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Bobcat Co-ed on April 13
Bobcat Co-ed Invite
Van Horne, Iowa
Team scores
Mt Vernon 105
Xavier, CR 89
Benton 89
Williamsburg 73
Oelwein 47
Independence 44
CPU 41.5
Vinton-Shellsburg 40
English Valleys 39
Belle Plaine 38.5
Iowa Valley 38
Union 38
Columbus 14
Prairie, CR 13.5
Regina, IC 13
Janesville 7.5
Valley Lutheran 6
Benton JV 5
BC boys place-winners
High jump – 3 Eli Patterson 5-8
Long jump – 6 Brayden Suiter 18-8
Shot put – 4 Brennan Blegen 46-2
Discus – 1 Brennen Blegen 159-6
800 medley relay – 2 Henderson, Upah, Bruns, Wallace 1:37.62
4×800 – 5 Schulte, Morris, Olson, Michelsen 9:08.23
4×200 – 3 Henderson, Bruns, Martin, Wallace 1:31.65
Shuttle hurdle – 5 Timmerman, Patterson, Patterson, Franck 1:07.09
100 – 3 Carson Bruns 11.96, 8 Evan Martin 12.36
110 hurdles – 6 Noah Franck 16.90, 8 Easton Patterson 17.21
200 – Sam Wallace 22.78
400 hurdles – 1 Easton Patterson 58.88, 5 Brody Timmerman 1:01.20 (JV), 6 Brayden Suiter 1:01.36
4×100 – 2 Henderson, Bruns, Martin, Wallace 44.45
Girls results
Team scores
Williamsburg 146
Xavier 123
CPU 87
Benton 80
Regina 65
Vinton-Shellsburg 50
Independence 43
Columbus 28
Prairie 27
Oelwein 25
Iowa Valley 25
Belle Plaine 14
Benton JV 12
Benton place-winners
High jump – 6 Carlie Sims 4-6, 7 Piper Nelson 4-4
Shot Put – 6 Ana Glawe 33-6
Discus – 7 Addison Phillips 94-4
800 medley – 4 Sims, Nolte, Kelly, Lohrer 2:01.08
3000 – 1 Jaida Lyons 12:06.56
Shuttle hurdle – 2 Moore, Seeck, Moore, Werner 1:13.74
1600 medley – 2 Lohrer, Collum, Donald, King 4:48.18
4×200 – 1 1:53.53, 5 (JV) 1:58.34
100 hurdles – 4 Hope Moore 17.29, 6 Sophia Seeck (JV) 18.04
800 – 2 Jaida Lyons 2:35.71, 3 Abbie Jones 2:41.58
4×100 – 7 Sims, Sadler, Moore, Moore 54.37, 8 Nolte, Seeck, Townsley, Drahos (JV) 54.91
4×400 – 2 Lohrer, Kelly, Donald, Nelson 4:25.25, 5 Collum, King, Lohrer, Werner (JV) 4:47.20
Josh Hoeck teaches both 7-12 Behavior-Focused Special Education and 9-12 Credit Recovery/Virtual Academy. Josh is also the Head Freshman Football Coach, Head Girls Wrestling Coach, Assistant Boys Middle School Track Coach, and Head Level III Baseball Coach.
Benton School Board welcomes Mrs. Anna Selk as the next (2023-24) Associate Superintendent! Congratulations Anna!
Benton hosts track meet today with many area schools. Go Bobcats!
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My name is Jacob Reid, and I am the industrial technology teacher for the middle school and high school. A fun fact about me is that I work road construction during the summertime. My favorite part about teaching is hearing about students' success after graduation.
