Thank you, Bobcats!
8-12 grade girls: If you are interested in participating in winter open gyms for softball, please stop in the Activities office and sign up. Softball Open gyms for girls in grades 8-12 will be held in the HS gym on Sundays from 3-5pm and Wednesdays from 6:30-8pm beginning Sunday January 16th. Also, please sign up for Remind to get updates by texting @etownsl to the
number 81010.
Any new girls soccer player who has not signed up or talked to Coach Trainer needs to talk to him to get their jersey ordered by the end of the school day today.
Pink Out Game: Come out tonight and support the girls and boys varsity basketball teams as they take on Waverly-Shell Rock. Tonight we will be recognizing Mrs. Lampkin and her family as she continues her fight with cancer with a free-will donation and chances to take half court shots. Let’s pack the gym with pink!
Benton BB Vs Marion 1/7/22 Results:
BC Girls 46 Marion Girls 39
Marion Boys 65 BC Boys 47
2022 Bobcat Jerry Eckenrod Invitational Results and photo courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Jan. 8, 2022 in Van Horne
Team Standings
West Delaware, Manchester 224.5
Don Bosco 181.0
Waukee Northwest 173.5
Assumption, Davenport 142.5
Union, LaPorte City 141.0
Vinton-Shellsburg 126.0
Williamsburg 125.0
Independence 124.0
Dallas Center-Grimes 114.0
Benton Community 111.0
West Liberty 101.0
Cedar Rapids Washington 51.5
Cedar Rapids Jefferson 45.0
North Linn 41.5
East Marshall/GMG 38.0
Centerville 26.5
Benton results
106 - Caden Wallace (7-12)
Champ. Round 1 - Kyler Provin (Williamsburg) 22-7 won by fall over Wallace (Fall 0:39)
Cons. Round 2 - Brennan Geers (Cedar Rapids Washington) 12-8 won by tech fall over Wallace (TF-1.5 2:56 (17-2))
113 - Elijah Kupka (14-2) placed 2nd
Quarterfinal - Kupka won by major decision over Elliot Hurley (Independence) 15-9 (MD 18-4)
Semifinal - Kupka won by decision over Aldin Swanson (Vinton-Shellsburg) 12-6 (Dec 6-2)
1st Place Match - Gavin Jensen (Williamsburg) 28-0 won by major decision over Kupka (MD 12-1)
120 - Jordan Thys (16-7) placed 8th
Champ. Round 1 - Thys won by fall over Asael Negrete (West Liberty) 9-9 (Fall 3:18)
Quarterfinal - Carter Freeman (Waukee Northwest) 27-1 won by fall over Thys (Fall 0:21)
Cons. Round 2 - Andrew Kimball (Don Bosco) 12-10 won by fall over Thys (Fall 3:43)
Cons. Round 3 - Thys won by medical forfeit over Briar Mast (Union, LaPorte City) 7-18 (M. For.)
7th Place Match - Luke Stover (Dallas Center-Grimes) 15-9 won by fall over Thys (Fall 4:00)
126 - Jaiden Moore (19-0) placed 1st
Quarterfinal - Moore won by fall over Kadince Milder (Williamsburg) 10-11 (Fall 1:05)
Semifinal - Moore won by decision over Kyler Knaack (Don Bosco) 16-1 (Dec 8-1)
1st Place Match - Moore won by major decision over Jax Miller (West Delaware, Manchester) 17-6 (MD 16-4)
132 - Blake Heying (13-8)
Champ. Round 1 - Luke Johnson (Independence) 20-11 won by fall over Heying (Fall 1:49)
Cons. Round 2 - Heying won by major decision over Mikey Kersten (Assumption, Davenport) 5-16 (MD 10-2)
Cons. Round 3 - JJ Fielder (Waukee Northwest) 6-6 won by decision over Heying (Dec 13-8)
138 - Dawson Franck (9-8) placed 7th
Champ. Round 1 - Franck won by fall over Kaleb Kreinbring (Assumption, Davenport) 5-13 (Fall 1:48)
Quarterfinal - Cael Bridgewater (North Linn) 8-0 won by tech fall over Franck (TF-1.5 2:33 (16-0))
Cons. Round 2 - Nile Sinn (Williamsburg) 22-7 won by major decision over Franck (MD 12-4)
Cons. Round 3 - Franck won by fall over Ethan Riesselman (Dallas Center-Grimes) 8-10 (Fall 0:47)
7th Place Match - Franck won by decision over Frank Budederi (Cedar Rapids Jefferson) 8-10 (Dec 5-3)
145 - Brenden Heying (18-2) placed 3rd
