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. All member schools are members of Missouri State High School Activities Association.
Member schools School Nickname Colors City County Class Former ConferenceJoined SWCL Blue Eye High School Bulldogs Blue Eye Stone 2 Galena High School Bears Galena Stone 2 - ^Purdy High SchoolEaglesPurdyBarry2Ozark 7 Conference2018-2019Southwest High SchoolTrojansWashburnBarry3Ozark 7 Conference2018-2019 Kirbyville Middle School Braves Kirbyille Taney N/A -
^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. It was also reported that Southwest R-V Schools would also be leaving the Ozark 7 to join the SWCL. 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 2023, 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.
Former members SchoolNicknameColorsClassConference JoinedCurrent ConferenceBillings High SchoolWildcats2Greater Ozarks ConferenceGreater Ozarks ConferenceClever High SchoolBlue Jays3Mid-Lakes ConferenceMid-Lakes ConferenceCrane High SchoolPirates2Greater Ozarks ConferenceGreater Ozarks ConferenceForsyth High SchoolPanthers3Mid-Lakes ConferenceMid-Lakes ConferenceHollister High SchoolTigers3Central Ozark ConferenceBig 8 Conference Hurley High SchoolTigers1UnknownMark Twain ConferenceReeds Spring High SchoolWolves3Central Ozark ConferenceBig 8 Conference Sparta High SchoolTrojans3Summit ConferenceSummit ConferenceSpokane High SchoolOwls3Greater Ozarks ConferenceGreater Ozarks ConferenceVerona High SchoolWildcats1UnknownOzark 7 Conference
State championships YearSchoolSportPlaceClass1990Billings High SchoolBaseball1st1A2010Billings High SchoolBoys Basketball1st22011Crane High SchoolBoys Basketball1st22013Crane High SchoolGirls Basketball1st22014Crane High SchoolGirls Basketball1st22015Crane High SchoolGirls Basketball1st22016Crane High SchoolGirls Basketball1st21985Galena High SchoolBaseball1st1A2022Galena High SchoolScholar Bowl3rd21969Galena High SchoolIndoor Track & Field2ndS1969Galena High SchoolOutdoor Track & Field2ndS2003Galena High SchoolScholar Bowl3rd12023Galena High SchoolGirls Volleyball4th12019Blue Eye High SchoolGirls Cross Country1st12018Blue Eye High SchoolGirls Cross Country2nd22021Blue Eye High SchoolGirls Track & Field4th22019Blue Eye High SchoolGirls Track & Field1st12021Blue Eye High SchoolBoys Cross Country4th22020Blue Eye High SchoolBoys Cross Country2nd12019Blue Eye High SchoolBoys Cross Country2nd12022Blue Eye High SchoolGirls Basketball3rd22021Blue Eye High SchoolGirls Basketball3rd22020Blue Eye High SchoolGirls Basketball3rd22009Blue Eye High SchoolBoys Basketball4th32018Purdy High SchoolBoys Basketball4th22011Purdy High SchoolGirls Basketball1st21982Purdy High SchoolGirls Basketball2nd1A1981Purdy High SchoolGirls Basketball1st1A1980Purdy High SchoolGirls Basketball4th2A2009Purdy High SchoolScholar Bowl4th22008Purdy High SchoolScholar Bowl4th22002Purdy High SchoolScholar Bowl2nd2A2001Purdy High SchoolScholar Bowl4th2A2021Purdy High SchoolSoftball (Spring)1st12017Purdy High SchoolSoftball (Spring)2nd12004Purdy High SchoolSoftball (Fall)4th22003Purdy High SchoolSoftball (Fall)2nd11995Purdy High SchoolGirls Volleyball2nd1A1994Purdy High SchoolGirls Volleyball2nd1A1993Purdy High SchoolGirls Volleyball2nd1A1992Purdy High SchoolGirls Volleyball3rd1A1989Purdy High SchoolGirls Volleyball3rd1A1988Purdy High SchoolGirls Volleyball3rd1A1975Southwest (Washburn) High SchoolGirls Basketball4thA2002Southwest (Washburn) High SchoolBoys Cross Country3rd12001Southwest (Washburn) High SchoolBoys Cross Country2nd1A2000Southwest (Washburn) High SchoolBoys Cross Country1st1A1999Southwest (Washburn) High SchoolBoys Cross Country3rd1A1994Southwest (Washburn) High SchoolBoys Cross Country4th1A-2A1993Southwest (Washburn) High SchoolBoys Cross Country3rd1A-2A1992Southwest (Washburn) High SchoolBoys Cross Country4th1A-2A1991Southwest (Washburn) High SchoolBoys Cross Country2nd1A-2A1989Southwest (Washburn) High SchoolBoys Cross Country4th1A-2A1993Southwest (Washburn) High SchoolGirls Cross Country4th1A-2A
Individual state champions YearSchoolSportAthleteEventClass2021Blue Eye High SchoolGirls Cross CountryRiley Arnold22020Blue Eye High SchoolGirls Cross CountryRiley Arnold12019Blue Eye High SchoolGirls Cross CountryRiley Arnold12018Blue Eye High SchoolGirls Cross CountryRiley Arnold12019Blue Eye High SchoolGirls Cross Country4x100 M Relay12019Blue Eye High SchoolGirls Cross Country4x200 M Relay12019Blue Eye High SchoolGirls Cross Country4x800 M Relay12007Galena High SchoolBoys GolfJared Essary12005Galena High SchoolBoys GolfJared Essary11982Southwest (Washburn) High SchoolSpeech, Debate & TheatreJerry VarnerHumorous Interpretation
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