Ozark Conference
| Association | Missouri State High School Activities Association |
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| Region | Missouri Ozarks |
The Ozark Conference is a high school athletic conference represented by 11 schools in the southwest portion of Missouri. As the name implies, all eleven schools are in the Ozarks region of the state and all are among the biggest in the region (only West Plains and Hillcrest are not Class 5 in basketball). The conference offers championships for girls in Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Track & Field, and Volleyball. In boys sports, the conference offers championships in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Track & Field, and Wrestling.
The conference features All five of the public schools in Springfield and also the large central public schools in Rolla, Lebanon, and West Plains. Camdenton High School is the central school at the Lake of the Ozarks while Waynesville High School is the main high school for the military communities around the large Fort Leonard Wood army post, including Waynesville and St. Robert.
List of member schools
| School | Team Name | Colors | Town | County | Enrollment (2015-16 & 2016–17) | Primary MSHSAA class* | Football class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivar High School | Liberators | Bolivar | Polk | 1000 | 4 | 4 | |
| Camdenton High School | Lakers | Camdenton | Camden | 1297 | 5 | 4 | |
| Glendale High School | Falcons | Springfield | Greene | 1361 | 5 | 5 | |
| Hillcrest High School | Hornets | Springfield | Greene | 1016 | 4 | 4 | |
| Central High School | Bulldogs | Springfield | Greene | 1612 | 5 | 4 | |
| Kickapoo High School | Chiefs | Springfield | Greene | 1800 | 5 | 6 | |
| Lebanon High School | Yellow Jackets | Lebanon | Laclede | 1466 | 5 | 5 | |
| Parkview High School | Vikings | Springfield | Greene | 1347 | 5 | 5 | |
| Rolla High School | Bulldogs | Rolla | Phelps | 1273 | 4 | 4 | |
| Waynesville High School | Tigers | Waynesville | Pulaski | 1627 | 5 | 5 | |
| West Plains High School | Zizzers | West Plains | Howell | 1092 | 4 | 4 |
As of the 2017/18 School year Joplin HS has swapped conferences to the COC. Replacing Joplin is former OC member Central.
Bolivar HS (Bolivar, MO), applied to join the OC after the COC Small Division dissolved (this left Bolivar as an independent school). On November 5, 2019, it was announced that Bolivar's football program would enter the Ozark Conference in 2020, replacing Central. Central will become an independent in football but remain in the OC in other sports. Bolivar will be a "football only" school in the OC and their other sports programs will remain independent. As of March 2020 Bolivar has been approved as a full member of the conference and will compete in all sports.
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