WaMaC cross country meet held in Marion on Thursday, Oct. 12
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau-
WaMaC Conference
Thursday, Oct 12, 2023
Antioch Christian Church-Marion, Cross Road, Marion
5K
Benton girls’ varsity
6 Jaida LYONS 20:23.2
20 Abbie JONES 21:13.3
25 Kyra KAUDER 21:29.9
54 Layna DEMOSS 23:34.3
67 Libi FRESE 24:56.2
68 Lizzy WOLF 25:04.8
75 Alex WELTE 27:28.7
Benton boys’ varsity
39 Isaac MORRIS 18:13.3
51 Caleb OLSON 18:37.4
65 Luke LANGE 19:12.2
71 Noah PICKART 19:38.8
75 Ethan SCHWAKE 20:03.6
77 Parker MITCHELL 20:17.3
78 Marcus RICKLEFS 20:18.7
JV girls varsity
79 Sarah WRIGHT 29:59.1
80 Jessa DEMOSS 30:16.2
81 Mary PHILLIPS 30:16.4
82 McKenna KRAMER 30:18.5
91 Ana GLAWE 32:44.7
JV boys varsity
52 Brian ARAIZA 20:44.3
54 Colin REINERS 20:47.3
70 Luis ARAIZA 21:19.9
80 Jonathon SADLER 21:34.1
83 Mario TALAVERA 21:35.8
129 Nathan BECKER 24:28.1
146 Andrew HINES 27:03.0
Team scores
Varsity girls
Mount Vernon-Lisbon 58
Solon 69
Marion 88
Center Point-Urbana 109
Clear Creek-Amana 133
Williamsburg 158
Benton Community 167
West Delaware Manchester 182
Vinton-Shellsburg 216
Grinnell 260
Varsity boys
Solon 85
Mount Vernon-Lisbon 87
Clear Creek-Amana 98
South Tama 100
Vinton-Shellsburg 140
Center Point-Urbana 154
Grinnell 156
Marion 159
Williamsburg 196
West Delaware Manchester 197
Benton Community 301
Independence 362
JV girls
Mount Vernon-Lisbon 24
Solon 40
Marion 94|
Clear Creek-Amana 104
West Delaware Manchester 116
Williamsburg 186
Center Point-Urbana 202
Benton Community 227
JV boys
Mount Vernon-Lisbon 44
Clear Creek-Amana 69|
Solon 80
Center Point-Urbana 105
Grinnell 111
Williamsburg 132
West Delaware Manchester 181
Marion 190
Benton Community 290
South Tama County Tama 298
Vinton-Shellsburg 308
Why I chose Benton? It has always been home. “Once a Bobcat, always a Bobcat!” In my student teaching I got the opportunity to experience different school settings and systems. Benton has always had a rich tradition of education and focus on what is best for our students. I wanted to be a part of that and make a difference.
School will dismiss at 1:00 p.m. today, Wednesday, October 11.
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Benton Community students in grades 10-12 received Academic Awards this morning for attaining a 3.25 GPA for two consecutive semesters. Congratulations, Bobcats!
Bobcat CC Runs at North Linn Meet
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau-
North Linn Lynx XC
Troy Mills, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023
Girls’ team scores
Solon 45
Marion 81
Tipton 86
Washington 114
Williamsburg 117
Regina Iowa City 184
North Linn Troy Mills 189
Hudson 231
Cascade Western Dubuque 253
Grundy Center 264
Vinton-Shellsburg 295
Edgewood-Colesburg 301
Alburnett 328
Benton results
16 Kyra Kauder 20:40.9
70 Layna DeMoss 23:33.6
90 Libi Frese 25:24.9
94 Alex Welte 25:58.9
Boys’ team scores
Washington 64
Solon 79
Williamsburg 129
Grundy Center 132
Vinton-Shellsburg 136
Marion 158
Regina Iowa City 170
Tipton 172
Maquoketa Valley Delhi 207
Benton Community 280
North Linn Troy Mills 342
Alburnett 356
Starmont West Central 359
Cascade Western Dubuque 379
Hudson 389
Independence 407
Clayton Ridge Guttenburg 438
Benton varsity results
19 Isaac Morris 17:15.3
51 Caleb Olson 18:20.4
Luke Lange 18:52.1
69 Noah Pickart 19:08.6
77 Marcus Ricklefs 19:24.7
95 Luis Araiza 20:33.4
98 Brian Araiza 20:42.2
JV girls, Benton results
69 Mary Phillips, 28:18.1
78 Sarah Wright 29:28.4
JV boys’ team scores
Solon 38
Williamsburg 62
Regina Iowa City 68
Washington 113
Tipton 141
Vinton-Shellsburg 185
Marion 185
Benton Community 220
Edgewood-Colesburg 276
Hudson 285
Grundy Center 306
Clayton Ridge Guttenburg 308
Starmont West Central 311
Benton JV results
17 Ethan Schwake 19:34.3
20 Parker Mitchell 19:36.4
45 Mario Talavera 21:12.3
64 Nathan Becker 23:28.1
74 Andrew Hines 26:28.2
BC Loses in Overtime to Grinnell in District Football Action October 6
- Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau-
Friday, Oct. 6, 2023 at Grinnell
Grinnell (5-12) 21, Benton (4-3) 20
BC 0 14 0 0 6 – 20
G 0 0 7 7 7 – 21
Benton quarterback was 7 of 11 for passing for 78 yards.
