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
Southwest Area Bowling
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
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
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
Southwest Area Bowling
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
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
Southwest Local Basketball- Webb City
Southwest Area Local Basketball Tournament Unified Basketball Event Webb City High School 621 N Madison St, Webb City, MO 64870
Southwest Local Basketball- Republic
Southwest Area Local Basketball Tournament Unified Basketball Event Republic Middle School 1 Tiger Dr, Republic, MO 65738
Southwest Area blog
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…
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 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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
Southwest Area newsletter
- SOMO SCOOP: April 2024
- SOMO SCOOP: March 2024
- SOMO SCOOP: February 2024
- SOMO SCOOP: January 2024
- SOMO SCOOP: December 2023
- SOMO SCOOP: November 2023
- SOMO SCOOP: October 2023
- SOMO SCOOP: September 2023
- SOMO SCOOP: August 2023
- SOMO SCOOP: July 2023
- SOMO SCOOP: June 2023
- SOMO SCOOP: May 2023
- SOMO SCOOP: April 2023
- SOMO SCOOP: March 2023
- SOMO SCOOP: February 2023
- SOMO SCOOP: January 2023
- SOMO SCOOP: December 2022
- SOMO SCOOP: November 2022
- SOMO SCOOP: October 2022