BC Girls Sweep Williamsburg in Volleyball, 3-0
-courtesy Jim Magdefrau-
Benton girl’s volleyball
Tuesday, Sept. 5, at Williamsburg
Benton 3, Williamsburg 0
W 17 15 21
BC 25 25 25
Benton had 29 kills out of 107 attempts with 20 errors. Piper Nelson had 15 kills. Emma Townsley had 21 assists. Kennedy Donald had 16 digs. Nelson had 15. Benton was 68 of 73 for serves with nine aces. Laura Junge was 5 of 6. Townsley was 15 of 16 with three aces. Donald was 10 of 11 with two aces. Aubrey Kelly was 1 of 1. Nelson was 12 of 12 with one ace. Mabry Sadler was 13 of 14 with one ace. Olivia Brendes was 12 of 13 with two aces.
Benton (5-7) travels to the East Marshall Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 9, with Des Moines Christian, West Marshall, Hudson, Vinton-Shellsburg, and HLV.
Benton MS/HS staff sporting their team colors. Rivals for a day, Bobcats every day.
During the early release today, staff had the opportunity to review school-wide data, learn about behavior specific praise, and collaborate with their teammates.
Benton Runs at Grinnell CC Invite
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau-
Grinnell Invitational
Sept. 5, 2023
Girls’ 5K
Pella 18
Williamsburg 60
Benton Community 98
Grinnell 113
Newton 126
Knoxville 140
Benton girls
3 Jaida Lyons 20:31.2
16 Kyra Kauder 23:48.7
34 Layna DeMoss 25:42.7
39 Lizzy Wolf 26:01.8
55 Alex Welte 29:03.9
56 Libi Frese 29:03.9
65 Mary Phillips 32:13.6
Boys’ 5K
Pella 18
South Tama 76
Williamsburg 90
Grinnell 101
Newton 131
Knoxville 139
Benton 173
Benton boys
23 Caleb Olson 18:43.5
46 Luke Lange 19:58.8
48 Noah Pickart 20:10.1
66 Brian Araiza 20:50.0
74 Marcus Ricklefs 21:27.6
78 Luis Araiza 21:40.0
81 Parker Mitchell 21:51.1
87 Colin Reiners 22:29.0
88 Ethan Schwake 23:15.4
92 Jonathon Sadler 23:45.4
104 Nathan Becker 27:48.6
113 Andrew Hines 31:46.8
Did you know Benton Community collaborates with Kirkwood Community College to offer students the opportunity to take a series of courses around patient care? These students were caught studying for their Health Careers course. A few specific courses within this sequence will provide the students with the option to earn their Certified Nursing Assistant license while in high school.
"My favorite thing about being a Bobcat is the students, parents and community members of this great district! I have been fortunate to serve this district and meet so many great individuals. The tradition of excellence that Benton is known for truly inspires people to work together to ensure Benton Community is always “A Place to Belong”!"
School will dismiss at 1:00 p.m. today, Wednesday, September 6.
#BeABobcat
#APlaceToBelong
Musical and Academic Excellence
The Iowa High School Music Association has an academic achievement award based on the first semester grades of all students in that ensemble. Ensembles with over a 3.25 GPA are considered ensembles with Distinguished Academic Achievement. For the 2022-2023 school year both the Concert Band and Marching Bobcats had an average GPA of 3.59. While the members of the First Street Jazz Ensemble had an average GPA of 3.81. We are always proud of the numerous activities and sports that band students are involved in outside of band, but frequently do not get enough credit for their academics successes in the classroom.
So if you see any of these students, please give them a big congratulations! They have earned it!
-Mr. Jared Lancaster
9-12 High School Band Director
The Marching Bobcats performed in the Blairstown Sauerkraut Days parade on Saturday, Sept. 2nd.
Benton Volleyball
-courtesy of Jim Magdefrau-
Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023
BCLUW Comet Round Robin Tournament
North Polk 2, Benton 0
BC 14 19
NP 21 21
BCLUW 2, Benton 0
BC 12 21
BCLUW 21 23
Benton 2, Wapsie Valley 1
BC 18 21 15
WV 21 19 8
BC gets second win for season in non-district contest against Marion
-courtesy of Jim Magdefrau-
Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, at Van Horne
Benton 38, Marion 7
M 0 0 0 7 – 7
BC 7 17 7 7 – 38
Benton’s Owen Tjelmeland was 3 for 4 in passing for 47 yards. Mayson Mitchell caught one for nine yards. Easton Pfiffner caught two for 38 yards.
The Bobcats rushed for 287 yards. Owen Tjelmeland had 18 carries for 93 yards and two touchdowns. Brenden Heying had one carry for four yards. Blayke Heying had six carries for 38 yards and one touchdown. Carson Bruns had 25 carries for 126 yards and two touchdowns. Pfiffner had four carries for 26 yards.
Pfiffner had 5.5 total tackles with five solo. Dylan LeFebvere had 4.5 tackles with four solo. Pfiffner also had one sack.
