The dugouts will remain empty this spring for Wrangell High School, with both the baseball and softball seasons cancelled due to a lack of participation.

“We gave it a good run but we called it quits,” explained school activities director Jack Carney.

Sign-ups for boys baseball and girls softball began last month, and the period had been extended by two weeks in an effort to get more students to join.

“The coaches worked hard to garner interest,” Carney

commented. “It's kind of a bummer.”

The softball team was not able to fill a roster, needing at least nine girls to play. Carney mentioned tha...