Stephen Bender

Raven Boys Rank Among State's Best in Six Stats kciiradio.com/2026/03/04/rav…

🏀 Congrats to all our Ravens girls & boys basketball All-SEISC selections and boys Head Coach Stephen Bender for being named conference COY! ⭐️ #flyravens

The @gohillcrest Boys’ basketball team avenges its first loss of the season and rolls behind Gibson Scott’s 23-point performance to a second-round victory. They’ll travel up to Calamus-Wheatland to take on the Warriors in Tuesday’s district title game. #iahsbkb @TheNews_Sports

Rowan Miller is now the career assists recorded holder with 435 and counting. Surpassing Jason Hershberger ‘92. @jeje66 @tonysroe @TheNews_Sports

Boys basketball final: Hillcrest (17-2, SEISC 15-1) are outright Southeast Iowa Super Conference-North Division Champions after picking up a 85-61 road conference win over Lone Tree (4-14, 2-13). @gohillcrest @LTLions

With the 85-61 win over Lone Tree Hillcrest is your SEISC Notth Division Champs! 15-1 in conference play! @jeje66 @tonysroe @TheNews_Sports

Boys basketball final: Hillcrest (14-1), undefeated in conference play, completes the season sweep over conference foe WACO (8-9) with a 61-45 home win. Senior Rowan Miller scored a team high 20 points for the Ravens. @gohillcrest

Boys basketball notebook: A new head coach but same old winning for Hillcrest Academy thegazette.com/basketball/boy…

@jeje66 @tonysroe @TheNews_Sports Thanks Jeff!

@BenderStephen @tonysroe @TheNews_Sports Congrats Coach!

Ravens with a big 62-42 win over Winfield to take a 2 game lead in the SEISC North to get to 11-0 in conference play and 12-1 overall! 3 guys in double figures. Lincoln Miller with 17 hitting 5 3s, Kale Bailey with 17 and Gibson Scott with 15! @tonysroe @jeje66 @TheNews_Sports

@MediaStoney Thanks Ryan! Always enjoyed talking with you after games!

Congrats Coach. One of the best in Eastern Iowa. Had some of those wins coaching the Mid-Prairie girls hoop team. What a year for the Ravens.

Boys basketball | FINAL | Hillcrest Academy def. Winfield-Mount Union, 62-42. Ravens (12-1, 11-0 SEISC) led by as many as 29 points in the fourth quarter, fueled by bursts of 19-6 and 15-0. Hillcrest now leads the conference by two full games. WMU falls to 9-4, 9-2. #iahsbkb

Boys basketball final: Hillcrest (9-0) stays undefeated with a 79-53 home conference win over Lone Tree (2-7).

@SCStorm_WBB @StormSports @AmerRiversConf @d3hoops Congrats Coach!

𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧. 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐝. 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐬. 🐐 A legendary milestone for a legendary coach. Congratulations, Coach Niemuth! #rollriversWBB #d3hoops

Boys basketball final: Hillcrest (6-0) stays undefeated in conference play with a 57-49 alumni night win over Pekin (5-2). Senior Rowan Miller scored a team high 17-points in the win. @gohillcrest

WACO Girls Earn First Win, Hillcrest Boys Stay Undefeated After Doubleheader kciiradio.com/2025/12/17/wac…

Ravens Sweep Superconference Set From WMU Tuesday kciiradio.com/2025/12/10/rav…

Iowa nice 🙌

Hillcrest Academy shocks No. 1 Remen St. Mary’s thegazette.com/baseball-and-s…

SHOCK AND AWE 😳 #8 Hillcrest Academy holds on and KNOCKS OFF top seeded Remsen St. Mary’s! #IAbaseball X #iahsbsb