This is my fourth year as a high school science teacher at Benton. In my time here, I have been able to teach foundations of science, physics, biology, and human biology (essentially all types of science!). Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with family, friends, and my two cats.
Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Benton travels to Mount Pleasant on Dec. 12
Benton Community girls' basketball
Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, at Mount Pleasant
Benton (5-1) 51, Mount Pleasant (2-4) 34
BC 19 10 14 8 - 51
MP 1 20 11 12 - 34
Benton was 18 of 50 in field goals, 10 of 27 for three-pointers and 5 of 7 for free throws. Benton had 33 rebounds, 12 assists, 10 steals, four blocks, 10 turnovers and eight fouls. Jenna Twedt led Benton with 20 points. Piper Nelson had seven rebounds. With four rebounds each were Emma Townsley, McKenna Kramer and Zoey Junge. Twedt had four assists. Townsley added three. Twedt had five steals. Nelson had two blocks.
Mount Pleasant was 13 of 45 for field goals, 2 of 11 for three-pointers, and 6 of 11 for free throws. They had 28 rebounds, seven assists, five steals, two blocks, 14 turnovers and nine fouls. Andrea Lopreato led Mount Pleasant with 17 points.
Benton hosts Marion (5-2) this Tuesday, and travels to Williamsburg (2-4) on Friday, Dec. 16. Basketball wraps up for 2022 with a home game Tuesday, Dec. 20, against Clear Creek Amana (4-1)
Benton Community boys' basketball
Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, at Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant (2-2) 65, Benton (0-4) 35
BC 11 7 9 8 - 35
MP 8 20 20 17 - 65
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Bowing update from last night:
Both the boys and girls team did well. The boys broke lots of school records!
2 Game High Series Ind. Nathan Rottman 469, old record 438 Andrew Kerkman
Boys 2-Game High Team 1855, old record 1767
Baker High Game 223, old record 215
Baker High Series 953, old record 876
2-Game, 5 Baker Series 2808, old record 2596
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Congratulations to Benton Community Junior William Kroneman and his teammate Olivia Hanson from LaPorte Union High school who participated in the Iowa Cattlemen’s Foundation Beef Scholarship Extravaganza contest. Out of 14 teams from across Iowa, they brought home 1st place and a $2,500 scholarship for each of them. William and his family would like to thank Mrs. Wright and Mr. Reid for being his references for the interview portion of the contest and for teaching some of his favorite classes and encouraging him along the way. William and Olivia’s photo will be included in the Iowa Cattlemen’s magazine in January. #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong
I am in my 34th year of teaching; 23 of those years at Benton Community. I am a graduate of the Benton Community class of 1983. I currently teach 4th-6th grade Special Education at Norway Intermediate. I live near Amana with my husband, Joel and son, Trey. Our daughter, Holli and son-in-law Sam were also Benton graduates.
Spring Play: Auditions for the spring play will be held today, Dec. 12 and tomorrow, Dec. 13 from 3:45-5:30pm in the auditorium.
Please email Ms. Dengler at alissadengler@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Bobcats are second at Colton Allen Memorial Tourney
Benton Community Boys’ Wrestling
Colton Allen Memorial Tournament
Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, at Mid-Prairie High School, Wellman, IA
Clear Creek-Amana 146.5
Benton Community 144.5
Mid-Prairie 87.0
Mediapolis 86.0
Iowa Valley, Marengo 77.0
Benton results
106 - Garrett Kuch (5-5) placed 3rd and scored 4.0 team points.
Round 1 - Dakota Aney (Mediapolis) 10-2 won by decision over Garrett Kuch (Benton Community) 5-5 (Dec 5-3)
Round 3 - Garrett Kuch (Benton Community) 5-5 won by major decision over Kade Kleinmeyer (Clear Creek-Amana) 4-9 (MD 12-2)
Round 4 - Robert Olson (Iowa Valley, Marengo) 12-3 won by decision over Garrett Kuch (Benton Community) 5-5 (Dec 6-2)
Round 5 - Garrett Kuch (Benton Community) 5-5 won by decision over Jesse Stultz (Mid-Prairie) 3-7 (Dec 4-3)
113 - Jason Eastman (6-2) placed 2nd and scored 3.5 team points.
Round 2 - Jason Eastman (Benton Community) 6-2 won by tech fall over Joshua Hocamp (Iowa Valley, Marengo) 6-7 (TF-1.5 4:19 (15-0))
Round 3 - Cale Nash (Clear Creek-Amana) 9-2 won by tech fall over Jason Eastman (Benton Community) 6-2 (TF-1.5 4:00 (15-0))
120 - Weston Kaestner (4-5) placed 3rd and scored 0.0 team points.
Round 2 - Mose Yoder (Mid-Prairie) 4-3 won by fall over Weston Kaestner (Benton Community) 4-5 (Fall 1:42)
Round 3 - Jose Mendieta (Clear Creek-Amana) 4-5 won by fall over Weston Kaestner (Benton Community) 4-5 (Fall 5:21)
126 - Elijah Kupka (9-2) placed 1st and scored 18.0 team points.
