Mena High School senior AUSTIN ROSE has been named to the 2022 Bassmaster High School All-State Fishing Team. Fifty-three of the most outstanding high school anglers from across the country have been named to the 2022 Bassmaster High School All-State Fishing Team presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors. Read the complete article at the link below. https://www.bassmaster.com/.../b-a-s-s-names-2022.../

Congratulations to Austin Rose for being our Matt Thomas - State Farm Agent player of the week for week 3 of our season. Austin was 6/10 on the week with 4 RBI’s and a couple of runs scored. Also pitched 7 innings for us giving up 4 runs and on defense had 13 putouts with a 2 double plays.

Mena Jr. and Sr. High Ladycat Basketball had their first Spring Ladycat Night on Tuesday. The girls competed in a Freethrow Contest and 5 on 5. Local businesses have sponsored prizes for the winners. Tonight's sponsors were Wendy's, Chiquitas and Simple Simons. Senior High Freethrow Champ: Payton Clark Junior High Freethrow Champ: Annabelle Peters Upper Classmen Group 5 on 5 Champs: Payton Clark, Chloe Hooper, Annabelle Peters, Kate Wilson, Elliott Dugan, Katie Rowe, Alaina Gilbert 7th Grade 5 on 5 Champs: Laynie Powell, Maddie Rowe, Zoe Adams, Tessa Williams and MaKenley Sullivan

Mena baseball played a hard fought game at Union Bank Park on Tuesday. Bearcats - 11 DeQueen -13 Mena falls to 3-6/1-4 on the season and will play at Dierks on Thursday. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics...

Mena softball picked up a pick up a big conference win on Tuesday at Union Bank Park. Ladycats-15 DeQueen-0 Mena improves to 7-4/ 3-2 & will be back in action this Friday & Saturday at the River City Rumble in Van Buren ! https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics...

Congratulations to the 2022 Mena High School Seniors !!! Today we spotlight the following students: CASSIDY JOY MARIE ASHCRAFT MICHAEL AUCES JETT ANTHONY BABER. Graduation is scheduled for Saturday, May 21st at 10:00am in Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium.

Congratulations to the 2022-2023 MHS Cheerleading and Mascot Team! Mascot: Josh Noble and Asher Wooden Cheerleaders: Joey Decker, Patience Ferguson, Cloey Massey, Hailey Emerson, Abby Felix, Briley Dean, Amy Gragg, Brooklyn Hilderbrand, Kiylee Hughes, Rylie McClara, Shantal Tecson, Sophia Vacca, Lainee Garrett, Gia Hobson-Fagan, Destiny Hogan, Kayleigh Noble, and Jolina Butterfield

Austin Rose and Jarret Burger won the Arkansas Young Guns Open Tournament on Lake Ouachita Saturday with a string weighing 12.38 pounds. They also had the big bass that weighed in at 3.28 pounds! GO BASSCATS !

The Matt Thomas - State Farm Insurance Baseball Player of the Week ! The 2/28-3/6 Player of the Week was CALEB PETERS. Caleb pitched well in the Smithville win and picked up the save. Peters also hit .500 on the week with 6 runs scored and 5 RBI’s The Player of the Week for 3/7-3/11 is BLAKE BROWN. Blake came in relief in a tied game with Hope and pitched 4 innings giving up 0 runs while striking out 8 batters. Blake was also 2/4 at the plate with 2 RBI’s in the 7-2 Hope victory The player of the week for 3/14-3/18 will be announced after spring break.

Mena High School & Mena Middle School students were treated to a performance of "The History Show" by a group from TheatreSquared on Friday in the Performing Arts Center. https://www.facebook.com/TheatreSquared

The Mena Ladycats & Bearcats competed in the Mena Sr. High Relays on Thursday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. See results on the MIle Split website at the link below https://ar.milesplit.com/.../457692-mena-high.../results

A large number of schools participated in the jr. high track meet at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium on Tuesday. The Mena Ladycats dominated the event & finished in 1st place in the team standings. The Bearcats finished in 7th. Click the link for results https://ar.milesplit.com/meets/457695-mena-jr-high-relays-2022/results#.YjKNU3rMLIU

Congratulations to the Mena Basscats ! AUSTIN ROSE & JARRETT BURGER won the Arkansas Youth Federation Bass Tournament at Lake Ouachita on Sunday. The tournament was an MLF national qualifier'. The team took first by over 4 lbs & also claimed the prize for big bass.

Mena Senior Girls Basketball Coach Scott Wright has released the post season honors for his Ladycats. All State GRAYSON FAIRLESS All Conference MADI LYLE EMMI HINES EMILY LEONARD BROOKLYN PENNINGTON Congratulations to these deserving young ladys !

Mena High School Student Council President Will Davis and senior member Sarah Grenier dropped off the Student Council dog food and cat food donations on Friday morning at the Humane Society of the Ouachitas.

Tracy Floyd and Amy Martin represented Mena School District at the University of Arkansas Teacher’s Fair in Conway on Friday.

Our FFA member of the month is Lexi Dilbeck! Lexi is a senior at MHS and has been an integral part of planning, organizing, and conducting events of the Mena FFA Chapter. Lexi is on the Parliamentary Procedure team, the Food Science team, and is a candidate to receive the State FFA Degree this spring. You will normally see Lexi behind the camera at all the FFA activities.

Bearcat Soccer was looking to win back to back games with a win on Thursday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium but were only able to manage a tie. Mena Bearcats - 0 Heavener - 0 Mena will play at Cossatot on Monday !

Mena Baseball fell to 3-3 on the year with a loss on Thursday at Union Bank Park. Mena Bearcats - 5 Malvern - 17 Mena will host Fountain Lake on Tuesday. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics...

The Ladycat Soccer Team earned their first win of the season on Thursday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. Mena Ladycats - 4 Heavener - 0 The girls are back in action on Monday at Cossatot. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=24458