Lopez High Lobos launch spring sports season
Published 1:30 am Wednesday, April 1, 2026
By Declan O’Malley
Contributor
The spring sports season has officially begun at Lopez High School, and the Lobos are preparing to compete in golf, track and field.
Golf
This year’s golf program at Lopez features four girls and two boys. The team has a full schedule of matches, with athletes especially looking forward to the Friday Harbor Tournament on April 24, which they hope will help prepare them for postseason play.
The golf team opened its season March 17 with a home match against Lummi Nation, followed by away contests at La Conner on March 19 and Tulalip Heritage on March 25. The Lobos return home March 31 to face CPC/Evangel and host Orcas on April 2. After a brief break, Lopez travels to Friday Harbor on April 14 before hosting a girls-only match against Sultan on April 16. The team continues its home stretch with matches against MVC on April 21 and Grace Academy on April 28.
Track and field
The track and field team features a roster of 20 student-athletes, with a focus on key events across running, relays and throwing competitions. The team benefits from the experience and leadership of returning seniors, who will play a central role throughout the season.
“I am excited for this spring sports season,” said Ginger Plum, Lopez High School athletic director. “We have senior leadership on both our golf and track and field teams striving for returns to postseason competition after successful fall and winter seasons.”
Track and field at Lopez High School will compete in meets ranging from north Bellingham to Shoreline during the league season. In the postseason, the team will travel to Tacoma for the quad-district meet. From there, qualifiers will advance to the state championships in Yakima.
The Lobos will compete in a full slate of events, including the 100-meter dash, 110-meter hurdles, 200-meter dash, 300-meter hurdles, 400-meter dash, 800-meter run, mile and two-mile. Field events include high jump, long jump, shot put, discus and javelin. Relay events feature the 400-meter relay, 800-meter relay for girls and the mile relay for both boys and girls.
Head coach Shane Patrick emphasized the importance of a dedicated staff in supporting the program’s success.
“I’m very excited for this year. I have great coaches helping me, and I couldn’t lead these athletes without them,” he said. “Joe Ingman coaches the throwers and our relay teams, and he has been vital to the growth of our athletes. My assistant coach, Robert Spreine, owns a local CrossFit gym and brings incredible energy while keeping workouts fresh and engaging. For our distance runners, Bill LeDrew and Katherine Ingman work extremely well together and consistently get the most out of that group. Leanne Zellner leads our high jumpers and took two athletes to state last year. We have also added a hurdle coach, Jessica Dahl, who competed in college and brings valuable insight to a very technical set of events.”
