
Benton hosts WaMaC West Golf Tourney
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
2025 WaMaC West Tournament
Monday, May 5, 2025, at Tara Hills Country Club, Van Horne
Team standings
GRINNELL 299
WILLIAMSBURG 315
VINTON-SHELLSBURG 333
CCA 348
BENTON 349
Top 10
Medalist - Levi Jack GRINNELL 72
Runner-Up - Brandon Thompson GRINNELL 74
3 Braiden Moore BENTON 74
4 Cooper Bott WILLIAMSBURG 75
5 Jake VanCompernolle GRINNELL 76
6 Cameron Gosselink GRINNELL 77
7 Lincoln Stensrud GRINNELL 78
8 Rogan Ackerman WILLIAMSBURG 80
9 Jack Blais VINTON-SHELLSBURG 80
10 Quincy Klingner WILLIAMSBURG 80
11 Robbie Allison WILLIAMSBURG 80
Benton Scores
Braiden Moore 36 38 74
Ryan Spina 43 42 85
Trayton Lentner 49 42 91
Kaiser Townsley 52 54 106
Brayden Miller 53 46 99
Braedyn Junge 55 53 108


Thanks for all you do to make Benton Community a great place to be!


Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to our amazing staff of helpful, kind, thoughtful and hardworking teachers! Thank you for all that you do to support our students, families and communities!


Are you tough enough?
Attending school regularly is a challenge that makes you stronger.


Kirkwood Community College is announcing that their Pistons to Pathways program will be starting this fall in Belle Plaine and Blairstown! In partnership with the Thys Automotive Family, Kirkwood will offer a new learning experience at NO COST to junior and senior high school students. For more information visit http://www.kirkwood.edu/pistons2pathways


Benton girls’ golfers face Marion and South Tama
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Thursday, May 1, 2025, at South Tama
Benton 175
South Tama 194
Marion 230
Individual results
Medalist Halle Sobaski BENTON 38
Runner-Up Madelyn Kenny BENTON 43
3 Hailey Suiter BENTON 44
4 Taylor Dolezal South Tama 47
5 Jamy Dolash South Tama 47
6 Aubrey Dolezal South Tama 49
7 Landri Albers Marion 49
8 Bristol Kahle BENTON 50
9 Maddy Hitchcock South Tama 51
10 Claire Kearney South Tama 51
11 Katelyn Covington BENTON 52
12 Ella Kopsa South Tama 54
13 Tillie Cahalan Marion 57
14 Kyla Benke Marion 58
15 Taryn Olemann Marion 66
16 Isa Aguilar-Lingo Marion 72
17 Cadence Pastor Marion 76


Track season continues with BC traveling to Clear Creek Amana
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
PACHA RELAYS
Tiffin, IA
Weather: Cloudy, Wind W 5-10mph, 83% Humidity & 63
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Benton boys place-winners
High jump – 1 Eli Patterson 6-5, 8 Kaleb Hayden 5-9
Long jump – 8 Asa Frese 17-6.25
Shot put – 5 Carter Holmes 48-0.25
Discus – 2 Carter Holmes 147-0
3200 – 7 Brian Arazia 11:20.32
4×800 – 5 Jayden Beck, Noah Pickart, Caleb Olson, Jack Lange 8:30.96
Shuttle hurdle – 1 Owen Von Ahsen, Brody Timmerman, Will Schanbacher, Eli Patterson 1:01.77
100 – 5 Brody Timmerman 11.66, 7 Gavin Brooks 11.71
1600 medley – 5 Evan Martin, Brock Corrigan, Jayce Plummer, Ethan Schwake 4:04.63
4×200 – 3 Brody Timmerman, Gabe Pugh, Gavin Brooks, Owen Von Ahsen 1:30.992
110 hurdles – 3 Eli Patterson 16.35
400 hurdles – 1 Owen Von Ahsen 56.01, 3 Will Schanbacher 1:00.06
1600 – 7 Jack Lange 4:51.79, 8 Caleb Olson 4:53.38
4×100 – 7 Evan Martin, Brock Corrigan, Jayce Plummer, Brody Timmerman 46.00
4×400 – 1 Gavin Brooks, Gabe Pugh, Eli Patterson, Owen Von Ahsen 3:30.53
Team scores
1 Clear Ceerk-Amana 161
2 Mt Vernon 102.5
3 Benton Comm 94
4 Tipton 78
5 Regina, IC 48
5 Durant 48
7 Monticello 47
8 Assumption 43
9 Wilton 37
10 CCAJV 36.5
11 Williamsburg 36
12 Anamosa 9
Benton girls’ place-winners
Long jump – 4 Alexis Sexton 15-0.75, Brynnlee Seeck 14-5.75
Shot Put – 1 Ana Glawe 37-0.75
Discus – 1 Ana Glawe 119-7
800 medley – 2 Ashlyn Drahos, Ashlee Michels, Alexis Sexton, Mya McCarville 1:58.62
4×800 – 5 Abbie Jones, Haddie Kroneman, June Fisher, Kenna Lennie 10:43.06
Shuttle hurdle – 2 Haiden Moore, Belle Werner, Mabry Sadler, Sophia Seeck 1:09.54
1600 medley – 6 Brynley Lohrer, Evelyn Harris, Ava Collum, Avery Franzenburg 5:01
400 – 3 Anna Embretson 1:06.04, 6 Layna DeMoss 1:08.84
4×200 – 3 Ashlyn Drahos, Alexis Sexton, June Fisher, Ashlee Michels 1:51.47
100 hurdles – 3 Haiden Moore 17.12, 4 Sophia Seeck 17.12
800 – 7 Kenna Lennie 2:45.36 8 Emma King 2:45.64
400 hurdles – 8 Marissa Nolte 1:24.36
1500 – 5 Haddie Kroneman 5:19.43
4×100 – 5 Brynnlee Seeck, Sophia Seeck, Haiden Moore, Ashlee Michels 53.86
4×400 – 4 Mya McCarville, June Fisher, Anna Embretson, Libi Frese 4:21.97
Team scores
1 Clear Creek-Amana 165
2 Williamsburg 145
3 Tipton 129
4 Benton Comm 94
5 Durant 47.5
6 Regina, IC 46
7 Assumption 42.5
8 Anamosa 37
9 CCAJV 16


