Frisco League

Frisco League
ConferenceMissouri State High School Activities Association
Founded1924
CommissionerN/A
Sports fielded
  • 10
    • men's: 5
    • women's: 5
No. of teams9
HeadquartersN/A, N/A
RegionMid-Missouri
Official websitehttp://www.friscoleague.com/

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.

List of member schools

School Team Name 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.[1]

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.[2] 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.[2] 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 School Wins Losses Overall Record
2024 Crocker

Licking

7

7

1

1

20-6

20-6

2023 Licking 7 1 18-9
2022 Richland 8 0 22-4
2021 Iberia* 4 0 20-3
2020 Iberia 8 0 22-5
2019 Licking 7 1 24-5
2018 Licking 8 0 22-7
2017 Licking 8 0 25-4
2016 Iberia 7 1 28-4
2015 Licking 7 0 24-5
2014 Iberia 8 0 29-2
2013 Dixon 8 0 19-8
2012 Licking 7 1 22-6
2011 Dixon 7 1 24-4
2010 Laquey 8 0 22-6
2009 Laquey 8 0 26-2

Girls Basketball

Year School Wins Losses Overall Record
2024 Licking 8 0 20-7
2023 Licking 8 0 22-6
2022 Licking 8 0 24-5
2021 Richland* 6 0 18-4
2020 Richland 7 1 18-6
2019 Licking 8 0 26-6
2018 Licking 8 0 26-3
2017 Newburg

Licking Richland

7 1 24-5

23-6 17-10

2016 Crocker 8 0 24-3
2015 Licking 7 0 24-5
2014 Licking 8 0 22-5
2013 Dixon 8 0 25-4
2012 Crocker

Licking Dixon

7 1 24-6

17-9 21-4

2011 Crocker 6 2 17-7
2010 Crocker 8 0 19-7
2009 Laquey 7 1 23-2

Conference Tournament Champions

Boys Basketball

Year Championship 3rd Place Game Consolation
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
2024 Dixon 69 Stoutland 57 Crocker Plato Licking
2023 Licking 69 Newburg 42 Iberia 56 Dixon 49 Crocker
2022 Licking 59 Stoutland 49 Dixon 68 Iberia 56 Newburg
2021 Dixon 28 Richland 27 Licking 81 Plato 60 Crocker
2020 Iberia 66 Richland 45 Dixon 65 Plato 31 Licking
2019 Iberia 46 Dixon 40 LIcking 72 Plato 59 Richland
2018 Licking 61 Iberia 31 Plato 70 Richland 50 Dixon
2017 Licking 68 Crocker 58 Plato 91 Dixon 71 Newburg
2016 Licking 53 Newburg 36 Iberia 69 Richland 68 Crocker
2015 Iberia 58 Licking 47 Dixon 59 Richland 49 Plato
2014 Iberia 68 Licking 59 Plato 55 Newburg 31 Dixon
2013 Iberia 72 Licking 55 Newburg 52 Crocker 38 Plato
2012 Iberia 52 Licking 42 Dixon 77 Crocker 53 Newburg
2011 Licking 74 Iberia 58 Richland 72 Dixon 68 Stoutland
2010 Stoutland 102 Dixon 92 Richland 72 Laquey 50 Plato
2009 Stoutland 65 Laquey 48 Plato 52 Dixon 44 Newburg
2008 Laquey 56 Stoutland 52 Plato 68 Iberia 60 Dixon

Girls Basketball

Year Championship 3rd Place Game Consolation
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
2024 Iberia Crocker Licking Richland
2023 Licking 58 Richland 41 Iberia 61 Stoutland 43 Crocker
2022 Licking 66 Stoutland 44 Crocker 56 Newburg 44 Laquey
2021 Licking 62 Newburg 45 Richland 71 Crocker 69 Laquey
2020 Richland 39 Licking 27 Crocker 62 Newburg 37 Plato
2019 Licking 62 Richland 43 Newburg 57 Stoutland 45 Crocker
2018 Licking 55 Stoutland 33 Newburg 59 Richland 53 Plato
2017 Licking 52 Richland 44 Plato 68 Dixon 45 Stoutland
2016 Licking 62 Plato 51 Newburg 30 Richland 24 Dixon
2015 Crocker 67 Plato 59 Stoutland 38 Newburg 29 Richland
2014 Plato 62 Licking 53 Crocker 63 Newburg 44 Dixon
2013 Plato 54 Licking 49 Laquey 38 Dixon 33 Newburg
2012 Crocker 52 Dixon 47 Licking 57 Laquey 42 Plato
2011 Dixon 39 Crocker 33 Laquey 49 Licking 40 Richland
2010 Richland 68 Crocker 57 Laquey 62 Dixon 50 Newburg
2009 Laquey 62 Richland 35 Newburg 73 Crocker 54 Stoutland
2008 Laquey 48 Licking 41 Richland 84 Newburg 50 Crocker

Baseball

Year Championship 3rd Place Game Consolation
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
2023 Iberia 6 Licking 2 Crocker 3 Dixon 2 Stoutland
2022 Licking 5 Dixon 3 Iberia 10 Stoutland 9 Crocker
2021 Licking 11 Iberia 4 Plato 5 Stoutland 4 Dixon
2020 Licking 16 Iberia 10 Dixon 13 Plato 7 Richland
2019 Iberia 11 Licking 3 Dixon 12 Newburg 2 Crocker
2018 Iberia 6 Dixon 4 Licking 10 Plato 0 Richland
2017 Iberia 9 Dixon 2 Licking 9 Plato 5 Newburg
2016 No Tournament
2015 Plato 10 Dixon 0 Crocker 9 Licking 2 Iberia
2014 No Tournament
2013 No Tournament
2012 No Tournament
2011 No Tournament
2010 No Tournament

References

  1. ^ "MSHSAA 2008-09 and 2009-10 Official School Enrollments".
  2. ^ a b Knehans, Gary. "History of the Frisco League". Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2024-07-04.