The Grand River Conference, is a high school athletic conference comprising small-size high schools located in northwest and north central Missouri. The conference members are located in Andrew, Buchanan, Caldwell, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Linn, Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan, and Worth counties.
| Conference | MSHSAA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1929 |
| No. of teams | 18 |
| Region | Northwest Missouri |
History
editFounded in December 1929, the conference was formed with six schools: King City, Stanberry, Maysville, Bethany, Albany and Grant City as the Grand River Six. By 1936, the conference had grown to eight teams. Various schools joined and dropped over the years, with several schools switching to 8-player football a contributing factor. By 2011, the conference had ten members, and by 2016, the conference was at 16 teams.[1][2] On March 3, 2023, the superintendents of the conference voted to split into 2 separate conferences, Grand River Conference (GRC) and Grand River Conference West (GRC West), based on the previous divisional lines with Princeton joining the GRC West and giving the GRC the Brookfield Bulldogs (formerly of the Clarence Cannon Conference) and the Marceline Tigers (formerly of the Lewis & Clark Conference), who began GRC play in the 2024-2025 school year.
Members
editAs of 2024, the Grand River Conference consists of eighteen high schools split into two separate conferences.[3][4][5]
Grand River Conference
edit| School Name | Mascot | Colors | City | County | School Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookfield | Bulldogs | Brookfield | Linn | Public | |
| Gallatin | Bulldogs | Gallatin | Daviess | Public | |
| Marceline | Tigers | Marceline | Linn | Public | |
| Maysville | Wolverines | Maysville | DeKalb | Public | |
| Milan | Wildcats | Milan | Sullivan | Public | |
| Polo | Panthers | Polo | Caldwell | Public | |
| Putnam County | Midgets | Unionville | Putnam | Public | |
| South Harrison | Bulldogs | Bethany | Harrison | Public | |
| Trenton | Bulldogs | Trenton | Grundy | Public |
Grand River Conference West
edit| School Name | Mascot | Colors | City | County | School Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | Warriors | Albany | Gentry | Public | |
| King City | Wildkats | King City | Gentry | Public | |
| North Andrew | Cardinals | Rosendale | Andrew | Public | |
| North Harrison | Shamrocks | Eagleville | Harrison | Public | |
| Pattonsburg | Panthers | Pattonsburg | Daviess | Public | |
| Princeton | Tigers | Princeton | Mercer | Public | |
| St. Joseph Christian | Lions | St. Joseph | Buchanan | Private | |
| Stanberry | Bulldogs | Stanberry | Gentry | Public | |
| Worth County | Tigers | Grant City | Worth | Public |
References
edit- ^ Thorn, Cody (February 6, 2015). "Grand River Conference adds 4 to league's ledger". St. Joseph News-Press. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "Grand River Conference begins new era". Bethany Republican-Clipper. August 4, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "GRC Boys Basketball Standings". Grand River Conference. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ Conger, Phil (October 23, 2020). "North Harrison to join Grand River Conference". Bethany Republican-Clipper. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "North Harrison joins GRC, as four Lady Shamrocks named to all-state softball teams". KTTN-KGOZ Sports. November 5, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2022.