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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 2024-2025 school year!  We are the SWOC!!!

In the opening week of the 2024 OHSAA Football Playoffs, SWOC schools posted a 2-1 record. The Harrison Wildcats and the Mt. Healthy Owls have both advanced to the 2^nd Round of the OHSAA Division II Football Playoffs.  The Talawanda Braves had their season ended by top seed Tippecanoe in Division III Playoff action.  In their 1^st Round wins, Harrison defeated Troy 43-7 and Mt. Healthy beat Aiken 26-20.  With only 32 Division II schools remaining in the playoffs, the Wildcats will travel to Xenia in the next round and the Owls will travel to Fairfield to play Badin.  These 2^nd Round contests will take place on Friday, November 8 at 7:00 PM.  Congratulations and good luck to the Harrison and Mt. Healthy football teams and staff!!!

Talawanda ran to a fourth-place finish at the OHSAA Division I Girls Cross Country State Championship Meet in their first ever appearance as an entire team.  The Brave have qualified individuals in the past.  However, fresh off their Regional Championship, this was the first time Talawanda qualified as a team.  The Brave finished 35 points behind 2024 State Champion Lancaster.  Two of Talawanda's runners made it to the awards podium and earned All Ohio status:  Lucia Rodbro (13th Place) and Adriana Luking (14th Place).  Congratulations Brave on an outstanding season!!!

For the second consecutive year, the Harrison Wildcats and Head Coach Derek Rehage (8-2 overall, 3-0 SWOC) have won the SWOC Football Championship.  Historically, this is the fourth Southwest Ohio Conference Football title for the Wildcats, who previously captured titles in 2018, 2019 and 2023.  Harrison has outscored SWOC opponents 147-47.  On the season offensively, the Wildcats have scored 40.0 points per game, while accumulating 376.4 yards per game.  214.4 of these yards were gained by rushing the ball and 162.0 through the air.  Harrison gave up only 18.7 points per game defensively.  The Wildcats next game is in the first round of the OHSAA Division II Football Playoffs.  Harrison will host Troy on Friday, November 1 at 7:00 PM.  Congratulations and good luck Wildcats!!!

The Harrison Wildcats and Head Coach Chris Johnson have won the school’s first ever Boys Soccer District Championship and are moving on to the OHSAA Division II Boys Soccer Regional Semifinals.  The Wildcats beat Troy by a score of 2-1 in the District Championship showdown.  Evan Esterkamp and Gaven Johnson tallied goals for Harrison.  Those goals were assisted by Logan Wagner and Evan Esterkamp, respectively.  On Wednesday, October 30, the Wildcats will travel to Jonathan Alder High School to take on New Albany in a Regional Semifinal matchup.  Harrison will enter Regional play with an amazing record of 18-0-1.  Good luck Wildcats in the Regional Tournament and congratulations on your accomplishments!!!