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

South West Conference
ConferenceCIAC
Founded1995
No. of teams14
RegionFairfield County, Litchfield County, and New Haven County
Official websitewww.swcsportscenter.com

History

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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 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. [1]

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

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School Mascot Location Enrollment [2] Colors
Bethel High School Wildcats Bethel, Connecticut 935    
Brookfield High School Bobcats Brookfield, Connecticut 902    
Frank Scott Bunnell High School Bulldogs Stratford, Connecticut 1,022    
Masuk High School Panthers Monroe, Connecticut 1,033      
New Milford High School Green Wave New Milford, Connecticut 1,294    
Newtown High School Nighthawks Newtown, Connecticut 1,441    
Pomperaug High School Panthers Southbury, Connecticut 1,145    

Patriot Division

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School Mascot Location Enrollment [3] Colors
Immaculate High School Mustangs Danbury, Connecticut 406    
Joel Barlow High School Falcons Redding, Connecticut 827    
Kolbe Cathedral High School Cougars Bridgeport, Connecticut 276    
New Fairfield High School Rebels New Fairfield, Connecticut 698      
Notre Dame High School Lancers Fairfield, Connecticut 458    
Stratford High School Red Devils Stratford, Connecticut 1,051    
Weston High School Trojans Weston, Connecticut 798    

Sports

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Fall

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  • Cross Country
  • Field Hockey
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Swimming & Diving (Women)
  • Volleyball (Women)

Winter

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

Spring

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  • Baseball
  • Golf (Women)
  • Lacrosse
  • Softball
  • Tennis
  • Track and Field
  • Volleyball (Men)

See also

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