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