Round 1 - Elijah Kupka (Benton Community) 9-2 won by fall over Braxton Davis (Mediapolis) 5-4 (Fall 2:52)
Round 2 - Elijah Kupka (Benton Community) 9-2 won by fall over Santiago Perez (Clear Creek-Amana) 0-5 (Fall 1:21)
Round 4 - Elijah Kupka (Benton Community) 9-2 won by fall over Dalton Miller (Mid-Prairie) 2-3 (Fall 2:38)
Round 5 - Elijah Kupka (Benton Community) 9-2 won by fall over Mason Howe (Mid-Prairie) 7-4 (Fall 2:24)
132 - Brady Patterson (8-3) placed 2nd and scored 12.0 team points.
Round 1 - Brady Patterson (Benton Community) 8-3 won by fall over Joey Glendening (Mediapolis) 7-7 (Fall 6:50)
Round 2 - Brady Patterson (Benton Community) 8-3 won by fall over Jeffrey Crawford (Iowa Valley, Marengo) 3-9 (Fall 2:40)
Round 4 - Nolan Howell (Clear Creek-Amana) 7-6 won by decision over Brady Patterson (Benton Community) 8-3 (Dec 3-0)
Round 5 - Brady Patterson (Benton Community) 8-3 won by fall over Peyton Fox (Mid-Prairie) 2-3 (Fall 3:01)
138 - Jordan Thys (9-1) placed 1st and scored 18.0 team points.
Round 1 - Jordan Thys (Benton Community) 9-1 won by fall over Lincoln Wulf (Mid-Prairie) 0-9 (Fall 1:44)
Round 2 - Jordan Thys (Benton Community) 9-1 won by decision over Max Carlson (Clear Creek-Amana) 6-7 (Dec 10-3)
Round 3 - Jordan Thys (Benton Community) 9-1 won by fall over Grady Gunn (Mediapolis) 5-7 (Fall 0:38)
145 - Blayke Heying (8-2) placed 1st and scored 26.0 team points.
Round 1 - Blayke Heying (Benton Community) 8-2 won by fall over Karter Thiessen (Iowa Valley, Marengo) 8-8 (Fall 0:53)
Round 2 - Blayke Heying (Benton Community) 8-2 won by fall over Evan Phillips (Mid-Prairie) 3-8 (Fall 2:21)
Round 3 - Blayke Heying (Benton Community) 8-2 won by fall over Peyton Johnson (Mediapolis) 3-2 (Fall 1:57)
Round 4 - Blayke Heying (Benton Community) 8-2 won by fall over Landry Gingerich (Mid-Prairie) 3-8 (Fall 1:07)
Round 5 - Blayke Heying (Benton Community) 8-2 won by fall over Beck Arant (Clear Creek-Amana) 10-5 (Fall 2:25)
152 - Brenden Heying (10-0) placed 1st and scored 17.0 team points.
Round 2 - Brenden Heying (Benton Community) 10-0 won by fall over Josh Turner (Mid-Prairie) 0-4 (Fall 1:27)
Round 3 - Brenden Heying (Benton Community) 10-0 won by major decision over Caden Baxter (Clear Creek-Amana) 7-6 (MD 13-2)
Round 4 - Brenden Heying (Benton Community) 10-0 won by fall over Josh Read (Iowa Valley, Marengo) 10-5 (Fall 1:02)
Round 5 - Brenden Heying (Benton Community) 10-0 won by fall over Kyler Crow (Mediapolis) 9-2 (Fall 1:51)
160 - Clayton Sebetka (8-3) placed 2nd and scored 12.0 team points.
Round 2 - Clayton Sebetka (Benton Community) 8-3 won by fall over Andrew Kaufman (Mid-Prairie) 1-6 (Fall 1:30)
Round 3 - Clayton Sebetka (Benton Community) 8-3 won by fall over Dom Shively (Mid-Prairie) 4-6 (Fall 0:54)
Round 4 - Clayton Sebetka (Benton Community) 8-3 won by fall over Ian Smith (Iowa Valley, Marengo) 8-7 (Fall 0:16)
Round 5 - Ryker Jones (Clear Creek-Amana) 9-3 won by decision over Clayton Sebetka (Benton Community) 8-3 (Dec 5-4)
170 - Jonathon Becker (2-9) placed 4th and scored 4.0 team points.
Round 1 - Colton Hudepohl (Iowa Valley, Marengo) 10-4 won by fall over Jonathon Becker (Benton Community) 2-9 (Fall 0:52)
Round 2 - Owen Trimpe (Mid-Prairie) 8-1 won by fall over Jonathon Becker (Benton Community) 2-9 (Fall 0:35)
Round 3 - Benjamin Haughey (Clear Creek-Amana) 4-7 won by fall over Jonathon Becker (Benton Community) 2-9 (Fall 1:04)
182 - Mayson Mitchell (8-3) placed 1st and scored 14.0 team points.
