News

Established prior to the 2012-13 school year, the Southwest Ohio Conference consists of charter members Harrison, Mount Healthy, Northwest, and Talawanda High Schools.  Our outstanding athletic and academic conference is built upon the following principles:  Integrity; Sportsmanship; and Leadership.  To stay up to date on SWOC news, results, and statistics, visit the site often.  In addition, check out the IN THE NEWS tab, as well as our Twitter feed, @swocsports, for more school-specific stories and links to stories from local media outlets.

Best of luck to our athletes and teams during the upcoming 2023-2024 school year!  We are the SWOC!!!

The 2024 Southwest Ohio Conference Baseball Championship has been won by the Talawanda Brave, 12-7 overall (8-1 SWOC).  This now makes it two of the last three SWOC titles won by the Brave.  Talawanda, and Head Coach Matt Lykins, sit atop the conference, statistically, in the following team offensive categories:  Runs (167); Hits (171); Doubles (34); Triples (7); RBI (133); and Stolen Bases (92).  Brave players at the top of the SWOC in conference individual statistics are Eddie Tanner – 26 RBI and 3 Triples; Ryan Wright – 9 Doubles and 23 Runs Scored; pitcher Micah Daniels – 3 Wins; pitcher Derek Hacker – 3 Wins; pitcher A.J. Hainline – 3 Wins; and catcher Hunter Griffin – 1.000 Fielding % (60 PO, 4 A, 0 E).  Talawanda currently has seven more regular season contests scheduled.  The Brave will then play in the OHSAA Division I tournament, which is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, May 14.  Congratulations and good luck to the Talawanda Brave!!!

The 2024 Southwest Ohio Conference Boys Tennis Tournament will take place on Thursday, May 2, at 9:00 AM at Northwest High School.  This year the tournament will be played utilizing a round robin format.  Here are the final regular season SWOC standings heading into the tournament: 1. Talawanda 6-7 (2-0 SWOC); 2. Harrison 4-9 (1-1 SWOC); and 3. Northwest 1-11 (0-2 SWOC).  The following tennis players headline the conference statistical list:  1st Singles, Milo Flaspoler (Talawanda) 11-3 (2-0 SWOC); 2nd Singles, Keagan Lockhart (Harrison) 6-4 (2-0 SWOC); 3rd Singles, Ryan Hohn (Talawanda) 5-4 (2-0 SWOC); 1st Doubles, Connor Pulaski/Andy Page (Talawanda) 5-9 (2-0 SWOC); and 2nd Doubles, Jackson Knauer/Lucas Neckel (Harrison) 3-2 (2-0 SWOC).  The SWOC Boys Tennis Championship is decided by a combination of the regular season final standings and this tournament.  Team placements are awarded the following points:  1^st = 4 points; 2^nd = 2 points; and 3^rd = 1 point. Then, both point totals (regular season and tournament) are added together to determine the Final Standings and the conference champion. Talawanda has won the SWOC Championship six times, while Harrison and Northwest are both looking for their inaugural title.  Good luck to all these SWOC athletes and coaches during this tournament which will help decide the 2024 SWOC Championship!!!

The Talawanda Brave, 20-3 overall (8-0 SWOC), are the 2024 Southwest Ohio Conference Softball Champions.  This is the first Softball Championship in SWOC history for the Brave.  Talawanda Head Coach Scott Davie has his team sitting atop the conference, statistically, in the following team offensive categories:  Runs (228); Hits (251); Doubles (54); Home Runs (12); RBI (198); and Stolen Bases (94).  The Brave also sit atop the conference, statistically, in the following team pitching categories:  Strike Outs (123) and Saves (4).  In addition, Talawanda possesses the conference’s best fielding percentage, at .933.  Brave players at the top of the SWOC in individual statistics are Keylee Goerss – .553 AVG; Grace Richardson – 5 Home Runs; Kaylee Griffin – 28 RBI; pitcher Kylie Cobb - 9 wins and 50 Strike Outs; and pitcher McKenna Weekley – 2 Saves.  Talawanda has one more conference game to play versus Harrison before beginning play in the OHSAA tournament on Wednesday, May 8 against the winner of Harrison/Little Miami.  Congratulations and good luck to the Talawanda Brave!!!

On April 19^th at the Anderson Track & Field Invitational, Harrison senior Natalie Kiefer finished the 800-meter run with a blistering time of 2:10.95.  Her time broke the meet record and her own school record.  Natalie was honored as the Most Valuable Runner of the Anderson Invitational for her efforts.  Her 800-meter run currently ranks #1 in Ohio this season (by 3 seconds), #5 all-time in Cincinnati track history and #56 all-time in Ohio track history.  This is her fourth school record of the season.  In addition, Natalie still possesses the #2 time in the state for the 400-meter run this year.  According to Harrison Track & Field Head Coach Scott Menze, “There is the possibility that she may break a school record every single time that she runs an individual race this year.”  After graduation, Natalie will continue her academic and track careers at Eastern Kentucky University.  (Photo courtesy of JPW_Media)