Ladycats competed at the 1-5A South Regionals today and overall as a team finished in 6th place in confrence, 5 out of 7 girls qualified for the state tournament! But all of them have shown incredibly growth and improvement!
Great job Ladycats !
Harlee Pannell 4th place
Emmi Hensley 3rd place
Destiny Hogan 3rd place
Emery Anderson 1st place
Jolina Butterfield 4th place
The 2024 Wrestling regular season came to an end on Thursday.. The Mena Bearcats won both duals to Lonoke and Pulaski Academy, but fell short to CAC, the Mena Bearcats will be competing at Lonoke High School next Saturday (17th) at regionals for a shot at state!
We also had a wrestler get their first win by pin which was an awesome team experience and this picture taken by Jessica Anderson shows the togetherness of these boys and girls. Go Bearcats!
Mena Insurance Players of the Game:
Dardanelle - Madi Fowler
Waldron - Makenley Sullivan
The Mena Ladycats and Bearcats played Ft. Lake on Monday in the Union Bank Center.
Sr. Bearcats - 43
Ft. Lake - 54
Sr. Ladycats -56
Ft. Lake - 39
The Ladycats and Bearcats play at Waldron on Tuesday at 6:00pm.
Mena Wrestling competed at the 4A Dual State Championship in Pottsville on Saturday. The boys beat Berryville, had a tough loss to Gravette, followed by a win over Central Arkansas Christian, before losing to Shiloh Christian Mena Bearcat Wrestling finishes 4th in state.
The Advanced Animal Science class at Mena High School enjoyed a tour of Maye Club Lambs farm and was educated on how the operation functions. This time of year is very busy with lambs being born daily and intensive management required.
Emery Anderson has committed to Carl Albert college for wrestling! Congratulations and wish you the best of luck!!
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Today, eleven Mena High School students participated in the UA Rich Mountain's Experience the Power Career event! They dove into technical and trade programs, exploring careers in Welding, Machine Tool, IT, EMT, Phlebotomy, LPN, Cosmetology, and Massage Therapy.
Congratulations to the Mena High School students who won at the Mena Art Gallery's Youth Show:
Roathkanika Kou - Best in Show
Noah Holman - Honorable Mention
The Mena Ladycats played Pottsville on Tuesday in the Union Bank Center.
Ladycats-53
Pottsville-38
The Ladycats play at Morrilton on Friday.
The Mena Bearcats played Pottsville on Tuesday in the Union Bank Center.
Bearcats-39
Pottsville-77
The Bearcats play at Morrilton on Friday.
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Mena Insurance Players of the Game:
Waldron
Mollee Sharp
Paeyton Hostetler
Mena Boys and Girls wrestled Bauxite, Glen Rose, Ashdown tonight, Our Boys won their duels! And the girls tied Bauxite. I Cannot express how far these young men and women have come since the beginning of the year and are really hitting their stride at the perfect time!
Final Scores:
Mena Boys: 51 / Ashdown & Glen Rose: 12
Mena Boys: 49 / Bauxite: 30
Mena Girls: 18 / Bauxite Girls: 18
This morning Mena FFA Greenhand members received their FFA Jackets! This is just one of many steps in their journey in FFA. And will be something they wear in competitions, to conventions, and camps!
Congratulations to the Mena High School Spotlight Singers for their first semester cumulative team GPA of 3.89.
The Jr. Ladycats and Jr. Bearcats played Ozark in the Union Bank Center on Friday.
Jr. Ladycats-41
Ozark-28
Jr. Bearcats-30
Ozark-47
The Jr. High teams are back in action on Monday when they host Nashville in Jim Rackley Gymnasium.
Thursday was Sr. Night for Mena Wrestling at the Union Bank Center. Seniors who were recognized include:
Emery Anderson
Zach Cline
Dennison Reed
Aiden Golden
The event was a tri-match with Dover & Subiaco.
A HUGE thank you to Shawna Martinez with Performance Team Real Estate for donating boxes of supplies for our students’ “Take What You Need Cart”. Mrs. Hobson houses this in her classroom for students to freely choose deodorant, toothpaste, shampoo, etc for their use.
Sr. Night for Mena Wrestling is this Thursday at 5:30pm in Jim Rackley Gymnasium. Seniors being recognized include:
Emery Anderson
Zach Cline
Dennison Reed
Aiden Golden
Teams attending are Subiaco, Dover and Ashdown. Matches begins at 6:00pm.
The Mena Insurance Players of the Games are:
Arkadelphia - Ravyn Wilson
Dardanelle - Makenna Lee
