Good news! Jarrett Burger & Austin Rose have arrived safely in South Carolina for the High School Fishing World Finals. Austin & Jarrett will be seniors this year at Mena High School. Go Basscats!!!
https://highschoolfishing.org/
We are excited to welcome ISAAC MINTON to the coaching staff at Mena Public Schools. Mr.Minton is the head Jr. Boys Basketball Coach & Assistant Baseball Coach.
“My name is Isaac Minton, I just graduated from Southern Arkansas University in April with a Bachelors of Science in K-12 Physical Education, where in fact I met my wife and we got married in January of this year. We have been so blessed and are so happy and excited to become a part of this great town and awesome school!!!”
Friday was a great day for the Special Olympics Bearcats. They competed in the Special Olympics Summer Games at Searcy!
Abby Perez brought home a gold medal in women’s 400M walk.
Nathan Raney brought home a gold medal for the men’s 400M walk.
Jesse Ezell brought home Silver in Deadlift, Bench Press, and Combination Lift.
This fundraiser has gone great so far. Thank you to those who have already donated! It is the biggest fundraiser of the year and our last one until spring! We only have a few more days until this closes! Help out the Bearcats!
Good luck to DAX McMELLON & JIMMY GLEN at the AR Sports Combine Presents Skills Academy on July 17th @ War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock.
For athletes entering 6th through 12th grades, this skills camp is specifically designed to get a jump start on season preparation. Campers will receive instructions from professional position trainers and coaches. This camp will prepare upperclassman who are getting ready to showcase their talents for the season. Also, this camp is perfect for athletes who are looking to improve their skills to excel at the high school level. Players from surrounding states are welcome and should be expected. Additionally, student-athletes’ activities will be slightly modified along with the implementation of different sanitation protocols. While encouraging social distancing, masks must always be worn, and additional precaution.
https://arsportscombine.com/...
https://www.facebook.com/ARSportsCombine
Mena Bearcat Football started their Community Service Projects in partnership with the school. Here is the first group getting after some work at the bus barn.
Aiden Golden
Jaxon Baber
Jesse Garcia
Cristian Miller
Great job guys!
Mena High School seniors Austin Rose and Jarrett Burger qualified to compete in the 2 day TBF National Qualifier held on Lake Millwood over the weekend.
Austin and Jarrett were in 1st and 2nd place after the first day! When the dust settled on day two, Austin ended up taking 3rd place. Jarrett couldn’t get a big Bass in the boat that would have gave him a chance to be in the top 5 as well.
Austin & Jarret will now set their sights on the High School National Championship on Lake Hartwell in South Carolina.
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!
