburg in Malvern.
The Mena boys and girls soccer games at Hope have been moved from Tuesday to Thursday to avoid conflict with State Track.
Mena Ladycat seniors Carleigh Smart & Libby Sharp were honored prior to the final home softball game on Friday.
Mena Ladycats-9
Arkadelphia-0
Go Ladycats!!!
The Mena Bercats played their final game of the season on Friday at UA Rich Mountain's Union Bank Field.
Mena Bearcats-2
Arkadelphia-9
