Patoka Valley Conference
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
| School | Location | Mascot | Colors | County | YearJoined | PreviousConference | YearLeft | ConferenceJoined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birdseye | Birdseye | Yellow Jackets | 19Dubois | 1917 | Independents | 1971 | none (consolidatedinto Forest Park) | |
| Cuzco | Cuzco | Bear Cubs | 19Dubois | 1917 | Independents | 1948 | none (consolidatedinto Dubois) | |
| Dubois | Dubois | Jeeps | 19Dubois | 1917 | Independents | 1972 | Lost River | |
| Ferdinand | Ferdianand | Crusaders | 19Dubois | 1917 | Independents | 1971 | none (consolidatedinto Forest Park) | |
| Holland | Holland | Dutchmen | 19Dubois | 1917 | Independents | 1972 | none (consolidatedinto Southridge) | |
| Huntingburg | Huntingburg | Happy Hunters | 19 Dubois | 1917 | Independents | 1942 | Southern Indiana | |
| Ireland | Ireland | Spuds | 19Dubois | 1917 | Independents | 1970 | none (consolidatedinto Jasper) | |
| Jasper | Jasper | Wildcats | 19Dubois | 1917 | Independents | 1953 | Southern Indiana | |
| Chrisney | Chrisney1 | Wildcats | 74 Spencer | 1959 | Pocket/Spencer County | 1972 | none (consolidated intoHeritage Hills) | |
| Lynnville2 | Lynnville | Lyndis | 87Warrick | 1959 | Pocket/Warrick County | 1965 | none (consolidatedinto Tecumseh) | |
| Otwell3 | Otwell | Millers | 63Pike | 1959 | Pike County | 1972 | Independents (consolidated intoPike Central in 1974) | |
| Spurgeon3 | Spurgeon | Cardinals | 63Pike | 1959 | Pike County | 1966 | none (consolidated intoWinslow) | |
| Stendal3 | Stendal | Aces | 63Pike | 1959 | Pike County | 1966 | none (consolidated intoWinslow) | |
| Winslow | Winslow | Eskimos | 63Pike | 1964 | Pike County | 1972 | Independents (consolidatedinto Pike Central in 1974) | |
| Barr-Reeve | Montgomery | Vikings | 14Daviess | 1968 | Daviess County | 1969 | Blue Chip | |
| Forest Park | Ferdinand | Rangers | 19Dubois | 1971 | none (new school) | 1972 | Blue Chip |
- Played concurrently in PVC and SCC 1959–65.
- Played concurrently in PVC and WCC 1959–65.
- Played concurrently in PCC and PVC 1959–64.
References
- ^"County High School Teachers". Huntingburg (IN) Independent. December 2, 1916. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^"Requiem For A Conference". Dubois County Daily Herald, Jasper, IN. August 23, 1972. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