Champ. Round 1 - Heying won by fall over Lincoln Hutt (Waukee Northwest) 7-16 (Fall 3:24)
Quarterfinal - Heying won by decision over Joshua Zeman (West Liberty) 18-6 (Dec 7-2)
Semifinal - Isaiah Weber (Independence) 21-6 won by decision over Heying (Dec 8-3)
Cons. Round 3 - Heying won by decision over Myles McMahon (Don Bosco) 15-9 (Dec 7-2)
3rd Place Match - Heying won by decision over Carson Turnis (West Delaware, Manchester) 11-9 (Dec 8-1)
152 - Clayton Sebetka (16-7) placed 7th and scored 7.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Sebetka won in sudden victory - 1 over Leland Henderson (Centerville) 13-13 (SV-1 7-1)
Quarterfinal - Gabe Sanders (Vinton-Shellsburg) 6-1 won by fall over Sebetka (Fall 0:40)
Cons. Round 2 - Brayden Broderick (Waukee Northwest) 11-5 won by fall over Sebetka (Fall 0:39)
Cons. Round 3 - Sebetka won by fall over Preston Daufeldt (West Liberty) 8-8 (Fall 1:35)
7th Place Match - Sebetka won by decision over Tim Benson (East Marshall/GMG) 16-10 (Dec 11-7)
160 - Mason Dellamuth (13-8)
Champ. Round 1 - Teegan McEnany (Independence) 17-11 won by decision over Dellamuth (Dec 4-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Sabin Esaias (Centerville) 20-8 won by fall over Dellamuth (Fall 1:49)
170 - Koley Kelly (5-13)
Champ. Round 1 - Landen Paul (North Linn) 19-4 won by fall over Kelly (Fall 5:13)
Cons. Round 1 - Kelly won by decision over Bryan Riedel (Williamsburg) 12-14 (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Chase Diaz (Assumption, Davenport) 14-12 won by decision over Kelly (Dec 7-5)
182 - Mayson Mitchell (9-8)
Champ. Round 1 - Ryan Messamaker (Centerville) 16-9 won by decision over Mitchell (Dec 8-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Mitchell won by decision over Luke Moses (Cedar Rapids Jefferson) 6-9 (Dec 7-1)
Cons. Round 3 - Felipe Molina (West Liberty) 19-9 won by fall over Mitchell (Fall 4:31)
195 - Troy Kupka (5-12)
Champ. Round 1 - Landon Rudnicki (Cedar Rapids Jefferson) 4-8 won by decision over Kupka (Dec 5-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Aiden Williams (Cedar Rapids Washington) 4-11 won by fall over Kupka (Fall 1:48)
285 - Brennen Blegen (13-4) placed 7th
Champ. Round 1 - Cameron Geuther (West Delaware, Manchester) 11-9 won by fall over Blegen (Fall 4:46)
Cons. Round 2 - Blegen won by fall over Gavin Vesey (Williamsburg) 11-15 (Fall 0:59)
Cons. Round 3 - Blegen won by fall over Gabe Hanson (Union, LaPorte City) 14-12 (Fall 1:22)
7th Place Match - Blegen won by fall over Ty Nash (Dallas Center-Grimes) 9-7 (Fall 0:48)
Congrats to Celebration Co. On your 5th place finish in La Crosse.
Also congrats to Ella Hayden and Caleb Rivera for your finalist placing in the solo contest and getting to perform before the championship finals!
Top 4 schools were all 4A schools from Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa! Great start to the season!
Courtesy of John Hayden #BeABobcat
Any new girls soccer player who has not signed up or talked to Coach Trainer needs to talk to him to get their jersey ordered by the end of the school day today.
Service Learners: If you are service learning next quarter, please stop in the Attendance office to pick up a form to complete. When the form is complete, please turn it in to Mrs. Sherwood.
Wrestling Results from Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, at Van Horne
Benton 55, East Marshall/GMG 17
160: Garrett Kerber (EMG) over Mason Dellamuth (BECO) (Dec 8-2)
170: Koley Kelly (BECO) over Johnathan Edel (EMG) (Dec 5-3)
182: Mayson Mitchell (BECO) over Drew Wheater (EMG) (Fall 2:16)
195: Xander Bowers (EMG) over Troy Kupka (BECO) (Dec 8-3)
220: Colton Robinson (EMG) over (BECO) (For.)