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Benton boys’ track teams run at Ruth Ahrens meet in Marengo
Ruth Ahrens Invite, Iowa Valley, Marengo, Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Varsity Boys
BCLUW 126
North Mahaska 100.50
Belle Plaine 90
Iowa Valley 87.50
BGM 66.50
English Valleys 57
Sigourney 29
HLV 26.50
Class A Male
Solon 170.00
Benton 160.00
Williamsburg 140.00
Clear Creek-Amana 41.00
Benton JV 27.00
Solon JV 18.00
CCA JV 3.00
Williamsburg JV 2.00
Benton place-winners
100 – 1 Sam Wallace 11.39, 4 Carson Bruns 11.79
200 – 1 Sam Wallace 22.72
400 – 4 Owen Von Ahsen 56.91, 5 Wyatt Rinderknecht 58.57
800 – 3 Isaac Morris 2:12.75, 6 Tobias Michelsen 2:27.09
110 hurdles – 2 Noah Franck 16.99, 3 Easton Patterson 17.48, 4 Evan Patterson (JV) 20.07
1600 – 3 Trey Schulte 5:07.49, 5 Caleb Olson 5:14.50
400 hurdles – 1 Easton Patterson 58.86, 4 Brayden Suiter 1:01.23, 5 Brody Timmerman (JV) 1:04.87, 6 Eli Patterson (JV) 1:08.75
Discus – 3 Brennen Blegen 136.07, 4 Carter Holmes 122-06
High jump – 2 Eli Patterson 6-00
Long jump – 3 Brayden Suiter 18-04.50, 4 Luke Garrett (JV) 18–3.50, 5 Brody Timmerman 17-08
Shot put – 5 Brennen Blegen 43-03
4x100 – 2 Evan Martin, Carson Bruns, Logan Upah, Sam Wallace 44.18
4x200 – 1 Malique Henderson, Carson Bruns, Evan Martin, Sam Wallace 1:32.71
4x400 – 3 Dylan LeFebvere, Owen Tjelmeland, Wyatt Rinderknecht, Owen Von Ahsen 3:56.53
4x800 2 Trey Schulte, Isaac Morris, Caleb Olson, Tobias Michelsen 9:03.46
Shuttle hurdle 2 Easton Patterson, Eli Patterson, Brody Timmerman, Noah Franck 1:06.89
800 sprint medley – 2 Dylan LeFebvere, Logan Upah, Malique Henderson, Evan Martin 1:31.28
1600 medley – 4 Dylan LeFebvere, Logan Upah, Owen Von Ahsen, Luke Lange 4:20.22
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BC girls run at Ruth Ahrens, Lisbon meets
Monday, April 10, 2023 at Marengo
Class A Female
Williamsburg 225
Pcm, Monroe 123
Benton 62
Williamsburg Raiders 62
Clear Creek Amana 35
CCA JV 6
Benton Comm JV 3
Benton place-winners
200 - 3 Piper Nelson 30.08
400 - 1 Piper Nelson 1:08.26
Discus - 3 Ana Glawe 96-06, 4 Addison Phillips 94-06
High jump - 3 Piper Nelson 4-02
Long jump - 2 Kaitlynn Guldner 13-08, 5 Kayla Lennie 13-01
Shot put - 2 Ana Glawe 33-06, 5 Addison Phillips 28-02
4x100 – 4 Janessa Bries, Calista Nolte, Kayla Lennie, Mallory Kenny 2:07.81
800 sprint medley - 5 Janessa Bries, Calista Nolte, Kayla Lennie, Lizzy Wolf 2:17.07
Lisbon Track and Field Invitational
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
No team scores available at press time
Benton place-winners
800 – 5 Gwen King 2:43.70
1500 – 2 Jaida Lyons 5:22.02
100 hurdles – 2 Hope Moore 16.63
Shot put – 4 Ana Glawe 34-02.50
Discus – 3 Addison Phillips 99-05, 4 Ana Glawe 98-02
4x100 – 6 54.21
4x200 – 4 1:56.67
4x400 – 4 4:27.39
800 medley – 3 2:00.32
1600 medley – 2 4:36.83
Shuttle hurdle – 2 1:12.43
My name is Kara Mitchell. I teach Reading Recovery and Reading Intervention at Keystone Elementary. This is my 14th year in the district. I live outside of Atkins with my husband Travis and our three kids, Mayson, Kaden, and Kenley. In my free time, I enjoy attending all of my children’s activities, camping, and spending time with family and friends.
Benton Community will have a Noon (12:00 p.m.) dismissal TODAY (Wednesday, April 12) for professional development.
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Please join us TODAY! School Bus Driver Appreciation Dinner & New Bus Driver Recruitment Dinner: Benton Community School District is looking for new bus drivers. If you have any interest, please join us TODAY for dinner to learn more and meet the current transportation staff on Wednesday, April 12, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Van Horne Community Center, 558 1st Avenue, Van Horne.
Team Tatum apparel: If you ordered Team Tatum apparel and had it sent to the HS, please stop in the Activities office and pick it up.
