What is your favorite thing about being a Bobcat?
My husband and I along with our children have been actively involved in the Bobcat Community. My favorite part of being a Bobcat is the Bobcat Pride found throughout all the schools. I love how the community, across the entire district, participates in the amazing events throughout the school year! These are reasons why I am proud to be a Bobcat.
My husband and I along with our children have been actively involved in the Bobcat Community. My favorite part of being a Bobcat is the Bobcat Pride found throughout all the schools. I love how the community, across the entire district, participates in the amazing events throughout the school year! These are reasons why I am proud to be a Bobcat.
Doing some holiday baking over the next few weeks? Benton’s High School Foods class is too! Students are diving into their baking unit ahead of winter break—a delicious way to wrap up the 2025 year. From crafting chocolate-covered pretzels to exploring the science and chemistry behind baking cookies, students are demonstrating not only their baking techniques, but also their knowledge of safety, sanitation, and food preparation skills.
Benton Basketball, Week of Dec. 15, 2025
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Benton Girls’ basketball
Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, at Van Horne
Benton (1-4) 66, Mount Pleasant (1-15) 28
MP 4 7 9 8 - 28
BC 20 16 15 15 - 66
Statistics are coming.
Benton boys’ basketball
Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, at Van Horne
Benton (1-5) 70, Mount Pleasant (1-4) 47
MP 17 10 11 9 - 47
BC 13 24 15 18 - 70
Benton was 25 of 49 for field goals, 11 of 26 for three-pointers, and 9 of 15 for free throws. They had 22 rebounds, 19 assists, 10 steals, three blocks, 11 turnovers and 16 fouls. Eli Patterson had 24 points and was 3 of 4 for three-pointers. Carson Pickering added 17 points Brooks Mitchell-Birdsell had 11 points. Jack Lange had five rebounds. Kaleb Hayden had six steals. With one block each were Lange, Patterson and Hayden.
Benton travels to Vinton-Shellsburg on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 8 p.m. , following the girls’ varsity game. They close the week on Friday, Dec. 19, at Grinnell.
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Benton Girls’ basketball
Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, at Van Horne
Benton (1-4) 66, Mount Pleasant (1-15) 28
MP 4 7 9 8 - 28
BC 20 16 15 15 - 66
Statistics are coming.
Benton boys’ basketball
Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, at Van Horne
Benton (1-5) 70, Mount Pleasant (1-4) 47
MP 17 10 11 9 - 47
BC 13 24 15 18 - 70
Benton was 25 of 49 for field goals, 11 of 26 for three-pointers, and 9 of 15 for free throws. They had 22 rebounds, 19 assists, 10 steals, three blocks, 11 turnovers and 16 fouls. Eli Patterson had 24 points and was 3 of 4 for three-pointers. Carson Pickering added 17 points Brooks Mitchell-Birdsell had 11 points. Jack Lange had five rebounds. Kaleb Hayden had six steals. With one block each were Lange, Patterson and Hayden.
Benton travels to Vinton-Shellsburg on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 8 p.m. , following the girls’ varsity game. They close the week on Friday, Dec. 19, at Grinnell.
Why Benton?
I chose Benton because I appreciate the rich traditions and strong sense of community that I grew up with and am looking forward to my own children having those same experiences.
I chose Benton because I appreciate the rich traditions and strong sense of community that I grew up with and am looking forward to my own children having those same experiences.
Please note schedule changes:
Wednesday, December 17 - NO Early Dismissal
Friday, December 19 - Early Dismissal at 1:00 PM
December 22 - January 2 - School Closed for Winter Break
Monday, January 5 - School Resumes
Happy Holidays!
Benton boys’ wrestling team was at Keith Vry Invite on December 13
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Keith Vry Invitational
Saturday, Dec. 13, at Parkersburg
1 Don Bosco 258.5
2 Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 250.0
3 Osage 182.5
4 Hampton-Dumont-CAL 154.5
5 AP-GC 141.0
6 Crestwood, Cresco 106.5
7 Benton Community 79.5
8 Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 77.0
9 Dike-New Hartford 67.5
10 OABCIG 61.0
11 Charles City 36.5
12 Janesville 34.0
Benton results
106 – Aaron George (0-2) placed 5th and scored 5.0 team points.
Quarterfinal – Gunner Fry (Garner-Hayfield/Ventura) 4-2 won by fall over George (Fall 3:02)
Cons. Semi – Leo Block (AP-GC) 4-2 won by fall over George (Fall 1:27)
113 – Memphis Bishop (5-4) placed 4th and scored 13.0 team points.
