Arizona softball on brink of elimination after 7-0 loss to Baylor in NCAA tournament opener.

Here is the Chandler all-district boys tennis team,  as voted on by the district’s schools’ coaches:

Here is the 2013 Chandler all-district girls tennis team as voted on by the schools’ tennis coaches:

Austin Schnabel had his pitches working but needed a little luck to give Notre Dame its first baseball state title.

With a deep inhale and wide smile, Jordan Beck let out the worst-kept secret in Arizona high school softball, and came as close as anyone wearing black and red to acknowledging the history that’s been made on the east end of Brown Road.

Division II baseball state championship game

Division I baseball state championship game

Never a doubt.

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.

The football coaches evidently can’t wait until August for their first showdown of the year.

How many times can a team keep doing this?

Whether it was emotion, momentum or just plain talent, no one would have been surprised if either Highland or Gilbert won the state boys volleyball championship on Saturday night.

Boys volleyball state championship

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.

Valley Christian has named Ali Gentry, a 2007 graduate of the school, as its next volleyball coach.

It took more than four hours, nine sets, and an upset of the No. 1 seed, to create an all-Gilbert final in the boys volleyball state tournament.

Advancing deep into a state baseball tournament is nothing new for Notre Dame.

Maybe the hat on Sam Messina’s head is less about uniform attire and more to cover the continuous discoloration of his hair.

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

Among the not-so-favorite memories from high school, standing in front of the class to deliver a presentation ranks right up there. Remember, the clammy palms, racing heart, dry throat and jumbled nerves?

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.”