Pleasantville Honor Roll

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School Summary

First Year:

Last Year: ACTIVE

State Team Championships: 3

State Team Qualifiers: 49

State Individual Championships: 27

Most successful school year: 2014-15

State Champions

Boy's Cross Country: 1 Individual State Title; 1 Individual Mile State Title

Girl's Golf: 2-time state champs, 1993 (1A), 2011 (2A); 1 Individual State Title

Boy's Track: 1-time Indoor state champs, 1954 (C); 16 Outdoor Event Titles; 7 Indoor Event Titles

Wrestling: 1 Individual State Title

State Qualifiers

(3) Baseball: 2008 (2A), 2015 (1A), 2016 (2A)
(1) Girl's Basketball: 1961
(19) Football: 1973 (1A), 1980 (1A), 1982 (1A), 1988 (2A), 1990 (1A), 1991 (1A), 1993 (1A), 1994 (1A), 1995 (1A), 1996 (1A), 1997 (1A), 1999 (1A), 2002 (1A), 2005 (1A), 2007 (1A), 2014 (A)*, 2015 (A), 2016 (1A), 2017 (1A)
(9) Boy's Golf: 1980 (A), 1992 (2A), 1994 (1A), 1995 (1A), 1996 (1A), 1997 (1A), 1998 (1A), 1999 (1A), 2010 (2A)
(9) Girl's Golf: 1986 (1A), 1991 (1A), 1992 (1A), 1993 (1A), 2011 (2A), 2013 (1A), 2014 (2A), 2015 (1A), 2016 (2A)
(7) Softball: 1983 (F), 1984 (Su), 1986 (Su), 1987 (Su), 2000 (1A), 2007 (2A), 2008 (2A)

(1) Wrestling: 2009 (1A)

Other Undefeated Seasons

(4) Football: 1937, 1959, 1961, 1983

Year-by-Year State Qualifiers, State Champions, and All-Staters

1937-38

Football: 1937 Undefeated Season

1946-47

Boy's Track & Field: Outdoor Individual Champion 1947 (high jump) (tie) Lloyd Core, Pleasantville 5-11.50

1953-54

Boy's Track & Field: 1954 (C) STATE CHAMPIONS

Boy's Track & Field: Indoor Relay Champion 1954 (C) (medley relay) Pleasantville (Jerry Hortsmann, Don Becker, Frank Jolly, Harold Horstmann) 3:59.1

1954-55

Boy's Track & Field: Indoor Individual Champion 1955 (B) (60y low hurdles) Melvin Shivvers, Pleasantville 7.7

1958-59

Girl's Basketball: All-State 1959 (3rd/4th) G - Dixie Gilderbloom, Pleasantville

1959-60

Football: 1959 Undefeated Season

Football: All-State 1959 (4th/-) T - Philip Clark, Pleasantville

1960-61

Girl's Basketball: 1961 State Qualifier

Girl's Basketball: All-State 1961 (3rd/4th) F - Linda McGraw, Pleasantville

1961-62

Football: 1961 Undefeated Season

1963-64

Boy's Track & Field: Indoor Individual Champion 1964 (B) (60y high hurdles) Verle McGrew, Pleasantville 7.8

Boy's Track & Field: Indoor Individual Champion 1964 (B) (60y low hurdles) Verle McGrew, Pleasantville 7.5

Boy's Basketball: All-State 1964 (7th/-) F - Verle McGraw, Jr., Pleasantville

1964-65

Boy's Track & Field: Indoor Individual Champion 1965 (B) (long jump) Steve Harvey, Pleasantville 21-08

Boy's Track & Field: Outdoor Individual Champion 1965 (B) (high jump) Lloyd Thornburg, Pleasantville 6-02.50

1965-66

Boy's Track & Field: Indoor Individual Champion 1966 (B) (high jump) Lloyd Thornburg, Pleasantville 6-02

Boy's Track & Field: Outdoor Individual Champion 1966 (B) (high jump) Lloyd Thornburg, Pleasantville 6-03.75 2nd time

Boy's Basketball: All-State 1966 (6th/4th) C - Lloyd Thornburg, Sr., Pleasantville