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BC boys golf at Amana meet
Monday, April 10, 2023, at Amana Golf Course
Varsity boys
CCA 166
Independence 183
Benton 199
Benton varsity
Nathan Rottman 51
Marcus Newton 79
Jordan Thys 48
Jo Davis 50
Ryan Spina 56
Brock Silhanek 50
Benton junior varsity
Kolby Wenger 52
Jonah Thompson 66
Ryan Finn 57
Robert Davidson 49
Nash Brunssen 53
Trayton Lentner 54
Junior varsity
CCA 175
Benton 208
Williamsburg 227
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BC girls compete with CCA and Indee at golf meet
Monday, April 10, 2023, at Tara Hills Country Club, Van Horne
Girls golf results
Clear Creek Amana 195
Benton 197
Independence 241
Junior varsity
Benton 219
Independence 296
Benton results
Madelyn Wolf 53
Kayley Dirks 52
Emma Schwake 40 (medalist)
Olivia Pickering 53
Sydney Rupp 52
Ally Furman 55
Benton junior varsity
Whitney Bridgewater 52
Brooke DeRycke 56
Hailey Suiter 52
Emery Rinderknecht 60
Emma Bange 59
Tegan Bertka 67
I have been a school nurse for Benton Community Schools for 14 years serving multiple centers. I enjoy spending time with my family including my 4 kids, 5 bonus kids and a bonus daughter-in-law. I also love watching my kids sporting events, traveling, spending time outdoors and competing in triathlons.
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Lady Bobcats defeat Wapello, have busy week in soccer
Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Van Horne
Benton 7, Wapello 0
W 0 0 - 0
BC 2 5 - 7
Ashlee Michels had three goals. With two each were Kyla Voelkel and Piper Nelson. Voelkel had three assists. Olivia Janss added one assist. With six shots on goal each were Michels and Voelkel. Janss and Maddie Rammelsburg had four shots on goal. Delaynee Slouha had two shots on goal. Morgan Brown had one save.
This week, Benton travels to Union on Monday, travels to Williamsburg on Friday, and competes in Newton on Saturday, April 15.
The Benton boys host Williamsburg this Friday, April 14, at Van Horne.
School Bus Driver Appreciation Dinner & New Bus Driver Recruitment Dinner: Benton Community School District is looking for new bus drivers. If you have any interest, please join us for dinner to learn more and meet the current transportation staff this Wednesday, April 12 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Van Horne Community Center, 558 1st Avenue, Van Horne.
Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Lady ‘Cats host golf invite at Tara Hills
Benton Bobcat Invite
Saturday, April 8, 2023, at Tara Hills Country Club, Van Horne
Team Scores
Solon 393
Benton 407
Columbus Catholic 415
Vinton-Shellsburg 470
Benton results
Emma Schwake 47 50 - 97
Kayley Dirks 56 51 - 107
Madelyn Wolf 45 48 – 93 (runner-up medalist)
Olivia Pickering 57 54 - 111
Sydney Rupp 53 61 - 114
Ally Furman 55 55 – 110
Medalist: Grace Burg, Columbus, 92
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BC track teams run at CCA co-ed
Jane Astor Co-ed Relays
Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Clear Creek Amana, Tiffin.
No team scores
Top 6 finishers for Benton boys
Shot put – 4 Brennen Blegen 47-3;
Discus – 2 Brennen Blegen 149-8;
800 sprint medley – 1 Evan Martin, Logan Upah, Carson Bruns, Sam Wallace 1:36.67;
Shuttle hurdle – 4 Easton Patterson, Eli Patterson, Brody Timmerman, Noah Franck 1:06.95;
100 – 4 Sam Wallace 11.37;
4x200 – 3 Evan Martin, Carson Bruns, Mayson Mitchell, Sam Wallace 1:32.11;
400 hurdles – 5 Easton Patterson 59.83;
4x100 – Evan Martin, Carson Bruns, Logan Upah, and Sam Wallace 5 44.75;
Top 6 finishers for Benton girls
High jump – 6 Carlie Sims 4-6;
Discus – 5 Ana Glawe 95-1, 6 Addison Phillips 94-2;
800 sprint medley – 5 1:59.26;
4x800 – 6 11:14.57;
Shuttle hurdle – 5 1:13.13;
4x200 – 5 1:53.45;
100 hurdles – 5 Hope Moore 17.41;
1500 – 3 Jaida Lyons 5:22.67;
4x100 – 6 54.82;
4x400 – 5 4:28.01;
Relay names are coming
