Athletics

Mena High School Pep Rally! Friday, September 29th

The Holly Harshman Elementary Great Teammate Award Winners were team captains at the Sr. Ladycats volleyball game on Thursday.

The Sr. Ladycats played Magnolia on Thursday at the Union Bank Center. Mena won the match 28-26/25-16/25-12. The Ladycats are back in action on Saturday at the Paris Tournament.

The Jr. Ladycats played Magnolia on Thursday at the Union Bank Center. Mena lost 25-6/24-26/7-15. The Ladycats return to action on Saturday at the Rover Valley Tournament.

The Jr. Bearcats played Fountain Lake at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium on Thursday. Jr. Bearcats-16 Ft. Lake-34 Mena will be back in action next Thursday at Arkadelphia. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=20082

The 7th Grade Bearcats played Fountain Lake on Thursday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. 7th Bearcats-30 Ft. Lake-0 Mena remains undefeated and will play at Arkadelphia next Thursday.

The Jr. Ladycats played Waldron on Thursday and lost 0-2, 21-25/13-25. Mena is back in action on Tuesday when they play Foreman at the Union Bank Center. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=20083

The 7th Grade Ladycats split their match with Waldron 1-1 on Thursday at the Union Bank Center. 25-17/18-25. The team is back in action on Tuesday when the host Foreman.

The Mena Ladycats defeated Waldron on Thursday 3-0. By a score of 25-10/25-10/25-14. Mena is back in action on Saturday at the Lakeside Tournament. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=19738

Mena Bearcat Coaches have selected #15, Dax McMellon, as the Farm Bureau Insurance Player of the Game for Week #4 vs. the Riverview Raiders. Dax is the 16 year old son of Rob and Amanda McMellon and is a Sophomore, Quarterback for the Bearcats this season. Last Friday night, Dax threw for 196 yards, completing 15 of 19 pass attempts, and 3 touchdowns. Dax and the Bearcats won the game by a convincing final score of 45-21. Dax stays busy, helping his Dad on their family cattle farm when he is not involved in school activities. He enjoys hunting, fishing, and trap shooting in his free time. He plans to attend college, but is undecided as to a field of study at this time. Mena is now 3-1 for the season but has a bye week this Friday. Bearcats will host the Arkadelphia Badgers on September 29th at Randall Whorton Field. Shown presenting Dax with his Player of the Week game ball, is local Farm Bureau Agent, Nikki Cureton. Farm Bureau Insurance is a proud supporter of Mena Bearcat Athletics!!

The Bearcats played Riverview at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium on Friday. Mena Bearcats-45 Riverview-21 Mena improves to 3-1 on the season and has an open date next week. The Bearcats will return to action on Friday, September 29th when they host Arkadelphia. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=19617

Mena High School Pep Rally! Friday, September 15th!

Mena Cross Country competed at the Tom Stuthard Stampede on Tuesday. Check the results when they are posted at the link below. https://ar.milesplit.com/meets/563035-tom-stuthard-stampede-2023-2023/results

5th grader Emmaly Dominquez and 3rd grader Faith Grogan were captains for the Ladycat volleyball team on Monday the 11th. Emmaly and Faith were the most recent winners of the Holly Harshman Elementary Teammate Award.

The Mena Ladycats played Paris on Monday in the Union Bank Center. The Ladycats lost 2-3. 25-18/21-25/19-25 /12-15 Mena is back in action on Tuesday at 4:00pm in Bauxite. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=19738

The Jr. Ladycats played Paris at the Union Bank Center on Monday and won 2-1. 25-14/14-25/15-7 Mena is back in action on Tuesday at 4;00pm in Bauxite. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=20083

For week two the coaches chose Addison Thomas for the Matt Thomas State Farm player of the week! Addison is a Junior outside hitter for the Ladycat’s. She loves to get up and smash the ball but is also great at scrambling to keep a volley going. Early on this season Coach Lyle has been coaching her up on her off speed game to help her become a more complete package. She had a great week 2 with the off speed game. Help me congratulate Addison Thomas on a job well done!

The Matt Thomas State Farm week 1 player of the week is Senior Libero Jocelyn Hernandez! Jocelyn has has been doing an excellent job holding down the back row with great passing and exciting digs. Help me congratulate Jocelyn on a job well done.

Mena Bearcat Coaches have selected #4, Jair Hernandez, as the Farm Bureau Insurance Player of the Game for week 2 vs. the Center Point Knights. Jair is a Junior, Free Safety/ Wide Receiver for the Bearcats and is also their Kicker. He is the son of Ashley Lowery and Eric Hernandez. Last Friday night, Jair had 9 tackles and 2 pass deflections on the defensive side of the ball. Then, late in the fourth quarter, Jair kicked the game winning 44 yard field goal, as Mena came out on top over the Knights by a final score of 17-16. Mena is now 2-0 for the year. Jair also plays Mid-Fielder for the Mena Soccer team in the Spring. He hopes to go to college after graduation in 2025, but is undecided as to a field of study at this time. This week, Mena makes a long road trip to Northwest AR to take on the Lincoln Wolves, who are coached by former Bearcat QB, Reed Mendoza. Lincoln is also 2-0 on the young season and have scored a total of 95 points in their first two games. Kickoff will be at 7 p.m. Shown presenting Jair with the Week 2 game ball is local Farm Bureau Agent, Mitch Sikes. Farm Bureau Insurance is a proud supporter of Mena Bearcat Athletics!!!

The Mena Jr. Bearcats faced Lincoln at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium on Tuesday. Jr. Bearcats - 6 Lincoln -0 Mena is back in action on Thursday, September 14th at Waldron. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=20082