Platte Valley Conference
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The Platte Valley Conference (PVC) is a northwest Missouri-based athletic conference that features exclusively small, primarily rural schools that are member institutions of the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA). This conference is considered one of the stronger sports leagues in class 1 of Missouri sports.[citation needed]
Sports
Member schools in the PVC fall football lineup include the Dekalb Tigers, North Andrew Cardinals, Southwest Livingston Wildcats, South Nodaway Longhorns, Stewartsville Cardinals, and Union Star Trojans. These teams compete in Missouri eight-man football, a sport almost exclusive to the northwest corner of the state.
For basketball, the conference keeps most of its football competitors: the Dekalb Tigers, North Andrew Cardinals, South Nodaway Longhorns, Stewartsville Cardinals, and Union Star R-2 Trojans. Also in the PVC basketball group are the Jefferson Eagles, Northeast Nodaway Bluejays, and the Osborn Wildcats. Starting in 2011-2012, the Platte Valley Conference has had a conference basketball tournament featuring the 8 basketball schools.
On February 6, 2015, the Grand River Conference accepted North Andrew and they will move to the GRC starting in the 2016-2017 school year.[1]
List of member schools
| School | Team Name | Colors | Town | County | School Enrollment (2008–10) | Football? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Kalb High School | Tigers | De Kalb | Buchanan | 118 | Y | |
| Jefferson Conception Junction High School | (Lady) Eagles | Conception Junction | Nodaway | 50 | N | |
| Osborn High School | Wildcats/ Lady Cats | Osborn | De Kalb | 40 | N | |
| North Andrew High School | Cardinals | Rosendale | Andrew | 105 | Y | |
| Northeast Nodaway High School | BlueJays | Ravenwood | Nodaway | 73 | N | |
| Southwest Livingston High School | Wildcats | Ludlow | Livingston | 65 | Y (football only) | |
| South Nodaway High School | Longhorns | Barnard | Nodaway | 71 | Y | |
| Stewartsville High School | Cardinals | Stewartsville | De Kalb | 88 | Y | |
| Union Star High School | Trojans | Union Star | De Kalb | 47 | Y |
Former members
In years past, the Platte Valley Conference also included Fillmore, but the town's high school consolidated with the North Andrew School District in 1993. The conference also included Elwood, KS through the 2010-2011 school year when they consolidated with Wathena, KS to form Riverside High School.