Here is the 2013 Mesa all-city softball team as determined by Mesa city schools’ coaches:

Here is the Mesa all-city baseball team as voted on by the Mesa schools’ baseball coaches:

A quick breakdown of Monday night's Division I softball state championship matchup between No. 14 Chaparral and No. 6 Red Mountain:

In this dugout is the three-time defending state champions of softball, with a significant portion of the 2012 title team playing prominent roles again. Red Mountain is a No. 6 seed oozing with confidence, has gotten lights-out pitching from junior ace Bre Macha, went through the winner's bracket for a second consecutive year and outscored its opponents 30-4 in this tournament, including a win over its next opponent.

A lone, painted white bicycle sits at the side of Usery Park Road near Bush Highway.

Ky Westbrook’s standards are so high, it was hard for her to hide the disappointment of running an average race despite easily winning the 100-meter dash on Saturday.

It took a black-and-blue kind of semifinal battle between Mountain View and Chaparral to set up an all-red-and-black championship game in the Division I girls softball state tournament.

Sunday was not a day of rest for Bre Macha.

Chaparral southpaw ace Dallas McBride was a bit wild early on, but didn’t flinch.

Boots may be for walking, but the sneakers at Mesa’s Mountain View High School — at least four pairs of them — are made for painting.

It’s Red Mountain and Mountain View in a Division I state tournament semifinal on Wednesday night, which means there’s not much left to say other than “Let’s play.”

For most hitters a mistake pitch is something up and over the plate.

This was two games of frustration busted out, in a big way.

With a little adjustment – mental and strategic – the Brophy boys volleyball team's path in the postseason remains clear – the state quarterfinals are next, against a familiar foe.

After getting past No. 18 Ironwood Ridge in three games earlier in the day (25-17, 25-16, 25-19), No. 15 Hamilton ran into No. 2 Highland, who knocked the Huskies out of the second round of the boys state volleyball tournament, 25-17, 25-13, 25-18.

Keep it simple. Easy, right?

Her team found ways to stay alive for at least a few more days in the Division I state tournament, but Lindsey Collins wasn't gushing.

Here are the first two rounds of the boys volleyball state tournament, which begins Saturday and continues May 7 (quarterfinals), May 9 (semifinals) and May 11 (championship):