Today is School Lunch Hero Day! Thank you to our amazing school lunch heroes who work hard every day to provide nutritious and delicious meals for our students.


Spread the word. MS Boys Track meet canceled!


May is School Board Recognition Month!
Jason Schanbacher, District #1
Theresa Thompson, District #2, Board President
Matt Nolte, District #3
Scott Shaw, District #4
Aric Becker, District #5
Brenda Werning, District #6
Emily Kaiser, District #7, Board Vice President
Thank you to our School Board members for your service and dedication to Benton Community School District!


Benton has a busy week of soccer
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Girls’ soccer
Monday, April 28, 2025, at Williamsburg
BC 1, Williamsburg 1
Statistics are coming.
Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Solon
Solon 9, Benton 0
Statistics are coming
Thursday, May 1, 2025
South Tama at Benton, 5 p.m.
Boys’ soccer
Monday, April 28, 2925, at Williamsburg
Benton 2, No. 5 Williamsburg 2
Assists: Ryan Koehler 1, Elijah Kupka 1
Goals: Casey Gessner 1, Weston Kaestner 1
Shots on goal: Ryan Koehler 2, Gessner 3, Elijah Kupka 3, Luke Lange 1, Weston Kaestner 1
Saves: Troy Kupka 13
Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Solon
Benton 2, Solon 1
Assists: Ryan Koehler 1
Goals: Jamie Myers 1, Elijah Kupka 1
Shots on goal: Jamie Myers 1, Elijah Kupka 1, Ryan Koehler 1
Saves: Troy Kupka 13


Thanks for all you do to make Benton Community a great place to be!


Happy National Principals Day! Let's take a moment to thank the dedicated and visionary principals who make our schools thrive. Their commitment to our students and staff is truly inspiring.
#BeABobcat
#APlaceToBelong


On Tuesday 4/29, the girls golf team participated in the Solon Invitational at Saddleback Ridge Golf Course. The girls took 2nd place against some of the top teams in Eastern Iowa. Halle Sobaski was tournament medalist with a fantastic 18 hole score of 70, which is two under par. Hailey Suiter finished 10th with a score of 88.
Team Results:
Solon 334
Benton 348
Clear Creek-Amana 352
West Delaware 356
Williamsburg 363
West Branch 402
Washington 436
Benton Individual Scores
Halle Sobaski 70 (Tournament Medalist)
Hailey Suiter 88 (10th place)
Madelyn Kenny 95
Bristol Kahle 95
Avery Kramer 98
Katelyn Covington 104


Thanks for all you do to make Benton Community a great place to be!


Thanks for all you do to make Benton Community a great place to be!


Starting next Monday, our chapter is putting on a food drive called, Fill the Tractor. There will be a tractor donated by P&K to sit at the school and we will fill it with non-perishable food items. Members will need to take this to their 3rd block classes where they will get credit and the winning class gets pizza!


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