2022 FALL UPDATE #2
October 4, 2022
Recent Events
Marching Band: Marching Band placed 5th in Class 3A at last week's competition at CR Prairie.
Cross Country: Meets at Dike-New Hartford, North Linn, WAMAC at Independence, State Qualifier TBA. Junior Jaida Lyons has consistently finished in the top 5 all season and is ranked #27 in girls Class 3A!Volleyball: Varsity is currently 15-19 in the rugged WAMAC conference(7 of 12 teams ranked).
Football: Varsity is currently 4-2 after a 14-6 win over county rival Vinton-Shellsburg. In order to qualify for the playoffs, Benton must finish 2nd in Class 3A-4, or have one of the 4 highest RPI's from the remaining at-large teams.
https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-RPI-Week-6-3A.pdf
Upcoming Events
Oct. 10: No School(Professional Development)
Oct. 26: End of First Quarter
Nov. 3,4,5,6: Fall Musical "Freaky Friday"
Nov. 7: WAMAC Choral Concert at Benton Community
Prom Date: April 22, 2023 at Atkins Elementary Center
Volleyball Student Section!
Football Cheer!
Football Student Section on the Road!
Notes & Reminders
Please contact me so your eligibility for high school and/or collegiate athletics is not compromised.
2) Fitness Center open after school on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday after school from 3:30-4:30pm. This is a great opportunity for any students who are not in a fall activity to improve their strength. Coaches Trainer and Powell are supervising.
3) MS Activity Shuttle Bus Information
-Leaves the MS-HS at 6 pm M, T & TH, 5:30 pm Fridays; no shuttle on Wednesday
-Due to construction at Hwy 30/Blairstown-Van Horne corner, shuttle will take Norway kids home 1st, then Blairstown
June Folkmann, bus 12(Keystone/Elberon)
Terry Buelow, bus 21(Newhall/Atkins)
Scott Wilhelm, bus 11(Norway/Blairstown)
Q) How do I find out what is going on?
A) https://www.benton.k12.ia.us/ Please explore our website for all of the activities that we offer!
B) https://wamacconference.org/public/genie/150/school/102/ We do our best to include competition and practice schedules on the activities calendar.
C) Social media. I often tweet out news and notes regarding our activities programs. Give me a follow at @AD_Benton! Follow "Benton Community Schools" on Facebook! Also, many of our programs have their own social media accounts!
Activity Tickets
These can be purchased at the MS-HS office($40 for students, $85 for adults) and they allow for admittance into any MS-HS event.
Gate Admission for 2022-2023 for all high school athletic events is:
Football: Adults $6
HS Events: Adults $6, Students $5
MS Events: Adults $5, Students $2
Activities Passes: Passes can be purchased at the MS-HS office or they can be purchased online at https://ia-benton-lite.intouchreceipting.com/
Options for adults and senior citizens, check it out!
Physicals
Just a reminder that all 7th-12th grade student-athletes need to be fully registered(current physical, concussion forms, etc.) online at https://benton-ar.rschooltoday.com/. Student-athletes cannot participate until this happens. Winter activities for middle school students will begin on October 17th, and Nov. 7th for high school students. Physical forms can be obtained here: https://www.iahsaa.org/wpcontent/uploads/2019/09/PreparticipationPhysicalForm.pdf
WOMENS BASKETBALL STAFF
Varsity Head Coach, Jeff Zittergruen, jzittergruen@benton.k12.ia.us
Varsity Assistant Coach, Justin Liddle, jliddle@benton.k12.ia.us
Assistant Coach - 9/10, Jeremy Suiter, jsuiter@benton.k12.ia.us
Head 8th Grade Coach, Brian Kramerbkramer71@gmail.com
Head 7th Grade Coach TBD
MENS BASKETBALL STAFF
Varsity Head Coach, Larry Carlson, lcarlson@benton.k12.ia.us
Varsity Assistant Coach, Brian Voss, bvoss@benton.k12.ia.us
Assistant Coach - 10th, Aaron Cretin, acretin@benton.k12.ia.us
Assistant Coach - 9th, Thomas Trainer, ttrainer@benton.k12.ia.us
Head 8th Grade Coach, Travis Dirks, tdirks@benton.k12.ia.us
Head 7th Grade Coach, Garrett Albers, galbers@benton.k12.ia.us
BOWLING STAFF
Head G/B Coach, Andy Kauder, akauder@benton.k12.ia.us
Assistant Coach, Allison Bys, abys@benton.k12.ia.us
WRESTLING STAFF
Varsity Head Coach, Gene Pilcher, gpilcher@benton.k12.ia.us
Assistant Coach, Bryan Telgenhoff, btelgenhoff@benton.k12.ia.us
Assistant Coach, Romello Hildago, romellomonjaras@gmail.com
MS Head Coaches, Gene Pilcher/Bryan Telgenhoff
MS Assistant Coach, Jacob Reid319-228-8701x1128jreid@benton.k12.ia.us
Assistant Coach, Evan Woodswoodsevan2020@gmail.com
WOMEN'S WRESTLING STAFF
Varsity Head Coach, Josh Hoeck, jhoeck@benton.k12.ia.us
Live Streaming in 2022-2023
The Benton Activities Department continues to seek ways to provide more opportunities for Bobcat Fans across the country to watch our events. We have purchased a Hudl Focus camera to show events at our stadium and in the gymnasium. All events at those locations will be able to be live streamed. This would be a great opportunity for out of town/state relatives to be able to watch their favorite Benton Bobcat! All our live streams can be watched on our YouTube Channel by searching "Bobcats Cast" on YouTube or by clicking
here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoCFjDPd9ULaB3ay1TrwlQ
Staying up to date with the Bobcats
The easiest way to stay up to date with activities is to visit the WaMAC Website at https://www.wamacconference.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5genie=150. Once there, you can click on Benton and see the daily schedule as well as all sports schedules for the year.
R-School (Activities School Calendar) APP
Our activities calendar is also easily accessible through an app.
Below are the steps:
Search: R school (icon with a hat and rst on hat)
Click on Iowa
Find Wamac and Click on Benton Community
Craig Huegel, Activities Director
Email: chuegel@benton.k12.ia.us
Website: http://benton.k12.ia.us/
Location: 600 1st Street, Van Horne, IA, USA
Phone: 319-228-8701
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BentonCSD
Twitter: @AD_Benton
Band Boosters
Natalie Freeman 1st place at Kennedy Dive Invite!
Athletic Booster Notes
2) Order your Benton flags(48 left!) for the fall. Order at:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zl5mE5zSZ7F0CTGRZVVMosQVH5cWK2ZDlaP06tOteu4/edit
3) Athletic Booster Club meetings are held on the 1st Wednesday of every month at the Atkins elementary center. All are welcome to attend.