1971-72

Wrestling: Individual State Champion 1972 (A) 112 - Ken Gordon, Pleasantville

Boy's Track & Field: Indoor Individual Champion 1972 (C) (50y) John Kurtz, Pleasantville 5.8

1972-73

Boy's Cross Country: Individual State Champion 1972 (C) Brian Tindall, Pleasantville 10:18.0

Boy's Cross Country: Individual Mile State Champion 1972 (D) Brian Tindall, Pleasantville 4:30.8

1973-74

Football: 1973 (1A) State Qualifier

1978-79

Football: All-State 1978 (1A-1st/-) RB - Jess Pettyjohn, Pleasantville

1979-80

Boy's Golf: 1980 (A) State Qualifier
Football: All-State 1979 (1A-2nd/-) T - Lance Boers, Pleasantville

Boy's Basketball: All-State 1980 (7th/5th) F - Mike Brown, Sr., Pleasantville

1980-81

Football: 1980 (1A) State Qualifier

Football: All-State 1980 (1A-2nd/-) RB - Paul Gordon, Pleasantville

1982-83

Football: 1982 (1A) State Qualifier

Football: All-State 1982 (1A/A-1st/-) DL - Andy Van Zitteren, Pleasantville

Softball: All-State 1983 (2nd) P - Becky Miller, Pleasantville

1983-84

Football: 1983 Undefeated Season

Softball: 1983 (F) State Qualifier

Softball: 1984 (Su) State Qualifier

Softball: All-State 1984 (2nd) P - Becky Miller, Pleasantville 2nd time

1984-85

Football: All-State 1984 (2A-2nd/-) DE - Mike Collins, Pleasantville

1985-86

Girl's Golf: 1986 (1A) State Qualifier

Softball: 1986 (Su) State Qualifier

1986-87

Softball: 1987 (Su) State Qualifier

1987-88
Football: All-State 1987 (2A-2nd/2nd) DL - Robert Friday, Pleasantville

1988-89

Football: 1988 (2A) State Qualifier

Football: All-State 1988 (2A-2nd/-) OL - Jason Anthony, Pleasantville

Football: All-State 1988 (2A-3rd/-) E - Steve DeJoode, Pleasantville

1989-90

Boy's Track & Field: Individual Champion 1990 (2A) (110m high hurdles) Bill Betterton, Pleasantville 14.60

Football: All-State 1989 (1A-1st/-) DL - Jason Anthony, Pleasantville 2nd time

Football: All-State 1989 (1A-3rd/-) RB - Ryan Goodrich, Pleasantville

1990-91

Football: 1990 (1A) State Qualifier

Girl's Golf: 1991 (1A) State Qualifier

Football: All-State 1990 (1A-1st/1st) OL - Ryan Robuck, Pleasantville

Football: All-State 1990 (1A--/2nd) QB - Bryan Thill, Pleasantville

1991-92

Football: 1991 (1A) State Qualifier

Boy's Golf: 1992 (2A) State Qualifier

Girl's Golf: 1992 (1A) State Qualifier

Football: All-State 1991 (1A-2nd/2nd) E - Garth McGraw, Pleasantville

Football: All-State 1991 (1A-2nd/-) RB - Brian Gilmore, Pleasantville

Football: All-State 1991 (1A-2nd/-) LB - Jeremy McCormick, Pleasantville

Football: All-State 1991 (1A-3rd/-) P - Josh Phillips, Pleasantville

1992-93

Girl's Golf: 1993 (1A) STATE CHAMPIONS

Girl's Golf: Individual State Champion 1993 (1A) Amy Miller, Pleasantville - 165

Football: All-State 1992 (1A-3rd/2nd) E - Garth McGraw, Pleasantville 2nd time

Softball: All-State 1993 (1A-1st) U - Amy Miller, Pleasantville

Softball: All-State 1993 (1A-5th) 3B - Merea Haugen, Pleasantville

1993-94

Football: 1993 (1A) State Qualifier

Boy's Golf: 1994 (1A) State Qualifier

Football: All-State 1993 (1A-2nd/1st) E - Grant McGraw, Pleasantville
Football: All-State 1993 (1A-2nd/-) DB - Kelly Wallace, Pleasantville

