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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!!!

The Owls of Mt. Healthy and the Wildcats of Harrison have both advanced to the OHSAA Division II Football Regional Semifinals by virtue of their Second Round victories.  In the Second Round, the Owls defeated Badin 30-14, and the Wildcats beat Xenia 45-28.  This is the second playoff victory this season for each school and improves their records to 10-2.  With only 16 Division II schools remaining in the OHSAA playoffs, Mt. Healthy will face Anderson in the next round while Harrison will tangle with LaSalle.  These Sweet Sixteen contests will take place on Friday, November 15 at 7:00 PM.  The site of the Mt. Healthy/Anderson game is Lakota East High School, and the Harrison/LaSalle game will be played at Ross High School.  Congratulations and good luck to the Owls and Wildcats!!!

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!!!