Southern Wells…Community Meeting To Discuss Athletic Conference Future

(1-15-26) Tonight Southern Wells School administrators hosted a public meeting to see if the Raiders will continue as a member of the ACAC…or make a move to the Mid-Eastern Conference.

Below is information and details that were discussed, including the video of the meeting and the slide presentation.

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Below is the live stream of the meeting—

Slide presentation – Southern Wells Athletic Conference Discussion

After more than 50 years in the @ACACAthletics, @SouthernWellsHS may be taking off for the Mid-Eastern Conference.

Raiders AD Todd Thieme hosted a public forum on Thursday about the potential move ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/bcUxa3A7H8

— Josh Ayen (@Josh_Ayen) January 16, 2026

The next Southern Wells Community Schools Board meeting is scheduled for January 20th (Tuesday).

Ryan Walker (Sports Editor & Reporter at The Bluffton News-Banner covering all sports for Bluffton, Norwell, and Southern Wells) was at he meeting and posted this on ‘X’-

At the Southern Wells conference discussion meeting, I polled all the head coaches anonymously on if they approve leaving the ACAC to the MEC of if they disapprove.

Approve 4
Disapprove 3
Indifferent 2

— Ryan Walker (@RyanWalkerHU) January 16, 2026

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