Football: All-State 1993 (1A-3rd/2nd) QB - Scott Koerselman, Pleasantville

Softball: All-State 1994 (1A-5th) P - Missy Jordan, Pleasantville
Softball: All-State 1994 (1A-5th) 1B - Jen Huddleson, Pleasantville

1994-95

Football: 1994 (1A) State Qualifier

Boy's Golf: 1995 (1A) State Qualifier

Football: All-State 1994 (1A-1st/1st) E - Grant McGraw, Pleasantville 2nd time
Football: All-State 1994 (1A-2nd/2nd) QB - Scott Koerselman, Pleasantville 2nd time

Football: All-State 1994 (1A--/1st) DL - Chris Haugen, Pleasantville

1995-96

Football: 1995 (1A) State Qualifier

Boy's Golf: 1996 (1A) State Qualifier

Football: All-State 1995 (1A-1st/1st) E - Grant McGraw, Pleasantville 3rd time

Football: All-State 1995 (1A-1st/1st) OL - Chris Haugen, Pleasantville 2nd time

Football: All-State 1995 (1A-1st/1st) QB - Scott Koerselman, Pleasantville 3rd time

Football: All-State 1995 (1A-3rd/1st) DL - Ryan Hancock, Pleasantville

1996-97

Football: 1996 (1A) State Qualifier

Boy's Golf: 1997 (1A) State Qualifier

Boy's Track & Field: Relay Champion 1997 (1A) (medley relay) Pleasantville (Joe Gordon, Graham McGraw, Chris McCullough, Nate Koerselman) 3:34.13

Football: All-State 1996 (1A-2nd/2nd) E - Chris McCollough, Pleasantville

Football: All-State 1996 (1A-2nd/1st) QB - Nate Koerselman, Pleasantville

Football: All-State 1996 (1A--/1st) K - Jim McCann, Pleasantville

Football: All-State 1996 (1A--/2nd) DE - D.J. Harvey, Pleasantville

1997-98

Football: 1997 (1A) State Qualifier

Boy's Golf: 1998 (1A) State Qualifier

Boy's Track & Field: Individual Champion 1998 (1A) (200m) Chris McCullough, Pleasantville 22.42

Boy's Track & Field: Individual Champion 1998 (1A) (400m) Chris McCullough, Pleasantville 48.50

Boy's Track & Field: Individual Champion 1998 (1A) (long jump) Chris McCullough, Pleasantville 22-02.25

Football: All-State 1997 (1A-1st/1st) E - Chris McCullough, Pleasantville 2nd time

Football: All-State 1997 (1A-2nd/1st) K - Jim McCann, Pleasantville 2nd time

Football: All-State 1997 (1A--/1st) DL - Aaron Brent, Pleasantville

Girl's Basketball: All-State 1998 (1A-3rd/-) C - Marjie Whipple, Pleasantville

Softball: All-State 1998 (1A-4th) P - April Miller, Pleasantville

1998-99

Boy's Golf: 1999 (1A) State Qualifier

Football: All-State 1998 (1A-2nd/-) OL - Aaron Brent, Pleasantville 2nd time

Softball: All-State 1999 (1A-2nd) P - April Miller, Pleasantville 2nd time

1999-00

Football: 1999 (1A) State Qualifier

Softball: 2000 (1A) State Qualifier

Football: All-State 1999 (1A--/2nd) DE - David Hintz, Pleasantville

Baseball: All-State 2000 (1A-2nd/-) 1B - Josh Wallace, Sr., Pleasantville

Softball: All-State 2000 (1A-2nd) P - Brienna Jordan, Pleasantville

2000-01

Boy's Track & Field: Relay Champion 2001 (1A) (medley relay) Pleasantville (Evan Westphal, Bronson Maeschen, Ben Hayes, Eric Isley) 3:36.33

Softball: All-State 2001 (1A-1st) P - Brienna Jordan, Pleasantville 2nd time

Softball: All-State 2001 (1A-7th) OF - Jayme Shellady, Pleasantville

2001-02

Boy's Track & Field: Relay Champion 2002 (1A) (medley relay) Pleasantville (Jeremiah Bender, Brandon Thomas, Ben Hayes, Eric Isley) 3:33.07 2nd time

