Southwest

7 join Southwest staff
The Southwest school district has seven new staffers for the 2026-2027 school year.

Lady Trojans dial in on skills
This year’s Lady Trojans will look different from the group that finished 12-19-3 a season ago.
Young Lady Trojans learn to compete
A season filled with growing pains also resulted in steady progress for the Southwest softball team, as the Lady Trojans developed a young roster to lay a foundation for the future.

Odds defied, season successful
Southwest High School’s track and field team put together a season to remember this spring, highlighted by state qualifiers, a state medalist and multiple school records.

6 Retire From Southwest school district
A total of six Southwest School staffers retired last week at an end-of-the-year ceremony hosted by Superintendent Tosha Tilford.

Southwest middle school track shines
The Southwest Middle School track team wrapped up a highly successful season with 28 student-athletes competing throughout the spring.

Frost finishes 4th in high jump in Class 2
Dylan Frost capped an incredible senior season at Southwest High School by placing tied for 4th with a leap of 1.83 meters in the high jump finals at the 100th running of the Class 2 State Track and Field Championship at Jefferson City High School.

Freeman signs to Culver-Stockton
Southwest volleyball’s leader in kills and aces is taking her talents to Canton, as she has signed a letter of intent to play volleyball at Culver-Stockton College next fall.

3 Southwest track athletes advance to state
Southwest seniors Tobias Smith and Dylan Frost, as well as sophomore Sidney Roe, have each qualified for the MSHSAA Class 2 Track and Field Championships following their performances on Saturday at the Class 2 Sectional at Buffalo High School.

61 cross graduation stage at Southwest
A total of 61 Southwest High School tossed their caps amid a sea of confetti to end the commencement ceremony at the school on Friday.




