Pleasant Valley Spartans


  1. Spartans fall in state soccer quarterfinals

    Friday, June 6, 2008 12:00 am

  2. Pleasant Valley boys smother DeWitt Central

    Sunday, January 8, 2006 12:00 am

  3. Spartan clothing for sale at home football games

    Wednesday, August 23, 2006 12:00 am

  4. Bieri takes 1st; Bettendorf wins behind Schwartz

    Friday, October 14, 2005 12:00 am

  5. Spartans squash charge for Grayhounds upset

    Saturday, January 6, 2007 12:00 am

  6. Spartans squash charge for Grayhounds upset

    Saturday, January 6, 2007 12:00 am

  7. Grid teams both win

    Wednesday, September 5, 2001 12:00 am

  8. Pride on line as BHS, PV collide

    Wednesday, September 12, 2001 12:00 am

  9. PV plans bus to Fort Dodge

    Saturday, July 30, 2005 12:00 am

  10. PV girls 3rd, BHS boys 4th at track meet

    Wednesday, April 17, 2002 12:00 am

  11. Spartans start slow, overwhelm Muskies

    Friday, June 6, 2003 12:00 am

  12. Spartans set up showdown

    Saturday, October 26, 2002 12:00 am

  13. Larson leads PV’s charge past West

    Tuesday, December 20, 2005 12:00 am

  14. Pleasant Valley splashes cold water on league-leading Central

    Friday, June 8, 2001 12:00 am

  15. PV’s road to state shortcuts Spring Break

    Thursday, March 16, 2006 12:00 am

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  16. PV raises money for troops

    Thursday, May 3, 2007 12:00 am

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  17. PV holds its own against tough West wrestlers

    Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:00 am

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  18. Depth is key for Spartan girls at Rock Island

    Saturday, September 22, 2007 12:00 am

  1. Pleasant Valley vs. Assumption Football

    Pleasant Valley's D.J. Steffen tries to avoid the grasp of Davenport Assumption's Tim Kilfoy in a game earlier this season. Steffen, a fullback, has averaged more than five yards a carry for the Spartans.

  2. Spartan cheerleaders awarded for generosity

    John Nordmeyer and his sister, Arnell Petrzilka, both of Omaha, Neb., hand out awards and hugs to the Pleasant Valley cheerleading squad at halftime of Friday's basketball game against Davenport Assumption. After a tornado struck the Little Sioux Scout Ranch in northwest Iowa this past summer that killed four Boy Scouts, including Petrzilka's son, Benjamin, the squad held a fundraiser to support the camp. (John Schultz/QUAD-CITY TIMES)

  3. Spartan cheerleaders awarded for generosity

    Arnell Petrzilka and her brother, John Nordmeyer, both of Omaha, Neb., shake hands with Pleasant Valley junior Brenna O'Neill and other members of the school's cheerleading squad and thank them for their support after a tornado killed Benjamin, Petrzilka's son, while he was camping with the Boy Scouts this past summer in northwest Iowa. (John Schultz/QUAD-CITY TIMES)

  4. PV vs. Muscatine Girls Soccer

    Pleasant Valley's Anna Aquino, left, and Muscatine's Allie Fuhlman fight for control of the ball Tuesday, May 26, 2009.

  5. link Anna Aquino

    Senior midfielder Anna Aquino's two goals weren't enough to lift Pleasant Valley into the second round in Muscatine, as Ankeny prevailed 5-3 Thursday night. Aquino talks about concluding a successful five-year playing career with the Spartans.

  6. link Coach Richard Markham

    Another year, another state appearance and another first-round defeat for Pleasant Valley, who couldn't stop fourth-ranked Ankeny from advancing to the Class 2A semifinals. Spartans coach Richard Markham called this the worst game his team played this season, and it came at the worst time.