Baseball: All-State 2002 (2A--/2nd) C - Cass Stubbs, Sr., Pleasantville

Softball: All-State 2002 (1A-2nd) P - Brienna Jordan, Pleasantville 3rd time

2002-03

Football: 2002 (1A) State Qualifier

Football: All-State 2002 (1A-2nd/-) RB - Jeremiah Bender, Pleasantville

Football: All-State 2002 (1A-2nd/-) LB - Tyler Sutter, Pleasantville

Softball: All-State 2003 (1A-1st) P - Brienna Jordan, Pleasantville 4th time

Softball: All-State 2003 (1A-5th) C - Tiffany Hilsabeck, Pleasantville

Softball: All-State 2003 (1A-5th) 2B - Sierra Jordan, Pleasantville

2004-05

Softball: All-State 2005 (2A-2nd) P - Chelsea Thomas, Fr., Pleasantville

2005-06

Football: 2005 (1A) State Qualifier

Football: All-State 2005 (1A--/3rd) TE - Zach Schippers, Sr., Pleasantville
Football: All-State 2005 (1A--/3rd) RB - Chance Mesecher, Sr., Pleasantville

Football: All-State 2005 (1A--/3rd) LB - Jake Sutter, Sr., Pleasantville

Baseball: All-State 2006 (2A-3rd/1st) U - Seth Hockaday, Sr., Pleasantville

Softball: All-State 2006 (2A-3rd) P - Chelsea Thomas, So., Pleasantville 2nd time

2006-07

Softball: 2007 (2A) State Qualifier

Boy's Track & Field: Individual Champion 2007 (2A) (100m) Kenneth Jackson, Pleasantville 11.29

Boy's Track & Field: Individual Champion 2007 (2A) (200m) Kenneth Jackson, Pleasantville 22.86

Football: All-State 2006 (1A-2nd/3rd) DL - Zach James, Sr., Pleasantville

Girl's Basketball: All-State 2007 (2A-3rd/3rd) F - Chelsea Thomas, Jr., Pleasantville

Softball: All-State 2007 (2A-1st) P - Chelsea Thomas, Jr., Pleasantville 3rd time

2007-08

Football: 2007 (1A) State Qualifier

Baseball: 2008 (2A) State Qualifier

Softball: 2008 (2A) State Qualifier

Football: All-State 2007 (1A-2nd/2nd) DL - Colby Kirby, Jr., Pleasantville

Football: All-State 2007 (1A--/3rd) DB - Matt Stubbs, Sr., Pleasantville

Girl's Basketball: All-State 2008 (2A-2nd/1st) U - Chelsea Thomas, Sr., Pleasantville 2nd time

Baseball: All-State 2008 (2A-3rd/-) P - Iziah Nutting, Sr., Pleasantville

Softball: All-State 2008 (2A-1st) P - Chelsea Thomas, Sr., Pleasantville 4th time

2008-09

Wrestling: 2009 (1A) State Duals Qualifier

Boy's Track & Field: Relay Champion 2009 (1A) (4x200m relay) Pleasantville (Eric Persoon, Scott Bacon, Connor Cummings, Travis Duffield) 1:30.73

Boy's Track & Field: Relay Champion 2009 (1A) (4x400m relay) Pleasantville (Eric Persoon, Bryan Koerselman, Connor Cummings, Travis Duffield) 3:27.34

Football: All-State 2008 (1A-2nd/2nd) DL - Colby Kirby, Sr., Pleasantville 2nd time

Football: All-State 2008 (1A--/3rd) WR - Scott Bacon, Sr., Pleasantville

2009-10

Boy's Golf: 2010 (2A) State Qualifier

2010-11

Girl's Golf: 2011 (2A) STATE CHAMPIONS

2011-12

Baseball: All-State 2012 (1A-2nd/1st) U - Collin Thomas, Sr., Pleasantville

2012-13

Girl's Golf: 2013 (1A) State Qualifier

Baseball: All-State 2013 (1A-2nd/1st) U - Patrick Sheehey, Jr., Pleasantville

2013-14

Girl's Golf: 2014 (2A) State Qualifier

Boy's Track & Field: Individual Champion 2014 (1A) (long jump) Patrick Sheehey, Pleasantville 22-04.50

