Second Season. Tournament Time. May Madness. No matter which alliterated label you use, it’s that time of year when teams need to win to keep their seasons alive.
Oak Harbor and Coupeville high school begin the postseason this weekend.
Baseball
Oak Harbor will be the No. 3 seed in the eight-team, double-elimination District 1 3A tournament and will host either Meadowdale or Mountlake Terrace at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 9.
The Wildcats will play opposite the No. 2 seed, Shorewood, and No. 7 seed, either Arlington or Marysville Getchell.
The second round is Tuesday, May 12, at 4 p.m. The winners meet at Meridian Park in Shoreline; the losers play at the site of the higher seed.
Coupeville plays its final two league games this week and could finish either second or third in the Olympic League.
The District 3 1A tournament begins at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 9, with a loser-out game. The second-place Olympic League team will host the first round, while the third-place team must travel (time and place to be determined).
Survivors of the first round advance to the double-elimination portion of the tournament and must win one of two games to be one of three teams to move on to the next round of the playoffs.
If Coupeville wins its first game, it will play Tuesday, May 12, at Charles Wright (time and opponent to be determined).
Softball
The Coupeville softball team, like its baseball team, could finish either second or third in the Olympic League and will follow the same playoff scenario. It’s district tournament, however, doesn’t start until 6 p.m. Friday, May 22. After the opening round at the higher seeds, the remainder of the tournament will be played at the Sprinker Fields in Tacoma. The top two teams qualify for the next round.
The Oak Harbor softball team did not qualify for the postseason.
Soccer
It’s more of the same for Coupeville. With one match remaining, the Wolves could finish second or third. The tournament setup is similar to baseball and softball.
The first round is at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at the higher seed and is loser out. The second round is also at the higher seed and will be played at 7 p.m. May 12.
The tournament will wrap up at Orting High School May 14 and 16.
Oak Harbor needs to win at Marysville Getchell in the regular season finale at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7, and hope Lynnwood loses its final match to reach the playoffs.
It that happens, Oak Harbor and Lynnwood would meet to break a tie (time and place to determined). That winner goes to Glacier Peak at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 9, to start the eight-team, double-elimination tournament. The second round is Tuesday, May 12.
Tennis
Coupeville, the Olympic League champion, will take part in the conference tournament at Port Townsend Tuesday, May 12 (time to be determined).
Oak Harbor heads to Stanwood to play in the Wesco North tournament at 1 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, May 12 and 13.
Golf
The Oak Harbor boys team competes in the divisional tournament at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, at Everett’s Legion Memorial Golf Course.
The Wildcat girls will host the divisional meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, at the Whidbey Golf Club.
Track
Oak Harbor will host the Wesco North championship track meet at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, and 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 15.
Coupeville and the Olympic League meet at North Kitsap High School for the conference championships at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 9.
