Southwestern Conference (Ohio)

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The Southwestern Conference is a high school athletic league whose members are located in Cuyahoga and Lorain counties, mainly southwest of the city of Cleveland. The league was formed in 1937 and is part of the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). [1]

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Current members

League members for the 2021-22 school year. SouthwesternConfOHSAA.PNG
League members for the 2021-22 school year.
SchoolNicknameLocationColorsJoined
Amherst Steele Comets Amherst Forest Green & Gold
  
1947-48 / 1986-87
Avon Eagles Avon Purple & Gold
  
2015-16 [2]
Avon Lake Shoremen/Shoregals Avon Lake Maroon & Gold
  
1964-65
Berea-Midpark Titans Berea Blue & Orange
  
2013-14
Elyria Pioneers Elyria Cherry & White

  

2021-22
Midview Middies Grafton Blue & Silver
  
2015-16 [3]
North Ridgeville Rangers North Ridgeville Navy Blue & Yellow
  
2015-16 [4]
Olmsted Falls Bulldogs Olmsted Falls Navy Blue & Gold
  
1954-55

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Former members

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Membership timeline

ElyriaNorth RidgevilleGraftonLakewoodAvonBereaMiddleburgh HeightsBroadview HeightsAvon LakeWestlakeOlmsted FallsNorth OlmstedBay VillageMedinaAmherstWellingtonLorainFairview ParkRocky RiverOberlinBereaSouthwestern Conference (Ohio)

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