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 Local Basketball- Webb City

January 23 @ 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 @ 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 @ 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 @ 10:30 am - 2:00 pm
5539 S. Campbell Avenue
Springfield, MO 65810 United States

Join us for the 10th Annual Springfield Polar Plunge! This “unbearable” event is a unique opportunity to show your bravery as you support local Special Olympics Missouri athletes by walking,…

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Carl Junction Southwest Local Track Meet

April 11 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
806 W Z Hwy
Carl Junction, MO 64834 United States

Southwest Local Track Meet – no rain date.

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Southwest Area Powerlifting

April 12 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
509 W. MO-174
Republic, MO 65738 United States

Hosted by CrossFit Republic.

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Clever Southwest Area Track Meet

April 23 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
6800 State Highway 14 W
Clever, MO 65631

No Rain Date. One-Day Young Athletes Program offered. For more information, contact Jesse Williams.

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Southwest Area Volleyball

April 27 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
2235 W Kingsley St
Springfield, MO 65807 United States
Long Jump Springfield

Southwest Area Track Meet Webb City

April 29 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
621 N Madison St
Webb City, MO 64870 United States
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Southwest Local Track Meet McDonald County

May 2 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
100 Mustang Drive
Anderson, MO 64831 United States

No rain date.

Southwest Area blog

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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2019 LETR John Michael Letz Award

The John Michael Letz Award is the highest honor given within the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Missouri. It is our unsung hero award. The first recipient of…

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Inclusion Revolution: Building Friendships One Game at a Time

On Wednesday, October 2, 2019, Joplin High School hosted the first annual Inclusion Revolution. More than 200 children and adults with intellectual disabilities from Joplin, Lamar, and Stockton joined approximately…

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Kevin Chapman of Southwest Area named best SOMO coach, others honored

All of the coaches below were recognized for their outstanding contributions to Special Olympics Missouri from their respective areas at the SOMO Annual Awards Luncheon Oct. 19 in Columbia. Each year, Special Olympics…

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