Benton MS/HS

BC sweeps Vinton in WaMaC volleyball -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, at Van Horne Benton (6-15) 3, Vinton-Shellsburg (6-18) 0 VS 26 25 18 - 0 BC 28 27 25 - 3 Laura Junge had 19 assists. Mabry Sadler added 17 assists. The team was 42 of 132 for kills with 27 errors. Benton had 61 digs, led by Talulah Schroeder with 18. Anna Embretson added 15 and Haiden Moore had 13. The team was 71 of 79 for serves with 10 aces. Junge was 13 of 14. Embretson was 11 of 11 with three aces. Moore was 12 of 13. Schroeder was 15 of 18 with four aces. Callan Keiper was 9 of 10 with two aces. Sadler was 11 of 13 with one ace. Benton hosts No. 11 Marion (13-8) on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 7:30 p.m.

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On Saturday, Benton FFA members participated in the Progressive Ag Safety Day held in Vinton at the Benton County Fairgrounds. Members taught sessions on semi and tractor safety, as well as safety around animals.

Bobcats take on Vinton tonight at home. Freshmen/JV at 5 p.m. Sophomore/JV at 6 p.m. Varsity at 7:30 p.m.

BC vs CCA Friday, Sept. 20th game pics and Players of the Week Offensive: Eli Patterson Defensive: Brenden Heying Lineman: Lane Wauters Special Teams: Eli Kupka Scout Team: Elias Bieschke

Benton Sports Notes, Sept. 23, 2024 -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Volleyball Tuesday, Sept. 17, at Grinnell Grinnell 3, Benton 0 BC 9 9 16 - 0 G 25 25 25 - 3 Saturday, Sept. 21, at Van Horne Benton Tournament No. 2 Xavier 2, Benton 0 BC 7 11 - 0 XV 21 21 - 2 Statistics are coming Benton (5-12) hosts Vinton-Shellsburg (6-13) on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 7:30 p.m. They host No. 11 Marion (13-8) on Thursday, Sept. 26, at Van Horne. FOOTBALL Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, at Van Horne Clear Creek Amana 21, Benton 10 CCA 7 7 0 7 - 21 BC 3 7 0 0 - 10 Benton had 88 yards in passing. Brenden Heying was 7 of 13 for 68 yards and one touchdown. Colton Kroneman was 0 for 1. Eli Patterson was 1 of 5 for 20 yards and two interceptions. The Bobcats had 141 yards rushing. Mayson Mitchell had one carry for one yards. Brenden Heying had 16 carries for 89 yards. Dylan LeFebvere had 18 carries for 46 yards. Eli Patterson had four carries for five yards. Brody Zimmerman had two catches for 17 yards. Gavin Brooks had two catches for 25 yards. LeFebvere had one catch for 16 yards. Eli Patterson had three catches for 30 yards and one touchdown. Grant Voleksy had 6.5 total tackles with six solo tackles. With six total tackles each were Brenden Heying and Blayke Heying. Brenden had three solo. Blayke had four solo. Carter Holmes had four solo. Timmerman had one interception. Eli Patterson had two interceptions with return yardage of 49 yards. Logan Upah had four kickoff returns for 60 yards. He had two punt returns. Elijah Kupka had three kickoffs for 149 yards and one touchback. He was 1 for 1 for points after touchdown. He had four punts for 159 yards. Clear Creek Amana had 160 yards passing and 205 yards rushing. Class 3A, District 5 Friday, Sept. 20, 2024 (non-district) Williamsburg 67, Fort Madison 5 Clear Creek Amana 21, Benton 10 Grinnell 31, Washington 0 Keokuk 44, Fairfield 33 Solon 7, Mount Vernon 6 Center Point-Urbana 32, South Tama 6 Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 (district action begins) Benton at Fairfield Grinnell at Solon Williamsburg at South Tama Cross Country Benton runs at the Vinton-Shellsburg XC Invitational on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at the Vinton Country Club. Benton travels to Jesus on Tuesday, Oct. 1. The meet starts at 5:15 p.m.

