Articles Tagged: Benton Community High School

State softball tournament: A two-win team two years ago, Dubuque Wahlert pops Benton Community, 10-0, for its first state-tournament winners’ bracket victory in school history.

The 2023 Iowa high school state softball tournament quarterfinals continue Tuesday at Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge with 10 more games. Follow The Gazette’s live blog for score updates and coverage throughout the day.

Prep softball: Ana Glawe’s power surge (20 home runs, 70 RBIs) has helped spur Benton Community to the state tournament.

Capsules on the seven Gazette area teams that have qualified for the Iowa high school state softball tournament, which runs Monday through Friday at the Rogers Sports Complex.

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.