Three area schools competed in the 20-team invitational on Tuesday. Girls results: Benton 2nd, CPU 9th, Union 15th. Boys results: CPU 1st, Benton 12th, Union 17th.
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V-S cross country ran at a meet hosted by Clear Creek-Amana in Iowa City two days after a meet in Independence as their season begins to wind down.
Not one, but TWO albums of Homecoming fun at Benton Community from Friday! Check out photos of the Homecoming Parade, Pep Rally King/Queen Coronations and the Bobcats facing off against the Ti…
The Bobcats got off to a hot start with a 25-23 win in the first set over ranked Marion, yet could not replicate as the Indians took the next three sets to play spoiler on Homecoming Week.
Girls results: Benton 2nd overall (Jaida Lyons, 2nd place), V-S 4th overall (Charlee Johnson, 18th place), Union 6th overall (Ellie Rathe, 12th). Boys results: Benton 4th overall (Trey Schulte…
Benton hosted two pools for a round robin tournament on Saturday, with their pool including Union. Benton would finish 1-2 with a win over Durant and losses to Grundy Center and Union. The Kni…
Three area schools took to the fields around Starmont High School on Tuesday with the CPU boys winning their race and other individuals shining in a loaded meet.
Vinton-Shellsburg’s return home to face Williamsburg on Tuesday saw the Vikettes swept behind inconsistent serving and growing pains of a team still learning to play together as a unit this season.
The 2020 season has been anything but normal for Benton volleyball and it’s two seniors, Caitlin Kieper and Sophia Carlson, but the Bobcats put aside the noise outside and took care of South T…
Center Point-Urbana senior Dylanne Schrock will continue her successful soccer career in Cedar Rapids next year as she signed with Mount Mercy surrounded by friends, teammates and family on Monday.
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Vikettes volleyball traveled to Le Grand on Saturday, where they defeated host East Marshall (21-8, 21-15), fell to West Marshall in two close sets (22-24, 21-23) and ended their afternoon wit…
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The Bobcats emerged from an overtime thriller with the W as sophomore Nathan Rottman nailed a PAT to give Benton their first District win over Oskaloosa.
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11 seniors were recognized just before the Stormin Pointers defeated the visiting Trojans of South Tama 3-1 (27-29, 25-13. 25-16. 25-15).
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Cold temperatures and rain sprinkling the course did not dissuade the Benton and Vinton-Shellsburg cross country teams from competing in the Grinnell Invitational on Tuesday.
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A delayed start to the 2020 season for Union volleyball led to a change of plans as the Knights competed in tournament play at North Tama on Saturday, sweeping the competition to open 5-0 on t…
After a delay to their season, Union volleyball made up for lost time with a 5-0 record against North Tama, Meskwaki, Dunkerton, Gladbrook-Reinbeck and claimed the championship in a rematch wi…
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There was nothing pretty about Vinton-Shellsburg’s 7-6 win over the Sailors of Columbus Catholic on Friday, especially when the exact opposite was expected out of this final tuneup before Dist…
The Vikettes celebrated an early Senior Night and swept rival Benton 25-16, 25-17, 25-21. Photos include senior recognitions of Kayla Griffith, Jenna Pattee, Carly Williams and Noah Lindauer.
Benton boys and girls each took 3rd overall, with freshman Jaida Lyons placing third in her first varsity meet. V-S girls took 8th and the boys 7th in their first meet of the 2020 season.
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A new chapter in the Vinton-Shellsburg/Benton gridiron rivalry was written Friday as the Bobcats topped the hosting Vikings 28-21 for their fifth consecutive win in the series.
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CPU junior Kora Katcher led the Stormin' Pointers with an eighth place finish at the Jesup Invitational on Tuesday.Â
