SouthWest Central League

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SouthWest Central League
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ConferenceMissouri State High School Activities Association
Sports fielded
  • 9
No. of teams5
Region Missouri Ozarks
Official websitewww.theswcl.org

The Southwest Central League (SWCL) is a high school athletic conference in southwest Missouri. The league is made of five members located in Barry, Stone, and Taney Counties. The SWCL offers men's championships in baseball, basketball, cross country, and golf. Women's championships sponsored are basketball, cross country, softball and volleyball. Member schools also sponsor sideline cheerleading, music competition, and scholar bowl. Junior high level offerings include boys' and girls' basketball, baseball, and volleyball. [1] All member schools are members of Missouri State High School Activities Association.

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Member Schools

SchoolMascotColorsClassCityCountyFormer ConferenceJoined SWCL
Blue Eye High SchoolBulldogs  2 Blue Eye Stone
Galena High School Bears  2 Galena Stone-^
Purdy High SchoolEagles  2 Purdy Barry Ozark 7 Conference2018-2019
Southwest High SchoolTrojans  3 Washburn Barry Ozark 7 Conference2018-2019
Kirbyville Middle SchoolBraves  N/A Kirbyille Taney-


^Unknown, but records show Galena was a member by 1963.

Membership Changes

In December 2017 it was announced that Purdy High School would be leaving the Ozark 7 Conference to accept a "long-standing" invitation to join the Southwest Central League. [2] It was also reported that Southwest R-V Schools would also be leaving the Ozark 7 to join the SWCL. [2] This move was made official in January 2018. Both Purdy and Southwest became full members beginning in the 2018-2019 academic year. The move expanded the Southwest Central League's footprint to include Barry County.

In January 2022, the school board of the Sparta School District voted to accept an invitation to the Summit Conference beginning in the 2023-2024 school year ending a 36 year membership in the SWCL.

In November 2034, seven schools of different conferences came together to form the Greater Ozarks Conference, which would begin in the 2024-2025 school year, three of the seven were members of the SWCL: Billings, Crane, and Spokane. [3]

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Former Members

SchoolMascotColorsClassConference JoinedCurrent Conference
Billings High School Wildcats  2 Greater Ozarks Conference Greater Ozarks Conference
Clever High SchoolBlue Jays  3Mid-Lakes ConferenceMid-Lakes Conference [4] [2]
Crane High School Pirates  2 Greater Ozarks Conference Greater Ozarks Conference
Forsyth High School Panthers   3Mid-Lakes ConferenceMid-Lakes Conference [4] [2]
Hollister High SchoolTigers  3Central Ozark ConferenceBig 8 Conference [5] [6]
Hurley High SchoolTigers  1UnknownMark Twain Conference
Reeds Spring High SchoolWolves  3 Central Ozark Conference Big 8 Conference [5] [6]
Sparta High SchoolTrojans  3Summit ConferenceSummit Conference
Spokane High SchoolOwls  3 Greater Ozarks Conference Greater Ozarks Conference
Verona High SchoolWildcats  1UnknownOzark 7 Conference

State Championships

YearSchoolSportPlaceClass
1990Billings High SchoolBaseball1st1A
2010Billings High SchoolBoys Basketball1st2
2011Crane High SchoolBoys Basketball1st2
2013Crane High SchoolGirls Basketball1st2
2014Crane High SchoolGirls Basketball1st2
2015Crane High SchoolGirls Basketball1st2
2016Crane High SchoolGirls Basketball1st2
1985Galena High SchoolBaseball1st1A
2022Galena High SchoolScholar Bowl3rd2
1969Galena High SchoolIndoor Track & Field2ndS
1969Galena High SchoolOutdoor Track & Field2ndS
2003Galena High SchoolScholar Bowl3rd1
2023Galena High SchoolGirls Volleyball4th1
2019Blue Eye High SchoolGirls Cross Country1st1
2018Blue Eye High SchoolGirls Cross Country2nd2
2021Blue Eye High SchoolGirls Track & Field4th2
2019Blue Eye High SchoolGirls Track & Field1st1
2021Blue Eye High SchoolBoys Cross Country4th2
2020Blue Eye High SchoolBoys Cross Country2nd1
2019Blue Eye High SchoolBoys Cross Country2nd1
2022Blue Eye High SchoolGirls Basketball3rd2
2021Blue Eye High SchoolGirls Basketball3rd2
2020Blue Eye High SchoolGirls Basketball3rd2
2009Blue Eye High SchoolBoys Basketball4th3
2018Purdy High SchoolBoys Basketball4th2
2011Purdy High SchoolGirls Basketball1st2
1982Purdy High SchoolGirls Basketball2nd1A
1981Purdy High SchoolGirls Basketball1st1A
1980Purdy High SchoolGirls Basketball4th2A
2009Purdy High SchoolScholar Bowl4th2
2008Purdy High SchoolScholar Bowl4th2
2002Purdy High SchoolScholar Bowl2nd2A
2001Purdy High SchoolScholar Bowl4th2A
2021Purdy High SchoolSoftball (Spring)1st1
2017Purdy High SchoolSoftball (Spring)2nd1
2004Purdy High SchoolSoftball (Fall)4th2
2003Purdy High SchoolSoftball (Fall)2nd1
1995Purdy High SchoolGirls Volleyball2nd1A
1994Purdy High SchoolGirls Volleyball2nd1A
1993Purdy High SchoolGirls Volleyball2nd1A
1992Purdy High SchoolGirls Volleyball3rd1A
1989Purdy High SchoolGirls Volleyball3rd1A
1988Purdy High SchoolGirls Volleyball3rd1A
1975Southwest (Washburn) High SchoolGirls Basketball4thA
2002Southwest (Washburn) High SchoolBoys Cross Country3rd1
2001Southwest (Washburn) High SchoolBoys Cross Country2nd1A
2000Southwest (Washburn) High SchoolBoys Cross Country1st1A
1999Southwest (Washburn) High SchoolBoys Cross Country3rd1A
1994Southwest (Washburn) High SchoolBoys Cross Country4th1A-2A
1993Southwest (Washburn) High SchoolBoys Cross Country3rd1A-2A
1992Southwest (Washburn) High SchoolBoys Cross Country4th1A-2A
1991Southwest (Washburn) High SchoolBoys Cross Country2nd1A-2A
1989Southwest (Washburn) High SchoolBoys Cross Country4th1A-2A
1993Southwest (Washburn) High SchoolGirls Cross Country4th1A-2A

Individual State Champions

YearSchoolSportAthleteEventClass
2021Blue Eye High SchoolGirls Cross CountryRiley Arnold2
2020Blue Eye High SchoolGirls Cross CountryRiley Arnold1
2019Blue Eye High SchoolGirls Cross CountryRiley Arnold1
2018Blue Eye High SchoolGirls Cross CountryRiley Arnold1
2019Blue Eye High SchoolGirls Cross Country4x100 M Relay1
2019Blue Eye High SchoolGirls Cross Country4x200 M Relay1
2019Blue Eye High SchoolGirls Cross Country4x800 M Relay1
2007Galena High SchoolBoys GolfJared Essary1
2005Galena High SchoolBoys GolfJared Essary1
1982Southwest (Washburn) High SchoolSpeech, Debate & TheatreJerry VarnerHumorous Interpretation

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