Mitchell recovered one fumble. Jace Biery had one interception. Carson Nolan had two punt returns for 13 yards. Brody Timmerman had one return for eight yards. Eli Kupka had two punts for 59 yards.
Benton (2-0) travels to Mount Vernon (2-0) on Friday, Sept. 8, at First Street Field.
We've got S-P-I-R-I-T! Yeah Yeah! Fall pep rally today at the MS/HS!! Make sure to check out our activities schedule and see what our Bobcats are up to this fall season!
Bobcats host Marion tonight in non-district action. Freshmen start at 5 p.m. and Varsity at 7:30 p.m. Youth flag football, MYFA, and BC Middle School football teams will also be recognized at tonight's game. Get out under the lights tonight and support all our football programs!! Go Bobcats!
BC middle school students spend the morning cleaning up around the school campus showing Bobcat pride and responsibility. Thank you, Bobcats!
"I choose to teach at Benton because we have the best students and wonderful teachers that I feel so lucky to teach and work beside every day."
The early dismissal held today provided time for staff to calibrate after the first week of school, collaborate with each other, and prepare for fall assessments and other classroom related content.
The early dismissal held today provided time for staff to calibrate after the first week of school, collaborate with each other, and prepare for fall assessments and other classroom related content.
Benton travels to Williamsburg for Cross Country
- Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau-
Williamsburg Invitational
Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023
Williamsburg Recreation Department
Girls’ varsity
Williamsburg 64
PCM Monroe 72
Oskaloosa 88
Davis County Bloomfield 108
Benton Community 130
Newton 139
Montezuma 170
Grinnell 174
Waterloo Christian 234
Iowa Valley Marengo 247
Boys varsity
Williamsburg 60
South Tama 66
Newton 85
Oskaloosa 85
Grinnell 102
Davis County Bloomfield 157
Benton Community 194
Lynnville-Sully 234
PCM Monroe 260
HLV Victor 265
Montezuma 314
Waterloo Christian 326
Belle Plaine 365
Junior varsity girls
Williamsburg 27
Davis County Bloomfield 45
Benton Community 63
Newton 88
Junior varsity boys
Williamsburg 30
Grinnell 49
Benton Community 84
Davis County Bloomfield 108
Oskaloosa 112
Newton 126
Benton results
Varsity Boys 5K
9 Isaac Morris 18:39.4
18 Caleb Olson 19:00.3
46 Luke Lange 21:13.4
55 Marcus Ricklefs 21:41.8
69 Parker Mitchell 22:46.0
70 Luis Araiza 23:07.3
JV Boys 5K
7 Noah Pickart 20:30.0
16 Ethan Schwake 21:48.2
19 Colin Reiners 21:53.7
23 Brian Araiza 22:01.2
32 Jonathon Sadler 23:09.2
64 Nathan Becker 30:14.8
Varsity Girls 5K
2 Jaida Lyons 21:32.1
6 Abbie Jones 22:53.2
30 Kyra Kauder 25:25.6
44 Lizzy Wolf 28:12.7
61 Mary Phillips 31:29.5
JV Girls 5K
1 Layna Demoss 25:55.4
9 Libi Frese 29:01.7
24 Jessa Demoss 35:36.5
25 McKenna Kramer 35:36.7
26 Ana Glawe 35:49.9
School will dismiss at 1:00 p.m. today, Wednesday, August 30.
#BeABobcat
#APlaceToBelong
Bobcats roll to shut out Vinton Shellsburg in non-district football
-courtesy of Jim Magdefrau-
Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, at Van Horne
Benton 49, Vinton-Shellsburg 0
VS 0 0 0 0 – 0
BC 21 14 7 7 – 49
Benton Community shut out Vinton-Shellsburg in the first week of 3A non-district football action on Friday, Aug. 25, at Van Horne.
Benton passed for 55 yards. Owen Tjelmeland was 2 for 2 for 25 yards. Brenden Heying was 3 for 3 with 30 yards. Jace Biery caught two passes for 25 yards. Easton Pfiffner caught three for 10 yards.
Benton had 348 yards rushing. Owen Tjelmeland had 11 carries for 164 yards and three touchdowns, the longest being a 54-yard run. Brenden Heying had six carries for 76 yards and two touchdowns, the longest being 12 yards. Blayke Heying had five carries for 28 yards. Carson Bruns had 12 carries for 80 yards and one touchdown.
On defense, Brennen Blegen had six solo tackles and one sack. Ty Kulbartz added four solo tackles. Troy Kupka and Blegen had one sack each. Ryan Koehler recovered one fumble, which he returns for an 85-yard touchdown. Brody Timmerman returned one kickoff for 35 yards. Caleb Gessner had eight kickoffs for 424 yards. He was also 7 of 7 for points after touchdown.
The Bobcats face Marion on Friday, Sept. 1, at 7:30 p.m. in Van Horne as non-district action continues.
