The soccer season kicks off this week with the Washington boys playing Fairfield-Maharishi on Tuesday, and Mid-Prairie boys playing at Wapello on Thursday.

Soccer has been in the same boat as many of the spring sports with dealing with the cold weather for practice, but have later start dates for competition than track and field does, which gives more time for the good weather to move in.

The girl’s teams for both schools don’t start until next week, when the highs are forecasted to be upper 50’s to low 60’s.