Benjamin Franklin Middle School

Ben Franklin Middle School competes every spring in the Lake-Porter County Math Contest held at Portage Fegely Middle School. Each grade has a team of 10 selected students to represent the school. The 2010 competition was held on Wednesday, April...

Yesterday another pair of losses from last year were avenged by our 8th graders with a good victory over Portage Fegely. The girls got off to a good start with five girls scoring in the first quarter and then maintained a lead throughout the game. ...

The Benjamin Franklin Middle School Science Olympiad team finished first in the St. Joseph regional competition Saturday, February 20th. The team placed first in 17 of the 23 events. BF will be competing in the state event March 20th in Bloomington,...

For the very last time, the 8th grade boys hopped on the rolling Twinkie to make a long and boring trip to North Judson for one final challenge in their middle school basketball season – the Blue Jay Tournament. And just like in the conference...

Every great team is lead by a great coach, who often has a unique moniker that captures some of the essence of that leader’s personality. Back in the day, John Wooden led UCLA to numerous national championships as the Wizard of Westwood; Bob Knight...

The 7th grade “A” team ended their 2009-2010 season last night with a tough loss to a very good Chesterton Trojan team. The boys wanted to come out strong and put fear into their opponents, but the Trojans had many players who were ready for the...

The 8th Grade Boys Conference Tournament is always a pressure cooker-type situation for the teams in the Lake-Porter Conference, with each team battling for bragging rights and perhaps seeking a bit of vengeance. Last night for the BF, there was a...

The 7th grade “A” team was involved in another heartbreaker last night, but this time they were on the other end as they fought back from a rough start and beat Crown Point Taft 27-24. In a very low scoring affair, the Vikes struggled with the...

Freezing rain delayed the start of school yesterday, but it didn’t prevent LaPorte from making the trip to Boucher last night. Unfortunately for Boston, the slick conditions outside did not prevent the Vikes from bruising the Bruins in Boucher. In...

The 7th grade “A” team lost a heart breaker last night to La Porte Boston 37-35. The Vikes outplayed their competition for most of the night, but being under-sized was the difference as BF was unable to come up with a rebound that led to a buzzer...