Pleasant Plains
| Pleasant Plains Cardinals | |
| Location: Pleasant Plains, Illinois | |
|---|---|
| Coaches | Erica Muchow |
| State Championships | None |
| Program Status | Active |
| School Size | School Enrollment - 404 |
| NAQT Page | link |
Pleasant Plains is a public high school in Pleasant Plains, Illinois, which draws students from primarily western Sangamon County northwest of Springfield. It competes in Class A, the "small school" division, of the Illinois High School Association's State Championship series.
Along with Athens, Williamsville, & New Berlin, Pleasant Plains has been a perennial small-school contender from the Springfield area. The Cardinals most recently began their rise behind ace Kameron Wolters at the end of the 2010's. After a successful season online during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cardinals continued getting stronger behind IHSSBCA All Staters Hugh Beeler & Jack Sandel culminating in back-to-back trips to the IHSA Final Four finishing 4th to Johnston City in 2024 and 2nd to Metro-East Lutheran in 2025.
Notable Team Accomplishments
- IHSA State Tournament: 2025- 2nd Place Class 1A, 2024 - 4th Place Class 1A, 2002 - 4th Place Class 1A
- IHSA Sectional Titles: (4) 2025 (1A), 2024 (1A), 2023 (1A), 2002 (1A)
- IHSA Regional Titles: (13) 2024 (1A), 2023 (1A), 2022 (1A), 2021 (1A), 2019 (1A), 2018 (1A), 2017 (1A), 2016 (1A), 2012 (1A), 2009 (1A), 2006 (1A), 2004 (1A)
- Masonic State Qualifier: (3) 2025, 2003, 2002
- IHSSBCA NAQT Illinois State Championship: 2024 - 19th (SS - 2nd)
- IHSSBCA Kickoff Champions: 2025
- IHSSBCA Turnabout Champions: 2020
- IHSSBCA Novice Champions: 2023
- Sangamon County Scholastic Bowl Champions: 2023
IHSSBCA Individual Awards
All-Sectional Honorees
- 2022-23: Hugh Beeler (1A)
- 2019-20: Kameron Wolters (1A)
- 2018-19: Kameron Wolters, Brian Zaborac (1A)
- 2006-07: Griffin McNamara (1A)
- 2002-03: Daniel Mosher, Jeremy Newtson (1A)
All-State Honorees
- 2024-25: Jack Sandel (First Team) Class 1A
- 2023-24: Hugh Beeler (Second Team), Jack Sandel (Second Team) Class 1A
- 2022-23: Hugh Beeler (Second Team) Class 1A
- 2019-20: Kameron Wolters (Second Team) Class 1A