Quarterfinal – Bishop won by major decision over Brandon Stein (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) 1-2 (MD 18-10)
Semifinal – Kaiden Belinsky (Don Bosco) 4-2 won by fall over Bishop (Fall 1:05)
Cons. Semi – Bishop won by decision over Johnny Moen (AP-GC) 2-4 (Dec 13-7)
3rd Place Match – Reid Hendrikson (Garner-Hayfield/Ventura) 4-3 won by fall over Bishop (Fall 0:53)
126 – Jason Eastman (6-3) placed 5th and scored 12.5 team points.
Quarterfinal – Eastman won by fall over Kinnick Sigler (AP-GC) 5-3 (Fall 1:46)
Semifinal – Mitchell Williams (Crestwood, Cresco) 7-2 won by fall over Eastman (Fall 1:16)
Cons. Semi – Kaleb Feld (Garner-Hayfield/Ventura) 6-2 won by major decision over Eastman (MD 8-0)
5th Place Match – Eastman won by tech fall over Kinnick Perez (Hampton-Dumont-CAL) 2-8 (TF-1.5 2:31 (17-2))
132 – Garrett Kuch (7-2) placed 3rd and scored 17.0 team points.
Quarterfinal – Kuch won by fall over Conner Weedman (Dike-New Hartford) 4-4 (Fall 3:53)
Semifinal – Linden Phetxoumphone (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) 8-1 won by fall over Kuch (Fall 0:37)
Cons. Semi – Kuch won by decision over Brady Brasch (Don Bosco) 7-4 (Dec 6-0)
3rd Place Match – Kuch won by major decision over Noah Bergan (Crestwood, Cresco) 9-6 (MD 9-0)
138 – Jaxson Mehlert (7-4) placed 6th and scored 11.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Mehlert won by fall over Walker Dohlman (Crestwood, Cresco) 4-7 (Fall 0:45)
Quarterfinal – Easton Sonberg (Osage) 12-4 won by fall over Mehlert (Fall 4:33)
Cons. Round 3 – Mehlert won by fall over Gabe Metz (Dike-New Hartford) 7-4 (Fall 1:27)
Cons. Semi – Blake Irvine (Don Bosco) 5-4 won by decision over Mehlert (Dec 7-2)
5th Place Match – Tayler Kibbee (Janesville) 6-2 won by major decision over Mehlert (MD 13-2)
144 – Keaton Schmid (5-4) scored 5.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Schmid won by major decision over Bentley Cosby (Janesville) 0-5 (MD 12-0)
Quarterfinal – Dawson Youngblut (Don Bosco) 8-0 won by fall over Schmid (Fall 0:58)
Cons. Round 2 – Schmid won by tech fall over Keith Ulrich (Garner-Hayfield/Ventura) 2-3 (TF-1.5 3:40 (18-2))
Cons. Round 3 – Karson VanHeiden (Dike-New Hartford) 8-4 won by major decision over Schmid (MD 12-4)
144 – Beckett Sexton (1-5).
Champ. Round 1 – Owen Korsmo (Crestwood, Cresco) 11-4 won by fall over Sexton (Fall 3:00)
Cons. Round 2 – Karson VanHeiden (Dike-New Hartford) 8-4 won by major decision over Sexton (MD 13-1)
165 – Elias Bieschke (7-3) placed 4th and scored 11.5 team points.
Quarterfinal – Parker Mulder (AP-GC) 5-2 won by major decision over Bieschke (MD 14-6)
Cons. Round 3 – Bieschke won by tech fall over Aaron Ulrich (OABCIG) 5-6 (TF-1.5 2:39 (21-5))
Cons. Semi – Bieschke won by decision over Ryder Strother (Hampton-Dumont-CAL) 6-4 (Dec 14-7)
3rd Place Match – Parker Mulder (AP-GC) 5-2 won by tech fall over Bieschke (TF-1.5 5:20 (16-1))
190 – Trey Sharp (4-3).
