Lady Lions have best blend of pitching, hitting and defense
Verrado (25-7) hoped to avenge last year's playoff loss to Oro Valley Canyon del Oro (30-5) but they fell short, losing 7-2 on Tuesday.
Softball
USA Baseball and MaxPreps announced on Monday, the MaxPreps USA Baseball Player of the Week Award winners for the week of April 27, 2015, bringing national recognition to the top-performing high school athletes in the country.
Anderson, Gyurina, Ohanian, Bell and Ramirez Named MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Players of the Week
Lady Aztecs move on to face Pinnacle
Top 8 seeds wait for second-round opponents
USA Baseball and MaxPreps announced on Friday, the MaxPreps USA Baseball Player of the Week Award winners for the week of April 20, 2015, launching a partnership to bring national recognition to the top-performing high school athletes in the country.
The Tucson Salpointe Lancers softball team finished the regular season 25-6 and will most likely earn the top seed in the Division II playoffs but that is just part of the bigger story.
Huskies score in every inning in 12-8 victory
Francoeur, Damon, Jones, Tenholder, Achenbach Selected MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Players of the Week
Mtn. Ridge nails down top seed, Skyline keeps hopes alive
Red Mountain softball and Hamilton baseball appear to be rounding into shape as the respective defending champions, and the rest of Arizona's state qualifiers prepare for final days of the regular season.
Tucson Catalina Foothills has been a consistent presence in postseason play. Except for the 2012 season where the Falcons dropped eight of their last nine games to fall out of contention, one would be hard pressed to point to a "bad" season over the last decade or so.
Payson is the top-ranked team in Division III and Tanque Verde is ranked second. The Hawks know a rematch in the state playoffs is possible if they can remain unbeaten and they took another step with a 16-8 victory over D-IV power Tucson Desert Christian on Thursday.
Ranked third in Division II softball, Tucson Sahuaro will gladly accept the Section II title they earned by beating Sierra Vista Buena 9-0 on Wednesday but the Cougars have much loftier goals. Once the most powerful softball program in the state, Sahuaro has not won a state championship since 2001.
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