Benton travels to BCLUW Volleyball Tournament
Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, at BCLUW High School
Statistic are coming
Benton 2, South Tama 0
BC 21 21 - 2
ST 19 18 - 0
Benton 2, Montezuma 0
M 11 11 - 0
BC 21 21 - 2
Benton 2, No. 11 BCLUW 0
BC 21 23 - 2
BCLUW 11 21 - 0
Benton 2, Iowa Falls-Alden 0
BC 21 21 - 2
IFA 12 15 - 0
Benton 2, Belle Plaine 1
BP 13 22 6 - 1
BC 21 20 15 - 0
Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, at BCLUW High School
Statistic are coming
Benton 2, South Tama 0
BC 21 21 - 2
ST 19 18 - 0
Benton 2, Montezuma 0
M 11 11 - 0
BC 21 21 - 2
Benton 2, No. 11 BCLUW 0
BC 21 23 - 2
BCLUW 11 21 - 0
Benton 2, Iowa Falls-Alden 0
BC 21 21 - 2
IFA 12 15 - 0
Benton 2, Belle Plaine 1
BP 13 22 6 - 1
BC 21 20 15 - 0
Benton cross country teams run at Linn-Mar Invite
Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Linn-Mar Invitational 2026
Sep 05, 2026
Lowe Park Marion, IA
Girls Team scores
Cedar Falls 24
Southeast Polk High School 60
Linn-Mar 63
Xavier 113
Oelwein High School 179
Benton Community 184
Cedar Rapids Kennedy 201
Cedar Rapids Washington 208
Marion 216
Cedar Rapids Jefferson 273
Benton Girls Results
29 Kyra Kauder SR 21:59.60
42 June Fisher JR 22:47.40
50 Anna Cretin SO 23:08.00
62 Emma King JR 23:31.20
69 Kenna Lennie JR 24:18.50
74 Layna DeMoss SR 24:28.60
112 Leigha Birch SO 26:29.00
117 Paige Eastman SO 26:50.80
132 Grayce Frazier FR 27:30.10
143 Zoey Hutton SO 27:47.60
163 Willow Sexton JR 29:52.50
180 Marissa Nolte JR 32:49.10
186 Lydia Stearns JR 33:43.90
187 Makayla Volesky SO 33:44.00
Boys team scores
Cedar Falls 15
Linn-Mar 86
Cedar Rapids Kennedy 116
Xavier 123
Benton Community 170
Waterloo West High School 175
Marion 198
Oelwein High School 203
Anamosa 208
Cedar Rapids Washington 240
Cedar Rapids Jefferson 253
Benton boys results
12 Jack Lange SR 17:08.70
24 Fisher Sexton 8 17:35.70
60 Korbin Hunt SO 18:54.30
69 Jed Schanbacher JR 19:14.40
80 Jaxson Mehlert JR 19:32.30
100 Sam Schoettmer FR 20:06.20
112 Landon Furler JR 20:25.10 65
114 Jonathon Sadler SR 20:28.10
117 Ethan Schwake SR 20:29.40
118 Brock Corrigan SR 20:32.50
143 Beckett Sexton SO 21:25.20
163 Knox Becker FR 22:13.90
200 Mason Rausch FR 23:38.00
203 Mason Becker FR 23:59.80
249 Grayson Deutsch SO 28:06.10
Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Linn-Mar Invitational 2026
Sep 05, 2026
Lowe Park Marion, IA
Girls Team scores
Cedar Falls 24
Southeast Polk High School 60
Linn-Mar 63
Xavier 113
Oelwein High School 179
Benton Community 184
Cedar Rapids Kennedy 201
Cedar Rapids Washington 208
Marion 216
Cedar Rapids Jefferson 273
Benton Girls Results
29 Kyra Kauder SR 21:59.60
42 June Fisher JR 22:47.40
50 Anna Cretin SO 23:08.00
62 Emma King JR 23:31.20
69 Kenna Lennie JR 24:18.50
74 Layna DeMoss SR 24:28.60
112 Leigha Birch SO 26:29.00
117 Paige Eastman SO 26:50.80
132 Grayce Frazier FR 27:30.10
143 Zoey Hutton SO 27:47.60
163 Willow Sexton JR 29:52.50
180 Marissa Nolte JR 32:49.10
186 Lydia Stearns JR 33:43.90
187 Makayla Volesky SO 33:44.00
Boys team scores
Cedar Falls 15
Linn-Mar 86
Cedar Rapids Kennedy 116
Xavier 123
Benton Community 170
Waterloo West High School 175
Marion 198
Oelwein High School 203
Anamosa 208
Cedar Rapids Washington 240
Cedar Rapids Jefferson 253
Benton boys results
12 Jack Lange SR 17:08.70
24 Fisher Sexton 8 17:35.70
60 Korbin Hunt SO 18:54.30
