What a difference a year makes.

Devon Ryan had the game winning infield hit in the top of the 12th inning as No. 17 Perry beat No. 16 Corona del Sol in the first round of the Division I state softball tournament.

The first round of the Division I state baseball tournament saw several upsets on Saturday.

Mattie Merrell pitched a complete game, two-hitter, while also hitting a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning to lead host Queen Creek to a 2-1 victory over Higley on Thursday.

Samantha Leighty and Bailey Bergman combined to finish a perfect 7-for-7 at the plate, with three doubles, a home run and two RBI as host Campo Verde came back to upset Queen Creek,  8-7 in 10 innings, Thursday.

Kyle Pechloff had a pair of two run home runs to lead host Hamilton past city rival Chandler, 8-4, on Thursday in a Division I, Section II matchup.

Down a run with two outs in the bottom of the sixth, McClintock’s Andi Blodgett smacked a clutch two-run single to complete a nine-run rally as the Chargers’ beat visiting Westwood 10-9, Tuesday.

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Who'll stop the reign?

Sophomore infielder Sammy Rea set a new Desert Mountain school record with nine RBI in a 18-6 win over McClintock on Friday in Division I softball.

A couple days after disappointment, Red Mountain's softball team got back on the wagon.

‘Twas not the winter of everyone’s discontent. At least, not for all the basketball players, soccer studs and wrestlers who took their shots, saves and takedowns for glory’s sake and found some.

Kyle Davis scored 27 points to lead No. 10 Poston Butte to a big 80-53 first round win over visiting No. 23 Prescott in the Division II boys basketball state tournament Thursday.

It took awhile for Arianna Barnes to figure out how to flip the mental switch, but once the light went on, she lit up the scoreboard not a moment too late.

Division I

It was a season few around the Queen Creek program expected but it came to an end with a 6-0 blowout loss to Salpointe Catholic in the Division II boys soccer semifinal on Thursday night.

Dobson's girls basketball team had little trouble in a rematch with Tucson High to open the Division I, Section 2 tournament on Tuesday.

In a home quarterfinals match for No. 4 Campo Verde's girls soccer team, the Coyotes' Breanna Olsen scored two goals, including one on a penalty kick to lead Campo Verde to a 4-0 win over No. 5 Fountain Hills in the Div. II quarterfinals.

Mountain Pointe forced 25 turnovers and held Gilbert to three points in the third quarter as the Pride won, 56-44, and snapped Gilbert's 10-game winning streak.

Mesquite led from start to finish to earn a season sweep over Basha after the Wildcats' 55-44 win on Wednesday night.

Eric Mormon’s header with four minutes remaining in overtime helped No. 6 Campo Verde avoid a first-round upset and beat No. 11 Notre Dame, 3-2,  on Wednesday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the Division II Boys State Soccer Tournament.

Fighting both wind and foe, Arcadia’s Kate Staudenmaier scored the game’s only goal on a free kick in the 56^th minute to knock visiting Marana out of the Division II girls soccer state tournament and carry the Titans into the quarterfinals.

Will the debate ever end?