The South-West Conference is a high school athletics conference in Southwestern Connecticut. The conference comprises schools in Fairfield County,

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History

Prior to the 1980s, high school sports leagues in Connecticut tended to be smaller than they are today and were composed of schools that were very close, geographically, and often represented student bodies that were fairly similar in composition. In the late 80s, as a result of an effort by the Commissioner of Education and the Superintendents of many of our school districts, a movement emerged to expand athletic conferences and have them represent schools of greater variety in terms of socio-economic population, racial and ethnic population, and geography. Numerous programs were developed to encourage closer cooperation between urban/suburban communities. As a result of this effort, a number of athletic conferences expanded. With the expansion of conferences, many smaller conferences, previously able to schedule a full competitive sports schedule found they were unable to fill out schedules without an extraordinary amount of travel to distant schools. Two such conferences, the WCC (Western Connecticut Conference) and the CCIAC (Cross County Interscholastic Athletic Conference) had developed a close working relationship in order to meet their schedule commitments. In the early 1990s a group of representatives from each of the conferences met to discuss the possibility of formally joining together to form one conference that would meet their respective needs. In 1994, an agreement was reached and began operations in the fall of 1995. The South-West Conference was born

The South West Conference established two divisions for its sports programs. The Colonial Division members represent the larger schools; the Patriot Division members represent the smaller schools.

Colonial Division

Patriot Division

Sports

Fall

*Cross Country *Field Hockey *Football *Golf *Soccer *Swimming (Women) *Volleyball

Winter

*Basketball *Cheerleading *Gymnastics *Ice Hockey *Indoor Track *Skiing *Swimming (Men) *Wrestling

Spring

*Baseball *Lacrosse *Softball *Tennis *Track and Field *Volleyball (Men)

External links

* {{South West Conference Sports in Connecticut Education in Connecticut High school sports conferences and leagues in the United States Education in Fairfield County, Connecticut