The Mena Ladycats claimed first place in conference play on Thursday with a 3-0 win over Ft. Lake. The score was 25-21, 25-18 & 25-21. Ft. Lake falls to 4-1 in conference play. Mena improves to 5-0 & remains undefeated on the season. The Ladycats will play on Saturday in the Lakeside Tournament.

Mena Jr. Volleyball lost the first set to Ft. Lake but came back to win the second set 25-12 & the third set 16-14. A big win for the Jr. Ladycats, They will return to the court on Saturday at the Malvern Tournament. GO LADYCATS!!!

Jessica Kropp & the cast of Robin Hood were hard at work on Thursday in the MHS Performing Arts Center.

Congratulations to the winners of the door decoration contest at Mena High School. First place wins 25 points for the spirit barrel, 2nd place wins 20, 3rd place wins 15, and the two honorable mentions win 10.

MHS students participating in the homecoming ceremony on Friday were put thru their paces today. The festivities begin at 6:30pm on Friday at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium. The big game against Waldron kicks off at 7:00pm. GO BEARCATS!

Thursday, September 23rd Mena Golf will play in the boys 7-4A District Match at Degray today. Jr. & Sr. Volleyball will host Ft. Lake at the Union Bank Center beginning at 4:00pm. 7th Grade & Jr. Football will play at Waldron with kickoff at 5:30pm & 7:00pm.

POWDER PUFF FOOTBALL 2021 The Juniors defeated the Seniors by a score of 14-7 in an overtime thriller at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium on Wednesday. A good crowd was on hand and the entertainment was well worth the price of admission. CONGRATULATIONS JUNIORS !!!

Mena Golf competed in the 7-4A Tournament at Degray on Wednesday. Madi Lyle led the Ladycats with a 105. Emmi Hines had a 119 & Emma Threlkeld a 140. Lyle qualified for the 4A State Tournament to be played September 27th-29th. GO LADYCATS !

Wednesday’s BFI Spirit Costume winners from MMS & MHS are Paeyton Hostetler & Case Wiles.

Powder Puff Football is tonight at Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium after the homecoming parade. Freshman, sophomore, junior & senior teams will compete. Kickoff should be around 6:30pm. Admission is $2.00 . Ladycat Golf will be competing in the district match at Degray near Arkadelphia today. Bearcat Golf will compete in the district match at Degray on Thursday.

Mena Cheer getting groovy for spirit week on Tuesday at MHS!!!

The Mena Ladycats defeated Paris in three sets on Monday at the Union Bank Center. The score was 25-23, 25-17 & 25-16. The Sr. JV lost to Paris 1-2. The score was 24-26, 30-28 & 6-15. Mena will host Ft. Lake on Thursday. Games begin at 4:30pm. GO LADYCATS !!! https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=19738

Mena Jr. Volleyball lost two sets to Paris on Monday night at the Union Bank Center. The score was 25-18 & 25-22. The Jr. Ladycats will host Ft. Lake on Thursday. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=20083

Happy Holidays Spirit Day! 🌲 ❤️🎃🇺🇸 As the day went on, I forgot to take pictures! I will do better tomorrow. Everyone, dress up for Groovy Tuesday!

Congratulations to Timberly Myers and Braxton Bradley on being our first winners for the MHS Hallway Engagement Project!

The senior girls’ powderpuff football team Is hard at work in the Makerspace creating uniforms for the game Wednesday night!

Mena Coaches select #72, Jake Brotherton, as the Farm Bureau Insurance Player of the Game vs. Booneville. Jake is a Senior this year and plays both ways as Offensive Left Tackle and at Defensive Tackle. Jake had 5 tackles for the night and did a really good Job on pass protection, however Mena lost 34-6. Jake is the son of Christy Harrison and Greg Brotherton and is a 3 year starter for the Bearcats. He enjoys working out and hopes to play college football next year at either Kansas University or AR State. He hopes to either become a football coach or get a degree in Bio-Medical Engineering after college. This Friday, Jake and the Bearcats will host the Waldron Bulldogs, for Homecoming, beginning at 7:00. Shown presenting Jake with Week #4’s game ball, is Ryan Luttmer, Bearcat assistant coach, and Farm Bureau agent, Nikki Cureton.

The Mena Jr. & Sr. volleyball games scheduled for September 30th against Malvern have been moved to October 11th. https://www.menaschools.org/o/athletics/athletics?filter_ids=19738,20083

The Mena Basscats kicked off the 2021-22 season this past weekend at the Arkansas Youth Fishing Federations 4 States Classic Tournament on Lake Millwood. The Basscats had two teams competing in the event. Austin Rose and Jarrett Burger (the reigning Arkansas High School Anglers of the year) kicked off their senior year by taking 2nd place in the high school division and winning Big Bass of the tournament. Braxton Philpot and Waylon Head placed 2nd place and Big bass in the junior division. The Basscats are looking forward to another awesome year of bass fishing! Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/298629374002848

See You At The Pole is this Wednesday at Mena High School... We will be meeting out front by the flagpole at 7:30am. There will be juice and donuts! Come out and join in prayer for our school!