Quarterfinal – Reece Brown (Osage) 8-7 won by fall over Sharp (Fall 0:56)
Cons. Round 3 – Beau Morton (Hampton-Dumont-CAL) 6-5 won by major decision over Sharp (MD 13-1)
215 – Keason Louis (1-7) scored 4.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Micah Thompson (Charles City) 5-6 won by tech fall over Louis (TF-1.5 4:00 (16-0))
Cons. Round 2 – Louis won by fall over Garrett Vobr (Crestwood, Cresco) 5-8 (Fall 0:22)
Cons. Round 3 – Parker Stearns (Garner-Hayfield/Ventura) 5-3 won by fall over Louis 1-7 (Fall 0:20)
285 – Carson Hanus (1-6)
Champ. Round 1 – Emmett Elling (Hampton-Dumont-CAL) 7-6 won by fall over Hanus (Fall 1:39)
Cons. Round 2 – Jackson Warnke (Charles City) 5-5 won by fall over Hanus (Fall 1:17)
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Keith Vry Invitational
Saturday, Dec. 13, at Parkersburg
1 Don Bosco 258.5
2 Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 250.0
3 Osage 182.5
4 Hampton-Dumont-CAL 154.5
5 AP-GC 141.0
6 Crestwood, Cresco 106.5
7 Benton Community 79.5
8 Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 77.0
9 Dike-New Hartford 67.5
10 OABCIG 61.0
11 Charles City 36.5
12 Janesville 34.0
Benton results
106 – Aaron George (0-2) placed 5th and scored 5.0 team points.
Quarterfinal – Gunner Fry (Garner-Hayfield/Ventura) 4-2 won by fall over George (Fall 3:02)
Cons. Semi – Leo Block (AP-GC) 4-2 won by fall over George (Fall 1:27)
113 – Memphis Bishop (5-4) placed 4th and scored 13.0 team points.
Quarterfinal – Bishop won by major decision over Brandon Stein (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) 1-2 (MD 18-10)
Semifinal – Kaiden Belinsky (Don Bosco) 4-2 won by fall over Bishop (Fall 1:05)
Cons. Semi – Bishop won by decision over Johnny Moen (AP-GC) 2-4 (Dec 13-7)
3rd Place Match – Reid Hendrikson (Garner-Hayfield/Ventura) 4-3 won by fall over Bishop (Fall 0:53)
126 – Jason Eastman (6-3) placed 5th and scored 12.5 team points.
Quarterfinal – Eastman won by fall over Kinnick Sigler (AP-GC) 5-3 (Fall 1:46)
Semifinal – Mitchell Williams (Crestwood, Cresco) 7-2 won by fall over Eastman (Fall 1:16)
Cons. Semi – Kaleb Feld (Garner-Hayfield/Ventura) 6-2 won by major decision over Eastman (MD 8-0)
5th Place Match – Eastman won by tech fall over Kinnick Perez (Hampton-Dumont-CAL) 2-8 (TF-1.5 2:31 (17-2))
132 – Garrett Kuch (7-2) placed 3rd and scored 17.0 team points.
Quarterfinal – Kuch won by fall over Conner Weedman (Dike-New Hartford) 4-4 (Fall 3:53)
Semifinal – Linden Phetxoumphone (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) 8-1 won by fall over Kuch (Fall 0:37)
Cons. Semi – Kuch won by decision over Brady Brasch (Don Bosco) 7-4 (Dec 6-0)
3rd Place Match – Kuch won by major decision over Noah Bergan (Crestwood, Cresco) 9-6 (MD 9-0)
138 – Jaxson Mehlert (7-4) placed 6th and scored 11.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Mehlert won by fall over Walker Dohlman (Crestwood, Cresco) 4-7 (Fall 0:45)
Quarterfinal – Easton Sonberg (Osage) 12-4 won by fall over Mehlert (Fall 4:33)
Cons. Round 3 – Mehlert won by fall over Gabe Metz (Dike-New Hartford) 7-4 (Fall 1:27)
Cons. Semi – Blake Irvine (Don Bosco) 5-4 won by decision over Mehlert (Dec 7-2)
5th Place Match – Tayler Kibbee (Janesville) 6-2 won by major decision over Mehlert (MD 13-2)
144 – Keaton Schmid (5-4) scored 5.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Schmid won by major decision over Bentley Cosby (Janesville) 0-5 (MD 12-0)
Quarterfinal – Dawson Youngblut (Don Bosco) 8-0 won by fall over Schmid (Fall 0:58)
Cons. Round 2 – Schmid won by tech fall over Keith Ulrich (Garner-Hayfield/Ventura) 2-3 (TF-1.5 3:40 (18-2))
Cons. Round 3 – Karson VanHeiden (Dike-New Hartford) 8-4 won by major decision over Schmid (MD 12-4)
144 – Beckett Sexton (1-5).
Champ. Round 1 – Owen Korsmo (Crestwood, Cresco) 11-4 won by fall over Sexton (Fall 3:00)
Cons. Round 2 – Karson VanHeiden (Dike-New Hartford) 8-4 won by major decision over Sexton (MD 13-1)
165 – Elias Bieschke (7-3) placed 4th and scored 11.5 team points.