Round 1 - Mayson Mitchell (Benton Community) 8-3 won by fall over Kaden Meader (Mid-Prairie) 3-4 (Fall 1:03)
Round 2 - Mayson Mitchell (Benton Community) 8-3 won by decision over Kaden Phan (Clear Creek-Amana) 7-4 (Dec 10-7)
Round 3 - Mayson Mitchell (Benton Community) 8-3 won by decision over Taite Peach (Iowa Valley, Marengo) 13-2 (Dec 10-3)
Round 5 - Mayson Mitchell (Benton Community) 8-3 won by fall over Parker Lange (Mediapolis) 5-7 (Fall 2:44)
195 - Troy Kupka (6-5) placed 3rd and scored 9.0 team points.
Round 1 - Josh Glendening (Mediapolis) 12-0 won by fall over Troy Kupka (Benton Community) 6-5 (Fall 1:11)
Round 2 - Troy Kupka (Benton Community) 6-5 won by fall over Dawson Smith (Iowa Valley, Marengo) 8-6 (Fall 3:57)
Round 3 - Ethan Williams (Clear Creek-Amana) 7-3 won by fall over Troy Kupka (Benton Community) 6-5 (Fall 5:58)
220 - Lane Wauters (1-9) placed 5th and scored 7.0 team points.
Round 1 - Jaxsen Timmerman (Mid-Prairie) 3-3 won by fall over Lane Wauters (Benton Community) 1-9 (Fall 1:13)
Round 2 - Terry Bordenave (Mid-Prairie) 9-2 won by fall over Lane Wauters (Benton Community) 1-9 (Fall 0:59)
Round 3 - Quinn Callahan (Mid-Prairie) 6-0 won by fall over Lane Wauters (Benton Community) 1-9 (Fall 1:19)
Round 4 - Lane Wauters (Benton Community) 1-9 won by fall over Jackson Slaymaker (Iowa Valley, Marengo) 8-8 (Fall 1:53)
Round 5 - Carson Bromwell (Clear Creek-Amana) 5-3 won by fall over Lane Wauters (Benton Community) 1-9 (Fall 0:46)
#BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong
Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
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BC basketball and West Delaware teams square off on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022
Benton Community girls’ basketball
Friday, Dec. 9, at West Delaware High School, Manchester
Benton (4-1) 57, West Delaware (1-3) 45
Statistics are coming
Benton travels to Mount Pleasant (1-4) on Monday, Dec. 12, hosts Marion (3-2) on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, and travels to Williamsburg (0-4) on Friday, Dec. 16.
Benton Community boys’ basketball
Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, at Benton Community, Van Horne
West Delaware (4-1) 74, Benton (0-4) 51
WD 16 14 24 20 – 74
BC 5 9 19 18 – 51
Statistics are coming
Benton travels to Mount Pleasant (1-2) on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, travels to Marion (1-1) on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, and hosts Williamsburg (0-1) on Friday, Dec. 16.
Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
#BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong
Site logo image Jim Magdefrau
BC basketball and West Delaware teams square off on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022
Benton Community girls’ basketball
Friday, Dec. 9, at West Delaware High School, Manchester
Benton (4-1) 57, West Delaware (1-3) 45
Statistics are coming
Benton travels to Mount Pleasant (1-4) on Monday, Dec. 12, hosts Marion (3-2) on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, and travels to Williamsburg (0-4) on Friday, Dec. 16.
Benton Community boys’ basketball
Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, at Benton Community, Van Horne
West Delaware (4-1) 74, Benton (0-4) 51
WD 16 14 24 20 – 74
BC 5 9 19 18 – 51
Statistics are coming
Benton travels to Mount Pleasant (1-2) on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, travels to Marion (1-1) on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, and hosts Williamsburg (0-1) on Friday, Dec. 16.
Here are a few pictures from Parents Night Out hosted December 2nd by the M/S Student Council. #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong
Please consider supporting this collection organized by the Student Council #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong
The Art Department has made buttons in honor of our foreign exchange student Yago Martinez. We have two, slightly different designs to choose from. It will be a free will donation, with all of the money going to Yago's family. Stop by the Art room to pick one up if interested.
Go Bobcats!
And more!
A great evening for Bobcats!
Let’s pack the stands for our home opener tonight! #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong
Hello! My name is Claire Hentges and I teach fourth grade at Norway Intermediate School. This is my third year of teaching and my first in fourth grade. I live in Cedar Rapids with my husband, two kids, and two doodles. Happy Holidays!!
Results from the basketball games last night:
Benton Girls 59 Mt. Vernon 50
Benton Boy 38 Mr. Vernon 54
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7th Grade Boys: There will be a meeting for all 7th grade boys planning on going out for basketball during 5th period TOMORROW in Mr. Albers’ room. Please see Mr. Albers ahead of time if you cannot make it.
Seniors: TOMORROW a representative from BSF (Benton Scholarship Foundation) will be here to show you how to apply. They will be in the auditorium during the Advisor period which is from 10:57 to 11:27. Last year this foundation gave over $97,000 in scholarship money to our students. Attendance for students pursuing college is expected.
