Central Ozark Conference

Central Ozark Conference
(COC)
Association Missouri State High School Activities Association
Members 16
Sports fielded 17 (men's: 10; women's: 9)
Region Missouri Ozarks
Headquarters N/A, N/A
Commissioner N/A
Website http://www.cocprepsports.com/

The Central Ozarks Conference is a high school athletic conference represented by 16 schools in the southwest portion of Missouri. As the name implies, all schools are in the Ozarks region of the state. The conference offers championships for girls in Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Track & Field, and Volleyball. In boys sports, the COC offers championships in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Track & Field, and Wrestling.

The conference is split into "Large" and "Small" divisions, based on population. Small division schools may not exceed 1,000 students.

List of member schools

Large Division

School Team Name Colors Town County Enrollment (2016-18)
Branson High School Pirates           Branson Taney 1430
Carthage High School (Lady) Tigers           Carthage Jasper 1356
Carl Junction High School Bulldogs          Carl Junction Jasper 1006
Neosho High School Lady Wildcats           Neosho Newton 1316
Nixa High School (Lady) Eagles           Nixa Christian 1733
Ozark High School (Lady) Tigers           Ozark Christian 1632
Republic High School (Lady) Tigers           Republic Greene 1389
Webb City High School (Lady) Cardinals           Webb City Jasper 1177
Willard High School (Lady) Tigers           Willard Greene 1324

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Small Division

School Team Name Colors Town County Enrollment (2016–18)
Bolivar High School (Lady) Liberators           Bolivar Polk 804
Buffalo High School (Lady) Bison                Buffalo Dallas 458
Catholic High School Fightin' Irish/ Lady Irish                Springfield Greene 534 (adj.)
Hollister High School (Lady) Tigers           Hollister Taney 491
Marshfield High School Blue Jays/ Lady Jays           Marshfield Webster 940
Reeds Spring High School (Lady) Wolves           Reeds Spring Stone 621
Logan-Rogersville High School Wildcats           Rogersville Greene 700

Membership History

Carthage, Neosho, and Webb City joined the Central Ozark Conference after the collapse of the Southwest League.

Carl Junction joined the COC in July 2016, after three decades in the Big 8 Conference. Former Southwest League Member McDonald County replaced Carl Junction in the Big 8.[2]

Springfield Catholic was an independent before joining COC.

Future Members

Joplin High School will join the Central Ozarks Conference large division in July 2018.[3] Joplin will move from the Ozark Conference.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.mshsaa.org/2016_18MemberEnrollments.aspx
  2. ↑ http://www.koamtv.com/story/25084919/carl-junction-to-join-the-coc
  3. ↑ http://www.ozarkssportszone.com/pages/22671178.php
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