Quarterfinal – Parker Mulder (AP-GC) 5-2 won by major decision over Bieschke (MD 14-6)
Cons. Round 3 – Bieschke won by tech fall over Aaron Ulrich (OABCIG) 5-6 (TF-1.5 2:39 (21-5))
Cons. Semi – Bieschke won by decision over Ryder Strother (Hampton-Dumont-CAL) 6-4 (Dec 14-7)
3rd Place Match – Parker Mulder (AP-GC) 5-2 won by tech fall over Bieschke (TF-1.5 5:20 (16-1))
190 – Trey Sharp (4-3).
Quarterfinal – Reece Brown (Osage) 8-7 won by fall over Sharp (Fall 0:56)
Cons. Round 3 – Beau Morton (Hampton-Dumont-CAL) 6-5 won by major decision over Sharp (MD 13-1)
215 – Keason Louis (1-7) scored 4.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Micah Thompson (Charles City) 5-6 won by tech fall over Louis (TF-1.5 4:00 (16-0))
Cons. Round 2 – Louis won by fall over Garrett Vobr (Crestwood, Cresco) 5-8 (Fall 0:22)
Cons. Round 3 – Parker Stearns (Garner-Hayfield/Ventura) 5-3 won by fall over Louis 1-7 (Fall 0:20)
285 – Carson Hanus (1-6)
Champ. Round 1 – Emmett Elling (Hampton-Dumont-CAL) 7-6 won by fall over Hanus (Fall 1:39)
Cons. Round 2 – Jackson Warnke (Charles City) 5-5 won by fall over Hanus (Fall 1:17)
*****Update*****
*****Updates*****
Benton Community recently hosted a truly wonderful Madrigal Dinner! Our choir and band students delivered a beautiful, engaging, and delightfully comedic performance, all while our incredible food service team provided a delicious four-course feast. Such a great showcase of talent, teamwork, and tradition—well done to everyone involved!
Benton Community will be dismissing at 1:00 pm today, Thursday, December 11 due to anticipated weather. All activities canceled this afternoon and evening. There will be no PM Preschool. Please call the school office if your child's afternoon plan is different than their typical routine. Stay warm!
Benton basketball, Week of Dec. 8, 2025
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Benton girls’ basketball
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, at Mount Vernon
No. 5 Mount Vernon 52, Benton 32
BC 8 7 3 14 - 32
MV 16 20 11 5 - 52
Statistics are coming
Benton boys’ basketball
Tuesday, Dec 9, 2025, at Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon 47, Benton 43
Benton was 15 of 45 for field goals, 5 of 23 for three-pointers and 8 of 11 for free throws. They had 40 rebounds, nine assists, six steals, three blocks and 23 turnovers. Eli Patterson had 18 points for Benton. He added 19 rebounds. Jack Lange had three steals. Kaleb Hayden had two blocks.
Mount Vernon was 19 of 55 for field goals, 2 of 24 for three-pointers and 7 of 10 for free throws. The team had 20 rebounds, seven assists, 17 steals, two blocks, six turnovers and 14 fouls. Kellen Haverback and Maddox Thede had 13 points each for Mount Vernon.
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Benton girls’ basketball
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, at Mount Vernon
No. 5 Mount Vernon 52, Benton 32
BC 8 7 3 14 - 32
MV 16 20 11 5 - 52
Statistics are coming
Benton boys’ basketball
Tuesday, Dec 9, 2025, at Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon 47, Benton 43
Benton was 15 of 45 for field goals, 5 of 23 for three-pointers and 8 of 11 for free throws. They had 40 rebounds, nine assists, six steals, three blocks and 23 turnovers. Eli Patterson had 18 points for Benton. He added 19 rebounds. Jack Lange had three steals. Kaleb Hayden had two blocks.
Mount Vernon was 19 of 55 for field goals, 2 of 24 for three-pointers and 7 of 10 for free throws. The team had 20 rebounds, seven assists, 17 steals, two blocks, six turnovers and 14 fouls. Kellen Haverback and Maddox Thede had 13 points each for Mount Vernon.
Why Benton?
I have been a part of this community for 20 years and my daughters go to school here. I love being able to see my own kids grow and learn while at work.
I have been a part of this community for 20 years and my daughters go to school here. I love being able to see my own kids grow and learn while at work.
Why Benton?
I chose Benton because of its long-standing reputation for both a quality education and a variety of activity offerings. This is as true today as it was 27 years ago when I started at Benton.
