Southwest
Local schools compete in 43rd Annual Volleyfest
Wheaton's Mallory Royer keeps a ball in play for the Lady Bulldogs during a tournament game at Southwest's Volleyfest. Wheaton took sixth place after falling in its final match to Verona.
Southwest Pink Out supports students with cancer
The Southwest Lady Trojan volleyballers Emily Brooks, Abi Hnem, Holley Montondo, Olivia Hnem, Paula Callison and Lexie Walker will sponsor their 17th annual Pink Out event Tuesday, Oct. 13 vs. Marion C. Early. Baseball, cross country and both middle school basketball teams are also participating in the fundraiser. A bake sale, breast cancer awareness T-shirts, and a coin drive highlight the festivities.
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.
