Patoka Valley Conference Explained

The Patoka Valley Conference was an athletic conference based in Southwest Indiana. Originally formed as the Dubois County Conference in 1917,[1] the conference changed its name in 1959 as schools from outside the county joined. The conference contained schools from Daviess, Dubois, Pike, Spencer, and Warrick counties at some point in its existence. The conference had eleven members for the 1964-65 season, yet within less than a decade disbanded with four members remaining (and two of those schools closed within another two years). The consolidation of schools across Indiana was the primary reason for the drop in membership.[2]

Membership

SchoolLocationMascotColorsCountyYear
Joined		Previous
Conference		Year
Left		Conference
Joined
BirdseyeBirdseyeYellow Jackets19
Dubois		1917Independents1971none (consolidated
into Forest Park)
CuzcoCuzcoBear Cubs19
Dubois		1917Independents1948none (consolidated
into Dubois)
DuboisDuboisJeeps19
Dubois		1917Independents1972Lost River
FerdinandFerdianandCrusaders19
Dubois		1917Independents1971none (consolidated
into Forest Park)
HollandHollandDutchmen19
Dubois		1917Independents1972none (consolidated
into Southridge)
HuntingburgHuntingburgHappy Hunters19
Dubois		1917Independents1942Southern Indiana
IrelandIrelandSpuds19
Dubois		1917Independents1970none (consolidated
into Jasper)
JasperJasperWildcats19
Dubois		1917Independents1953Southern Indiana
ChrisneyChrisney1Wildcats74
Spencer		1959Pocket/
Spencer County		1972none (consolidated into
Heritage Hills)
Lynnville2LynnvilleLyndis87
Warrick		1959Pocket/
Warrick County		1965none (consolidated
into Tecumseh)
Otwell3OtwellMillers63
Pike		1959Pike County1972Independents (consolidated into
Pike Central in 1974)
Spurgeon3SpurgeonCardinals63
Pike		1959Pike County1966none (consolidated into
Winslow)
Stendal3StendalAces63
Pike		1959Pike County1966none (consolidated into
Winslow)
WinslowWinslowEskimos63
Pike		1964Pike County1972Independents (consolidated
into Pike Central in 1974)
Barr-ReeveMontgomeryVikings14
Daviess		1968Daviess County1969Blue Chip
Forest ParkFerdinandRangers19
Dubois		1971none (new school)1972Blue
Chip
  1. Played concurrently in PVC and SCC 1959-65.
  2. Played concurrently in PVC and WCC 1959-65.
  3. Played concurrently in PCC and PVC 1959-64.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: County High School Teachers . Huntingburg (IN) Independent . 1916-12-02 . 2017-08-29.
  2. Web site: Requiem For A Conference . Dubois County Daily Herald, Jasper, IN . 1972-08-23 . 2013-10-02.

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