#BeABobcat
#APlaceToBelong
Madrigal Actors Needed: If you are interested in becoming a madrigal actor please contact Jackson Kleinmeyer
Attention 9th grade boys: Please check your school email today for a message from Mr. Huegel regarding summer baseball.
No school Wednesday, November 23 through Friday, November 25. School will resume on Monday, November 28.
Happy Thanksgiving!
#BeABobcat
#APlaceToBelong
Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
BC girls open season with win over Davenport Assumption
Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, at Van Horne
Benton Community 54, Davenport Assumption 34
DA 6 6 12 10 – 34
BC 9 22 13 10 – 54
The team as 18 of 49 for field goals, and 9 of 32 for three-pointers. The team had 27 rebounds. Jenna Twedt had 14 points. McKenna Kramer added 13 points. Twedt also had seven assists. Twedt and Emma Townsley had five steals each. Piper Nelson had eight rebounds. Twedt had four blocks. The team had eight turnovers. Benton was 9 of 11 for free throws.
#BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong
Girls Speed Training: There will be no after school speed training/weight lifting for female athletes today. We will have speed training and weight lifting on Tuesday night after school.
#BeABobcat
#APlaceToBelong
HS FFA Members: If you plan to attend the meeting on Tuesday night, please stop by the ag room before you leave today to fill out a food sheet.
Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Benton girls’ wrestling travels to Independence
Independence Girls Invitational 2022
Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022
Benton results
Mo Brown's place is 3rd and has scored 2.0 team points.
1st Place Match - Nina Wade (Bettendorf) won by fall over Mo Brown (Benton Community) (Fall 1:07)
1st Place Match - McKenna Broadhead (Denver) won by fall over Mo Brown (Benton Community) (Fall 0:47)
1st Place Match - Mo Brown (Benton Community) won by fall over Adlie Miller (Solon) (Fall 0:21)
Bailey Davis's place is 1st and has scored 6.0 team points.
1st Place Match - Bailey Davis (Benton Community) won by fall over Kiley Homeister (Waverly-Shell Rock) (Fall 3:32)
1st Place Match - Bailey Davis (Benton Community) won by fall over Kate Richards (Solon) (Fall 2:49)
1st Place Match - Bailey Davis (Benton Community) won by fall over Hayden Wade (Williamsburg) (Fall 0:33)
Mililley Mason's place is 2nd and has scored 2.0 team points.
1st Place Match - Mililley Mason (Benton Community) won by decision over Anna Hodge (North Scott) (Dec 7-6)
1st Place Match - Mililley Mason (Benton Community) won by fall over Alex Johnson (Waverly-Shell Rock) (Fall 5:33)
1st Place Match - Alexis Johnson (Waverly-Shell Rock) won by fall over Mililley Mason (Benton Community) (Fall 2:27)
Kaitilynn Guldner's place is 4th and has scored 0.0 team points.
1st Place Match - Chloe Hundertmark (North Scott) won by fall over Kaitilynn Guldner (Benton Community) (Fall 0:11)
1st Place Match - Kally Corbin (East Buchanan) won by fall over Kaitilynn Guldner (Benton Community) (Fall 1:10)
1st Place Match - Delaney Youngblut (Sumner-Fredericksburg) won by fall over Kaitilynn Guldner (Benton Community) (Fall 1:20)
Jessa DeMoss's place is 1st and has scored 6.0 team points.
1st Place Match - Jessa DeMoss (Benton Community) won by fall over Nyssa Salinas (Charles City) (Fall 0:45)
1st Place Match - Jessa DeMoss (Benton Community) won by fall over Savannah Baldus (Charles City) (Fall 1:09)
1st Place Match - Jessa DeMoss (Benton Community) won by fall over Harper Griffin (Marion) (Fall 1:02)
Emma Fennern's place is 4th and has scored 0.0 team points.
