The Western Missouri Conference, or WEMO, is a high school athletic conference comprising small-size high schools located in central western Missouri. The conference members are located in Barton, Bates, Cass, Jasper, and St. Clair counties.
Member schools The conference consists of Class 1 schools (some are class 2 in boys' basketball), the smallest class in Missouri. All schools play 8-man football.
School Nickname Colors City County 9–12 Enrollment (2024) Primary MSHSAA Classification Type Appleton City Bulldogs Appleton City St. Clair 86Class 1 Public Archie Whirlwinds Archie Cass 127Class 1 Public Drexel Bobcats Drexel Cass 65Class 1 Public Jasper Eagles Jasper Jasper 111Class 1 Public Lakeland Vikings Deepwater St. Clair 93Class 1 Public Liberal Bulldogs Liberal Barton 80Class 1 Public Cass Midway Vikings Cleveland Cass 91Class 1 Public Osceola Indians Osceola St. Clair 138Class 1 Public Rich Hill Tigers Rich Hill Bates 85Class 1 Public With Jasper and Liberal, the Western Missouri Conference stretches from the KC metro area to the Joplin metro area.
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