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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 Talawanda Brave have won the SWOC Girls Tennis Championship for the second consecutive year.  Talawanda has now claimed six Girls Tennis titles, which is the most by any school in conference history.  Head Coach Nate Silberstein and his team had an undefeated SWOC regular season (2-0), 12-7 overall and finished first at the conference tournament to win the 2024 SWOC Girls Tennis Championship.  Standings from the SWOC Girls Tennis Tournament were:  1.  Talawanda (20); 2.  Harrison (10); and 3.  Northwest (5).  For the second straight season, Abbie Curry (Talawanda) was selected as SWOC Girls Tennis Player of the Year.  Likewise, Nate Silberstein (Talawanda) was picked as SWOC Coach of the Year for a second time.  For complete results, please go to the Girls Tennis - Tournament tab.

On Thursday, September 26, at 9:00 AM, the 2024 Southwest Ohio Conference Girls Tennis Tournament will take place at Northwest High School.  The tournament will be played utilizing a round robin format.  Here are the final regular season SWOC standings heading into the tournament: 1. Talawanda 12-6 (2-0 SWOC); 2. Harrison 3-9 (1-1 SWOC); and 3. Northwest 3-8 (0-2 SWOC).  The following tennis players headline the conference statistical list:  1st Singles, Abbie Curry (Talawanda) 13-7 (2-0 SWOC); 2nd Singles, Julie Page (Talawanda) 12-7 (2-0 SWOC); 3rd Singles, Kara Reeme (Harrison) 5-8 (2-0 SWOC); 1st Doubles, Layla Fritzsche/Alyssa Hornsby (Talawanda) 14-5 (2-0 SWOC); and 2nd Doubles, Emma Lake/Nazla Walsh (Harrison) 14-2 (2-0 SWOC).  The SWOC Girls 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. Defending Champion Talawanda has won the SWOC Championship five times, while Harrison has secured two previous titles.  Good luck to all these SWOC athletes and coaches during this tournament which will help decide the 2024 SWOC Championship!!!

On Saturday, June 1, the Southwest Ohio Conference was represented by having four State Placers on the podium at the 2024 OHSAA Division I State Track & Field Championship Meet. Those four State Placers were:  Junior Da’Shayla Wordlaw (Mt. Healthy) who finished 2^nd in the High Jump with a height of 5’6”; Junior D’Asyia Cotton (Northwest) who finished 4^th in the High Jump with a height of 5’5”; Senior Natalie Kiefer (Harrison) who finished 5^th in the 800 Meter Run with a time of 2:14.27; and Junior Lucia Rodro (Talawanda) who finished 7th in the 3200 Meter Run with a time of 10:57.86.  Congratulations on these accomplishments at the OHSAA Division I State Track & Field Championships!!!

The Southwest Ohio Conference has qualified four Track & Field athletes from our member schools for the 2024 OHSAA State Track & Field Championship Meet.  This included two Regional Championships:  Natalie Kiefer (Harrison) in the 800 Meter Run and Da’Shayla Wordlaw (Mt. Healthy) in the High Jump.  The Division I State Track & Field Championship Meet will be held Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1 at Welcome Stadium, in Dayton.  The competition begins at 2:00 PM on Friday and 10:00 AM on Saturday.  SWOC State Qualifiers are D’Asyia Cotton (Junior, Northwest) – High Jump (4^th Place at Regional Meet with a jump of 5’3”); Natalie Kiefer (Senior, Harrison) - 800 Meter Run (Regional Champion with a time of 2:14.34); Lucia Rodbro (Junior, Talawanda) – 3200 Meter Run (3rd Place at Regional Meet with a time of 11:03.98); and Da’Shayla Wordlaw (Junior, Mt. Healthy) – High Jump (Regional Champion with a jump of 5’6”).  Congratulations and good luck to all our Track & Field athletes and coaches!!!