Teams gear up for spring sports season

QUAD CITIES – With spring break now in the rearview mirror Quad Cities teams have been practicing and one or more have already met their first opponents by the time followers read this. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic there is managed pandemonium across the sports spectrum and that includes schedule changes, postponements, substitutions, and cancellations.
Readers are advised to check online schedules daily for adjustments.
Brewster
The Brewster boys’ varsity soccer team was scheduled to play a conference game at Ephrata last Saturday, April 10, and the Brewster girls varsity softball team was scheduled at Okanogan for a conference contest against the Lady Bulldogs.
Waterville-Mansfield
The Waterville-Mansfield Shockers have fielded varsity baseball and softballs teams this year. The Lady Shockers will play a conference doubleheader at Lake Roosevelt on Saturday, April 17, while the varsity boys travel to Bridgeport for a conference DH there.
Bridgeport
At Bridgeport varsity baseball and softball teams are entering the starting gate. According to the schedules posted on CWBAthletics, the Filles host Eastmont, at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, April 15, for a conference game and the Mustangs host Waterville-Mansfield for a conference doubleheader at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Saturday, April 17.
Pateros
The Pateros Nannies varsity softball team will travel to Manson for a conference doubleheader on Friday, April 16, while the Billygoats varsity baseball team is still looking for an opponent to fill a Saturday April 17 road trip. For remaining conference and home games consult the season schedules – subject to changes or cancellations – elsewhere on these pages and at school websites.