Less than 24 hours following the end of the winter sports season for Jackson County Central teams, the first event of the spring season will take place.
After the Huskies final game in the state boys basketball tournament Friday, the track and field squads will go to Mankato Saturday for an indoor meet at Myers Field House on the campus of Minnesota State University. Meet time is 1 p.m.
The meet is the Wolverine Invitational, usually hosted by Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey, but MLAC will not be participating as its boys basketball team also qualified for its state tournament.
Scheduled to join JCC are Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial/Nicollet, River Valley, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton and Westbrook-Walnut Grove/Red Rock Central.
The outdoor track and field opener is scheduled for Tuesday, April 2 at Luverne. All of the JCC spring sports schedules follows later in this newsletter.
Coaches
Here is the list of spring sports coaches at Jackson County Central.
Track and field
Head coach: Rafe York
Assistants: Jon Beckman, Mary Boyum, Nate Hanson, Staci Morrell
Softball
Head coach: Morgan Christopher
Assistant: Mackenzie Paulson
B squad: Ron Helmich
B squad volunteer: Ashley Nagel
Baseball
Head coach: Mike Wierson
Assistant: Blaise Jacobsen
B and C squad: Kevin Holm
Middle School: Easton Bahr, Chris Gumto
Golf
Head coach: Keith Eggink
Assistants: Scarlet Pronk, Ron Hash
Schedules
The schedules for Jackson County Central spring sports teams. It’s spring sports in Minnesota so all schedules are subject to change.
Girls and boys track and field
Sat., March 23: Wolverine Indoor, Mankato, 1 p.m.
Tues., April 2: at Luverne, 4 p.m.
Thurs., April 4: at Murray County Central, 4 p.m.
Thurs., April 11: at Windom, 4 p.m.
Tues., April 16: at Lake Crystal, 4:30 p.m.
Fri., April 19: at Mountain Lake, 4:15 p.m.
Tues., April 23: at Redwood Valley, 4 p.m.
Fri., May 3: at Fairmont Sentinel Relays, 4 p.m.
Tues., May 7: Section 2A true team, Wells, 3 p.m.
Sat., May 11: Big South Conference, Redwood Falls, 10 a.m.
Tues., May 14: at Worthington, 4 p.m.
Sat., May 18: State true team, Stillwater, 3:45 p.m.
Thurs., May 23: Sub-Section, Wells
Sat., June 1: Section 2A, Mankato West
June 6-7: State meet, St. Michael
Softball
Tues., April 2: Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, 4:30 p.m.
Thurs., April 4: at Fairmont (2), 4 p.m.
Mon., April 8: St. James Area, 5:30 p.m.
Tues., April 9: at St. James Area, 5:30 p.m.
Fri., April 12: Edgerton, 4 p.m.
Tues., April 16: Luverne (2), 4 p.m.
Thurs., April 25: at Pipestone (2), 4 p.m.
Mon., April 29: at Blue Earth Area (2), 4 p.m.
Thurs., May 9: Redwood Valley (2), 5 p.m.
Fri., May 10: at Windom (2), 4 p.m.
Sat., May 11: JCC Invitational, 9 a.m.
Thurs., May 16: at Wabasso, 5 p.m.
Tues., May 21: Section 3AA, TBD
Sat., May 25: Section 3AA, TBD
Tues., May 28: Section 3AA, TBD
Thurs., May 30: Section 3AA, TBD
June 5-7: State tournament, North Mankato
JCC Invitational teams: Albert Lea, New York Mills, Worthington.
Baseball
Thurs., April 4: Fairmont (2), 4 p.m.
Fri., April 5: Worthington, 5:30 p.m.
Tues., April 9: at Maple River, 5:30 p.m.
Thurs., April 11: Redwood Valley, 5:30 p.m.
Sat., April 13: Springfield at Gustavus, TBA
Sat., April 13: Hayfield at Gustavus, TBA
Tues., April 16: St. James Area, 5:30 p.m.
Thurs., April 18: Blue Earth Area (2), 4 p.m.
Tues., April 23: at Luverne, 5:30 p.m.
Fri., April 26: at Pipestone (2), 5:30 p.m.
Tues., April 30: at St. James Area, 5:30 p.m.
Thurs., May 2: at Redwood Valley, 5:30 p.m.
Tues., May 7: Luverne, 5:30 p.m.
Thurs., May 9: at Windom, 5:30 p.m.
Fri., May 10: Windom, 5:30 p.m.
Sat., May 11: at United South Central, 6 p.m.
Fri., May 17: Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, 5:30 p.m.
Tues., May 28: Section 3AA, TBD
Thurs., May 30: Section 3AA, TBD
Sat., June 1: Section 3AA, TBD
Mon., June 3: Section 3AA, TBD
Tues., June 4: Section 3AA, TBD
Thurs., June 6: Section 3AA, TBD
June 13-14: State tournament, Chaska and Jordan
Girls golf
Sat., April 6: at Worthington Invitational, 9 a.m.
Mon., April 8: Murray County Central, 4 p.m.
Tues., April 16: at Marshall, 1 p.m.
Mon., April 22: at St. Peter, 4 p.m.
Tues., April 23: Windom, 4:30 p.m.
Mon., April 29: at Fairmont, 4 p.m.
Tues., April 30: Maple River, 4 p.m.
Thurs., May 2: Worthington, 4 p.m.
Fri., May 3: at Windom, 4:30 p.m.
Sat., May 4: at Fairmont Invitational, 9 a.m.
Mon., May 6: at New Ulm Invitational, 2 p.m.
Thurs., May 9: at Pipestone, 3 p.m.
Mon., May 13: Big South Conference, Morton
Tues., May 14: at Blue Earth Area, 4 p.m.
Thurs., May 16: Martin County West, 4 p.m.
Thurs. May 23: Section 3AA first round, Buffalo Lake
Wed., May 29: Section 3AA second round, Buffalo Lake
June 11-12: State tournament, Jordan
Boys golf
Mon., April 8: Murray County Central, 4 p.m.
Mon., April 15: at Marshall, 1 p.m.
Fri., April 19: at Hutchinson Invitational, 12 p.m.
Sat., April 20: at Worthington Invitational, 9 a.m.
Mon., April 22: at Blue Earth, 4 p.m.
Tues., April 23: Windom, 4:30 p.m.
Mon., April 29: at Waseca, 4 p.m.
Tues., April 30: Maple River, 4 p.m.
Thurs., May 2: Worthington, 4 p.m.
Fri., May 3: at Windom, 4:30 p.m.
Sat., May 4: at Fairmont Invitational, 9 a.m.
Mon., May 6: BSC South Division event, 2 p.m.
Thurs., May 9: at Pipestone, 3 p.m.
Mon., May 13: Big South Conference, Morton
Tues., May 14: at Blue Earth Area, 4 p.m.
Thurs., May 16: Martin County West, 4 p.m.
Thurs. May 23: Section 3AA first round, Buffalo Lake
Wed., May 29: Section 3AA second round, Buffalo Lake
June 11-12: State tournament, Jordan