The Frisco League is a high school athletic conference consisting of nine high schools in Mid-Missouri. All the schools in the conference are Class 2 and 3, a norm for small rural schools in the area. The league takes its name from the St. Louis – San Francisco Railway (the Frisco), which was, and still is, a major presence in the area— especially before the birth of Route 66.
The league officially offers championships for girls in Basketball, Cross Country, Softball, Track & Field and Volleyball. And for boys the league officially sponsors championships in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Soccer and Track & Field. Some schools sponsor sports that are not sponsored by the league but are sponsored by the Missouri State High School Activities Association, such as Golf, Tennis and Girls soccer.
The league is also somewhat unusual among those in Missouri in that it offers official fall baseball and spring softball competition.
Member schools School Nickname Colors Town County School Enrollment (2014–16) Primary MSHSAA class* Crocker High School (Lady) Lions Crocker Pulaski 150 2 Dixon High School (Lady) Bulldogs Dixon Pulaski 312 3 Iberia High School Lady Rangers Iberia Miller 220 2 Laquey High School (Lady) Hornets Laquey Pulaski 209 2 Licking High School (Lady) Wildcats Licking Texas 271 3 Newburg High School (Lady) Wolves Newburg Phelps 160 2 Plato High School (Lady) Eagles Plato Texas 207 2 Richland High School (Lady) Bears Richland Pulaski 199 2 Stoutland High School (Lady) Tigers Stoutland Camden 133 2
*The class in which a school competes depends on the size of the school, and the particular sport or activity. Most activities (for example softball, track, cross country) compete in four classes, but basketball competes in five and football in six. Because basketball is by far the most popular sport in the state in regards to school participation, MSHSAA officially uses the five-class system to classify schools.
History The league was organized in Lebanon in 1924 by future governor of Missouri Phil M. Donnelly, a Lebanon attorney. Teams in the league represented Lebanon, Stoutland, Richland, Crocker, Linn Creek, Conway, Niangua and Marshfield. That league was known as the Frisco High School Athletic Association.
The league was composed of those area schools whose major sport was basketball, but who did not have an indoor court. Another requirement was that none of the conference schools could have a football program because of obvious scheduling conflicts. Although this is no longer a rule today, none of the Frisco League schools currently have football teams. Iberia had a team in the late 1980s but it was disbanded in 1987.
The Frisco High School Athletic Association gradually became known as the Frisco League. League competition branched out into baseball, academic areas and other areas.
State championships Dixon 1969 Boys Basketball (M) 1976 Baseball (A)
Iberia 2001 Baseball (2A) 2024 Baseball (Class 2)
Licking 1975 Volleyball 1979 Volleyball (1A-2A) 1988 Baseball (2A) 1989 Baseball (2A) 1989 Boys Basketball (2A) 2002 Boys Cross Country (2) 2023 Baseball
Plato 2005 Baseball (1)
Richland 1996 Academic Competition (2A) 1997 Academic Competition (2A) 1998 Academic Competition (2A) 1999 Academic Competition (2A) 2000 Academic Competition (2A) 2001 Academic Competition (2A) 2003 Academic Competition (2) 2004 Academic Competition (2) 2005 Academic Competition (2) 2006 Academic Competition (2) 2007 Academic Competition (2) 2008 Academic Competition (2) 2009 Academic Competition (2) 2011 Scholar Bowl (2) 2014 Scholar Bowl (2)
Conference Championships
Boys Basketball +Year SchoolWinsLossesOverall Record 2024Crocker Licking7 71 120-6 20-62023Licking7118-92022Richland8022-42021Iberia*4020-32020Iberia8022-52019Licking7124-52018Licking8022-72017Licking8025-42016Iberia7128-42015Licking7024-52014Iberia8029-22013Dixon8019-82012Licking7122-62011Dixon7124-42010Laquey8022-62009Laquey8026-2
Girls Basketball +YearSchoolWinsLossesOverall Record2024Licking8020-72023Licking8022-62022Licking8024-52021Richland*6018-42020Richland 7118-62019Licking8026-62018Licking8026-32017Newburg Licking Richland7124-5 23-6 17-102016Crocker8024-32015Licking7024-52014Licking8022-52013Dixon8025-42012Crocker Licking Dixon7124-6 17-9 21-42011Crocker6217-72010Crocker8019-72009Laquey7123-2
Conference Tournament Champions
Boys Basketball +YearChampionship3rd Place GameConsolation 1st2nd3rd4th2024Dixon 69Stoutland 57CrockerPlatoLicking2023Licking 69Newburg 42Iberia 56Dixon 49Crocker2022Licking 59Stoutland 49Dixon 68Iberia 56Newburg2021Dixon 28Richland 27Licking 81Plato 60Crocker2020Iberia 66Richland 45Dixon 65Plato 31Licking2019Iberia 46Dixon 40LIcking 72Plato 59Richland2018Licking 61Iberia 31Plato 70Richland 50Dixon2017Licking 68Crocker 58Plato 91Dixon 71Newburg2016Licking 53Newburg 36Iberia 69Richland 68Crocker2015Iberia 58Licking 47Dixon 59Richland 49Plato2014Iberia 68Licking 59Plato 55Newburg 31Dixon2013Iberia 72Licking 55Newburg 52Crocker 38Plato2012Iberia 52Licking 42Dixon 77Crocker 53Newburg2011Licking 74Iberia 58Richland 72Dixon 68Stoutland2010Stoutland 102Dixon 92Richland 72Laquey 50Plato2009Stoutland 65Laquey 48Plato 52Dixon 44Newburg2008Laquey 56Stoutland 52Plato 68Iberia 60Dixon
Girls Basketball +YearChampionship3rd Place GameConsolation1st2nd3rd4th2024IberiaCrockerLickingRichland2023Licking 58Richland 41Iberia 61Stoutland 43Crocker2022Licking 66Stoutland 44Crocker 56Newburg 44Laquey2021Licking 62Newburg 45Richland 71Crocker 69Laquey2020Richland 39Licking 27Crocker 62Newburg 37Plato2019Licking 62Richland 43Newburg 57Stoutland 45Crocker2018Licking 55Stoutland 33Newburg 59Richland 53Plato2017Licking 52Richland 44Plato 68Dixon 45Stoutland2016Licking 62Plato 51Newburg 30Richland 24Dixon2015Crocker 67Plato 59Stoutland 38Newburg 29Richland2014Plato 62Licking 53Crocker 63Newburg 44Dixon2013Plato 54Licking 49Laquey 38Dixon 33Newburg2012Crocker 52Dixon 47Licking 57Laquey 42Plato2011Dixon 39Crocker 33Laquey 49Licking 40Richland2010Richland 68Crocker 57Laquey 62Dixon 50Newburg2009Laquey 62Richland 35Newburg 73Crocker 54Stoutland2008Laquey 48Licking 41Richland 84Newburg 50Crocker
Baseball +YearChampionship3rd Place GameConsolation1st2nd3rd4th2023Iberia 6Licking 2Crocker 3Dixon 2Stoutland2022Licking 5Dixon 3Iberia 10Stoutland 9Crocker2021Licking 11Iberia 4Plato 5Stoutland 4Dixon2020Licking 16Iberia 10Dixon 13Plato 7Richland2019Iberia 11Licking 3Dixon 12Newburg 2Crocker2018Iberia 6Dixon 4Licking 10Plato 0Richland2017Iberia 9Dixon 2Licking 9Plato 5Newburg2016NoTournament2015Plato 10Dixon 0Crocker 9Licking 2Iberia2014No Tournament2013NoTournament2012NoTournament 2011NoTournament 2010No Tournament
References
External links Frisco League website