1st Place Match - Brianna Bistricky (Prairie, Cedar Rapids) won by fall over Emma Fennern (Benton Community) (Fall 3:04)
1st Place Match - Isabellla Taylor (Anamosa) won by fall over Emma Fennern (Benton Community) (Fall 1:04)
1st Place Match - Cora Davis (North Scott) won by fall over Emma Fennern (Benton Community) (Fall 5:39)
Madilyn Colburn's place is 3rd and has scored 2.0 team points.
1st Place Match - Madilyn Colburn (Benton Community) won by fall over Nayela Saldivar-Recio (Davenport) (Fall 0:48)
1st Place Match - Phoenix Gryp (Williamsburg) won by fall over Madilyn Colburn (Benton Community) (Fall 0:41)
1st Place Match - Dionni Garcia-Vasquez (West Liberty) won by fall over Madilyn Colburn (Benton Community) (Fall 1:40)
Lizzy Wolf's place is 1st and has scored 6.0 team points.
1st Place Match - Lizzy Wolf (Benton Community) won by fall over Kenleigh Trumblee (Independence) (Fall 1:05)
1st Place Match - Lizzy Wolf (Benton Community) won by fall over Mercedes Brockert (West Liberty) (Fall 1:19)
1st Place Match - Lizzy Wolf (Benton Community) won by fall over Brooklyn McNeil (Bettendorf) (Fall 1:04)
Carlie Sims's place is 2nd and has scored 2.0 team points.
1st Place Match - Carlie Sims (Benton Community) won in sudden victory - 1 over Lily Gearheart (Prairie, Cedar Rapids) (SV-1 13-11)
1st Place Match - Carlie Sims (Benton Community) won by medical forfeit over Courtney Crawford (Bettendorf) (MFF)
1st Place Match - Morgan Strief (Bettendorf) won by fall over Carlie Sims (Benton Community) (Fall 1:20)
Amanda Schnor's place is 2nd and has scored 4.0 team points.
1st Place Match - Amanda Schnor (Benton Community) won by fall over Chloe Kraayenbrink (Cedar Rapids Washington) (Fall 0:19)
1st Place Match - Alissa Sanchez (West Liberty) won by fall over Amanda Schnor (Benton Community) (Fall 3:11)
1st Place Match - Amanda Schnor (Benton Community) won by fall over Celeste Manning (Prairie, Cedar Rapids) (Fall 0:52)
Kaitlyn Bonewitz's place is 3rd and has scored 2.0 team points.
1st Place Match - Khylie Wainwright (North Scott) won by fall over Kaitlyn Bonewitz (Benton Community) (Fall 0:27)
1st Place Match - Kaitlyn Bonewitz (Benton Community) won by fall over Ella Treesfeld (AGWSR) (Fall 0:24)
1st Place Match - Asiya Hussein (Linn-Mar) won by fall over Kaitlyn Bonewitz (Benton Community) (Fall 3:25)
Alexis Northcutt's place is 2nd and has scored 4.0 team points.
1st Place Match - Ellie Weets (Vinton-Shellsburg) won by fall over Alexis Northcutt (Benton Community) (Fall 0:21)
1st Place Match - Alexis Northcutt (Benton Community) won by fall over Ella Martin (Denver) (Fall 1:18)
1st Place Match - Alexis Northcutt (Benton Community) won by fall over Nevada Buchheit (AGWSR) (Fall 1:30)
Aurora Schoettmer's place is 4th and has scored 0.0 team points.
