Benton MS/HS

Congratulations to our students earning academic awards this fall! These students maintained a 3.25 GPA or higher for two consecutive semesters in high school.

Bobcats take on Marion tonight at Marion in the first round of the WAMAC Conference tournament. GO BOBCATS!!

Benton Community Fall Academic Award Ceremony was held this morning for first time letter earners. Students achieved their letter by earning a 3.25 or higher for two consecutive high school semesters. Congratulations!!

The Kirkwood internship portal for 2nd semester internships via the Workplace Learning Center is open. https://www.kirkwood.edu/workplace-learning-connection/internships/index

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Lady Bobcat volleyball team travels to Center Point for Saturday tourney -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Benton at Center Point-Urbana Tournament Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, at Center Point Assumption 2, Benton 0 BC 14 9 - 0 DA 21 21 - 2 Mabry Sadler had five assists. Laura Junge added four. The team was 14 of 44 with 16 errors for kills. Anna Embretson had five kills. Haiden Moore had five digs. Avery Palmer had three blocks. The team was 20 of 24 for serves with one ace. Junge was 3 of 3. Embretson was 3 of 5. Moore was 5 of 5. Talulah Schroeder was 2 of 3. Callan Keiper was 4 of 5 with one ace. Sadler was 3 of 3. Waterloo West 2, Benton 0 BC 13 13 - 0 WW 21 21 - 2 Junge had four assists. Sadler added three. The team was 8 of 46 for kills with 14 errors. Embretson had three kills. She also had seven digs. With two blocks each Palmer and Ashlee Michels. Benton was 26 of 27 serving with four aces. Junge was 2 of 2. Embretson was 8 of 8 with one ace. Moore was 7 of 7 with three aces. Schroeder was 5 of 5. Keiper east 2 of 2. Sadler was 2 of 3. Benton 2, Waterloo Columbus 1 WC 25 18 12 - 1 BC 15 25 15 - 2 Sadler had 10 assists. Junge added eight. Benton was 22 of 67 for kills with 12 errors. With five kills each were Schroeder and Keiper. Embretson had eight digs. Sadler and Moore added seven each. Michels had three blocks. Benton was 48 of 51 with six aces. Junge was 5 of 6. Embretson 10 of 10 with one ace. Moore was 8 of 8 with one ace. Michels was 1 of 1. Schroeder was 10 of 12 with three aces. Keiper was 5 of 6. Sadler was 9 of 9. Solon 2, Benton 0 S 25 25 - 2 BC 9 12 - 0 Sadler had five assists. Benton was 13 of 53 for kills with eight errors. With three kills each were Palmer, Schroeder and Keiper. Embretson had eight digs. Moore added seven. Aubrey Kelly had two blocks. Benton was 19 of 22 in serves. Junge was 3 of 3. Embretson was 4 of 5. Moore was 3 of 4. Schroeder was 6 of 6. Keiper was 1 of 2. Sadler was 2 of 2. WaMaC tourney play begins Thursday, Oct. 17, at Marion. Regional action begins Tuesday, Oct. 22, when Benton (7-27) travels to Assumption (21-7)

Congratulations to the Marching Band on a successful weekend! The band received a Division 1 rating at the State Festival at Kingston on Saturday morning and then they traveled down to Muscatine and placed 4th out of 10 in 3A. Way to go Marching Bobcats!

BC CC teams run at Bob Mudd Lynx Invite -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Bob Mudd Lynx Invitational Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024 North Linn High School, Coggon, Iowa Varsity girls Solon 54 Marion 85 Washington 92 Tipton 92 Williamsburg 119 Hudson 128 Maquoketa Valley Delhi 191 Grundy Center 199 Iowa City Regina 221 Vinton-Shellsburg 250 Benton Community 299 Benton varsity girls 57 Sloane SLOUHA 22:46.8 65 June FISHER 23:33.9 68 Kenna LENNIE 23:46.6 73 Lydia STEARNS 23:53.9 74 Libi FRESE 23:56.9 77 Emma KING 24:08.8 79 Layna DEMOSS 24:16.2 Varsity boys Washington 69 Tipton 81 Vinton-Shellsburg 105 Solon 119 Williamsburg 123 Maquoketa Valley Delhi 168 Marion 176 Benton Community 220 Alburnett 254 Starmont 263 Regina Iowa City 289 Independence 338 Grundy Center 342 Clayton Ridge Guttenberg 54 Hudson 3 Benton varsity boys 26 Caleb OLSON 18:13.9 39 Luke LANGE 18:37.5 43 Jaxson MEHLERT 18:42.0 61 Noah PICKART 19:22.5 65 Parker MITCHELL 19:39.2 68 Ethan SCHWAKE 19:42.2 74 Brian ARAIZA 19:52.7