69 Jed Schanbacher JR 19:14.40
80 Jaxson Mehlert JR 19:32.30
100 Sam Schoettmer FR 20:06.20
112 Landon Furler JR 20:25.10 65
114 Jonathon Sadler SR 20:28.10
117 Ethan Schwake SR 20:29.40
118 Brock Corrigan SR 20:32.50
143 Beckett Sexton SO 21:25.20
163 Knox Becker FR 22:13.90
200 Mason Rausch FR 23:38.00
203 Mason Becker FR 23:59.80
249 Grayson Deutsch SO 28:06.10
Bobcat football team loses at home to Mount Vernon
Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Van Horne
Mount Vernon (2-0) 38, Benton (0-2) 0
MV 10 7 7 14 - 38
Benton 0 0 0 0 - 0
Mount Vernon was 18 of 21 for passing for 267 yards and four touchdowns. The Mustangs rushed for 264 yards one 41 carries and one touchdown. Jakob Yock led Mount Vernon with 120 yards on 25 carries.
Benton was 5 of 15 for passing. Owen Drahos was 0 for 2, and Kaiser Townsley was 5 for 15 for 35 yards.
Benton rushed for 74 yards, led by Kaden Wright with 74 yards. Kaden Mitchell added 13 yards on three carries.
Gabe Pugh had two catches for 21 yards. The team had five receptions for 35 yards.
Drew Ballard had 10.5 total tackles with nine solo.
Gabe Pugh had three kickoff returns for 44 yards. Braden Mell had one return for 14 yards. Bryce Burns had two returns for seven yards.
Drew Ballard had six punts for 281 yards
Sept. 11, 2026
Vinton-Shellsburg at Benton
Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Van Horne
Mount Vernon (2-0) 38, Benton (0-2) 0
MV 10 7 7 14 - 38
Benton 0 0 0 0 - 0
Mount Vernon was 18 of 21 for passing for 267 yards and four touchdowns. The Mustangs rushed for 264 yards one 41 carries and one touchdown. Jakob Yock led Mount Vernon with 120 yards on 25 carries.
Benton was 5 of 15 for passing. Owen Drahos was 0 for 2, and Kaiser Townsley was 5 for 15 for 35 yards.
Benton rushed for 74 yards, led by Kaden Wright with 74 yards. Kaden Mitchell added 13 yards on three carries.
Gabe Pugh had two catches for 21 yards. The team had five receptions for 35 yards.
Drew Ballard had 10.5 total tackles with nine solo.
Gabe Pugh had three kickoff returns for 44 yards. Braden Mell had one return for 14 yards. Bryce Burns had two returns for seven yards.
Drew Ballard had six punts for 281 yards
Sept. 11, 2026
Vinton-Shellsburg at Benton
Why Benton? I chose to work at Benton because it is local and in my community. I love serving the elementary kids in the morning for breakfast and then MS/HS in the afternoon. I get to see everyone's smiling face across all age ranges.
Benton Artist Spotlight - Artworks selected for the 2026-2027 Choose Iowa Coloring Calendar!
Bobcats lose at Fairfield in first football game of season
Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Fairfield
BC 7 0 0 7 - 14
F 12 8 22 0 - 42
Benton passed for 27 yards. Owen Drahos 1 of 4 for 11 yards. Kaiser Townsley was 2 of 7 for 16 yards and a touchdown. Benton rushed for 304 yards. Gabe Pugh had four carries for 19 yards. Owen Drahos had five carries for 53 yards. Townsley had three carried for 15 yards. Kaden Mitchell carried 19 times for 182 yards and one touchdown. Kaden Wright had four carries for 38 yards and a touchdown.
Colton Kroneman had three catches for 27 yards.
Kaden Mitchell had 8.0 tackles, with five solo. Joel Hacker had 7.0 tackles with five solo and 1.5 tackles for loss. Braden Mell had 6.5 tackles with six solo. Drew Ballard had one tackle for loss.