Benton had 257 yards rushing. Owen Tjelmeland had five carries for 57 yards. Heying had 25 carries for 129 yards and two touchdowns. Carson Bruns carried 16 times for 71 yards and had one touchdown.
Tjelmeland had one catch for 12 yards. Carson Nolan caught one for 10 yards. Bruns caught two for 45 yards. Easton Pfiffner had three catches for 45 yards.
Dylan LeFebvere had 8.0 total tackles. Easton Pfiffner had 6.5. Brennen Blegen had 5.0 tackles. LeFebvere had eight solo tackles. Pfiffner added six. Brody Timmerman returned one kickoff for 15 yards. Brady Patterson had one return for 10 yards. Eli Kupka had three kickoffs for 178 yards and one touchback. Caleb Gessner was 0 for 1 for field goals and 2 for 3 for points after touchdown.
Class 3A District 5
Friday, Oct. 6, 2023
Fairfield 20, South Tama 7
Grinnell 21, Benton 20
Solon 21, Williamsburg 14
Friday, Oct. 13, 2023
Solon at Fairfield
South Tama at Benton
Williamsburg at Grinnell
Friday, Oct. 20, 2023
South Tama at Solon
Fairfield at Grinnell
Benton at Williamsburg
Standings
District, overall, point difference average
Solon 6-1 3-0 +10.3
Williamsburg 6-1 2-1 +26.0
Grinnell 5-2 2-1 +5.6
Benton 4-3 1-2 +16.7
Fairfield 3-4 1-2 -9.1
South Tama 0-7 0-3 -35.0
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Mrs. Draman's Child Development class has been able to see concepts they're learning about in the classroom in action by partnering with Early Beginnings Daycare in Van Horne. Check out these contagious smiles!
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Mrs. Nesbitt was selected to present about Benton's work around mental health at the state's school mental health awareness conference, IowaBEST. Stella joined her but decided to take a snooze on the stage.
Staff participated in a variety of activities during yesterday's early dismissal. It was the MSHS staff's turn to review state assessment data and elementary buildings participated in learning around effective classroom practices.
Bobcat Volleyball has had a lot to celebrate this week!
Congratulations to Piper Nelson on #1,000 career Bobcat kills on Saturday, September 30th.
Tuesday, Oct. 3rd was Senior Night honoring Kennedy Donald, Evelyn Mahan, Hannah Moeller, Piper Nelson, and Emma Townsley.
Lady Cats also welcomed back teammate Tatum Schroeder!!
Benton had a Busy Week in Volleyball
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau-
Benton volleyball
Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, at Vinton-Shellsburg
Benton 3, Vinton-Shellsburg (9-15) 1
VS 24 23 32 21 – 1
BC 26 25 30 25 – 3
Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023 at Cedar Rapids Prairie
Benton 2, Cedar Rapids Kennedy (9-16) 0
BC 21 21 – 2
CRK 14 19 – 0
Benton was 18 of 50 for kills with seven errors. With eight kills each were Emma Townsley and Piper Nelson. With seven assists each were Townsley and Mabry Sadler. Kennedy Donald had 10 digs. The team was 39 of 41 for serves with seven aces. Laura Junge was 3 of 3 with one ace. Townsley was 9 of 10 with one ace. Donald was 9 of 9 with three aces. Nelson was 9 of 10 with one ace. Sadler was 6 of 6 with one ace. Olivia Brendes was 3 of 3.