Bobcats get key football district win at home against Grinnell -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau * Score photo-Bound Iowa Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, at Benton No. 16 Benton (5-2) 38, No. 9 Grinnell (5-2) 7 Benton had 80 yards passing. Carson Nolan was 4 of 9. Benton rushed for 315 yards. Logan Upah had five carries for 57 yards and one touchdown. Nolan had 12 rushes for 97 yards and one touchdown. Ryan Koehler had two carries for 13 yards. Dylan LeFebvere rushed 23 times for 52 yards and three touchdowns. Elias Bieschke had 13 carries for 52 yards. Logan Upah had two catches for 52 yards. Mayson Mitchell had one catch for 23 yards. Gavin Brooks had one catch for five yards. On defense, Grant Volesky had 4.5 total tackles with two solo. Owen Van Ahsen had 4.0 total tackles with four for loss. Blayke Heying had 4.0 total tackles with two solo. Carter Holmes had 4.0 total tackles with two solo. Troy Kupka had 3.0 total tackles with two solo. Brayden Suiter had one interception with a three-yard return. LeFebvere also had one interception. Von Ahsen had two kick returns for 47 yards. Upah had one punt return. Von Ahsen had one punt return for 33 yards. Elijah Kupka had seven kickoffs for 297 yards. He was 5 of 5 for points after touchdown. He was 1 for 2 for field goals. His field goal was from 26 yards. Kupka also had two punts for 48 yards. Class 3A, District 5 Friday, Oct. 11 scores No. 16 Benton 38, No. 9 Grinnell 7 Fairfield 33, South Tama 29 No. 8 Williamsburg 42, No. 7 Solon 13 Friday, Oct. 18, 2024 Fairfield at Solon Williamsburg at Grinnell Benton at South Tama Friday, Oct. 25, 2024 Williamsburg at Benton Grinnell at Fairfield Solon at South Tama Standings Williamsburg 6-1 3-0 +34.6 Benton 5-2 3-0 +15.7 Grinnell 5-2 1-2 +13.3 Solon 5-2 1-2 +13.9 Fairfield 2-5 1-2 -4.7 South Tama 0-7 0-3 -27.6

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Benton R6 (2-1) takes on Williamsburg (1-2) today at 4 PM. This is a big match in our push to make playoffs! Matches can be watched at: http://twitch.tv/BCBobcatEsports https://youtube.com/@BentonEsports

REMINDER!!! Tomorrow is picture re-take day. If you missed picture day or you had a bad hair day first go around, make sure to stop by the flag pole entrance for a re-take .tomorrow morning.

Marching Band Contest that was held at Kingston last Saturday :)

Benton CC teams run at Dike Invite -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Dike-New Hartford Invitational Oct. 8, 2024 Girls' varsity Denver 102 Sumner-Fredericksburg 117 Hudston 122 Iowa Falls-Alden 147 Jesup 184 Grundy Center 193 Osage 200 West Marshall State Center 213 Wapsie Valley Fairbank 224 Dike-New Hartford 261 Aplington-Parkersburg 271 BCLUW Conrad 271 Union279 Newman Catholic Mason City 355 Benton 355 Grinnell 368 North Tama 417 BGM 549 Benton girls' varsity 45 Sloane Slouha 21:59.0 84 Lydia Stearns 23:29.0 86 Kayla Lennie 23:31.5 90 Layna DeMoss 23:36.3 91 Emma King 23:38.6 Varsity boys Grinnell 46 Denver 68 Baxter 135 Newman Catholic Mason City 172 Charles City 189 Benton Community 215 West Marshall State Center 223 Sumner-Fredericksburg 239 Dike-New Hartford 248 Iowa Falls-Alden 301 Union La Porte City 305 Columbus Catholic Waterloo 317 Osage 343 Wapsie Valley Fairbank 353 Valley Lutheran 368 Hudson 378 Grundy Center 396 BCLUW Conrad 399 Gladbrook Reinbeck 432 Benton boys' varsity 28 Caleb Olson 17:46.4 36 Luke Lange 18:11.7 51 Jaxson Mehlert 18:39.0 57 Noah Pickart 18:48.3 64 Brian Araiza 18:55.4 69 Ethan Schwake 19:09.3 70 Parker Mitchell 19:13.1

BC volleyball team loses at South Tama -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, at South Tama South Tama (12-18) 3, Benton (6-23) 1 BC 19 13 27 18 - 1 ST 25 25 25 25 - 3 Statistics are coming. Benton plays Saturday, Oct. 12, at Center Point-Urbana. Action starts at 8:30 a.m.