Gabe Pugh had one kickoff return for 31 yards. Mell had four returns for 49 yards. Pugh had one punt return. Drew Ballard had three kickoffs for 128 yards. He was 2 for 2 for points after touchdown. He had three punts for 102 yards.
Benton hosts Mount Vernon in non-district play on Friday, Sept. 4, at 7:30 p.m. They host Vinton-Shellsburg on Friday, Sept.11, at 7:30 p.m.
Class 3A, District 2
Friday, Aug. 28 2026
Clear Lake 56, Forest City 8
Fairfield 42, Benton 14
Iowa Falls 32, Webster City 5
West Delaware 42, Marion 7
North Fayette Valley 43, Independence 34
Charles City 46, Oelwein 14
Friday, Sept. 4, 2026
Iowa Falls-Alden at South Hardin
Mount Vernon at Benton
Independence at Washington
Forest City at Charles City
Humboldt at Clear Lake
North Fayette Valley at West Delaware
BC volleyball travels to Independence tournament
Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Independence Tournament
Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026
Janesville 2, Benton 0
BC 10 17 - 0
J 21 21 - 2
Benton had 22 kills in 51 attempts with seven errors. Talulah Schroeder had eight kills. Anna Embretson added five. Benton had 23 digs, led by Embretson and Schroeder with six each. Brynnlee Seeck added four digs. Benton had 21 assists, led by Brynnlee Seeck with 17.
Benton was 26 of 28 for serves with two aces. Lily Schulte was 6 of 6 with one ace. Embretson was 5 of 6 with one ace. Seeck was five of five. Sydney Brant was 2 of 3. Schroeder was 5 of 5. Emerson Ridgway was 3 of 3.
Sumner-Fredericksburg 2, Benton 0
BC 18 15 - 0
SF 21 21 - 2
Benton had 17 kills in 47 attempts with six errors. Schroeder had six kills. Chloe DeGroot added four. Benton had 17 assists, led by Seeck with 14. Benton had 29 digs, led by Schroeder with 10. Ridgway had three blocks.
Benton was 30 of 34 for serves with no aces. Haddie Kroneman was 1 of 1. Schulte was 8 of 8. Embretson was 3 of 5.
Seeck was 7 of 7. Brant was 5 of 5. Schroeder was 4 of 5. DeGroot was 2 of 3.
West Delaware 2, Benton 0
BC 19 13 - 0
WD 21 21 - 2
Benton had 17 kills in 46 attempts with eight errors. Schroeder had six kills. Seeck had 15 assists. The team had 23 digs, led by Brant with six. Embretson added five. Ridgway had one block. Benton was 32 of 36 for serves with one ace. Schulte was 4 of 4. Embretson was 8 of 10 with one ace. Olivia Brenda’s was 1 of 1. Brant was 4 of 4. Schroeder was 4 of 4. DeGroot was 1 of 2. Ridgway was 4 of 5. Avery Franzenburg was 1 of 1.
Benton travels to the BCLUW tournament on Saturday, Sept. 5.
Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Independence Tournament
Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026
Janesville 2, Benton 0
BC 10 17 - 0
J 21 21 - 2
Benton had 22 kills in 51 attempts with seven errors. Talulah Schroeder had eight kills. Anna Embretson added five. Benton had 23 digs, led by Embretson and Schroeder with six each. Brynnlee Seeck added four digs. Benton had 21 assists, led by Brynnlee Seeck with 17.
Benton was 26 of 28 for serves with two aces. Lily Schulte was 6 of 6 with one ace. Embretson was 5 of 6 with one ace. Seeck was five of five. Sydney Brant was 2 of 3. Schroeder was 5 of 5. Emerson Ridgway was 3 of 3.
Sumner-Fredericksburg 2, Benton 0
BC 18 15 - 0
SF 21 21 - 2
Benton had 17 kills in 47 attempts with six errors. Schroeder had six kills. Chloe DeGroot added four. Benton had 17 assists, led by Seeck with 14. Benton had 29 digs, led by Schroeder with 10. Ridgway had three blocks.
Benton was 30 of 34 for serves with no aces. Haddie Kroneman was 1 of 1. Schulte was 8 of 8. Embretson was 3 of 5.
Seeck was 7 of 7. Brant was 5 of 5. Schroeder was 4 of 5. DeGroot was 2 of 3.
