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SouthWest Central League
ConferenceMissouri State High School Activities Association
Sports fielded
  • 9
No. of teams8
RegionMissouri Ozarks
Official websitewww.theswcl.org

The Southwest Central League (SWCL) is a high school athletic conference in southwest Missouri. The league is made of eight full members and one affiliate member located in Barry, Christian, 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.

Member Schools[2][edit]

School Mascot Colors Class City County Former Conference Joined SWCL
Billings High School Wildcats    2 Billings Christian - -
Blue Eye High School Bulldogs    2 Blue Eye Stone - -
Crane High School Pirates    2 Crane Stone - -
Galena High School Bears    2 Galena Stone - ^
Purdy High School Eagles    2 Purdy Barry Ozark 7 Conference 2018-2019
Southwest High School Trojans    3 Washburn Barry Ozark 7 Conference 2018-2019
Spokane High School Owls    3 Spokane Christian - -
Kirbyville Middle School Braves    N/A Kirbyille Taney -


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

Membership Changes[edit]

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.[3] It was also reported that Southwest R-V Schools would also be leaving the Ozark 7 to join the SWCL.[3] 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.

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Former Members[edit]

School Mascot Colors Class Conference Joined Current Conference
Reeds Spring High School Wolves    3 Central Ozark Conference Big 8 Conference [4][5]
Hollister High School Tigers    3 Central Ozark Conference Big 8 Conference [4][5]
Verona High School Wildcats    1 Unknown Ozark 7 Conference
Hurley High School Tigers    1 Unknown Mark Twain Conference
Forsyth High School* Panthers     3 Mid-Lakes Conference Mid-Lakes Conference[6][3]
Clever High School* Blue Jays    3 Mid-Lakes Conference Mid-Lakes Conference[6][3]
Sparta High School Trojans    3 Summit Conference Summit Conference

State Championships[edit]

Year School Sport Place Class
1990 Billings High School Baseball 1st 1A
2010 Billings High School Boys Basketball 1st 2
2011 Crane High School Boys Basketball 1st 2
2013 Crane High School Girls Basketball 1st 2
2014 Crane High School Girls Basketball 1st 2
2015 Crane High School Girls Basketball 1st 2
2016 Crane High School Girls Basketball 1st 2
1985 Galena High School Baseball 1st 1A
2022 Galena High School Scholar Bowl 3rd 2
1969 Galena High School Indoor Track & Field 2nd S
1969 Galena High School Outdoor Track & Field 2nd S
2003 Galena High School Scholar Bowl 3rd 1
2023 Galena High School Girls Volleyball 4th 1
2019 Blue Eye High School Girls Cross Country 1st 1
2018 Blue Eye High School Girls Cross Country 2nd 2
2021 Blue Eye High School Girls Track & Field 4th 2
2019 Blue Eye High School Girls Track & Field 1st 1
2021 Blue Eye High School Boys Cross Country 4th 2
2020 Blue Eye High School Boys Cross Country 2nd 1
2019 Blue Eye High School Boys Cross Country 2nd 1
2022 Blue Eye High School Girls Basketball 3rd 2
2021 Blue Eye High School Girls Basketball 3rd 2
2020 Blue Eye High School Girls Basketball 3rd 2
2009 Blue Eye High School Boys Basketball 4th 3
2018 Purdy High School Boys Basketball 4th 2
2011 Purdy High School Girls Basketball 1st 2
1982 Purdy High School Girls Basketball 2nd 1A
1981 Purdy High School Girls Basketball 1st 1A
1980 Purdy High School Girls Basketball 4th 2A
2009 Purdy High School Scholar Bowl 4th 2
2008 Purdy High School Scholar Bowl 4th 2
2002 Purdy High School Scholar Bowl 2nd 2A
2001 Purdy High School Scholar Bowl 4th 2A
2021 Purdy High School Softball (Spring) 1st 1
2017 Purdy High School Softball (Spring) 2nd 1
2004 Purdy High School Softball (Fall) 4th 2
2003 Purdy High School Softball (Fall) 2nd 1
1995 Purdy High School Girls Volleyball 2nd 1A
1994 Purdy High School Girls Volleyball 2nd 1A
1993 Purdy High School Girls Volleyball 2nd 1A
1992 Purdy High School Girls Volleyball 3rd 1A
1989 Purdy High School Girls Volleyball 3rd 1A
1988 Purdy High School Girls Volleyball 3rd 1A
1975 Southwest (Washburn) High School Girls Basketball 4th A
2002 Southwest (Washburn) High School Boys Cross Country 3rd 1
2001 Southwest (Washburn) High School Boys Cross Country 2nd 1A
2000 Southwest (Washburn) High School Boys Cross Country 1st 1A
1999 Southwest (Washburn) High School Boys Cross Country 3rd 1A
1994 Southwest (Washburn) High School Boys Cross Country 4th 1A-2A
1993 Southwest (Washburn) High School Boys Cross Country 3rd 1A-2A
1992 Southwest (Washburn) High School Boys Cross Country 4th 1A-2A
1991 Southwest (Washburn) High School Boys Cross Country 2nd 1A-2A
1989 Southwest (Washburn) High School Boys Cross Country 4th 1A-2A
1993 Southwest (Washburn) High School Girls Cross Country 4th 1A-2A

Individual State Champions[edit]

Year School Sport Athlete Event Class
2021 Blue Eye High School Girls Cross Country Riley Arnold 2
2020 Blue Eye High School Girls Cross Country Riley Arnold 1
2019 Blue Eye High School Girls Cross Country Riley Arnold 1
2018 Blue Eye High School Girls Cross Country Riley Arnold 1
2019 Blue Eye High School Girls Cross Country 4x100 M Relay 1
2019 Blue Eye High School Girls Cross Country 4x200 M Relay 1
2019 Blue Eye High School Girls Cross Country 4x800 M Relay 1
2007 Galena High School Boys Golf Jared Essary 1
2005 Galena High School Boys Golf Jared Essary 1
1982 Southwest (Washburn) High School Speech, Debate & Theatre Jerry Varner Humorous Interpretation

References[edit]

  1. ^ Southwest Central League (2017-12-25). "Spokane Owls". The SWCL.
  2. ^ "The SWCL - The SouthWest Central League". www.theswcl.org. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  3. ^ a b c d Lankford, Jared (2017-12-25). "Ozark 7 Conference future murky". The Monett Times.
  4. ^ a b Scott, Mike (2017-12-25). "BIG 8 CONFERENCE EXPANDING TO 14 SCHOOLS". Ozarks Sports Zone.
  5. ^ a b "Hollister leaving Central Ozark Conference". Branson Tri-Lakes News. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  6. ^ a b "Fair Grove, Strafford will stay in Mid-Lakes Conference". BuffaloReflex.com. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
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