1st Place Match - Addison Penhollow (Oelwein) won by fall over Aurora Schoettmer (Benton Community) (Fall 1:51)
1st Place Match - Tegan Cavanaugh (Charles City) won by fall over Aurora Schoettmer (Benton Community) (Fall 0:23)
1st Place Match - Grace Hallam (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) won by fall over Aurora Schoettmer (Benton Community) (Fall 1:20)
#BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong
#BeABobcat
#APlaceToBelong
Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Benton begin girls’ wrestling season
113-113
Round 1 - Bailey Davis (Benton Community) over Taylor Johannsen (South Tama County) (Fall 0:37)
Round 2 - Hayden Wade (Williamsburg) over Bailey Davis (Benton Community) (Dec 13-10)
Round 3 - Charli Gingerich (West Liberty) over Bailey Davis (Benton Community) (Fall 1:42)
195-206
Round 1 - Mo Brown (Benton Community) over Alexis Kephardt (Grinnell) (Fall 0:34)
Round 2 - Aly Lashley (Mount Vernon) over Mo Brown (Benton Community) (Inj. [time])
Round 3 - Jamy Dolash (South Tama County) over Mo Brown (Benton Community) (Fall 2:23)
135-136
Round 1 - Alyssa Kreigel (Grinnell) over Cassandra Miller (Benton Community) (Fall 1:03)
Round 2 - Abigail O`Rear (West Delaware, Manchester) over Cassandra Miller (Benton Community) (Fall 1:37)
Round 3 - Mia Sunkle (BGM, Brooklyn) over Cassandra Miller (Benton Community) (Fall 4:00)
167-175
Round 1 - Justyce Dominick (Vinton-Shellsburg) over Jessa DeMoss (Benton Community) (Fall 0:44)
Round 2 - Jessa DeMoss (Benton Community) over Abigail Hatcher (Grinnell) (Fall 1:33)
Round 3 - Jessa DeMoss (Benton Community) over Lydia Albertsen (Union, LaPorte City) (Fall 5:09)
108-113
Round 1 - Kylie Loffer (Iowa Valley, Marengo) over Kaitilynn Guldner (Benton Community) (Fall 1:23)
Round 2 - Paige Clemensen (Vinton-Shellsburg) over Kaitilynn Guldner (Benton Community) (Fall 1:42)
Round 3 - Lia Hovenga (AP-GC) over Kaitilynn Guldner (Benton Community) (Fall 0:55)
119-122
Round 1 - Anna O`Rear (West Delaware, Manchester) over Aurora Schoettmer (Benton Community) (Fall 0:41)
Round 2 - Ryleigh Allgood (Mount Vernon) over Aurora Schoettmer (Benton Community) (Fall 2:24)
Round 3 - Aspen McStochard (AGWSR) over Aurora Schoettmer (Benton Community) (Fall 3:01)
119-123
Round 1 - Alexis Northcutt (Benton Community) over Leah Hoag (BGM, Brooklyn) (Fall 4:59)
Round 2 - Addison Welcher (West Delaware, Manchester) over Alexis Northcutt (Benton Community) (Fall 0:56)
Round 3 - Audrey Tucker (Mount Vernon) over Alexis Northcutt (Benton Community) (Fall 0:35)
125-125
Round 1 - Jadyn Rausch (North Tama) over Amanda Schnor (Benton Community) (Fall 1:55)
Round 2 - Amanda Schnor (Benton Community) over Cheyleigh Blankenship (BGM, Brooklyn) (Fall 4:37)
Round 3 - jacky Molina (West Liberty) over Amanda Schnor (Benton Community) (Fall 4:34)
126-134
Round 1 - Ashley Gallardo (West Liberty) over Kaitlyn Bonewitz (Benton Community) (Fall 4:22)
Round 2 - Kasey Nevins (Mount Vernon) over Kaitlyn Bonewitz (Benton Community) (Fall 1:50)
Round 3 - Lyni Gusick (Center Point-Urbana) over Kaitlyn Bonewitz (Benton Community) (Fall 0:20)
134-136
