SouthWest Central League

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.

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

Member Schools[2]
SchoolMascot ColorsClassCityCounty Former Conference Joined SWCL
Billings High SchoolWildcats   2BillingsChristian - -
Blue Eye High SchoolBulldogs   2Blue EyeStone - -
Crane High SchoolPirates   2CraneStone - -
Galena High SchoolBears   2GalenaStone - ^
Purdy High SchoolEagles   2PurdyBarry Ozark 7 Conference 2018-2019
Southwest High SchoolTrojans   3WashburnBarry Ozark 7 Conference 2018-2019
Spokane High SchoolOwls   3SpokaneChristian - -
Kirbyville Middle SchoolBraves    N/AKirbyilleTaney -


^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.[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
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 Forsyth Mid-Lakes Conference[6][3]
Clever High School* Blue Jays    3 Clever Mid-Lakes Conference[6][3]

State champions
Year School Sport Class
1990 Billings High School Baseball 1A
2010 Billings High School Boys Basketball 2
2011 Crane High School Boys Basketball 2
2013 Crane High School Girls Basketball 2
2014 Crane High School Girls Basketball 2
2015 Crane High School Girls Basketball 2
2016 Crane High School Girls Basketball 2
1973 Forsyth High School Boys Basketball S
1985 Galena High School Baseball 1A
2005 Galena High School Individual Golf-Jared Essary 1
2007 Galena High School Individual Golf-Jared Essary 1
2003 Sparta High School Baseball 1
1953 Sparta High School Boys Basketball B
2009 Sparta High School Girls Basketball 2

References
  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. Lankford, Jared (2017-12-25). "Ozark 7 Conference future murky". The Monett Times.
  4. Scott, Mike (2017-12-25). "BIG 8 CONFERENCE EXPANDING TO 14 SCHOOLS". Ozarks Sports Zone.
  5. "Hollister leaving Central Ozark Conference". Branson Tri-Lakes News. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  6. "Fair Grove, Strafford will stay in Mid-Lakes Conference". BuffaloReflex.com. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
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