The first event of the spring sports season involving Martin County West athletes is Monday when the MCW/Butterfield-Odin track and field teams compete in the Valley Conference Indoor Championships at Myers Field House at Minnesota State University in Mankato.
The campus will be busy Monday as a Welcome Home Celebration for the NCAA Division II national champion Minnesota State women's and men's basketball teams will be held at 4:30 p.m. at Taylor Center.
There are five track and field teams in the Valley Conference.
Joining the Mavericks will be Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial/Nicollet, Mankato Loyola/Cleveland and St. Clair/Immanuel Lutheran.
LCWM/Nicollet won both team titles in last year’s Valley Conference meet.
Meet time is 5:30 p.m.
The track and field teams are then scheduled to compete Thursday at the Progressive Chiropractic Invitational in Mountain Lake.
MCW’s softball team is slated to open its season at Windom on Friday. The Mavericks are scheduled at Madelia Tuesday, April 9 before the home opener at Fox Lake Area Sports Complex vs. Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda on Thursday, April 11.
The Mavericks’ baseball team has its first four games scheduled at home, starting Tuesday, April 9 vs. Mankato Loyola.
Both the girls and boys golf teams are slated at open at Fox Lake Golf Course vs. Blue Earth Area on Tuesday, April 9.
Girls and boys track and field
Mon., April 1: Valley Conference Indoor, Mankato, 5:30 p.m.
Thurs., April 4: at Mountain Lake, 4;15 p.m.
Mon., April 8: at Sleepy Eye, 4 p.m.
Tues., April 16: at Maple River, 4:30 p.m.
Fri., April 19: at Mountain Lake, 4:15 p.m.
Tues., April 23: at Blue Earth, 4:30 p.m.
Tues., April 30: at St. James, 4 p.m.
Fri., May 3: at Fairmont, 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: Valley Conference, Lake Crystal, 4 p.m.
Thurs., May 23: Sub-Section, Wells
Sat., June 1: Section 2A, Mankato West
June 6-7: State meet, St. Michael
Softball
Fri., April 5: at Windom, 4:30 p.m.
Tues., April 9: at Madelia, 4:30 p.m.
Thurs., April 11: Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda, 4:30 p.m.
Fri., April 12: Madelia, 4:30 p.m.
Tues., April 16: St. Clair/Loyola, 4:30 p.m.
Thurs., April 18: Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey, 4:30 p.m.
Sat., April 20: Adrian/Ellsworth, 10 a.m.
Tues., April 23: at Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, 4:30 p.m.
Thurs., April 25: Nicollet, 4:30 p.m.
Sat., April 27: at WWG tournament, 9 a.m.
Tues., April 30: at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m.
Thurs., May 2: GHEC/T/ML, 4:30 p.m.
Tues., May 7: at Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s, 5 p.m.
Fri., May 10: Fairmont, 4:30 p.m.
Tues., May 14: at Sleepy Eye, 5 p.m.
Fri., May 17: Valley Conference Showcase, Caswell Park, North Mankato
Baseball
Tues., April 9: Mankato Loyola, 4:30 p.m.
Thurs., April 11: Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda, 4:30 p.m.
Fri., April 12: Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey, 4:30 p.m.
Thurs., April 18: Madelia, 4:30 p.m.
Thurs., April 25: at St. Clair, 4:30 p.m.
Fri., April 26: at Madelia, 4:30 p.m.
Tues., April 30: Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, 4:30 p.m.
Tues., May 2: at GHECTML (Truman), 6:30 p.m.
Fri., May 3: Dawson-Boyd at Irish Yard, 4:30 p.m.
Tues., May 7: at Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s, 5 p.m.
Fri., May 10: Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop., 4:30 p.m.
Sat., May 11: at St. James tournament, 9 a.m.
Tues., May 14: at Windom, 4:30 p.m.
Thurs., May 16: at Blue Earth Area, 4:30 p.m.
Fri., May 17: Minnesota Valley Lutheran, 4:30 p.m.
Girls golf
Tues., April 9: Blue Earth Area, 4 p.m.
Thurs., April 11: at Madelia, 4:15 p.m.
Thurs., April 18: St. Clair, Loyola, GHECTM, Terrace View, 2 p.m.
Mon., April 22: at GHECTML, Rose Lake, 4:30 pm.
Tues., April 30: at Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey, 4:30 p.m.
Fri., May 3: Madelia and St. Clair, 4:30 p.m.
Fri., May 10: at Madelia, 1 p.m.
Tues., May 14: GHECTML, 3:30 p.m.
Thurs., May 16: at Jackson County Central, 4 p.m.
Fri., May 17: at Alden-Conger, 4:30 p.m.
Mon., May 20: Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey, 4 p.m.
Tues., May 21: Valley Conference, Madelia, 9 a.m.
Boys golf
Tues., April 9: Blue Earth Area, 4 p.m.
Thurs., April 11: at Madelia, 4:15 p.m.
Thurs., April 18: St. Clair, Loyola, GHECTM, Terrace View, 2 p.m.
Mon., April 22: at GHECTML, Rose Lake, 4:30 pm.
Tues., April 30: at Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey, 4:30 p.m.
Fri., May 3: Madelia and St. Clair, 4:30 p.m.
Tues., May 7: GHECTML and JWP, North Links, 12 p.m.
Fri., May 10: at Madelia, 1 p.m.
Tues., May 14: GHECTML, 3:30 p.m.
Thurs., May 16: at Jackson County Central, 4 p.m.
Fri., May 17: at Alden-Conger, 4:30 p.m.
Mon., May 20: Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey, 4 p.m.
Tues., May 21: Valley Conference, Madelia, 9 a.m.