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Senior captains Jacob Mccredie and Kevin Burke catch the camera as they watch their teammates swim from the sidelines. The boys swim team is in the middle of season currently and can be found racing other schools in the swimming pool at Pleasant Valley High School

Old rivalries, new results

Noah Streeter, News Editor January 9, 2019

The Pleasant Valley Spartans and Bettendorf Bulldogs faced off in the pool in a nerve wracking dual meet on Jan 3. The meet started as any other, the home team warmed up in the pool and when the away...

Sophomore Sam Mcgrath ran a 18:55 5k at Emma Young park for MAC.

Concentrating on one sport

Shashank Inampudi, Photo Manager December 23, 2018

Recently, there has been a decline in the amount of sports a high school athlete participates in. More and more athletes have decided to focus on one sport, instead of exploring multiple activities. William...

Senior Jacob McCredie is captured swimming breaststroke, his best stroke. He is currently one of the state’s top breaststrokers.

Athlete of the week: Jacob McCredie

Christy Bishop, Staff Contributor December 23, 2018

Jacob McCredie, one of the senior captains of the boys high school swim team, was nominated by his peers and teammates to be a featured athlete. McCredie is a four-year-member of the varsity team. He...

View of the weight room at Pleasant Valley where acceleration takes place

Acceleration program jump starts athletes’ off season

Sheridan Culp, Editor in Chief December 21, 2018

Pleasant Valley encourages athletes to have a “total effort” mentality. This mentality doesn’t just stop when an athlete leaves the weight room, it extends into Pleasant Valley’s acceleration work...

Devin Lentz, senior, throwing a practice game to improve his skills.

Athlete of the week: Devin Lentz

Hope Sickels, Staff Contributor December 21, 2018

It may not be for everyone but it’s right up his alley—Bowling on the Pleasant Valley high school team since his freshman year, senior Devin Lentz is in the midst of his last high school season and...

Senior Kyle McDermott throwing a baseball during his junior season.

Leaving sports in high school

Haley Moore, Video editor December 21, 2018

PV has a large amount of students that participate in athletics during their high school years; however many of them don’t continue their athletic career after high school. Some athletes continue playing...

Junior Dalton Hout bowls at the Clinton Invite.

Athlete of the week: Dalton Hout

Cole Hanson, Sports Editor December 18, 2018

Two 300’s in one week Dalton Hout is a junior on the PV bowling team and has only had two meets. During practice he bowled two perfect games. That's a strike every time you let go of the ball....

PV wrestler battles an opponent from Davenport central during a home meet.

A look into the 2018/2019 wrestling season

Ashlee Kwak, Social Media Manager December 18, 2018

The Pleasant Valley wrestling team started their season off strong with a 6-4 record. Before their season started, the team went through lots of conditioning and pre-season workouts. These workouts helped...

Senior Jacob McCredie (far back), Senior Alex Valenca, and Sophomore Tyler Sutton swim the 100 breastroke and the clinton dual meet last year.

Pleasant Valley Boys swim team catches fire

Shashank Inampudi, Photo Manager December 18, 2018

Though there’s a lot of swimming left, the Pleasant Valley Boys Swim Team is starting to heat up. They have turned in strong performances in the past two meets and have started to be noticed by other...

Nico Broussalian works on his form at varsity practice.

PV Bowling strikes this winter

Ava Stigler, Editor in Chief December 17, 2018

While basketball is the most well-known, there are many winter sports at Pleasant Valley that go unnoticed. One of these sports is the bowling team. After two tryout practices in November, the team...

Senior, Carter Duwa, playing against Bettendorf during last years season.

Athlete of the week: Carter Duwa

Abbey Hancock, Student Life Editor December 17, 2018

Carter Duwa, senior and varsity basketball player, has had a love for the game his entire life. Duwa developed the love of basketball from his dad. His father was the head coach for Pleasant Valley...

On Tuesday, Dec. 11, the PV girls basketball team played rival North Scott, the only team in the MAC that they lost to last year. After a long, close game, the Spartans defeated North Scott 42-38.

Slideshow: PV girls basketball “rises up”

Maya McClain, Photography manager December 14, 2018

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