Red and Black wrestling scrimmage on Friday

By Ethan Nahté

The Mena wrestling team will kick off their second season this Friday with the “Red and Black” scrimmage at Mena Middle School’s Jim Rackley Gym, 6 p.m., Nov. 17. They will have a donation jar to help raise money for some travel suits. They invite the public to come out and watch boys and girls wrestling.

For those unfamiliar with the gym, it is located on Dallas Avenue between the middle school’s main building and the high school.

The Pulse also conducted an interview with head wrestling coach Zen Valencia before the 2023-2024 school season began. Watch for it in an upcoming issue of the paper.

Basketball

11/16 - Umpire vs. Kirby

11/17 - Umpire vs. Murfreesboro

11/17 - CRHS vs. De Queen

Basketball

11/14-11/18 - Mena Jr. Teams

Nashville Tournament

11/18 - Mena vs. Waldron (7th boys/girls)

11/20 - Mena @ Bentonville West

Wrestling

11/17 - Mena Red & Black Scrimmage

Basketball 11/15

11/16 - Mount Ida @ Acorn

The Bearcats beat the Waldron Bulldogs for the 28th straight time on Nov. 3, bumping the Bull-dogs and sending themselves to the playoffs for a record-setting sixth season in a row. They took on Rivercrest as the No. 5 seed. The Bearcats ended their season 5-6 overall.

In 2A play, No. 1 seed Bigelow beat No. 4 seed Mount Ida 41-13. Bigelow will play Des Arc in the second round. The lions trailed 28-6 after the first quarter. Bigelow would tally another 13 in the third while Mount Ida would score another 7 in the final quarter. The Lions ended their season 3-7 overall. Single elimination tournament. The championships are scheduled to be played Dec. 1.

A few of the other schools from the western part of Arkansas to advance to the second round this coming Friday include Murfreesboro, Nashville, Mansfield, Jessieville, and Ashdown.