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Pleasant Valley football players Kellen Hornbuckle and Matt Mickle on a visit at Iowa Western

JuCo products: the route to division one football that is often overlooked

Michael VanDerSchaaf, Sports Editor
January 10, 2021
Despite being responsible for some of the greatest athletic achievements, female athletes still face an extensive amount of sexism in their profession.

Fueling the flames of inequality: The sports world’s struggle with sexism

Elizabeth Pischke, Copy Editor
December 8, 2020
The Pleasant Valley football team celebrates in the locker room after beating Iowa City West on Nov. 6.

History in the making: Pleasant Valley football reaches the semi-finals for the first time in 24 years

Michael VanDerSchaaf, Sports Editor
November 13, 2020
The Spartans will face off against Bettendorf at Pleasant Valley’s field. The Spartans are looking to repeat the win they had against the Bulldogs previously in the season. While Bettendorf is looking for a win to keep their season alive. One team’s season will come to end after Oct. 30th.

Moving forward with Pleasant Valley’s football playoffs

Sam McGrath, Business Manager
November 3, 2020

Culture Over Coffee Episode #4, Post-Lockdown Challenges Arise in the NFL

Sam McGrath and Ani Pradeep
October 22, 2020
Lindmark runs the ball on a play against North Scott on Sept. 4.

Barrett Lindmark

Addi Steele, Photo Manager
October 22, 2020
Basketball games get less viewers than football games year round.

The variance in viewership: Why football accumulates a larger audience than other sports

Akash Pradeep, Feature Editor
October 19, 2020
The Pleasant Valley Spartans beat Muscatine 21-7 on Sept. 11. Despite challenges of the pandemic, the Spartans have overcome them to have their best season in seven years.

The Spartans go undefeated, entering the playoffs with their best record since 2013

Ani Pradeep, News Editor
October 13, 2020
The Big Ten prepares to start football on Oct. 23 this year, after being postponed for almost two months.

This is gonna be B1G: Big Ten conference to resume football

Jonathan Sulgrove, Opinion Editor
October 12, 2020
PV Football ends seven-year drought against cross-town rival

PV Football ends seven-year drought against cross-town rival

Michael VanDerSchaaf, Sports Editor
October 2, 2020
Avid NFL fans Akash Pradeep and Bhanu Ravindran watch the Packers vs Saints game on Sunday September 27, 2020. Ravindran watches the game in support of the league’s use of their social platform for protest while Pradeep looks away in disapproval.

NFL social justice advocacy impacts network ratings, viewership

Ani Pradeep, News Editor
September 29, 2020
“PV students gathering at Crow Creek Park for IFL”

IFL brings out the best in people

Akash Pradeep, Feature Editor
September 28, 2020
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