Round 1 - Halina Hershey (BGM, Brooklyn) over Carlie Sims (Benton Community) (Fall 1:40)
Round 2 - Sarah Peterson (Mount Vernon) over Carlie Sims (Benton Community) (Dec 6-3)
Round 3 - Hannah Cantwell (West Delaware, Manchester) over Carlie Sims (Benton Community) (Fall 1:01)
137-145
Round 1 - Lizzy Wolf (Benton Community) over Lilly Wickwire (Belle Plaine) (Fall 0:15)
Round 2 - Lizzy Wolf (Benton Community) over Kayla Lyman (AGWSR) (Fall 0:49)
Round 3 - Phoenix Gryp (Williamsburg) over Lizzy Wolf (Benton Community) (Fall 4:46)
147-155
Round 1 - Madilyn Colburn (Benton Community) over Trinity Rotgers (AGWSR) (Fall 1:11)
Round 2 - Madilyn Colburn (Benton Community) over Cheyenne Simmons (BCLUW-SH) (Fall 0:50)
Round 3 - Madilyn Colburn (Benton Community) over Kaylee Kintzel (Mount Vernon) (Fall 3:22)
153-155
Round 1 - Raelene Hawkins (Iowa Valley, Marengo) over Emma Fennern (Benton Community) (Fall 0:23)
Round 2 - Addison Gookin (Mount Vernon) over Emma Fennern (Benton Community) (Fall 1:25)
Round 3 - Addison Burger (West Delaware, Manchester) over Emma Fennern (Benton Community) (Fall 1:28)
160-168
Round 1 - Alaynah Salazar (BCLUW-SH) over Mililley Mason (Benton Community) (Fall 1:27)
Round 2 - Mililley Mason (Benton Community) over Ella Goedken (West Delaware, Manchester) (Fall 1:44)
Round 3 - Gracie Pickney (Mount Vernon) over Mililley Mason (Benton Community) (Fall 0:43)
#BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong
Girls Speed Training: There will be no after school speed training/weight lifting for female athletes on Monday. We will have speed training and weight lifting on Tuesday night after school.
#BeABobcat
#APlaceToBelong
GSA (both middle and high school) will be meeting in Ms. Hillyer's room, room 207, Monday, November 21st during 5th block. New members are welcome.
Queen of Saints Confirmation I class will be held at the usual time today, 12:30 - 3:00 today.
There will be no morning weight room at the MS/HS tomorrow, November 16th, due to snow forecast. The weight room will be open on Thursday and Friday for this week.
Benton Cross Country Summary – 2022
Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
GIRLS SEASON SUMMARY – FALL 2022
NAME BEST 2022 AVG 2021 AVG. 2020 AVG. 2019 AVG.
Jaida Lyons 20:03 20:29.8 20:48.5 20:45.6
Abbie Jones 20:48 22:15.1 22:30.3
Gwen King 22:19 23:29.2 23:22.5 23:17.9 24:41.4
Haiden Moore 22:48 24:27.6 23:51.3
Delaney Lohrer 23:57 25:20.3
Emma Schwake 25:03 27:15.3 28:43 27:45.8 29:02.2
Lizzy Wolf 25:05 27:08.6
Jessa DeMoss 25:19 27:02.6 25:08.2 25:50.6
Alex Welte 25:59 28:08.7
Sarah Wright 26:05 28:46.5
Alana Hagen 26:11 29:07.8
Whitney Bridgewater 26:53 29:09.6 27:10.3
Madelyn Wolf 28:03 29:21.7 29:00.0 28:10.9 27:08
Ana Glawe 29:00 31:49.7 30:04.6
Carlie Sims 29:22 31:50.7
TEAM AWARDS FALL 2022
Letterwinners – Gwen King, Whitney Bridgewater, Alana Hagen,Emma Schwake, Madelyn Wolf, Carlie Sims, Delaney Lohrer, Jaida Lyons, Jessa DeMoss, Abbie Jones, Haiden Moore, Lizzy Wolf, Emma Von Ahsen – Manager, Izzy Upah - Manager
Participation – Ana Glawe, Sarah Wright, Alex Welte
Most Valuable Runner – Jaida Lyons
Most Improved Runner – Delaney Lohrer
