Articles Tagged: Benton Community High School

Photos: Boys Soccer Benton Community at Marion on Friday, April 18, 2025

A list of Gazette area golfers and teams to watch for the 2025 Iowa high school girls’ golf season.

Track and field: Mount Vernon girls, Denver boys are team champions at the Benton Early Bird meet.

Girls’ basketball: No. 1 Mount Vernon handles Benton Community, 68-22, in a 3A regional final, returns to the state tournament as the team to beat.

Girls’ basketball: Benton Community has one big upset under its belt; now No. 1 Mount Vernon awaits in a Class 3A regional final.

Solon sophomore 215-pounder Lucas Feuerbach has been motivated by missing the state podium last season. He has a shot at a title this year, reaching the finals of the Class 2A boys’ state wrestling tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Williamsburg’s Nile Sinn recalled watching former Raider wrestlers and aspiring to be like them. He earned his second state medal with his first trip to the Class 2A 150-pound state semifinals Thursday night at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Here are five storylines to follow during the 2025 Iowa High School Athletic Association traditional state wrestling tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Here is a class-by-class breakdown of the 2025 Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament, which begins Wednesday and runs through Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Mount Vernon Libby Dix reached the state finals the last two seasons, winning the 190-pound crown. She opened with two consecutive pins to maintain her chances for another state title.

Mustangs qualify for state team dual tournament after regional final over Bobcats

Fifth-ranked Independence only won six weights but bonus points were enough to overcome No. 17 Benton Community in a Class 2A regional dual final. The Mustangs reach the State Duals for the 14th time and fifth in the last seven seasons.

Williamsburg is looking for fifth State Duals berth when it hosts West Liberty and Anamosa in a Class 2A regional dual Tuesday night. The Raiders are ranked third with a 27-1 record.

Tess Richards has persevered injury and illness the last two seasons. She was determined to compete in this year’s postseason and claimed the 115-pound title Friday at the Class 1A girls’ wrestling regional at Solon.

The Lions won two straight MVC Super Meets before being unseated by Cedar Rapids Prairie last season. Linn-Mar is coming off a team title at Clinton’s Bob Lueders Invitational and is one of the favorites at the MVC tournament.