Big 8 Conference (Missouri)
| Big 8 Conference | |
|---|---|
| Big 8 | |
| Established | 1928 |
| Association | Missouri State High School Activities Association |
| Members | 14 |
| Region | Missouri Ozarks |
| Headquarters | N/A, N/A |
| Commissioner | N/A |
The Big Eight Conference is an athletic conference comprising medium-size high schools located in the Ozarks of southwest Missouri. The conference members are mostly based around the Joplin area and are located in the counties of Barry, Barton, Lawrence, McDonald and Newton.
The conference was established as the Southwest Activities Association but was known as the Big 10. Founding members were: Aurora, Carthage, Joplin, Lamar, Monett, Mt. Vernon, Neosho, Nevada, Springfield and Webb City.
The Big 10 changed to the Big 9 when Springfield and Joplin left the conference and Cassville was added.
The Big 10 was re-established when Carl Junction was added.
The Big 10 added McDonald County, East Newton, and Seneca to form the Big 13 Conference.
Webb City leaves the conference for two years thus causing the renaming to the Big 12 Conference.
Webb City is reinstated into the conference. The conference is renamed the Big 13 Conference with schools divided into two divisions.
Joplin (Memorial) lured Neosho, Webb City, Carthage, McDonald County, and Nevada to form the Big 6 Conference. The remaining schools formed the Big 8 Conference (Aurora, Carl Junction, Cassville, East Newton, Lamar, Monett, Mt. Vernon, and Seneca).
In 1985, Joplin Memorial merges with Joplin Parkwood to form Joplin High School and thus, the Big 6 Conference is renamed the Southwest Conference. Teams are: Joplin, Carthage, McDonald County, Neosho, Nevada, and Webb City.
The Big 8 Conference voted to add McDonald County as its ninth member effective in July 2013.
Carl Junction Leaves Big 8 Conference for the Central Ozarks Conference (Large).
The Central Ozark Conference Small Division has joined the Big 8! Joining the Big 8 are: Logan-Rogersville, Springfield Catholic, Reeds Spring, Hollister, Marshfield and Nevada.
The Big 8 Conference will be shaped into an East and West conference division.
The West Division includes: McDonald County, Monett, Nevada, Cassville, East Newton, Seneca, and Lamar;
the East Division includes: Marshfield, Logan-Rogersville, Aurora, Reeds Spring, Springfield Catholic, Hollister, and Mt. Vernon.
Boliver High School has gone Independent for right now. It has sights on joining the Ozark Conferenc
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