Southwest Wisconsin Conference


The Southwest Wisconsin Conference, commonly referred as the SWC, is a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association conference in southwest Wisconsin comprising the largest high schools in the area, including the school districts of Dodgeville, Lancaster, Platteville, Prairie du Chien, Richland Center, and River Valley.

History

The Southwest Wisconsin Conference was formed when the WIAA split the former Southwest Athletic League I and Southwest Athletic League II. In 2002, Cuba City had asked for a realignment of SWAL, and under the conference constitution, this was to be done by placing the seven largest schools in SWAL I and the seven smallest in SWAL II. Under this arrangement, Boscobel High School would be reassigned to the SWAL I Conference, and the school resisted the proposal. In 2004, representatives of each school met to discuss possible solutions, and it was decided that SWAL I and SWAL II would cease to exist. Instead, beginning in the 2005-2006 school year, the six schools from Dodgeville, Lancaster, Platteville, Prairie du Chien, Richland Center, and River Valley would be part of a new conference, later named the SWC. The remaining eight schools, Boscobel, Cuba City, Darlington, Fennimore, Iowa-Grant, Mineral Point, Riverdale, and Southwestern, would become the Southwest Athletic League.

Enrollment

Most of the SWC schools have experienced a drop in enrollment over the past decade. Enrollment in the 2009-2010 school year is:
SchoolEnrollmentRank by Size
Dodgeville4244
Lancaster3096
Platteville4782
Prairie du Chien4095
Richland Center4633
River Valley5001

ACT scores

ACT composite scores for the 2008-2009 school year were:
SchoolACT Composite
Platteville23.8
Dodgeville23.1
Lancaster22.5
Prairie du Chien22.2
Richland Center21.8
River Valley21.5

Conference championships

Conference championships won through the 2009 fall season:
SchoolCount
Platteville26
Lancaster16
Dodgeville12
Richland Center11
River Valley10
Prairie du Chien8

Conference champions by sport

Football
Boys' cross country
Girls' cross country
Boys' soccer
Volleyball
Boys' basketball
Girls' basketball
Wrestling
Baseball
Boys' track and field
Girls' track and field
Golf
Softball
Girls' soccer