Prairie (9-14) 2, Benton 0
BC 10 14 – 0
P 21 21 – 2
The Lady Bobcats were 9 of 45 for kills with 11 errors. Nelson had seven kills. Townsley had five assists. With six digs each were Donald and Nelson. Benton was 24 of 26 for serves with three aces. Townsley was 6 of 6 with one ace. Kennedy Lohrer was 3 of 3 with one ace. Donald was 5 of 5 with one ace. Nelson was 1 of 2. Sadler was 8 of 8. Brendes was 1 of 2.
Muscatine (13-6) 2, Benton 0
BC 11 19 – 0
M 21 21 – 2
Benton was 15 of 48 for kills with nine errors. Nelson had 10 kills. Townsley had 10 assists. Townsley had six digs. Benton was 26 of 31 with one ace. Junge was 2 of 3. Townsley was 5 of 6. Ashlee Michels was 1 of 1. Donald was 7 of 8 with one ace. Nelson was 3 of 4. Sadler was 6 of 6. Brendes was 2 of 3.
Clear Creek Amana (33-0) 2, Benton 0
CCA 21 21 – 2
BC 12 7 – 0
Benton was 12 of 64 for kills with 14 errors against No. 1 Clear Creek Amana. Nelson had seven kills. Townsley had five assists. Lohrer had seven digs. Benton was 18 of 20 for serves with three aces. Junge was 1 of 2 with one ace. Townsley was 5 of 5 with one ace. Donald was 3 of 3. Aubrey Kelly was 0 of 1. Nelson was 4 of 4. Sadler was 3 of 3. Brendes was 2 of 2 with one ace.
Cedar Rapids Washingon (5-19) 2, Benton 1
CRW 21 16 15 – 2
BC 19 21 12 – 1
Benton was 22 of 72 for kills with 15 errors. Nelson had eight kills. Townsley had 12 assists. Donald had 14 digs. Benton was 44 of 48 for serves with five aces. Tatum Schroeder was 2 of 2. Townsley was 6 of 6. Lohrer was 3 of 5. Donald was 5 of 6. Nelson was 10 of 10 with three aces. Sadler was 12 of 12 with two aces. Brendes was 6 of 7.
Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023 at Van Horne
Benton (11-19) 3, South Tama (11-19) 1
ST 22 25 22 15 – 1
BC 25 19 25 25 – 3
The Lady Bobcats were 52 of 170 for kills with 26 errors. Nelson had 25 kills. Townsley had 17. Townsley also had 22 assists. Sadler had nine assists. Donald had 7 digs. Townsley added 17. Benton was 85 of 93 for serves with 10 aces. Schroeder was 3 of 3 with one ace. Junge was 10 of 11. Townsley was 25 of 26 with four aces. Donald was 7 of 9. Kelly was 3 of 3. Nelson was 17 of 19 with two aces. Sadler was 10 of 10. Brendes was 10 of 12 with three aces.
Benton plays Saturday, Oct. 7, the Center Point-Urbana Tournament, facing Cedar Falls, Clinton, and No. 9 Center Point-Urbana.
Benton Runs at Dike-New Hartford
- Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau-
Dike-New Hartford Invitational
Oct 3, 2023
Fox Ridge Golf Course, Country Club Lane, Dike
Benton results
Varsity girls 5K
8 Jaida Lyons 20:19.5
25 Abbie Jones 21:31.3
38 Kyra Kauder 21:56.1
102 Lizzy Wolf 25:01.7
115 Layna DeMoss 25:42.9
124 Libi Frese 26:34.9
129 Alex Welte 27:10.2
Jv Girls 5K
80 Sarah Wright 30:22.6
88 Mary Phillips 31:02.7
92 Jessa DeMoss 31:17.5
93 McKenna Kramer 31:22.7
Varsity Boys’ 5K
14 Isaac Morris 17:37.4
21 Caleb Olson 18:00.2
42 Luke Lange 18:57.0
54 Noah Pickart 19:20.5
70 Marcus Ricklefs 19:53.2
78 Brian Araiza 20:06.6
95 Jonathon Sadler 20:49.0
JV Boys 5K
16 Luis Araiza 20:44.3
20 Colin Reiners 21:12.9
22 Parker Mitchell 21:18.3
25 Ethan Schwake 21:50.2
39 Mario Talavera 22:34.2
98 Nathan Becker 27:17.3
104 Andrew Hines 27:58.4
Team Scores
Varsity girls
1 Sumner-Fredericksburg 83
2 Denver 104
3 North Linn Troy Mills 150
4 Union La Porte City 150
5 Iowa Falls-Alden 176
6 Dike-New Hartford 215
7 Grundy Center 220
8 Hudson 220
9 Osage 224
