Athletics

Hey Bearcats (of all ages) Coach Arnold has put together a great "In Home" workout for you on this extended break!

Congratulations to David Grenier on bring selected as the 2019-2020 Polk County Basketball Player of the Year by the Mena Star! Grenier is a senior at Mena High School and earned All-Conference honors in his final season as a Bearcat.

After classes conclude & school dismisses today, Monday March 16th, all Mena Public School facilities will be closed to the public. This includes all buildings as well as Bearcat Stadium, Union Bank Park, playgrounds, etc. Deep cleaning will be taking place over the next few days & all will remain closed till at least March 30th, 2020. All buildings will be off limits. If a Student or district patron has a need, March 17th-20th, they should call ahead. For MHS & MMS call 479-394-1144. For HHE & LDE call 479-394-2943. You may also contact the central office at 479-394-1710... Spring Break will be March 23rd-27th !

The Mena Basscats competed in the AYFA Tournament on Lake Ouachita on Saturday 3/14. Austin Johnston and Cason Cannon came in 4th and Austin Rose and Evan Graves came in 7th. On Sunday 3/15 the Basscats were on Lake DeGray for the Trader Bills High school tournament Trail. Austin Johnston and Cason Cannon took 1st place with 11.66lbs. Austin Rose and Evan Graves took 2nd place with 11.62lbs. We would like to say thank you to our sponsors. Go Basscats!

Attention Spring Sport Athletes!

Here are the results from the Mena High Senior Relays held Thursday at Bearcat Stadium. GIRLS High Jump - Emily Wagner 2nd Long Jump - Emily Wagner 7th Discus - Madyson Birtcher 8th Shot - Madyson Birtcher 8th BOYS High Jump - Beau Tomblin 2nd Austin Kirkendoll 8th Long Jump - Caleb Holmes 4th Zane Stephens 5th Triple Jump - Caleb Holmes 4th Iaza Ingoglia 5th Shot - Logan Yang 2nd Pole Vaullt - Jacob Flemens 1st Tre McMellon 4th 4x800 Relay - Mena 1st (Nance, McMellon,Myers, Adams) 110 Hurdles - Iaza Ingoglia 3rd 100 Dash - Zane Stephens 5th Caleb Holmes 6th 1600 Run - Logan Myers 2nd Tre McMellon 5th The Bearcats finished 2nd in the meet as a team! GO BEARCATS!

All sporting events scheduled for today have been cancelled!

AAA Suspends Spring Interscholastic Competition

Mena baseball lost a game at Lake Hamilton Thursday by a score of 3-13.. The Bearcats will play again Friday at Malvern..

Today's non-conference softball game at Dierks has been cancelled due to concerns about late evening weather. Also the softball game vs Bauxite on 3/19 has been cancelled... Today’s Baseball game at Lake Hamilton is being moved up to a 4:00pm start. Also the baseball game vs Bauxite on 3/20 has been cancelled. http://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics

The Governor’s Office is in charge of making the decision to close schools. The Mena School District has been told we are presently still at a low risk and will remain open. Any further closings will come through the Governor’s Office. We are following all precautionary steps. Thank you.

Under the continued guidance of the Arkansas Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Arkansas Department of Health, Mena Public Schools is taking all measures to carefully monitor potential risks. We encourage frequent hand washing, covering coughs and sneezes and staying home when sick.

Andrea Hughes, Coach Mena Varsity Cheerleading 1200 Dallas Avenue Mena, AR 71953 Dear Alumni and/or Business, We have exciting news! We are looking for sponsors to help fund the 2020-2021 cheerleading team in their hopeful journey to a State Championship. The athletes will be participating in multiple camps/clinics, as well as multiple competitions all leading up to the State Competition in December of 2020, but we need your help. In return for your sponsorship, we are starting a Paint the Paw fundraiser. We will be painting paws leading to the high school and student parking lots. Here are some options that we would like to provide for you: A paw with your name and graduation year A paw with your business name A paw to honor your whole graduating class A paw to honor a lost classmate Would you consider sponsoring our club and donating $50.00 to help us send these athletes to camp, competition, and purchase other supplies related to competition? We are so grateful for what our sponsors just like you have helped us accomplish over the years, including sponsoring our Little Cats Cheer Camp for our future cheerleaders. We’re immensely thankful to our past, present, and future sponsors! We hope you’re able to contribute and thank you for your consideration. To make a contribution, simply mail your gift to the above address with this letter, hand deliver your gift to Mena High School, or meet with a MHS Cheerleader when they stop by your business on Monday, April 6th. See back for order form. Many thanks in advance for your sponsorship! Go CATS! Sincerely, Andrea Hughes P.S. We would love to see you at opening night in Bearcat Stadium on September 11, 2020 at 7pm. Order Form: Name/Business exactly as you wish for it to appear on the paw: ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Circle one: Cash Check Paid: _______ Return address: __________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ EXAMPLE: Name/Business exactly as you wish for it to appear on the paw: Mena Varsity Cheerleading 2020-2021 ______________________________ ______________________________ Circle one: Cash Check Paid: ___X___ Return address: Andrea Hughes 1200 Dallas Avenue Mena, AR 71953

With today being 2020 Spring Sports Picture Day for all the spring teams and players, we will be able to complete the design of the 2020 Mena Spring Sports Souvenir Program. If you would like to purchase an ad for your player or your business, please contact Andy Philpot at bearcatpromos@gmail.com The programs will be designed and printed by the end of spring break, with the selling of programs at Mena home baseball, softball, and soccer games starting the week after spring break.

The Mena Jr. High Track Teams competed at the Cub Relays in DeQueen on Tuesday. Girls results: 100m Dash - Makalee Lane 6th 400m Dash - Brooklyn Pennington 6th 800m Run - Keira Hall 1st 1600m Run - Keira Hall 3rd 4x400 Relay - Mena 7th 4x800 Relay -- Mena 1st Discus - Carolyn Cannon 7th Boys Result 1600m Run - Brody Brown 5th / Trevin Plunkett 6th 110m Hurdles - Cody Bollmeyer 6th 4x800m Relay - Mena 6th High Jump - Cody Bollmeyer 2nd Discus - Mason Dillard 8th The Next Jr. High Meet is scheduled for April 2nd in Mansfield!

The Bearcats earned a hard fought 14-12 win over Hope Tuesday at Union Bank Park. Mena improves to 5-1 on the young season & will play at Lake Hamilton on Thursday.. GO BEARCATS!

The Ladycats bested Hope by a score of 12-2 in 5 innings at Union Bank Park on Tuesday. Mena is now 3-1 on the year & will be back in action on Thursday 3/12 when they play at Dierks. GO LADYCATS!!

Congratulations to Mena High School Junior Gracie Lyle! Lyle was selected as an All District player in District 7--4A in Basketball & also was named to the 4A All State Tournament Team for the 2019-2020 basketball season. GO LADYCATS!

Congratulations to Mena High School Sophomore Grayson Fairless! Fairless was selected as an All District player in District 7--4A in Basketball for the 2019-2020 basketball season. GO LADYCATS!