No matter the level, no matter the sport, coaches preach to their players, “It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.”

Maybe it’s inaccurate to say Riley Unroe was born to be a switch-hitter, but the evidence was pretty clear by age 2.

When Corona del Sol baseball coach David Webb was a player, he wondered if shoving tennis balls and racquetballs inside a bat would give it more pop.

Could the shoe finally be on the other foot?

There are times when the opposition just has too much working for it.

During the regular season, the four games between the Corona del Sol and Mountain Pointe girls basketball teams were competitive through much of the fourth quarter.

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

2013 Girls Soccer State Tournaments

DIVISION I

Division I, II, III, & IV State Tournament (24 team bracket): Four (4) teams from each of the three sections for a total of 12 teams will earn an automatic bid based on how they finish within their sectional tournament. The final 12 spots will be based on overall seeding. The bracket will be seeded according to overall seeding of the 24 teams. Teams seeded #1 to #8 will get a first round bye.

Here are Saturday's state championship matchups (Division III is Friday) for the boys soccer state tournament.

Division I, II, III, & IV State Tournament (24 team bracket): Four (4) teams from each of the three sections for a total of 12 teams will earn an automatic bid based on how they finish within their sectional tournament. The final 12 spots will be based on overall seeding. The bracket will be seeded according to overall seeding of the 24 teams. Teams seeded #1 to #8 will get a first round bye.

2013 Boys Soccer State Tournament schedules

DIVISION I

Beginning this week, a new wrinkle in the high school sports postseason picture will unfold for the first time, and it'll be met with, predictably, unpredictability.

The high school basketball season kicks off this week with the Tucson Salpointe Tip-Off Classic, with Tucson schools playing at Salpointe High School and the East Valley schools playing at Chandler High School.

Tribune softball rankings as of April 1:

Division I

Here are the East Valley schools’ preseason football scrimmages, which will be continuously updated. Coaches should submit their scrimmage information (date, opponent, location, time) to Mark Heller at mheller@evtrib.com

2011-2012 Girls Soccer State Tournaments

Tempe schools (Tempe High and Tempe Prep) have been the only two tests for Seton Catholic most of this season, including last week’s easy win over Chinle in the first round.

Girls soccer state tournament semifinals