The Platte Valley Conference (PVC) is a northwest Missouri

Missouri

Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

-based athletic conference that features exclusively small, primarily rural schools that are member institutions of the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA).

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

Eight-man football

Eight-man football is a type of American football, generally played by small high schools. Rules and formations vary greatly among states and even among different organizations, but the one constant is eight players from each team on the field at one time, as opposed to eleven-man football, which...

, a sport almost exclusive to the northwest corner of the state.

For basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

, the conference keeps most of its football competitors: the Dekalb Tigers, North Andrew Cardinals, South Nodaway Longhorns, Stewartsville Cardinals, and Union Star R-2

Union Star R-2

Union Star R-2 is the name of the school district that is located in Union Star, Missouri. It is a K-12 facility that has about 200 total students...

 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 will have a conference basketball tournament featuring the 8 basketball schools.

In years past, the Platte Valley Conference also included Fillmore, but the town's high school consolidated with the North Andrew School District in the early 1990s. The conference also included Elwood, KS through the 2010-2011 school year when they consolidated with Wathena, KS to form Riverside High School.

This conference is considered one of the stronger sports leagues in class 1 of Missouri sports.

List of member schools

School	Team Name	Colors	Town	County	School Enrollment (2008–10)	Football?
De Kalb High School	Tigers		De Kalb De Kalb, Missouri De Kalb is a city in Buchanan County, Missouri, United States. The population was 257 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a town. It is part of the St...	Buchanan Buchanan County, Missouri Buchanan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2010, the population was 89,201. Its county seat is Saint Joseph. When originally formed in 1838, the county was named Roberts County, after settler Hiram Roberts; it was renamed in 1839 for James Buchanan, then a U.S....	118	Y
Jefferson Conception Junction High School	(Lady) Eagles		Conception Junction Conception Junction, Missouri Conception Junction is a city in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States, near the Platte River. The population was 202 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a town.-Geography:...	Nodaway Nodaway County, Missouri Nodaway County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. The county was organized in 1845 and named for the Nodaway River.As of 2010, the population was 23,370...	50	N
Osborn High School	Wildcats/ Lady Cats		Osborn Osborn, Missouri Osborn is a city in Clinton and De Kalb Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 455 at the 2000 census.The Clinton County portion of Osborn is part of the Kansas City, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the DeKalb County portion is part of the St...	De Kalb	40	N
North Andrew High School North Andrew High School North Andrew High School is a public secondary school in Rosendale, Missouri. The current principal is Shannon Nolte.-The History:John Gaemlich came from the country of Germany and migrated west up the Missouri River with Joseph Robidouix. John bought the of section 35 from Wingate King on...	Cardinals		Rosendale Rosendale, Missouri Rosendale is a city in Andrew County, Missouri, United States. The population was 180 at the 2000 census. Prior to 1881, Rosendale was known as Ogle Mills. It was later named after roses that grew in the area.Rosendale is part of the St...	Andrew Andrew County, Missouri -External links:* from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books...	105	Y
Northeast Nodaway High School	BlueJays		Ravenwood Ravenwood, Missouri Ravenwood is a city in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States, near the Platte River. The population was 448 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a town.-Geography:Ravenwood is located at ....	Nodaway Nodaway County, Missouri Nodaway County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. The county was organized in 1845 and named for the Nodaway River.As of 2010, the population was 23,370...	73	N
Southwest Livingston High School	Wildcats		Ludlow Ludlow, Missouri Ludlow is a village in Livingston County, Missouri, United States. The population was 204 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a town.-Geography:Ludlow is located at ....	Livingston	65	Y (football only)
South Nodaway High School	Longhorns		Barnard Barnard, Missouri Barnard is a city in Nodaway County, Missouri, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 257. It is served by the South Nodaway R-IV School District, and is the location of the high school. The elementary school is located in Guilford, MO, 5 miles east...	Nodaway Nodaway County, Missouri Nodaway County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. The county was organized in 1845 and named for the Nodaway River.As of 2010, the population was 23,370...	71	Y
Stewartsville High School	Cardinals		Stewartsville Stewartsville, Missouri Stewartsville is a city in DeKalb County, Missouri, United States. The population was 759 at the 2000 census. The community is named for Robert M. Stewart, a former Missouri governor. It is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area....	De Kalb	88	Y
Union Star High School	Trojans		Union Star Union Star, Missouri Union Star is a city in DeKalb County, Missouri, United States, along the Third Fork of the Platte River. The population was 433 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a town. It is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area....	De Kalb	47	Y