Another week means another full schedule of spring sports
March 3, 2013 by Don Ketchum, AZPreps365
There are plenty of options for spring sports followers this week, with tournaments and meets across Scottsdale, Phoenix, the southwest Valley, northwest Valley, north Valley and northern and northwest Arizona.
Here they are . . .
Baseball
Hopi Bruins Classic, Thursday (March 7) and Friday (March 8) at Keams Canyon Hopi.
Teams: Keams Canyon Hopi, Many Farms, Pinon, Red Mesa, Rough Rock, Tuba City.
River Valley Route 66 Classic, Thursday through Saturday (March 9) at Needles, Calif., and River Valley High.
Teams: Camp Verde, Chinle, Chino Valley, Glendale Joy Christian, Lake Havasu, Meadows (Nev.), Bullhead City Mohave, Monument Valley (Utah), Needles (Calif.), Pahrump Valley (Nev.), River Valley, Spring Mountain (Nev.), Williams, Fort Defiance Window Rock.
2013 Cleats Classic Invitational, Saturday through March 13 at Phoenix Arcadia, Scottsdale Chaparral, Scottsdale Desert Mountain, Mesa Desert Ridge, Gene Autry Complex (Mesa), Goodyear Millennium, Scottsdale Notre Dame Prep, Red Mountain Complex (Mesa), Scottsdale Saguaro, Phoenix Scottsdale Christian, Chandler Seton Catholic.
Teams: Phoenix Arcadia, Prescott Valley Bradshaw Mountain, Scottsdale Chaparral, Scottsdale Desert Mountain, Mesa Desert Ridge, IMG Academy (Fla.), Tempe Marcos de Niza, Goodyear Millennium, Scottsdale Notre Dame Prep, Scottsdale Saguaro, Phoenix Scottsdale Christian, Chandler Seton Catholic, Tucson, Victor Valley (Calif.), Gilbert Williams Field.
Golf
Snowflake 9-Hole Multi, Tuesday (March 5) at Snowflake.
Teams: Lakeside Blue Ridge, Holbrook, Payson, Show Low, Snowflake.
Softball
Cool Nights Tournament, Wednesday (March 6) through Saturday at Glendale Apollo.
Teams: Avondale Agua Fria, Phoenix Alhambra, Glendale Apollo, Phoenix Bourgade Catholic, Prescott Valley Bradshaw Mountain, Buckeye, Scottsdale Coronado, Goodyear Desert Edge, Glendale, Glendale Ironwood, Goodyear Millennium, Phoenix Moon Valley, Morenci, Peoria, Phoenix Sunnyslope, Phoenix Thunderbird, Tolleson, Tuba City, Elfrida Valley Union, Wickenburg, Buckeye Youngker.
Xavier Prep Annual Invitational, Thursday through Saturday at Rose Mofford Complex, north Phoenix.
Teams: Gilbert Campo Verde, Peoria Centennial, Yuma Cibola, Mesa Desert Ridge, Phoenix Mountain Pointe, Phoenix Xavier Prep.
Tournament of Champions, Thursday through Saturday at Ken Fovargue Park, Bullhead City Mohave High.
Teams: California (Calif.), Canyon (Calif.), Centennial (Nev.), Chino (Calif.), Chino Hills (Calif.), Vail Cienega, Clovis (Calif.), Coronado (Nev.), El Modena (Calif.), El Toro (Calif.), Farmington (N.M.), Flagstaff, Foothill (Calif.), Foothill (Nev.), Fountain Valley (Calif.), Yuma Gila Ridge, Phoenix Greenway, Chandler Hamilton, Yuma Kofa, Lake Havasu, Lakewood (Calif.), Los Alamitos (Calif.), Los Lunas (N.M.), Mater Dei (Calif.), Cottonwood Mingus, Mission Viejo (Calif.), Bullhead City Mohave, Norco (Calif.), North (Calif.), Pacifica (Calif.), Rio Rancho (N.M.), Riverside Poly (Calif.), Phoenix Sandra Day O’Connor, Saugus (Calif.), Taylorsville (Utah), Torrance (Calif.), Valencia (Calif.), Woodbridge (Calif.).
Hopi Lady Bruins Classic, Thursday and Friday at Keams Canyon Hopi.
Teams: Keams Canyon Hopi, Many Farms, Pinon, Red Mesa, Rough Rock.
Tennis
Paseo West Valley Invitational (Boys), Friday and Saturday at Paseo Racquet Center, Glendale, and Glendale Ironwood High.
Teams: Avondale Agua Fria, Phoenix Alhambra, Glendale Apollo, Phoenix Barry Goldwater, Anthem Boulder Creek, Phoenix Bourgade Catholic, Phoenix Brophy Prep, Glendale Cactus, Phoenix Camelback, Peoria Centennial, Phoenix Central, Laveen Cesar Chavez, Phoenix Cortez, Glendale Deer Valley, Phoenix Greenway, Glendale Independence, Glendale Ironwood, Peoria Liberty, Goodyear Millennium, Phoenix Moon Valley, Glendale Mountain Ridge, Phoenix North, Peoria, Glendale Raymond S. Kellis, Phoenix Sandra Day O’Connor, Phoenix Sierra Linda, Phoenix Sunnyslope, Peoria Sunrise Mountain, Phoenix Thunderbird, Phoenix Washington.
Track and Field
NPA Skydome Classic (Boys and girls), Tuesday at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff.
Westview Qualifying Meet (Boys and girls), Wednesday at Avondale Westview.
Teams: Glendale Copper Canyon, Phoenix Sandra Day O’Connor, Phoenix South Mountain, Surprise Valley Vista, Avondale Westview, Surprise Willow Canyon.
Mohave March Multi (Boys and girls), Wednesday at Bullhead City Mohave.
Phoenix Christian Invitational (Boys and girls), Friday at Phoenix Christian.
57th Annual Buckeye Lions Invitational (Boys and girls), Saturday at Buckeye High.
Teams: Phoenix Arizona Lutheran, Buckeye, Casa Grande, Flagstaff Coconino, El Mirage Dysart, Goodyear Estrella Foothills, Lake Havasu, Peoria Liberty, Bullhead City Mohave, Glendale Mountain Ridge, Page, Parker, Gilbert Perry, Glendale Raymond S. Kellis, San Pasqual (Calif.), Peoria Sunrise Mountain, Phoenix Trevor Browne, Buckeye Verrado, Surprise Willow Canyon.