Football: All-State 2013 (A-1st/1st) TE/WR - Patrick Sheehey, Sr., Pleasantville

Girl's Volleyball: All-State 2013 (2A--/2nd) Augusta Sinclair, Sr., Pleasantville

Baseball: All-State 2014 (1A-1st/1st) IF - Josh Luna, Jr., Pleasantville

Baseball: All-State 2014 (1A-1st/2nd) U - Patrick Sheehey, Sr., Pleasantville 2nd time

Baseball: All-State 2014 (1A-3rd/2nd) 1B - Zeb Adreon, So., Pleasantville

2014-15

Football: 2014 (A)* State Qualifier

Girl's Golf: 2015 (1A) State Qualifier

Baseball: 2015 (1A) State Qualifier

Boy's Track & Field: Relay Champion 2015 (1A) (4x100m relay) Pleasantville (Trever Zoss, Zeb Adreon, Brock Busick, Kirk Wicks) 44.57

Girl's Basketball: All-State 2015 (2A--/3rd) G - Kennedy Core, Sr., Pleasantville

Baseball: All-State 2015 (1A-1st/1st/1st) P - Zeb Adreon, Jr., Pleasantville 2nd time

Baseball: All-State 2015 (1A-1st/1st/1st) IF - Josh Luna, Sr., Pleasantville 2nd time

Softball: All-State 2015 (1A-3rd/-) Bailey Olivia, Jr., Pleasantville

2015-16

Football: 2015 (A) State Qualifier

Girl's Golf: 2016 (2A) State Qualifier

Baseball: 2016 (2A) State Qualifier

Football: All-State 2015 (A-HM/1st) U - Zeb Adreon, Sr., Pleasantville

Football: All-State 2015 (A-1st/2nd) LB - Sawyer Phillips, Jr., Pleasantville

Baseball: All-State 2016 (2A-1st/Elite/1st) 1B - Zeb Adreon, Sr., Pleasantville 3rd time

Baseball: All-State 2016 (2A-1st/1st/-) OF - Brock Busick, Sr., Pleasantville

Softball: All-State 2016 (2A-3rd/-) Andie Sowers, So., Pleasantville

2016-17

Football: 2016 (1A) State Qualifier

Football: All-State 2016 (1A--/1st) LB - Sawyer Phillips, Sr., Pleasantville 2nd time
Football: All-State 2016 (1A-1st/2nd) DL - Chaz Clark, Jr., Pleasantville

Football: All-State 2016 (1A--/3rd) TE/WR - Hunter Tyree, Jr., Pleasantville

Football: All-State 2016 (1A--/3rd) OL - Will Anthony, Sr., Pleasantville

Softball: All-State 2017 (2A-3rd/-) Andie Sowers, Jr., Pleasantville 2nd time

2017-18

Football: 2017 (1A) State Qualifier

Football: All-State 2017 (1A--/1st) RB - Hunter Tyree, Sr., Pleasantville 2nd time

Football: All-State 2017 (1A-1st/1st) DL - Chaz Clark, Sr., Pleasantville 2nd time

Softball: All-State 2018 (2A-2nd/-) Andie Sowers, Sr., Pleasantville 3rd time

2018-19

Baseball: All-State 2019 (2A--/2nd/-) 2B - Grant Fouch, Sr., Pleasantville

Softball: All-State 2019 (2A-1st/-) Makenzie McGriff, Jr., Pleasantville

Softball: All-State 2019 (2A-2nd/-) Josie Sowers, So., Pleasantville
Softball: All-State 2019 (2A-2nd/-) Abby DeJoode, Sr., Pleasantville

2019-20

Football: All-State 2019 (1A-1st/1st) RB - Cale Anthony, Sr., Pleasantville

Softball: All-State 2020 (2A-1st/1st) Josie Sowers, Jr., Pleasantville 2nd time

Softball: All-State 2020 (2A-3rd/-) Amber McKinney, Jr., Pleasantville

Related Pages

Pleasantville Home Page

Beech Honor Roll (joined Pleasantville after 1955-56)

Swan Honor Roll (joined Pleasantville in 1940s)