I chose Benton because of its long-standing reputation for both a quality education and a variety of activity offerings. This is as true today as it was 27 years ago when I started at Benton.
Middle School and High School Holiday Dress Up Next Week
Middle School Boys Wrestling Update
Benton girls’ compete at Williamsburg Girls Wrestling Invite
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Williamsburg Girls Invitational
Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, at Williamsburg
Team standings
1 South Tama 200.5
2 Iowa City Liberty 165.5
3 Williamsburg 133.5
4 East Buchanan 130.0
5 Mount Vernon 112.5
6 Vinton-Shellsburg 112.0
7 Benton Community 100.5
8 Ottumwa 90.0
9 Fort Madison 72.5
10 Iowa Valley, Marengo 72.0
11 Davis County 70.0
12 Marion 66.0
13 West Delaware 64.5
14 Wapello 58.0
15 Solon 51.0
16 Muscatine 49.5
17 Louisa-Muscatine 46.5
18 Centerville 32.0
19 Center Point-Urbana 31.0
20 Colfax-Mingo 29.0
20 Grinnell 29.0
22 English Valleys 26.0
23 Mount Pleasant 25.0
24 Washington 19.0
25 Baxter 17.0
26 Clear Creek-Amana 14.0
27 Keokuk 10.0
28 Meskwaki Settlement 0.0
28 Midland 0.0
28 WACO 0.0
Benton results
100 – Aubrey Krueger (4-13) placed 7th and scored 2.0 team points.
Quarterfinal – Lily Schulte (West Delaware) 10-5 won by fall over Krueger (Fall 2:52)
Cons. Semi – Gracey Pumphrey (Ottumwa) 9-7 won by fall over Krueger (Fall 1:42)
7th Place Match – Krueger received a bye
115 – Paige Eastman (14-5) placed 6th and scored 11.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Eastman won by fall over Evelyn Snakenberg (English Valleys) 3-6 (Fall 1:31)
Quarterfinal – Kaelynn Roster (Vinton-Shellsburg) 17-6 won by fall over Eastman (Fall 5:15)
Cons. Round 2 – Eastman won by fall over Paetynn Reyna (Iowa Valley, Marengo) 6-10 (Fall 1:00)
Cons. Semi – Eastman won by decision over Ava Hendricks (South Tama) 13-6 (Dec 7-1)
5th Place Match – Jazlyn Enriquez (Muscatine) 12-4 won by fall over Eastman (Fall 1:51)
120 – Madelyn Kenny (3-7) scored 4.0 team points.
Champ. Round 2 – Clara Ball (Wapello) 17-1 won by fall over Kenny (Fall 1:21)
Cons. Round 3 – Kenny won by fall over Torri McVeigh (Centerville) 6-7 (Fall 1:14)
Cons. Round 4 – Tess Richards (Solon) 10-4 won by fall over Kenny (Fall 0:00)
125 – Makinzee Petre-King (9-5) placed 2nd and scored 20.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Petre-King won by decision over Peyton Gordon (Solon) 9-6 (Dec 10-3)
Quarterfinal – Petre-King won by decision over Briena Fenton (Fort Madison) 11-4 (Dec 17-12)
Semifinal – Petre-King won by fall over Nora Stoutner (Washington) 8-8 (Fall 5:23)
1st Place Match – Keston Spratt (Williamsburg) 16-4 won by tech fall over Petre-King (TF-1.5 4:34 (16-1))
130 – Adelyn McDonald (3-5)
Champ. Round 2 – Camden Erhardt (Vinton-Shellsburg) 20-2 won by fall over McDonald (Fall 0:47)
Cons. Round 3 – Elyse Caviel (Iowa City Liberty) 9-5 won by fall over McDonald (Fall 1:23)
140 – Izzy Schoettmer (16-4) placed 5th and scored 19.0 team points.
