The Frisco League is a high school

High school

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 athletic conference

Athletic conference

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 consisting of nine high schools in Mid-Missouri

Mid-Missouri

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. 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

Basketball

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, Cross Country, Softball

Softball

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, Track & Field and Volleyball

Volleyball

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. And for boys the league officially sponsors championships in Baseball

Baseball

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, 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

Missouri State High School Activities Association

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, such as Golf

Golf

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, Tennis

Tennis

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 and Girls soccer.

The league is also somewhat unique 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 (2008–10)	Primary MSHSAA class*
Crocker High School	(Lady) Lions		Crocker Crocker, Missouri Crocker is a city in Pulaski County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,433 at the 2006 census.-Geography:Crocker is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....	Pulaski Pulaski County, Missouri Pulaski County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. The county was organized in 1833 and named for Kazimierz Pułaski, Polish patriot who died fighting in the American Revolution. As of 2010, the population was 52,274, an increase of 27% from the 2000 Census count of 41,165. Its...	178	2
Dixon High School	(Lady) Bulldogs		Dixon Dixon, Missouri Dixon is a city in Pulaski County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,570 at the 2000 census. Dixon, MO is the hometown of NBA Basketball Player John Brown and State Representative David A...	Pulaski Pulaski County, Missouri Pulaski County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. The county was organized in 1833 and named for Kazimierz Pułaski, Polish patriot who died fighting in the American Revolution. As of 2010, the population was 52,274, an increase of 27% from the 2000 Census count of 41,165. Its...	317	3
Iberia High School	Lady Rangers		Iberia Iberia, Missouri Iberia is a city in Miller County, Missouri. The population was 605 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Iberia is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...	Miller	226	2
Laquey High School	(Lady) Hornets		Laquey Laquey, Missouri Laquey is an unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Missouri. It is about six miles southwest of Waynesville. It was founded in 1900 and named for the Laquey family.The community has a school, post office and zip code...	Pulaski Pulaski County, Missouri Pulaski County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. The county was organized in 1833 and named for Kazimierz Pułaski, Polish patriot who died fighting in the American Revolution. As of 2010, the population was 52,274, an increase of 27% from the 2000 Census count of 41,165. Its...	240	2
Licking High School	(Lady) Wildcats		Licking Licking, Missouri Licking is a city located in Texas County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,471 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Licking is located at...	Texas Texas County, Missouri Texas County is a county located in South Central Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the county's population was 26,008. It's county seat is Houston. The county was organized in 1843 as Ashley County, changing its name in 1845 to Texas, after the Republic of Texas. The 2010 U.S...	311	3
Newburg High School	(Lady) Wolves		Newburg Newburg, Missouri -Registered historic places:* Gourd Creek Cave Archeological Site* Ozark Iron Furnace Stack-External links:* * Historic maps of Newburg in the at the University of Missouri...	Phelps Phelps County, Missouri Phelps County is a county located in south-central Missouri in the United States.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, it includes the mean center of U.S. population in 2000. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the county's population was 39,825. A 2008 estimate, however, showed the population to be 42,205....	187	2
Plato High School	(Lady) Eagles		Plato Plato, Missouri Plato is an incorporated village in northwestern Texas County, Missouri, United States. It is located about twenty miles northwest of Houston, Missouri and ten miles south of Fort Leonard Wood on Route 32. Plato had an estimated population of 1,430 in 2000....	Texas Texas County, Missouri Texas County is a county located in South Central Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the county's population was 26,008. It's county seat is Houston. The county was organized in 1843 as Ashley County, changing its name in 1845 to Texas, after the Republic of Texas. The 2010 U.S...	211	2
Richland High School	(Lady) Bears		Richland Richland, Missouri Richland is a city in Camden, Laclede, and Pulaski counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 1,805 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Richland is located at ....	Pulaski Pulaski County, Missouri Pulaski County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. The county was organized in 1833 and named for Kazimierz Pułaski, Polish patriot who died fighting in the American Revolution. As of 2010, the population was 52,274, an increase of 27% from the 2000 Census count of 41,165. Its...	234	2
Stoutland High School	(Lady) Tigers		Stoutland Stoutland, Missouri Stoutland is a village in Camden and Laclede counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 177 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Stoutland is located at ....	Camden Camden County, Missouri Camden County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population was 37,051. Its county seat is Camdenton. The county was organized in 1841 as Kinderhook County and renamed in 1843, for Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, Chancellor of England, and leader of the Whig...	160	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, baseball, 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.

History

The league was organized in Lebanon

Lebanon, Missouri

Lebanon is a city in Laclede County, Missouri, United States. The estimated population in July 2009 was 14,292. The population was 12,155 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Laclede County. The Lebanon Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of Laclede County.-Geography:Lebanon is located at...

 in 1924 by future governor of Missouri Phil M. Donnelly

Phil M. Donnelly

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, a Lebanon attorney. Teams in the league represented Lebanon, Stoutland, Richland, Crocker, Linn Creek, Conway

Conway, Missouri

Conway is a city in Laclede County, Missouri, United States. The population was 743 at the 2000 census. It is southwest of Lebanon.-Geography:Conway is located at ....

, Niangua

Niangua, Missouri

Niangua is a city in Webster County, Missouri, United States. The population was 494 at the 2009 census. It lies three miles from Interstate 44 and five miles north of Marshfield.Niangua is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area....

 and Marshfield

Marshfield, Missouri

Marshfield is a city in Webster County, Missouri, United States. The population was 6,633 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat and part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...

. 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. 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)

Licking

• 1975 Volleyball
• 1979 Volleyball (1A-2A)
• 1988 Baseball (2A)
• 1989 Baseball (2A)
• 1989 Boys Basketball (2A)
• 2002 Boys Cross Country (2)

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)