First round softball tournament breakdown

It’s time.
Crazy schedules, mystery formulas (though there are a few head-scratchers of schools which didn’t get into the top 24, in this case it appears to have worked out respectably across the four divisions) and …

Softball games to see this week

This is it.  The last week of the regular season (Wednesday appears to be the last regular season slate of games), and given the schedule and current power rankings (as of Monday), a whole lot …

Softball games to see this week

Less than two weeks to go until tournament time (April 27) and plenty of jostling, confusion, unknowns and hypotheticals  are left for those trying to earn one of the 24 spots into each of the …

Xavier softball tournament info.

Xavier’s annual softball tournament kicks up again beginning Thursday. It’s a three-day event at Rose Mofford Complex (9833 N. 25th Ave., Phoenix).
The Gators won this event last season by beating Centennial in the finals.
Schools:  Campo …

Pinnacle vs. Xavier girls soccer semifinal matchup

Division I Girls Soccer semifinal
No. 4 Xavier vs. No. 1 Pinnacle

When:  7 p.m. Wednesday
Where:  Campo Verde H.S. (3870 S. Quartz Street, Gilbert)
Outlook:  Elite vs. elite.  No surprises vs. no surprises. These two schools have been …

Girls soccer state tournament quarterfinal matchups

The “elite eight” remain in the three divisions of the girls soccer state tournament. On the whole, not many big surprises emerged from Tuesday’s first round action, as seeding number often doesn’t tell the full …

Girls basketball games to see this week

Here we go.  The last regular season basketball games are this week in preparation for sectional tournaments (Feb. 5 through Feb. 9).
For some, it’s their last chance to get into the sectional tournament and try …

Girls soccer matches to see this week

This is it.
The final regular season week of the soccer season begins in Monday, with all kinds of moves and shakeups expected in the final 4-5 days.
The last matches of  the season are Jan. 24 …

Girls soccer matches to see this week

What a logjam.
As of Tuesday, eight teams in Div. I girls soccer were unbeaten (a couple had ties) and nearly that many had one loss in power rankings matches.  It means there’s a decent chance …

Girls soccer matches to see this week

Similar to the boys, the girls soccer schedule really heats up in the next couple weeks as the regular season winds down at the end of January.
It’s a lot to cram in (3-4 matches per …