Reminder, school will dismiss early today, Friday, April 18 at 1:00 p.m.
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Belle Plaine, Benton boys’ track teams at Ruth Ahrens Invite in Marengo
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Ruth Ahrens Invitational
Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at Marengo
Belle Plaine, Class B, Place-winners
100 - 2 Mason Walter 11.84, 4 Peyton Dostal 11.91
200 - 2 Peyton Dostal 24.27
4x100 - 4 Belle Plaine 48.95
400 - 1 Mason Walter 57.71, 3 Ty Alcott 59.83
800 - 1 Lucas Eichhorn 2:03.16, 7 Branson Reis 2:34.90
4x400 - 1 Belle Plaine 3:37.66
4x800 - 3 Belle Plaine 10:48.37
1600 - 6 Ian Davis 6:18.15
800 medley - 5 Belle Plaine 1:56.90
1600 medley 4 - Belle Plaine 4:50.57
110 hurdles - 1 Lane Vokoun 15.15
400 hurdles - 1 Sam DeMeulenaere 56.59
Shuttle hurdle - 2 Belle Plaine 1:06.12
3200 - 5 Devin Timm 12:48.88, 7 Caleb Argo 14:43.98
Long jump - 1 Lane Vokoun 20-04.50
High jump - 1 Ty Alcott 5-06.00
Discus - 7 Derek Kressley 88-07
Benton results, Class A, Place-winners
100 - 3 Brody Timmerman 11.94, 4 Brock Corrigan 12.19
200 - 1 Asa Frese 23.93, 2 Evan Martin 24.21
4X100 - 3 Benton 46.51
400 - 4 Brock Corrigan 55.58
4x200 - 3 Benton 1:36.54
800 - 1 Jack Lange 2:09.20, 2 Jayden Beck 2:11.21
4x400 - 3 Benton 3:38.75
4x800 - 1 Benton 8:58.24
1600 - 1 Caleb Olson 4:58.36, 5 Noah Pickart 5:20.34
800 medley - 1 Benton 1:39.90
1600 medley - 2 Benton 4:09.89
110 hurdles - 1 Eli Patterson 16.63, 2 Joel Hacker 18.89
400 hurdles - 1 Owen Von Ahsen 56.62
Shuttle Hurdle - 2 Benton 1:09.46
3200 - 2 Jed Schanbacher 11:54.77
Long jump - 5 Kaden Wright 16-00.50, 6 Braden Mell 16-00.00
High jump - 1 Eli Patterson 6-06.00, 4 Kaleb Hayden 5-08.00
Shot put - 3 Carter Holmes 47-07.50
Discus - 1 Carter Holmes 141-02
Soccer teams hosted Vinton-Shellsburg Tuesday, April 15
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at Benton Community
Girls' soccer
Vinton-Shellsburg 5, Benton 0
VS 23 - 5
BC 00 - 0
Hayley McMahon had 14 saves.
Boys' soccer
Vinton-Shellsburg 2, Benton 2
VS 20 - 2
BC 02 - 2
Statistics are coming.
Benton girls’ track team travels to Lisbon meet
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Benton place-winners
200 - 3 Alexis Sexton 28.65
4x100 - 5 Benton 54.08
400 - 4 Mya McCarville 1:06.41
4x200 - 3 Benton 1:55.67
800 - 3 Haddie Kroneman 2:39.30
4x400 - 3 Benton 4:31.19
1500 - 6 Emma Krug 6:14.34
4x800 - 1 Benton 10:55.64
800 medley - 4 Benton 2:01.60
110 hurdles - 2 Haiden Moore 17.24, 2 Sophia Seeck 17.24
1600 medley - 5 Benton 5:10.99
Shuttle hurdle - 1 Benton 1:10.88
400 hurdles - 6 Anna Embretson 1:15.16
Long jump - 6 Brynnlee Seeck 14-09.50, 7 Reagan Brooks 14-05
Shot put - 3 Ana Glawe 35-09.75
Discus - 2 Ana Glawe 108-01
What do you love most about working at Benton?
The students
Bobcats host Independence at Tara Hills in boys’ golf
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Monday, April 14, 2025, at Tara Hills
Varsity
Independence 167, Benton 178
Medalists
Ethan Cahalan, Independence 36
Braiden Moore, Benton 41
Benton scores
Braiden Moore - 41
Ryan Spina - 43
Trayton Lentner - 44
Brayden Miller - 50
Braedyn Junge - 60
Andrew Hines - 61
Junior varsity
Independence 178, Benton 239
Benton JV scores
Will Rausch - 60
Kaiser Townsley - 60
Ben Langerman - 58
Ryder Shaw - 62
Levi Schmitz - 61
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Congratulations, Lady Cats!
The Benton Girls Golf Team are your 2025 Bobcat Invitational champions.
Team Scores:
Benton 359
Solon 360
Solon JV 408
Vinton-Shellsburg 453
Individual Benton Scores:
Halle Sobaski 75 (1st place Medalist)
Madelyn Kenny 91 (5th Place)
Bristol Kahle 94 (7th Place)
Hailey Suiter 99(12th Place)
Avery Kramer 104 (14th Place)
Katelyn Covington 110 (20th Place)
Last chance to order BC Softball apparel!! Store closes tomorrow 4/15
https://stores.teamelitesports.com/benton_girls_softball/shop/home
MS/HS Student Council is gearing up for Teacher Appreciation Week May 5th-9th and they're looking for a little extra support. Check it out!
TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK is almost here! 🎉 Let’s show our amazing middle and high school teachers just how much we appreciate them—with snacks, supplies, and a whole lot of love! ❤️ We’ve made it easy with a Sign-Up Genius! There are TWO tabs—one for Middle School and one for High School—so you can choose where to give back (or double the love and do both 😉). Let’s fill those carts and hearts! 💕
Check out the link below and help us spoil the people who give their all for our kids every single day! ✏️📚🍩
https://www.signupgenius.com/tabs/43077DA01A5CAECCF9-teacher?fbclid=IwY2xjawJp8GZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHjbmqiX3NN9AJivJy1cxBrHUoj3pMBruenO3I9p2zzgBaeH_43twulP7ZeDl_aem_6jG3WlWzKihtqsjeNl2KsA#/
Congratulations to Lily Franck, BC 7th grader, on her 2nd place finish in the Wildlife Forever Fish Art contest!
Benton girls win 2025 Bobcat Invite at Tara Hills
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Team scores
1 BENTON 359
2 Solon 360
3 Solon JV 408
4 Vinton-Shellsburg 453
Benton results
Halle Sobaski 37 38 - 75
Madelyn Kenny 48 43 - 91
Hailey Suiter 47 52 - 99
Bristol Kahle 45 49 - 94
Avery Kramer 48 56 - 104
Katelyn Covington 57 53 - 110
Individual
Medalist - Halle Sobaski BENTON 75
Runner-Up - Sydney Dee Solon 82
3 Emersyn Knudsvig Colubus Catholic 88
4 Jaya Farlinger Solon 88
5 Madelyn Kenny BENTON 91
6 Makenna Brissey CPU 92
7 Bristol Kahle BENTON 94
8 Izzy Frees Solon 95
9 Macy Fuller Solon 95
10 Julia Steinbrech Solon JV 98
11 Maddy Harp Solon JV 98
12 Hailey Suiter BENTON 99
13 Taylor Jett Solon 102
14 Avery Kramer BENTON 104
15 Lyla Hahn Solon JV 104
16 Cadee Redlinger Vinton-Shellsburg 104
17 Izzi Dahlstrom Vinton-Shellsburg 104
18 Emma Phelps Solon 106
19 Violet Houtakker Solon JV 108
20 Katelyn Covington BENTON 110
21 Peyton Gordon Solon JV 120
22 Gracyn Kingsbury Vinton-Shellsburg 121
23 Alissa Zimmerman Benton JV 1 123
24 Kiley Kirchner Vinton-Shellsburg 124
25 Brenna Trinkle Vinton-Shellsburg 125
26 Chloe Grimm Vinton-Shellsburg JV 134
27 Myla Mefford Vinton-Shellsburg 136
Benton Soccer: Week of April 7, 2025
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Boys' Soccer
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at West Delaware
BC 8 2 - 10
WD 0 0 - 0
Ryan Koehler had 2 assists and three toals. He had three shots on goal. Casey Gessner had one assist, five goals and five shots on goal. Elijah Kupka had three assists, one toal and four shots on goal. Parker Mitchell had one goal. Troy Kupka had seven saves. Jamie Myers had one save. Benton had eight assists, 10 goals, and 23 shots on goal.
Thursday, April 10, 2025, at Van Horne, vs. Independence
I 2 0 - 2
BC 00 - 0
Benton's Elijah Kupka had three shots on goal. Troy Kupka had four saves.
Girls' soccer
Tuesday, April 8, at West Delaware
BC 30 - 3
WD 00 - 0
Benton had one assist, three goals, and 15 shots on goal. Ashlee Michels had one assist. Haley McMahon had two toals. Dani Werning added one goals. Dale Werning had six shots on goal.
Thursday, April 10, at Van Horne, vs. Independence
I 32 - 5
BC 00 - 0
Morgan Brown had 13 saves against No. 9 Independence.
Excellent Attendance Gives You The Best Chance of Success
Middle School FFA practicing in front of a peer audience for State FFA contest. Good luck, Bobcats!
Yesterday, the Benton Girls Golf Team won the Anamosa Wapsi Creek Invitational with a score of 354. They shot a front 9 score of 178 at Fawn Creek and a second 9 score of 176 at Wapsi. All 6 girls finished first for their respective position earning them each a medal. Halle Sobaski was the overall medalist firing a combined score of 72, which is only one over par. Other scores included Madelyn Kenny 87, Bristol Kahle 93, Hailey Suiter 102, Katelyn Covington 105, Avery Kramer 107. The girls are 6-1 to start the season.
School Bus Driver Appreciation Dinner & NEW Bus Driver Recruitment Dinner is TODAY!
When: Wednesday, April 9th from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Where: Van Horne Community Center, 558 1st Avenue, Van Horne
Benton Community School District is looking for New Bus Drivers. If you have any interest, please join us for dinner to learn more about becoming a bus driver and meet some of the Transportation Staff.
Questions or unable to attend?
Pease contact Tim Lyons, Transportation Director, at tlyons@benton.k12.ia.us
