A ‘Lady Fish’ sign hangs on the fence at the Tapiola Park softball field next to Astoria High School.

The games are on for both players and fans.

The Oregon School Activities Association is moving into its “Season 3” phase of the school year, featuring spring sports.

Baseball games, softball games, golf meets and track meets begin starting next week, with action running into mid-May for all sports.

Local baseball teams for Astoria, Seaside, Warrenton and Knappa have scheduled opening days on Tuesday, weather permitting.

The first pitch for the Astoria and Seaside baseball teams will come Tuesday, when the Fishermen and Gulls open the season with a Clatsop Clash at Broadway Field.

The two teams will then play a mostly Cowapa League schedule that lasts through May 13.

Warrenton opens a three-game series with Willamina on Tuesday at Willamina, followed by a home doubleheader with the Bulldogs on Friday. Knappa has a single game Tuesday at Gaston, followed by a twin bill three days later at Gaston.

To keep in-person attendance numbers down, high school track teams and golf teams have scheduled a series of dual meets.

Local teams to watchAstoria and Knappa baseball, as well as the Warrenton Warriors, whose last official game was the 2019 class 3A state championship game in Keizer.

Astoria and Knappa softball will be league favorites on the diamond. On the links, Seaside boys golf will challenge for the 4A state title, should there be a state championship event.

In track, look for Astoria’s Colton McMaster and Triston Scott of Warrenton to set school records in the throwing events for their respective teams.

Across the river in Washington state, Naselle baseball is always a state contender. Ilwaco softball should be a new state power, led by eighth grader Maddie Wilkin in her first year as a starting pitcher for the Lady Fishermen.