Articles Tagged: Benton Community High School

The Benton Community Bobcats beat the Mount Vernon Mustangs 8-2 in a Class 3A regional final Tuesday night to make it to the state softball tournament.

Benton Community, Williamsburg and Western Dubuque advanced to the state softball tournament with Tuesday victories.

Eighth-grader Layna DeMoss walloped a three-run home run in the first inning, fueling sixth-ranked Benton Community in an 8-2 Class 3A softball regional-final conquest of No. 7 Mount Vernon.

The Iowa high school state softball tournament brackets will be filled to completion after Tuesday’s 3A, 4A and 5A regional finals.

Here are five Gazette-area games to watch in Class 5A, 4A and 3A Iowa high school softball semifinals.

Jessa DeMoss lasered a grand slam down the left-field line, helping Benton Community to a 6-5 win over Class 3A No. 8 Solon in the second game of a Wamac Conference softball doubleheader.

Wyatt Rinderknecht finished with six hits, three RBIs and scored twice in Benton Community’s doubleheader sweep at Class 2A No. 4 Williamsburg on Thursday night.

State track has concluded and some Iowa high school baseball programs will welcome back regulars that competed over the weekend. Here is a look ahead to some noteworthy matchups this week.

Prep softball 2023: 17 area players to watch for this season.

Prep softball: Williamsburg is No. 1 in The Gazette’s preseason area Super Ten.

See photos from 2A No. 10 Center Point-Urbana’s 2-1 win over 2A No. 11 Benton Community in a boys’ soccer game Thursday.

Track and field: Mount Vernon sets school records in the boys’ sprint medley and 4x200, climbs to No. 2 statewide in the 4x400.

Final Gazette area girls’ basketball Super Ten rankings: Class 3A state runner-up Benton Community is a narrow pick over Solon and North Linn for the final No. 1 slot.

Girls’ state basketball: Benton Community ‘never got comfortable,’ falls to Sioux Center, 62-47, in the Class 3A championship game.

Girls’ basketball notes: Garrigan’s Audi Crooks is the favorite for Miss Iowa Basketball 2023. Here is a list of challengers.