Champ. Round 2 – Schoettmer won by fall over Irelan Brown (Center Point-Urbana) 6-7 (Fall 3:57)
Quarterfinal – Evelyn Eggleston (Iowa City Liberty) 9-2 won by decision over Schoettmer (Dec 10-3)
Cons. Round 4 – Schoettmer won by fall over Londyn Alanis (Colfax-Mingo) 16-6 (Fall 4:30)
Cons. Semi – Izzy Schoettmer (Benton Community) 16-4 won by fall over Aly Erickson (Vinton-Shellsburg) 18-9 (Fall 2:00)
5th Place Match – Schoettmer won by fall over Zurina Stoltzfus (Muscatine) 9-3 (Fall 3:23)
145 – Layna DeMoss (16-3) placed 3rd and scored 18.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – DeMoss won by fall over Kylie Nielsen (Iowa Valley, Marengo) 7-9 (Fall 0:41)
Quarterfinal – DeMoss won by tech fall over Zenlynn Lee (Mount Pleasant) 7-4 (TF-1.5 3:11 (17-1))
Semifinal – Tayla Stiefel (East Buchanan) 18-2 won by decision over DeMoss (Dec 7-0)
3rd Place Match – DeMoss won by fall over Adeline Whisner (Mount Vernon) 2-2 (Fall 0:14)
155 – Lizzy Wolf (17-0) placed 1st and scored 26.0 team points.
Quarterfinal – Wolf won by fall over Naiyeeshah Garcia (Muscatine) 9-9 (Fall 1:33)
Semifinal – Wolf won by fall over Lilly Ness (Williamsburg) 12-7 (Fall 1:08)
1st Place Match – Wolf won by fall over Miley Walz (East Buchanan) 16-3 (Fall 4:41)
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Williamsburg Girls Invitational
Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, at Williamsburg
Team standings
1 South Tama 200.5
2 Iowa City Liberty 165.5
3 Williamsburg 133.5
4 East Buchanan 130.0
5 Mount Vernon 112.5
6 Vinton-Shellsburg 112.0
7 Benton Community 100.5
8 Ottumwa 90.0
9 Fort Madison 72.5
10 Iowa Valley, Marengo 72.0
11 Davis County 70.0
12 Marion 66.0
13 West Delaware 64.5
14 Wapello 58.0
15 Solon 51.0
16 Muscatine 49.5
17 Louisa-Muscatine 46.5
18 Centerville 32.0
19 Center Point-Urbana 31.0
20 Colfax-Mingo 29.0
20 Grinnell 29.0
22 English Valleys 26.0
23 Mount Pleasant 25.0
24 Washington 19.0
25 Baxter 17.0
26 Clear Creek-Amana 14.0
27 Keokuk 10.0
28 Meskwaki Settlement 0.0
28 Midland 0.0
28 WACO 0.0
Benton results
100 – Aubrey Krueger (4-13) placed 7th and scored 2.0 team points.
Quarterfinal – Lily Schulte (West Delaware) 10-5 won by fall over Krueger (Fall 2:52)
Cons. Semi – Gracey Pumphrey (Ottumwa) 9-7 won by fall over Krueger (Fall 1:42)
7th Place Match – Krueger received a bye
115 – Paige Eastman (14-5) placed 6th and scored 11.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Eastman won by fall over Evelyn Snakenberg (English Valleys) 3-6 (Fall 1:31)
Quarterfinal – Kaelynn Roster (Vinton-Shellsburg) 17-6 won by fall over Eastman (Fall 5:15)
Cons. Round 2 – Eastman won by fall over Paetynn Reyna (Iowa Valley, Marengo) 6-10 (Fall 1:00)
Cons. Semi – Eastman won by decision over Ava Hendricks (South Tama) 13-6 (Dec 7-1)
5th Place Match – Jazlyn Enriquez (Muscatine) 12-4 won by fall over Eastman (Fall 1:51)
120 – Madelyn Kenny (3-7) scored 4.0 team points.
Champ. Round 2 – Clara Ball (Wapello) 17-1 won by fall over Kenny (Fall 1:21)
Cons. Round 3 – Kenny won by fall over Torri McVeigh (Centerville) 6-7 (Fall 1:14)
Cons. Round 4 – Tess Richards (Solon) 10-4 won by fall over Kenny (Fall 0:00)
125 – Makinzee Petre-King (9-5) placed 2nd and scored 20.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Petre-King won by decision over Peyton Gordon (Solon) 9-6 (Dec 10-3)
Quarterfinal – Petre-King won by decision over Briena Fenton (Fort Madison) 11-4 (Dec 17-12)
Semifinal – Petre-King won by fall over Nora Stoutner (Washington) 8-8 (Fall 5:23)
1st Place Match – Keston Spratt (Williamsburg) 16-4 won by tech fall over Petre-King (TF-1.5 4:34 (16-1))
130 – Adelyn McDonald (3-5)
Champ. Round 2 – Camden Erhardt (Vinton-Shellsburg) 20-2 won by fall over McDonald (Fall 0:47)
Cons. Round 3 – Elyse Caviel (Iowa City Liberty) 9-5 won by fall over McDonald (Fall 1:23)
140 – Izzy Schoettmer (16-4) placed 5th and scored 19.0 team points.