285: Brennen Blegen (BECO) over Chandler Simatovich (EMG) (Fall 0:13)
106: Caden Wallace (BECO) over (EMG) (For.)
113: Elijah Kupka (BECO) over Wyatt Benson (EMG) (Fall 1:19)
120: Jordan Thys (BECO) over Xavier Slifer (EMG) (MD 9-1)
126: Jaiden Moore (BECO) over (EMG) (For.)
132: Blake Heying (BECO) over (EMG) (For.)
138: Dominik Ridout (EMG) over Dawson Franck (BECO) (TF 20-5 5:57)
145: Brenden Heying (BECO) over Kordell Negrete (EMG) (Fall 3:18)
152: Clayton Sebetka (BECO) over Tim Benson (EMG) (Fall 3:25)
South Tama 36, Benton 32
170: Boden Koehler (STC) over Carson Bruns (BECO) (Fall 0:50)
182: Mayson Mitchell (BECO) over Ryne Kesl (STC) (Dec 4-3)
195: Rudy Papakee (STC) over Troy Kupka (BECO) (Fall 4:30)
220: Gavin Bridgewater (STC) over (BECO) (For.)
285: Dayton Filloon (STC) over Brennen Blegen (BECO) (Dec 8-4)
106: Cale Graff (STC) over Caden Wallace (BECO) (Fall 1:55)
113: Elijah Kupka (BECO) over Eligh Branan (STC) (MD 11-1)
120: Amare Chavez (STC) over Jordan Thys (BECO) (Dec 9-3)
126: Jaiden Moore (BECO) over Anthony Thompson (STC) (Fall 2:00)
132: Blake Heying (BECO) over Jacob Youngbear (STC) (MD 9-0)
138: Logan Arp (STC) over Dawson Franck (BECO) (Fall 1:08)
145: Brenden Heying (BECO) over Keinzer Jaennette (STC) (Fall 2:28)
152: Clayton Sebetka (BECO) over Cyrus Mathes (STC) (Dec 6-0)
160: Mason Dellamuth (BECO) over Andres Lugo Jr. (STC) (Fall 4:45)
Results Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Next Monday night, January 10th, the girls and boys basketball teams will be hosting Waverly Shell Rock in our Coaches vs Cancer night. The girls game will tip off at 6:00 pm and the boys game to follow. This will be a great night to see lots of Benton students in action as our Pep Band, Cheerleaders and Dance Team will also be performing throughout the night. This year's Coaches vs Cancer event will be honoring Michelle Lampkin in her current fight against cancer! We hope to see a huge crowd of Bobcats in the stands on Monday night!
Watch Girls BB on KCRG 9.2 tonight!
There is a mandatory meeting for all Senior Students on January 11th at 2:40 in the school auditorium. A Benton Scholarship Foundation representative will be here talking about the huge reward you can get by filling out one application.
We look forward to seeing all senior students.
Benton Community School would like to thank Linn Area Credit Union for their $250 donation to our Food Pantry. Lori Vana braved the weather to deliver the check to us today! Because of their generosity, Mrs. Sahu will be able to replenish some of the most needed and requested items. Mrs. Sahu does a great job overseeing our pantry and Benton is lucky to have such a dedicated person in charge of it.
All Sophomores and Juniors who want to go out for football next fall need to meet in Coach Z's classroom TODAY during Bobcat Time.
8-12 grade girls: If you are interested in participating in winter open gyms for softball, please stop in the Activities office and sign up. Softball Open gyms for girls in grades 8-12 will be held in the HS gym on Sundays from 3-5pm and Wednesdays from 6:30-8pm beginning Sunday January 16th. Also, please sign up with for Remind to get updates by texting @etownsl to the number 81010.
CONGRATULATIONS TO BENTON COMMUNITY ACADEMIC ALL STATE HONOR ROLL AWARD WINNERS!
Colin Buch
Isaac Cretin
Andrew Hudson
Aidan Thompson
Criteria for nomination and selection:
1. Player must be a senior starter.
2. Player must have a cumulative GPA of 3.7 or better at the end of their junior year.
3. Player must be involved in other extra-curricular activities.
4. The Head Coach must recommend the player.
BC Proud
Recap on Benton BB vs Clear Creek Amana from January 5th.
BC Girls 42 CCA 45
BC Boys 51 CCA 78
Auditions for the Spring Play will be held January 6, January 10, and January 12 after school and January 13 at 7:30 am in Mrs. Nimtz Room, Room 22. If none of these times work for you, please let Mrs. Nimtz know before the end of the school
day on January 13. This year's play is The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe!
