With the outdoor season set to open next week, here’s some key dates to mark on your calendar:

Thursday, April 9 - Howard-Monier Girls Invite at Princeton, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 11 - Don Gooden Invite at Mendota, boys and girls, 9:30 a.m.

Monday, April 13 - Bureau Valley Girls Invite, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 14 - Howard-Monier Boys Invite at Princeton, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 16 - Amboy Invite, boys and girls, 4 p.m.

Saturday, April 18 - Rollie Morris Invite at Hall, boys/girls, 9:30 a.m.

Monday, April 20 - Princeton Ferris Invite at Rathje Track, boys/girls, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 21 - Princeton Ferris Invite rain date, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, April 24 - Bureau Valley, St. Bede at Rock Falls Invite, boys/girls, 4 p.m.

- Princeton boys at Metamora ABC Invite, 4 p.m.

Friday, May 1 - Bureau Valley at Eureka Invite, boys/girls, 4 p.m.

- Princeton at Morris Invite, boys/girls, 4:30 p.m.

Monday, May 4 - Bureau Valley boys/girls at Lincoln Trail Conference F/S Meet at Monmouth, 3 p.m.

Tuesday, May 5 - Tri-County Conference boys/girls meet at Seneca, 3 p.m.

- Bureau Valley at Brockman Relays at Kewanee, 4 p.m.

Thursday, May 7 - Three Rivers Conference Boys Meet at Orion, 4 p.m.

Friday, May 8 - Princeton boys at Geneseo McCormick Invite, 4 p.m.

- Bureau Valley boys/girls at Lincoln Trail Conference Meet at Galva, 3 p.m.

Monday, May 11 - Illinois Valley boys/girls meet at Ottawa, 4 p.m.

May 13-15 - IHSA Girls Sectionals, tba

Friday, May 15 - Three Rivers Conference Boys Meet at Erie, 4 p.m.

May 20-22 - IHSA Boys Sectionals, tba

May 21-23 - IHSA Girls State finals at Charleston

May 28-30 - IHSA Boys State finals at Charleston