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The student news site of Pleasant Valley High School

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Betting Madness: How March Madness fuels America’s gambling surge

Katie Haas, Photo Manager April 16, 2025

In 2018, the Supreme Court overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act which prevented states from sanctioning sports gambling. Since then, sports betting has rapidly grown in popularity...

PV girls' track seniors are happy to be competing on their home track for the first time since 2023.

Senior night success: PV girls track dominates with a rare home advantage

Katie Haas, Photo Manager April 14, 2025

April 3, 2025 was the PV girls track and field home meet; the second home meet for the team in the last four years. Seniors on the team looked forward to getting a senior night and having the opportunity...

Senior Quinn Vice gets ready to pass to her teammate during the varsity girls' basketball senior night game.
Photo Credit: Maureen Dyer (Spartan Shield)

Seniors navigate the challenges of collegiate athletic recruitment with determination

Estelle Treiber, News Editor March 31, 2025

Spartan seniors are making arrangements for life after high school; some having taken on the impressive feat of continuing their athletic careers during their post-secondary education. Unique challenges...

Junior Isabelle Kremer in action in the 5A State Championship game.

OPINION: Iowa bill presents misguided approach to increasing high school athletic participation

Mackenzie Fah, Copy Editor March 31, 2025

Recently, the Iowa House voted and passed a bill that will allow eighth graders in Iowa to participate in all high school varsity athletics. Thirteen other states have already enacted similar bills, and...

Winnipeg Jets (blue) face the Ottawa Senators (white)
Photo Credit: Maia Katragadda

US-Canada hockey game highlights growing political divide

Mau Sanchez Carmona, Sports Section Editor March 5, 2025

With over 10.4 million viewers across the US and Canada, the US-Canada hockey game shattered viewership records this week as the most watched non-olympic hockey game in history. What would have otherwise...

Throwing it back to 2024 Varsity runner, Caitlin Quinn, is pictured competing at Muscatine. The girl’s team dominated in season meets last year before going on to win the state meet.

The start of the 2025 track season brings excitement and ambition

Grace Boleyn, PV Only Editor March 4, 2025

Feb. 24 marked the first girl’s track practice of the year. Coming off of an exceptional 2024 season, 2025 brings new goals and excitement for what can be achieved this time around. To recap, the...

Ambition Baton & Dance twirlers pose for a group photo at the Reach for the Stars competition in Omaha, NE.
Image Credit: Bruce Fustos

The new age of Baton Twirling: Competitors and coaches show displeasure with international organizations merger

Estelle Treiber, News Editor February 25, 2025

Amid a growing number of athletes, students are being tasked with the burden of meeting unrealistic expectations. A primary example of this is the sport of baton twirling, an aging sport that, in recent...

Varsity swimmers spectate the JV Mac meet and cheer on their teammates during the final event of the day.

The end of the boys’ swimming season incites feelings of accomplishment and pain of separation

Reid Yoder, Photo Uploader February 8, 2025

For PV’s Boys Swim Team, the same situation applies. Varsity swimmers are now tapering for their meet this Saturday, while others finished last weekend with the JV Mac taper meet.  However, this...

Kaylee Mowen faces off against Dewitt amidst a close game on senior night.
Photo Credit: Maureen Dyer

Students don’t give girl’s basketball a chance: How gender stereotypes impact student recreation

Grace Boleyn, PV Only Editor February 7, 2025

Girls sports at Pleasant Valley have been thriving over the last two years, proving time and again that PV is a competitive threat at the state level. However, while the girls basketball team has been...

The 2023-2024 state championship PV Platinum team.
Photo credit to Maddy Wells

PV Platinum repeatedly remains excluded in mentions of PV girls athletic success

Mackenzie Fah, Copy Editor January 8, 2025

“In the last 173 days, Pleasant Valley has won girls’ state championships in track & field, golf, softball, cross country and volleyball. Quite a run,” freelance sports columnist Matt Coss posted...

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