10 Benton Community 260
11 Newman Catholic Mason City 264
12 Grinnell 295
13 Wapsie Valley Fairbank 299
14 BCLUW Conrad 363
15 Charles City 382
16 Aplington-Parkersburg 390
17 West Marshall State Center 407
18 North Tama Traer 453
Varsity boys
1 Denver 65
2 Grinnell 76
3 Grundy Center 83
4 Charles City 85
5 Benton Community 185
6 West Marshall State Center 220
7 Sumner-Fredericksburg 241
8 Baxter 252
9 Hudson 254
10 Newman Catholic Mason City 277
11 Columbus Catholic Waterloo 299
12 Union La Porte City 308
13 Osage 322
14 Dike-New Hartford 340
15 Valley Lutheran 390
16 Wapsie Valley Fairbank 416
17 Iowa Falls-Alden 439
18 BCLUW Conrad 476
19 Colo-Nesco 553
20 Janesville 587
JV Girls
1 Denver 32
2 Sumner-Fredericksburg 44
3 Union La Porte City 105
4 Iowa Falls-Alden 110
5 Dike-New Hartford 111
6 Grundy Center 173
7 Aplington-Parkersburg 184
8 Osage 202
9 Wapsie Valley Fairbank 237
10 West Marshall State Center 248
11 Charles City 320
JV Boys
1 Denver 30
2 Grinnell 35
3 Charles City 103
4 Benton Community 115
5 Sumner-Fredericksburg 186
6 West Marshall State Center 206
7 Dike-New Hartford 227
8 Hudson 233
9 Wapsie Valley Fairbank 236
10 Valley Lutheran 249
11 Meskwaki Settlement 250
12 Osage 256
13 Grundy Center 276
District Football Action Continues for Benton
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau-
Benton football
Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, at Solon
Benton (4-2) 13, Solon (5-1) 16
BC 0 3 7 0 3 0 – 13
S 3 0 0 7 3 3 – 16
Benton's Brenden Heying threw for 82 yards, going 8 of 15.
Benton rushed for 157 yards. Carson Bruns led with 106 yards and one touchdown.
Owen Tjelmeland had two catches for 11 yards. Jace Biery had one for seven yards. Easton Pfiffner had five catches for 64 yards.
Pfiffner had 7.5 total tackles. Biery had 7.0. Brennen Blegen had 5.5. Blegen and Pfiffner had one sack each.
Blegen recovered two fumbles.
Biery had two interceptions. Dylan LeFebvere had one interception with a 25-yard return.
Brody Timmerman returned two kickoffs for 15 yards. Pfiffner returned one punt for 10 yards. Eli Kupka kicked off twice for 99 yards. Caleb Gessner was 2 for 3 for field goals, and 1 for 1 for points after touchdown.
Eli Kupka had six punts for 186 yards.
Solon had 87 yards passing and 103 yards rushing.
Benton travels to Grinnell this Friday as district action continues.
Class 3A, District 5 standings
Season, district, point difference average
Williamsburg 6-0 2-0 31.5
Solon 5-1 2-0 10.8
Benton 4-2 1-1 19.7
Grinnell 4-2 1-1 6.3
Fairfield 2-4 0-2 -12.8
South Tama 0-6 0-2 -38.7
Oct 6, 2023
Fairfield at South Tama
Benton at Grinnell
Williamsburg at Solon
Oct. 13, 2023
Solon at Fairfield
South Tama at Benton
Grinnell at Williamsburg
Oct. 20, 2023
South Tama at Solon
Fairfield at Grinnell
Benton at Williamsburg
I chose to be a Bobcat because I could tell there was great pride and support
in the school system throughout the community.
School will dismiss at 1:00 p.m. today, Wednesday, October 4.
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Bobcats take on South Tama tonight at Benton. JV and Freshmen start at 5:00 p.m. Varsity will start around 7:15 p.m. Come and watch some exciting volleyball. GO BOBCATS!!
The best thing about being a Bobcat is the way the community rallies around the school and its people.
Bobcat VB takes on Vinton tonight at Vinton. JV starts at 5:00 p.m. Varsity will start around 7:15 p.m. GO BOBCATS!!
