Coupeville Sports

   Jae LeVine and the Wolf softball squad get 12 of 20 games on their home field. (John Fisken photos)

William Nelson and CHS soccer kick off spring sports action Mar. 11.

   Sage Renninger (left) and Payton Aparicio will have to be road warriors, with tennis playing 60% of its matches away from Coupeville.

Shane Losey and Co. open their season with six of their first 10 at home.

   Fleet-footed Abby Parker, perfectly capturing the look of every track athlete who kind of wished the season didn’t start until June.

Now, we’re not trying to hurry basketball out of the gym.

Having endured more than one “spring” on the prairie, I would be perfectly willing to wait until May or June for spring sports to start.

But, the powers that be don’t agree with me, so here we are, less than three weeks until the first day of practice pops up Monday, Feb. 27.

The first games hit Saturday, Mar. 11, and the first time we’ll ever be warm at a game will arrive the day AFTER spring sports end.

Anyway… Here’s your 98.3% correct schedules.

While there may be a tweak or two to come (and weather can, and will, mess everything up at some point), this is pretty close to being ready for the ol’ lamination machine.

Three side notes here.

One, CHS track gets its first home meet in many a year, as the brand-new oval makes its debut Mar. 30.

And your eyes don’t deceive you — the Wolf softball squad gets an honest-to-goodness home doubleheader Apr. 3, when they welcome Blaine to town during Spring Break.

Finally, baseball’s opening day, especially if you look at it on the Olympic League site, is a little confusing.

It lists the Wolves playing at home against La Conner and on the road at Lynden Christian, when in reality both games will be played on the road.

It’s a three-team doubleheader at Lynden, with Coupeville considered the home team in the La Conner game … even though they won’t really be at home.

Got that?

The diamond women have the spring’s most favorable schedule, with 12 of 20 at home.

Baseball (10 of 20 or “11” of 20, if we’re counting the road “home” game) and boys soccer (8 of 15) also play on Whidbey more times than not.

Only girls tennis (6 of 15) and track (1 of 8) will be true road warriors.

The varsity schedules (* = Olympic League games):

BASEBALL

Sat-Mar. 11 — DH @ Lynden Christian (vs. La Conner 1:00 and LC 3:30)
Wed-Mar. 15 — @ Chimacum (*) — 3:30
Fri-Mar. 17 — Sequim — 3:30
Sat-Mar. 18 — South Whidbey — 1:00
Mon-Mar. 20 — Bremerton — 4:00
Fri-Mar. 24 — @North Mason — 3:30
Sat-Mar. 25 — Vashon Island — 1:00
Mon-Mar. 27 — Sultan — 4:00
Wed-Mar. 29 — Klahowya (*) — 3:30
Fri-Mar. 31 — @ Port Townsend (*) — 3:30
Sat-Apr. 8 — @ Cedarcrest — 1:00
Wed-Apr. 12 — Chimacum (*) — 3:30
Sat-Apr. 15 — Friday Harbor — 2:00
Mon-Apr. 17 — @ Sequim — 3:30
Fri-Apr. 21 — @ Klahowya (*) –3:30
Wed-Apr. 26 — Port Townsend (*) — 3:30
Fri-Apr. 28 — @ Chimacum (*) — 4:15
Mon-May 1 — Klahowya (*) — 3:30
Wed-May 3 — @ Port Townsend (*) — 3:30

BOYS SOCCER

Sat-Mar. 11 — @ Olympic — 1:15
Tues-Mar. 14 — Chimacum (*) — 6:45
Fri-Mar. 17 — Sequim — 5:15
Tues-Mar. 21 — @ Forks — 3:30
Fri-Mar. 24 — North Mason — 6:45
Tue-Mar. 28 — @ Klahowya (*) — 3:30
Fri-Mar. 31 — Port Townsend (*) — 6:45
Mon-Apr. 3 — @ Vashon Island — 5:30
Tues-Apr. 11 — @ Chimacum (*) — 6:45
Fri-Apr. 14 — Port Angeles — 6:45
Sat-Apr. 22 — Port Townsend (*) — 6:45
Tues-Apr. 25 — Klahowya (*) — 6:45
Fri-Apr. 28 — @ Port Townsend (*) — 6:45
Tues-May 2 — Chimacum (*) — 6:45
Fri-May 5 — @ Klahowya (*) — 5:30

GIRLS TENNIS

Mon-Mar. 13 — @ Port Angeles — 3:00
Tue-Mar. 14 — @ South Whidbey — 3:30
Thur-Mar. 16 — Sequim — 3:30
Tues-Mar. 21 — @Kingston — 4:00
Thur-Mar. 23 — Klahowya (*) — 3:30
Mon-Mar. 27 — Olympic — 3:15
Wed-Mar. 29 — @ Granite Falls — 3:30
Mon-Apr. 10 — @ North Kitsap — 4:00
Wed-Apr. 12 — North Mason — 3:30
Fri-Apr. 14 — @ Chimacum (*) — 4:00
Tues-Apr. 18 — Klahowya (*) — 3:30
Tues-Apr. 25 — Chimacum (*) — 3:30
Wed-Apr. 26 — @ South Whidbey — 3:30
Thur-Apr. 27 — @ Klahowya (*) — 4:00
Thur-May 4 — @ Chimacum (*) — 4:00

SOFTBALL

Sat-Mar. 18 — South Whidbey — 1:00
Fri-Mar. 24 — @ North Mason — 3:30
Sat-Mar. 25 — Vashon Island — 1:00
Wed-Mar. 29 — Klahowya (*) — 3:30
Fri-Mar. 31 — @ Port Townsend (*) — 3:30
Mon-Apr. 3 — Blaine (DH) — 11:00/1:00
Fri-Apr. 7 — @ Meridian — 4:00
Wed-Apr. 12 — Chimacum (*) — 3:30
Sat-Apr. 15 — Friday Harbor — 2:00
Thur-Apr. 20 — La Conner — 4:00
Fri-Apr. 21 — @ Klahowya (*) — 3:30
Sat-Apr. 22 — Lynden Christian — 2:00
Wed-Apr. 26 — Port Townsend (*) — 3:30
Fri-Apr. 28 — @ Chimacum (*) — 3:30
Mon-May 1 — Klahowya (*) — 3:30
Wed-May 3 — @ Port Townsend (*) — 3:30
Thur-May 4 — Sequim — 3:30
Mon-May 8 — @ Chimacum (*) — 3:30
Wed-May 10 — @ Sequim — 3:30

TRACK

Thurs-Mar. 16 — @ Island Jamboree in Oak Harbor — 3:30
Thur-Mar. 23 — @ Port Angeles (Kingston, Olympic) — 3:15
Thur-Mar. 30 — CHS home meet (opponents TBA) — 3:15
Wed-Apr. 12 — @ Olympic (North Kitsap, Sequim) — 3:15
Sat-Apr. 15 — @ Cashmere Invitational — 12:00
Thur-Apr. 20 — @ Port Angeles (Port Townsend, Sequim) — 3:15
Sat-Apr. 22 — @ Lil’ Norway Invitational in North Kitsap — 10:00
Thur-Apr. 27 — @ Port Townsend (North Mason, Olympic) — 3:15

To stay up to date as the spring unfolds in all its (probably) rainy, blustery glory, keep an eye on:

Olympic League — http://www.olympicleague.com/index.php?pid=0.21.0.0.200

Coupeville Schools — http://coupeville.tandem.co/