***BC Football*** Friday, Sept. 27th....we are playing a curtain raiser game at 5:00 pm at Fairfield. This is on BOUND.

Absences Add Up! Missing just 2 days a month means a child misses 10% of the school year. #SCHOOLEVERYDAY

Bobcat Volleyball scheduled for Saturday, September 21 8:30 AM - JV Volleyball Tournament @ Center Point - Urbana 9:00 AM - 9th Grade Volleyball Tournament @ Waverly-Shell Rock 9:00 AM - Benton Bobcat Volleyball Tournament @ HS Gym

Congratulations to Brent Harvey as he was recently board approved as the new head softball coach at Benton Community. Coach Harvey has served as an assistant for the past two years and has volunteered since 2017.

Mrs. O'Leary's 7th grade Science class was outside today in the sunshine assembling solar cars!

Benton Esports kicked off their season with a big win over Burlington on Thursday, Sept. 19th

Bobcats host CCA tonight in our final non-district game of the year. Freshmen start at 5 pm and Varsity at 7:15 pm. It is also Youth Cheer Night. Live streaming on Benton Community HUDL fan page: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ia/van-horne/organization/8278/benton-community-high-school

Benton Cross Country Teams run at Cascade meet -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Cascade Invitational Fillmore Fairways Golf Course Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024 Girls Team Scores Tipton 72 Wahlert Dubuque 77 Monticello 85 Jesup 142 Cascade Western Dubuque 157 Central DeWitt 158 Beckman Catholic Dyersville 208 Maquoketa Valley Delhi 222 Regina Iowa City 222 Anamosa 227 Maquoketa 239 Benton Community 245 Durant 424 Benton girls results, 5K 35 Sloane SLOUHA 24:28.2 41 June FISHER 24:48.1 54 Layna DEMOSS 25:36.9 69 Emma KING 26:40.3 78 Lizzy WOLF 28:04.4 89 Libi FRESE 29:21.3 111 Sarah WRIGHT 32:37 112 Marissa NOLTE 32:45.9 126 Jordan VOELKEL 35:02.4 Boys team scores Central DeWitt 39 Anamosa 102 Jesup 114 Monticello 125 Tipton 150 Wahlert Dubuque 160 Beckman Catholic Dyersville 222 Maquoketa Valley Delhi 227 Benton Community 267 Durant 269 Regina Iowa City 283 Cascade Western Dubuque 285 Maquoketa 356 Prince of Peace Catholic Clinton 356 Calamus-Wheatland 365 Benton boys results, 5K 24 Caleb OLSON 19:14.6 52 Luke LANGE 20:11.8 55 Jaxson MEHLERT 20:21.3 79 Brian ARAIZA 21:38.4 80 Noah PICKART 21:38.6 83 Parker MITCHELL 21:41.5 98 Jonathon SADLER 22:19.0 99 Colin REINERS 22:19.3 103 Ethan SCHWAKE 22:34.5 108 Jed SCHANBACHER 22:39.1 158 Nathan BECKER 27:37.7 160 Ian SADLER 27:53.0 170 Andrew HINES 30:59.1

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More BC artwork on display in Keystone at The Schroeder Public Library.

Liliahnah DeLong (11th grade) completed her Kirkwood WLC internship and had an amazing experience. She was able to learn about a career in radiology. This confirmed her desire to complete a degree as a radiologist. Please continue to watch for future opportunities to apply for these amazing experiences!

Gameday is here! Benton Rainbow 6 takes on Burlington in our season opener today. Be sure to tune in and support Benton's first EVER match in program history! The match begins at 4 PM and you can watch it at either link below. youtube.com/@BentonEsports twitch.tv/bcbobcatesports

The Benton Esports Webstore is now open! The store closes on 9/30 and items will be back 10/15. https://stores.teamelitesports.com/benton_esports/shop/home

BOBCATS take on Grinnell tonight @ Grinnell Freshmen @ 5 p.m. JV @ 6 p.m. Varsity @ 7:30 p.m. Grinnell live streaming link: https://www.youtube.com/live/7RNj5JyyLXU