Champ. Round 2 – Schoettmer won by fall over Irelan Brown (Center Point-Urbana) 6-7 (Fall 3:57)
Quarterfinal – Evelyn Eggleston (Iowa City Liberty) 9-2 won by decision over Schoettmer (Dec 10-3)
Cons. Round 4 – Schoettmer won by fall over Londyn Alanis (Colfax-Mingo) 16-6 (Fall 4:30)
Cons. Semi – Izzy Schoettmer (Benton Community) 16-4 won by fall over Aly Erickson (Vinton-Shellsburg) 18-9 (Fall 2:00)
5th Place Match – Schoettmer won by fall over Zurina Stoltzfus (Muscatine) 9-3 (Fall 3:23)
145 – Layna DeMoss (16-3) placed 3rd and scored 18.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – DeMoss won by fall over Kylie Nielsen (Iowa Valley, Marengo) 7-9 (Fall 0:41)
Quarterfinal – DeMoss won by tech fall over Zenlynn Lee (Mount Pleasant) 7-4 (TF-1.5 3:11 (17-1))
Semifinal – Tayla Stiefel (East Buchanan) 18-2 won by decision over DeMoss (Dec 7-0)
3rd Place Match – DeMoss won by fall over Adeline Whisner (Mount Vernon) 2-2 (Fall 0:14)
155 – Lizzy Wolf (17-0) placed 1st and scored 26.0 team points.
Quarterfinal – Wolf won by fall over Naiyeeshah Garcia (Muscatine) 9-9 (Fall 1:33)
Semifinal – Wolf won by fall over Lilly Ness (Williamsburg) 12-7 (Fall 1:08)
1st Place Match – Wolf won by fall over Miley Walz (East Buchanan) 16-3 (Fall 4:41)
My favorite thing about being a Bobcat is the strong relationships my family has created by living and working in our close-knit communities!
Benton girls wrestle at the Warrior Duals
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Warrior Duals
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025 at Central Elkader
Benton 45, Anamosa 30
235: Kayla Chung (BECO) over (ANAM) (For.)
100: Emily Fritz (ANAM) over Aubrey Krueger (BECO) (Fall 0:56)
105: Hayden Carlson (ANAM) over (BECO) (For.)
110: Maria Davis (BECO) over (ANAM) (For.)
115: Paige Eastman (BECO) over Holly Casey (ANAM) (Fall 0:53)
120: Zakiya Smith (ANAM) over Miya Grieder (BECO) (Fall 2:25)
125: Ryan Carlson (ANAM) over Makinzee Petre-King (BECO) (Fall 1:37)
130: Kannan Antonelli (ANAM) over Rayna Wacha (BECO) (Fall 1:00)
135: Adelyn McDonald (BECO) over Brooklyn Keltner (ANAM) (Fall 2:39)
140: Izzy Schoettmer (BECO) over (ANAM) (For.)
145: Layna DeMoss (BECO) over Zoey Sarsfield (ANAM) (Fall 1:07)
155: Jordan Koehler (BECO) over (ANAM) (For.)
170: Lizzy Wolf (BECO) over Izzy Taylor (ANAM) (Dec 4-3)
190: Double Forfeit
Benton 57, Central Elkader 21
155: Jordan Koehler (BECO) over (CEEL) (For.)
170: Lizzy Wolf (BECO) over Mylee Mueller (CEEL) (Fall 0:54)
190: Ava Abbott (CEEL) over (BECO) (For.)
235: Kayla Chung (BECO) over (CEEL) (For.)
100: Macie Cole (CEEL) over Aubrey Krueger (BECO) (Fall 3:32)
105: Sloan Schroeder (BECO) over (CEEL) (For.)
110: Maria Davis (BECO) over (CEEL) (For.)
115: Paige Eastman (BECO) over Kendall Wagner (CEEL) (Fall 2:55)
120: Daisha Allison (CEEL) over Miya Grieder (BECO) (SV-1 8-5)
125: Makinzee Petre-King (BECO) over (CEEL) (For.)
130: Maci Keppler (CEEL) over Adelyn McDonald (BECO) (Fall 1:06)
135: Willow Sexton (BECO) over Mayleigh Medberry (CEEL) (Dec 8-4)
140: Izzy Schoettmer (BECO) over (CEEL) (For.)
145: Layna DeMoss (BECO) over (CEEL) (For.)
