Spring sports will soon be back in full swing at Wiscasset Middle High School. The Mountain Valley Conference season gets under way Monday, April 24, when the Wolverines varsity softball team will host Hall-Dale. The first pitch is set for 4 p.m.

The following afternoon, Tuesday, April 25, the Wolverines will host their first track meet of the season. The meet is at 4 p.m. and includes teams from Mountain Valley, Boothbay Region and Dirigo High School. Josiah Winchenbach will return for his second year as coach.

Coach Gordon Campbell and the Wolverine softball team finished 2-14 last year and ranked 13th in the Class C South Heal Standings. Both Wolverine wins were against Boothbay Region, which had a winless season. Following the home opener, the team will travel to Madison April 26  on April 28 will host Mt. Valley.

The Wolverines have seven returning players from last year’s team including senior Stephanie Jones and juniors Corey Campbell, Maeve Blodgett, August Moore, Lindsey Gordon, Leah Potter and Clara Mugnai. The underclassmen include sophomores Sydnie Thayer, Page Adams and Shelby Collins. Freshmen include Farah Casey, Natalie Potter, Kelsey Jones and Kateleen Trask.

Hannah Campbell is returning to help her dad coach the team.

“I’m pretty excited about the upcoming season and pleased that so many girls have stayed with the program,” Coach Campbell said at the April 11 practice, only the second one outdoors due to the recent wet weather.

Weather permitting, the girls will host a five-team softball round robin Saturday, April 15. The tournament gets under way at 9 a.m. with a game between WMHS and Waterville. Lincoln Academy, Richmond and Boothbay Region are also participating. The games are limited to 90 minutes.

The Wolverines baseball team won’t be competing at the varsity level this season. Second year Coach Gregg Wood takes charge of a junior varsity team. To date, eight games have been scheduled. The first game, also a home opener, is against Brunswick, Thursday, April 28, at 4 p.m. On May 5, WMHS will host Medomak High. Carrabec and Mt. Ararat are also on the team’s schedule.

In January, WMHS decided to drop out of the MVC Class C baseball due to a lack of numbers. Since then, enough players have expressed an interest in playing to form a junior varsity team.

Also returning are the girls and boys varsity tennis teams. They open their MVC season April 28 and May 1, respectively. The girls, coached by Jessie Hinman, travel to Wales for a match with Oak Hill while the boys, coached by Chris Hammond, host Carrabec High School.