Western Missouri Conference
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| Conference | MSHSAA |
|---|---|
| No. of teams | 9 |
| Region | West - Central Missouri |
The Western Missouri Conference, or WEMO, is a high school athletic conference comprising small-size high schools located in central western Missouri. The conference members are located in Barton, Bates, Cass, Jasper, and St. Clair counties.
Members
[edit]The conference consists of Class 1 schools (some are class 2 in boys' basketball), the smallest class in Missouri. All schools play 8-man football.
| School Name | Mascot | Colors | City | County | 9-12 Enrollment
(2024) |
Primary MSHSAA Classification | School Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton City | Bulldogs | Appleton City | St. Clair | 86 | Class 1 | Public | |
| Archie | Whirlwinds | Archie | Cass | 127 | Class 1 | Public | |
| Drexel | Bobcats | Drexel | Cass | 65 | Class 1 | Public | |
| Jasper | Eagles | Jasper | Jasper | 111 | Class 1 | Public | |
| Lakeland | Vikings | Deepwater | St. Clair | 93 | Class 1 | Public | |
| Liberal | Bulldogs | Liberal | Barton | 80 | Class 1 | Public | |
| Midway | Vikings | Cleveland | Cass | 91 | Class 1 | Public | |
| Osceola | Indians | Osceola | St. Clair | 138 | Class 1 | Public | |
| Rich Hill | Tigers | Rich Hill | Bates | 85 | Class 1 | Public |
With Jasper and Liberal, the Western Missouri Conference stretches from the KC metro area to the Joplin metro area.