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Warrior Duals
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025 at Central Elkader
Benton 45, Anamosa 30
235: Kayla Chung (BECO) over (ANAM) (For.)
100: Emily Fritz (ANAM) over Aubrey Krueger (BECO) (Fall 0:56)
105: Hayden Carlson (ANAM) over (BECO) (For.)
110: Maria Davis (BECO) over (ANAM) (For.)
115: Paige Eastman (BECO) over Holly Casey (ANAM) (Fall 0:53)
120: Zakiya Smith (ANAM) over Miya Grieder (BECO) (Fall 2:25)
125: Ryan Carlson (ANAM) over Makinzee Petre-King (BECO) (Fall 1:37)
130: Kannan Antonelli (ANAM) over Rayna Wacha (BECO) (Fall 1:00)
135: Adelyn McDonald (BECO) over Brooklyn Keltner (ANAM) (Fall 2:39)
140: Izzy Schoettmer (BECO) over (ANAM) (For.)
145: Layna DeMoss (BECO) over Zoey Sarsfield (ANAM) (Fall 1:07)
155: Jordan Koehler (BECO) over (ANAM) (For.)
170: Lizzy Wolf (BECO) over Izzy Taylor (ANAM) (Dec 4-3)
190: Double Forfeit
Benton 57, Central Elkader 21
155: Jordan Koehler (BECO) over (CEEL) (For.)
170: Lizzy Wolf (BECO) over Mylee Mueller (CEEL) (Fall 0:54)
190: Ava Abbott (CEEL) over (BECO) (For.)
235: Kayla Chung (BECO) over (CEEL) (For.)
100: Macie Cole (CEEL) over Aubrey Krueger (BECO) (Fall 3:32)
105: Sloan Schroeder (BECO) over (CEEL) (For.)
110: Maria Davis (BECO) over (CEEL) (For.)
115: Paige Eastman (BECO) over Kendall Wagner (CEEL) (Fall 2:55)
120: Daisha Allison (CEEL) over Miya Grieder (BECO) (SV-1 8-5)
125: Makinzee Petre-King (BECO) over (CEEL) (For.)
130: Maci Keppler (CEEL) over Adelyn McDonald (BECO) (Fall 1:06)
135: Willow Sexton (BECO) over Mayleigh Medberry (CEEL) (Dec 8-4)
140: Izzy Schoettmer (BECO) over (CEEL) (For.)
145: Layna DeMoss (BECO) over (CEEL) (For.)
Benton is in Bob Murphy wrestling tournament at West Delaware
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Bob Murphy Varsity Tournament
Saturday, Dec. 6, at Manchester
Team scores
1 Indianola 298.0
2 West Delaware 216.5
3 Anamosa 155.0
4 Benton Community 145.5
5 Muscatine 117.0
6 Iowa-Grant/Highland 115.5
7 Fairfield 79.0
8 North Tama 73.0
9 Red Oak 59.5
10 Maquoketa Valley 42.5
Benton results
106 – Elias George (1-4) placed 6th and scored 6.0 team points.
113 – Memphis Bishop (3-2) placed 5th and scored 10.0 team points.
126 – Jason Eastman (4-1) placed 2nd and scored 20.0 team points.
132 – Garrett Kuch (4-1) placed 2nd and scored 22.0 team points.
138 – Jaxson Mehlert (5-1) placed 3rd and scored 18.0 team points.
144 – Beckett Sexton (1-3) placed 8th.
144 – Keaton Schmid (2-2) placed 7th and scored 7.0 team points.
150 – Brady Patterson (4-1) placed 2nd and scored 19.5 team points.
157 – Jackson Silhanek (0-5) placed 6th and scored 6.0 team points.
165 – Elias Bieschke (5-1) placed 3rd and scored 20.0 team points.
175 – Derek Roos (1-4) scored 2.0 team points.
190 – Trey Sharp (4-1) placed 7th and scored 9.0 team points.
215 – Keason Louis (0-5) scored 2.0 team points.
Hwt – Carson Hanus (1-4) placed 8th and scored 4.0 team points.
Benton travels to South Tama on Thursday, Dec. 11, to face South Tama. They are in the Keith Vry Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 13 in Parkersburg.
Representatives from the Iowa National Guard recently visited the high school PE program to deliver a self-defense lesson. Their presentation underscored the importance of understanding fundamental self-defense techniques, while also expressing the hope that students will never find themselves in a situation requiring their use.
We’re very thankful to the Guardsmen for volunteering at Benton Community!
We’re very thankful to the Guardsmen for volunteering at Benton Community!
