Southwest Area

Area Contact Information

3524 S National Ave.
Springfield, MO 65807

Office Number: 417-306-9963

Area Staff:
Haley Blevins, Development Director
Jesse Williams, Program Director

Counties served:
Barry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Hickory, Howell, Jasper, Laclede, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Ozark, Polk, St. Clair, Stone, Taney, Vernon, Webster and Wright

Southwest Area events

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Southwest Area Bowling

December 5 @ 9:15 am - 12:00 pm
1419 W. 4th Street
Joplin, MO 64804 United States

Fourth Street Bowl- Joplin: Thursday, December 5th Physicals Due: October 26 Rosters Due: November 2 Webb City Junior High Webb City High School Liberal Schools East Newton Schools Wheaton Schools…

Southwest Area Bowling

December 5 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
1419 W. 4th Street
Joplin, MO 64804 United States

Fourth Street Bowl- Joplin: Thursday, December 5th Physicals Due: October 26 Rosters Due: November 2 Community Support Services Easy Living The Destroyers PFH/Firefly Services Chances of Hope

Southwest Area Bowling

December 7 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
1625 S Enterprise Ave
Springfield, MO, 65804 United States

Enterprise Park Lanes- Springfield: Saturday, December 7th Physicals Due: October 26 Rosters Due: November 2 Howell County West Plains Branson Schools Lebanon Courage Nevada Adults Nixa Schools

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Southwest Area Bowling

December 12 @ 9:15 am - 12:00 pm
2433 S Garrison Ave
Carthage, MO 64836 United States

G3 Entertainment- Carthage: Thursday, December 12th Physicals Due: November 2 Rosters Due: November 9 Columbian Elementary School Steadley Elementary School Carthage High School Carthage Junior High School Carthage Intermediate School…

Southwest Area Bowling

December 13 @ 9:15 am - 12:00 pm
2433 S Garrison Ave
Carthage, MO 64836 United States

G3 Entertainment- Carthage: Friday, December 13th Physicals Due: November 2 Rosters Due: November 9 Nevada Schools Osceola Schools Miller Schools Southwest R5 Schools Stockton Schools Purdy Schools Golden City Schools

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Southwest Area Basketball- Nevada

January 11, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
800 W. Hickory Street
Nevada, MO 64772 United States

Southwest Area Basketball Nevada, MO Saturday, January 11th  

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Southwest Local Basketball- Webb City

January 23, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
621 N Madison St
Webb City, MO 64870 United States

Southwest Area Local Basketball Tournament Unified Basketball Event Webb City High School 621 N Madison St, Webb City, MO 64870

Special Olympics Basketball vs Ozark (January 17, 2023)

Southwest Local Basketball- Republic

February 1, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
1 Tiger Dr
Republic, MO 65738 United States

Southwest Area Local Basketball Tournament Unified Basketball Event Republic Middle School 1 Tiger Dr, Republic, MO 65738

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Southwest Local Basketball- Nixa

February 5, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
514 S Nicholas Rd
Nixa, MO 65714 United States

Southwest Area Local Basketball Tournament Unified Basketball Event Nixa High School 514 S Nicholas Rd, Nixa, MO 65714

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2025 Polar Plunge Springfield

March 1, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
5539 S. Campbell Avenue
Springfield, MO 65810 United States

This “unbearable” event is a unique opportunity to show your bravery as you support local Special Olympics Missouri athletes by walking, running or crawling into the frigid winter waters. This…

Southwest Area blog

Jeffery Fugett, Tanner Hrenchir And Simon Caldwell

Special Olympics Missouri gets set to host 2022 Leadership Summit

JEFFERSON CITY – Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) will honor several of its most outstanding athletes, coaches, volunteers and donors at its 2022 Leadership Summit on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, at…

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Hundreds of athletes participate at 2022 State Outdoor Games

JEFFERSON CITY – What a weekend! Hundreds of Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) athletes, coaches, volunteers and Unified partners from across the state came together to create a memorable 2022 State…

Ozark High School

Ozark High School hosts local Unified bocce tournament

OZARK – Ozark High School hosted a local Unified bocce tournament on Wednesday! Carthage High School and Stockton High School also took part in the event. “It was wonderful to…

Cortez Jackson - State Outdoor Games 2021

Special Olympics Missouri to host State Outdoor Games in Jefferson City

JEFFERSON CITY — The 2022 Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) State Outdoor Games will bring around 1,100 athletes, coaches, volunteers and Unified partners from across the state to Jefferson City, Oct.…

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SOMO Weekend Recap: Sept. 16-18, 2022

Here’s a look back at all of the amazing Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) events from Sept. 16-18, 2022! Friday, Sept. 16 SOMO held its St. Louis Metro Area Golf Tournament…

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Special Olympics Missouri athletes team up with Missouri State students to play Unified flag football

SPRINGFIELD – Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) held a Unified Intramural Flag Football competition at Missouri State University (MSU) on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. Several MSU students came out to play…

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The Springfield Cardinals to host Special Olympics Missouri Night at the Ballpark

SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Cardinals are hosting Special Olympics Missouri Night at the Ballpark on August 19. Tickets are just $13, and we are looking to have as many families…

Two SOMO volleyball teams shake hands at the State Summer Games at the MizzouRec on Friday, May 20, 2022 in Columbia, Mo.

SOMO hosts successful State Summer Games in Columbia

COLUMBIA – Special Olympics Missouri hosted its State Summer Games May 20-22 in Columbia. It was SOMO’s first full three-day event since 2018. “SOMO has been through so much these…

Brett Harper, Special Olympics Missouri athlete.

SOMO adds 2 to World Games torch run

Brett Harper, Special Olympics Missouri athlete from the Southwest Area, and Lee’s Summit Police Officer Amanda Geno will run with the Flame of Hope in Russia, leading up to the start of the 2022 Special Olympics World games in Kazan. SOMO announced the selections on April 5.

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A true SOMO volunteer: Mark Priebe

This post was written by SOMO Volunteer Biographer, Robert Cole When Mark Priebe first began working as a police officer, he didn’t realize how important it would be to honor…

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