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8th grade Science Egg Drop

BOBCATS take on South Tama tonight @ Tama Games are at 5 pm., 6 pm., and Varsity at 7:30 pm.

Benton plays at Prairie volleyball tournament -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Cedar Rapids Prairie Tournament Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024 Muscatine 2, Benton 0 BC 10 17 - 0 M 21 21 - 2 Mabry Sadler had four assists. Benton was 8 of 48 for kills with 13 errors. Avery Palmer had three kills for Benton. Benton had 21 digs, led by Talulah Schroeder with six. Laura Junge added five. With one block eah were Schroeder and Aubrey Kelly. Benton was 27 of 28 for serves with two aces. Junge was 3 of 3. Anna Embretson was 10 of 11 with one ace. Haiden Moore was 5 of 5. Schroeder was 4 of 4. Callan Keiper was 1 of 1. Sadler was 4 of 4 with one ace. No. 9 CR Prairie 2, Benton 0 BC 10 12 - 0 CRP 21 21 - 2 Sadler had five assists. Benton was 9 of 40 for kills with five errors. With three kills each were Palmer and Schroeder. Benton had 19 digs. Schroeder had six and Junge had five. With two blocks each were Palmer and Ashlee Michels. Benton as 21 of 23 for serves with three aces. Junge was 4 of 4 with one ace. Embretson was 4 of 4. Moore was 4 of 5 with one ace. Schroeder was 2 of 2. Keiper was 3 of 3 with one ace. Sadler was 4 of 5. CR Washington 2, Benton 0 BC 17 16 - 0 CRW 21 21 - 2 Benton was 8 of 51 for kills with 11 errors. Embretson had three kills. Benton had 27 digs, led by Moore with eight. Benton was 30 of 34 for serves with six aces. Junge was 3 of 5 with one ace. Embretson was 4 of 4. Moore was 3 of 3. Schroeder was 10 of 11 with four aces. Keiper was 7 of 8 with one ace. Sadler was 3 of 3. CR Kennedy 2, Benton 0 CRK 23 24 - 2 BC 21 22 - 0 Junge had six assists for Benton. The team was 18 of 58 for kills with 12 errors. Kelly had six kills and Schroeder added five. Benton had 25 digs, led by Schroeder with seven. Embretson added six. Benton was 45 of 46 for serves with six aces. Junge was 4 of 5 with one ace. Embretson was 5 of 5 with one ace. Moore was 7 of 7. Schroeder was 14 of 14 with three aces. Kelly was 2 of 2. Stella Tjelmeland was 9 of 9. Sadler was 4 o 4. Benton (6-22) travels to South Tama on Tuesday, Oct. 8, and travels to Center Point-Urbana on Saturday, Oct. 12.

Wooooooweeeee!! The WIN heard 'round Eastern Iowa Friday night. Congratulations, boys! “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.“ ~Archie Griffin Benton tops No. 1 Solon in Class 3A football action Friday -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Class 3A, District 5 Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, at Van Horne Benton (4-2) 21, Solon 20 (5-1) S 6 0 6 8 - 20 BC 7 0 7 7 - 21 Benton Statistics are coming. Solon passed for 273 yards, led by Ty Bell, who was 19 of 33 for one touchdown. Solon rushed for 111 yards, led by Einar Stecher with 41 yards. Oct. 4, 2024 Benton 21, Solon 0 Grinnell 45, South Tama 7 Williamsburg 54, Fairfield 12 Oct. 11, 2024 South Tama at Fairfield Grinnell at Benton Solon at Williamsburg Standings, Oct. 4, 2024 Overall District Point Difference Average Grinnell 5-1 1-1 20.7 Solon 5-1 1-1 21.0 Williamsburg 5-1 2-0 35.5 Benton 4-2 2-0 13.2 Fairfield 1-5 0-2 -6.2 South Tama 0-6 0-2 -31.5