Pleasantville Triangular Sweep Overshadowed By Historic Night
Pleasantville’s volleyball squad finished the regular season being swept in their triangular with West Central Valley and ACGC.
The Trojans lost to West Central Valley 17-25, 25-23, 25-16, 18-25, 12-15. Pleasantville also lost to ACGC 11-25, 25-17, 16-25, 14-25. Olivia Anthony and Kristen Roe tied for the team lead in kills with 20. Leah Adreon had 29 digs between the two matches. Despite the sweep, Adi Adreon had a whopping 73 assists Thursday night. Those assists helped Adreon break the Pleasantville school record for most assists in a career with 1,648. The mark was previously held by Alli Friday. Pleasantville finishes the season with a 14-19 record and a 3-7 record in West Central Conference play.
The next time Pleasantville will take the court will be Wednesday for their opening-round playoff matchup with Colfax-Mingo. The match will begin at 7:00 PM.
Pleasantville Boys Finish 8th, Girls 9th at West Central Conference Meet in Lake Panorama
Pleasantville’s cross country squads placed eighth and ninth respectively at the West Central Conference Meet at Lake Panorama Thursday afternoon.
The Trojans’ boys placed eighth, finishing ahead of Woodward Academy. Pleasantville’s top finisher was Jenkin Fulmer, who placed 34th overall with a time of 19:25. Devon Luing placed three spots behind Fulmer overall, finishing with a time of 20:00. Kurt Kuhnen rounded out the top three for the Trojans, finishing 39th overall with a time of 20:11.
The Trojans’ girls finished ninth overall, ahead of Interstate-35 and Panorama. Pleasantville’s top finisher was Kyleigh McConnell, who placed 48th overall with a time of 24:52. Rounding out the top three for the Trojans were Sophia Mason and Madilyn Rowson. Mason finished 54th with a time of 25:10 while Rowson placed 56th with a time of 25:22.
Pleasantville will now have a week to get ready for their next meet, which is the state-qualifying meet at Pekin Thursday. The meet will begin at 5:00 PM.
Pleasantville Football Fights For Playoff Spot Against Cardinal of Eldon
Pleasantville’s football squad will fight for a playoff spot tonight as they square off at home with the Cardinal of Eldon Comets.
The Trojans come into the game with a 3-4 record and 1-3 in Class 1A District 6 play. Pleasantville broke their three-game losing streak last week by throttling Van Buren County, 45-8. The Trojans won thanks to 323 yards on the ground and five touchdowns. Jacob Hiemstra, Jonah Schumacher, and Dillon Ammons each had 60 rushing yards or more in the victory. Coach Mack Jorth says that he is hoping for an exciting atmosphere at their home stadium tonight.
“For us to go through some real ups and downs this year and to still have a real meaningful game in the eighth week of the season is tremendous. I think it is a testament to our coaches and our players, how they just have been able to stick together and stick with it. I’m very excited for this game. Cardinal is a really, really good team, but it is a team we can beat if we play up to our abilities so I’m very excited to see what happens Friday night.”
This will be the first time the two teams have met since 1999. In that matchup, Pleasantville ran Cardinal off the field with a 58-6 victory. Kickoff at Pleasantville High School will begin at 7:00 PM.