The Southwestern Conference is a high school athletic league whose members are located in Cuyahoga and Lorain counties, mainly southwest of the city of

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. The league was formed in 1937 and is part of the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA).

Current members

Notes

*For the 2013-2014 school year, Midpark High School merged with

Berea High School Berea High School (BHS) was a high school located in Berea, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1882 and served students in grades nine through 12. Its most recent campus, located immediately east of Baldwin Wallace University, was built in 1 ...

to form the Berea-Midpark Titans.The 'Titans' is the Berea school district's new mascot starting in 2013-14
/ref> *Avon High School was approved to join the SWC in 2015-16 to accommodate the Berea-Midpark merger. *Lakewood and Midview joined the SWC in 2015-16. *In September 2013, Brecksville-Broadview Heights was invited to join the

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for the 2015-16 school year, which they accepted after a board vote. *In October 2013, North Ridgeville agreed to join the SWC as a replacement for Brecksville-Broadview Heights in 2015-16. *On April 16, 2019, Lakewood announced that it would leave the SWC following the 2019-2020 school year to join the

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. *On January 15, 2020, Elyria accepted the invitation to join the SWC in 2021-22. *On February 20, 2020, North Olmsted and Westlake announced that they will be leaving the SWC and joining the Great Lakes Conference in 2021-22.

Former members

* Rocky River Pirates (1937–2005) * Oberlin Indians (1937–1964) * Fairview Warriors (1940–2005) * Lorain Clearview Clippers (1945–1954) * Wellington Dukes (1946–1954) * Medina Bees (1947–1986) * Bay Rockets (1954–2005) * Berea Braves (1937-1950, 2005–2013; consolidated into Berea-Midpark) * Lakewood Rangers (2015-2020) * Middleburg Heights Midpark Meteors (2005–2013; consolidated into Berea-Midpark) * Brecksville-Broadview Heights Bees (2005–2015) *Westlake Demons (1954-2021) *North Olmsted Eagles (1954-2021)

Membership timeline

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Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metr ...

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North Olmsted North Olmsted is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city population was 32,442. North Olmsted is a west side suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, and is the 8th most ...

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Olmsted Falls Olmsted Falls is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, and a southwestern suburb of Cleveland. The population was 9,024 at the 2010 census. The city's main business district is located at the corners of Bagley and Columbia Roads, and c ...

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Avon Lake Avon Lake is a city in northeastern Lorain County, Ohio, United States, located on the southern shore of Lake Erie about 17 miles west of Cleveland. The population was 25,206 at the 2020 Census. It is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area. Hi ...

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North Ridgeville North Ridgeville is a city located along the eastern border of Lorain County, Ohio. The city's population was 35,552 in 2020. North Ridgeville is the fastest-growing city in northern Ohio. It has been ranked the 13th safest city in the United Sta ...

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Elyria Elyria may refer to: *Elyria, Ohio Elyria ( ) is a city in the Greater Cleveland metropolitan statistical area and the county seat of Lorain County, Ohio, Lorain County, Ohio, United States, located at the forks of the Black River (Ohio), Black ...

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References

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