Rookie of the Year – Delaney Lohrer
Bobcat Award – Emma Schwake
Coach’s Award – Abbie Jones, Madelyn Wolf, Haiden Moore
All WaMaC Academic – Whitney Bridgewater, Gwen King, Emma Schwake, Alana Hagen, Delaney Lohrer, Emma Von Ahsen, Carlie Sims, Izzy Upah, Jaida Lyons, Jessa DeMoss
Captains 2023 – Jaida Lyons, Abbie Jones
Captains 2022 – Gwen King, Emma Schwake, Whitney Bridgewater, Madelyn Wolf, Jaida Lyon
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
NAME BEST 2022 AVG 2021 AVG 2020 AVG 2019 AVG
Trey Schulte 17:37 18:10.4 17:40.8 17:52.1 17:51.9
Isaac Morris 17:43 18:45.4 18:47.5 18:55.8
Caleb Olson 17:52 18:55.2
Blake Daugherty 18:31 19:20.8
Marcus Ricklefs 18:53 19:52.5 19:53.9 21:01.6
Luke Lange 18:53 20:10.6 20:36.6
Brandon Schultz 18:54 19:59.6 20:07.9 21:52.7 22:24.1
Evan Daugherty 19:29 20:32.0
Luiz Araiza 20:16 21:44.2 23:33.1
Colin Reiners 21:00 22:03.6
Noah Pickart 21:11 22:50.1
Bryton Grimm 21:44 23:27.8 22:18.7 24:11.4 23:44.6
Braeton Havill 22:34 25:49.0 25:15.5
Nathan Becker 24:38 27:50.4
Robert Eddards 29:03 34:22.6
Andrew Hines 32:15 35:50.5
TEAM AWARDS FALL 2021
Letterwinners – Bryton Grimm, Trey Schulte, Brandon Schultz, Blake Daugherty, Evan Daugherty, Isaac Morris, Marcus Ricklefs, Luke Lange, Luis Araiza, Caleb Olson, Jackson Kleinmeyer - Manager
Participation Award – Braeton Havill, Nathan Becker, Robert Eddards, Andrew Hines, Noah Pickart, Colin Reiners
Most Valuable Runner – Trey Schulte
Most Improved Runner – Luis Araiza
Bobcat Award – Blake Daugherty, Evan Daugherty
Rookie of the Year – Caleb Olson
Coach’s Award – Brandon Schultz, Isaac Morris, Luke Lange
All WaMaC Academic – Blake Daugherty, Bryton Grimm, Trey Schulte, Brandon Schultz, Isaac Morris
Captains 2023 - Isaac Morris, Marcus Ricklefs
Captains 2022 – Trey Schulte, Brandon Schultz, Bryton Grimm
#BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong
Herff Jones will be at the MS/HS Wednesday, November 16th during conferences. They will be taking orders for caps and gowns
and class rings.
High school and middle school student council is putting on an activity called Turkey Hunt. The turkey hunt will take place on November 17th, 18th, 21st, and 22nd. Three, new turkey stickers will be hidden around the school each day. Students have to take a photo showing themselves AND each turkey sticker. All three turkeys must be found along with photo evidence to earn a prize. THE
TURKEY STICKERS STAY WHERE THEY ARE. Please don’t touch them. Students that have photo evidence selfies with all three turkeys can earn their prize during their lunch break OR during passing time between 4th and 5th block. During lunch, see Mr. Arnold or Mr. Junge. Between 4th and 5th block passing time, check in with Mrs. Jones or Mrs. Neve.
TURKEYS WILL NOT BE IN THESE AREAS:
~In classrooms ~In the auditorium
~In the gym ~In the band room
~In the vocal room ~In the offices (Guidance/Activities/Attendance/Nurse)
~Staff break room ~Bathrooms
~In the elevator ~In the kitchen
#BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong
High School Student Council will be meeting at 7:30 on Thursday morning in Mrs. Neve's room.
