
Scout Smith and Co. will be sporting new uniforms this spring as members of the Central Whidbey Little League juniors softball squad. (John Fisken photo)
Thursdays belong to the future.
Having scrambled at the last second to put together its own juniors softball squad, Central Whidbey Little League will kick off a 16-game schedule this coming week, with their home games played at Coupeville High School’s field.
Central Whidbey will play Anacortes, North Whidbey and South Whidbey in the four-team league, with home games on seven of the next eight Thursdays.
The team consists primarily of eighth graders from Coupeville Middle School, such as Scout Smith and Maya Toomey-Stout, with a few seventh graders like Mollie Bailey and Chelsea Prescott sprinkled across the roster.
Led by head coach Charlotte Young and assistant Connie Lippo, the squad will revive the Venom name.
Current high school stars like Katrina McGranahan, Sarah Wright and Lauren Rose went undefeated and earned a trip to state while wearing that name on their uniforms two years ago under Kevin McGranahan.
Last year, with most of that squad moving up to CHS, the few scattered remaining players had to travel to other towns to play.
Now the Venom is back and ready to attack again.
The schedule (all games start at 6 PM):
Tues-Apr. 12 @ South Whidbey
Thur-Apr. 14 North Whidbey
Tues-Apr. 19 @ Anacortes
Thur-Apr. 21 Anacortes
Tues-Apr. 26 @ North Whidbey
Thur-Apr. 28 South Whidbey
Tues-May 3 North Whidbey
Thur-May 5 @ South Whidbey
Tues-May 10 @ Anacortes
Thur-May 12 Anacortes
Tues-May 17 @ North Whidbey
Thur-May 19 South Whidbey
Tues-May 24 @ South Whidbey
Thur-May 26 North Whidbey
Tues-May 31 @ Anacortes
Thur-June 2 Anacortes






























