West Delaware 2, Benton 0
BC 19 13 - 0
WD 21 21 - 2
Benton had 17 kills in 46 attempts with eight errors. Schroeder had six kills. Seeck had 15 assists. The team had 23 digs, led by Brant with six. Embretson added five. Ridgway had one block. Benton was 32 of 36 for serves with one ace. Schulte was 4 of 4. Embretson was 8 of 10 with one ace. Olivia Brenda’s was 1 of 1. Brant was 4 of 4. Schroeder was 4 of 4. DeGroot was 1 of 2. Ridgway was 4 of 5. Avery Franzenburg was 1 of 1.
Benton travels to the BCLUW tournament on Saturday, Sept. 5.
7th Grade Science worked in their lab groups on various Playdoh challenges to practice working together as a team, following directions, and communicating before they start actual labs and experiments on Monday! They had a blast!
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Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, at Van Horne
Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Benton 3, Vinton-Shellsburg 0
VS 14 8 14 - 0
BC 25 25 25 - 3
Benton had 36 assists. The team had 39 kills in 63 attempts with five errors. Brynnlee Seeck had 32 assists. Talulah Schroeder had 13 kills. Avery Franzenburg added nine kills. Emerson Ridgeway had seven kills. With eight digs each were Lily Schulte and Sydney Brant. The team was 64 of 74 for serves with 11 aces. Schulte was 14 of 15 with four aces. Anna Embretson was 3 of 6. Olivia Brendes was 3 of 5. Seeck was 7 of 8. Brant was 8 of 10 with two aces. Schroeder was 11 fo 12 with three aces. Chloe DeGroot was 17 of 18 with two aces.
Vinton-Shellsburg had 18 kills in 55 attempts with 12 errors.
Benton travels to Independence on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, for a tournament with Mason City, West Delaware, Union, Janesville, Osage and Sumner-Fredricksburg.
Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Benton 3, Vinton-Shellsburg 0
VS 14 8 14 - 0
BC 25 25 25 - 3
Benton had 36 assists. The team had 39 kills in 63 attempts with five errors. Brynnlee Seeck had 32 assists. Talulah Schroeder had 13 kills. Avery Franzenburg added nine kills. Emerson Ridgeway had seven kills. With eight digs each were Lily Schulte and Sydney Brant. The team was 64 of 74 for serves with 11 aces. Schulte was 14 of 15 with four aces. Anna Embretson was 3 of 6. Olivia Brendes was 3 of 5. Seeck was 7 of 8. Brant was 8 of 10 with two aces. Schroeder was 11 fo 12 with three aces. Chloe DeGroot was 17 of 18 with two aces.
Vinton-Shellsburg had 18 kills in 55 attempts with 12 errors.
Benton travels to Independence on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, for a tournament with Mason City, West Delaware, Union, Janesville, Osage and Sumner-Fredricksburg.
We are thrilled to celebrate Board Member and Vice President Emily Kaiser and Associate Superintendent Anna Selk for being named to the Corridor Business Journal’s 2026 Forty Under 40 Class!
This well deserved honor highlights their exceptional leadership, dedication to education, and meaningful impact across our community. Thank you, Emily and Anna, for your vision and continuous drive to make a difference every single day.
This well deserved honor highlights their exceptional leadership, dedication to education, and meaningful impact across our community. Thank you, Emily and Anna, for your vision and continuous drive to make a difference every single day.
Benton Artist Spotlight - Scarlet Albers
Senior Sunrise - Class of 2027! Every senior girl made it to school to catch the sunrise on their last first day at Benton Community!
Benton Artist Spotlight - Kynslee Chamberlain
Middle/High School Open House will be held Thursday, August 20 from 3:30 - 7:30 pm.
Please read over the Open House Checklist and we look forward to seeing you at Open House!
Please read over the Open House Checklist and we look forward to seeing you at Open House!
New staff were formally welcomed to Benton Community by administrators and teacher leaders on Thursday. Part of the orientation experience included a tour of every community in the district. It provides a great way for our new staff to experience all of the communities and school buildings that make up Bobcat Country while also providing time to get to know each other. We are so fortunate!
Thank you for the generous donation of 32 backpacks, water bottles, and headphones to Benton Community! Over the summer, Lucy Kuhl, 5th grade and Millie Kuhl, 2nd grade ran a lemonade stand in the Newhall area. Through their efforts, they were able to purchase these school supplies for students in grades K-6. Thank you for supporting our community and helping our students thrive!
Support our Marching Band by attending this Preview Night Event on Wednesday, August 12 on the practice field. Attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair. Gates open at 6:30 pm.
Employment opportunities may be found at https://www.applitrack.com/benton/onlineapp/
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