As 2012 winds down, it’s time to take a look back at what helped shape it. These are the Tribune’s 10 most memorable high school sports moments from the past calendar year:

When you play a grueling three games in three days, fundamentals are key. Having a wheeling-and-dealing threat like Brea Olinda (Calif.) point guard Anna Kim certainly came in handy.

Earlier this week, St. Mary’s head coach Curtis Ekmark said his team’s toughest opponent at the Nike Tournament of Champions might be the fatigue factor following a series of final exams and a lack of practice time.

It took a while for Gilbert’s boys soccer team to score, but in the end the result was more of the same.

Pinnacle advanced to the semifinals of the Nike Tournament of Champions on Thursday with a 70-57 win over Salesian High School (CA) at Basha High School.

Mesa High advanced to the championship game of the Mesa Jackrabbit Invitational with a 2-1 victory over Queen Creek on Tuesday.

For 47 consecutive games now, no team has found out a way to stop the St. Mary’s girls basketball team.

Trevor Neider knew he was up against it.

Not many teams can lose a pair of college-bound stars and be just as good as the year before.

Glendale Mountain Ridge knocked off defending-state champion Gilbert and is one step closer to the schools first volleyball state championship since it won a Class 5A title in 2004.

2012 Division I volleyball state tournament

2012 Division II volleyball state tournament

The girls volleyball season in Ahwatukee had an empty feeling to it.

High school coaching can be a thankless job with long hours, low pay and a thousand little tasks having nothing to do with actual coaching.

St. Mary’s had so much star power this season that any number of players could explode for a big scoring night.

February Frenzy has finally slowed down after an action-packed few weeks.

February Frenzy has finally slowed down after an action-packed few weeks.

In the moment, there was frustration, sadness and probably a little anger.

In the moment, there was frustration, sadness and probably a little anger.

With the new computer-driven schedules (mostly) based on geography, the creation of sections within a reduced number of divisions and new criteria for reaching postseason play, setting girls basketball schedules became uber-subjective:

The Knights gallop on.

He's out of shape and older than his birth certificate from the waist down, but the addition of Michael Redd to the Phoenix Suns might be the perfect, low-cost move (and when you're talking about the Suns, is there any other kind of move?)

He's out of shape and older than his birth certificate from the waist down, but the addition of Michael Redd to the Phoenix Suns might be the perfect, low-cost move (and when you're talking about the Suns, is there any other kind of move?)

He's out of shape and older than his birth certificate from the waist down, but the addition of Michael Redd to the Phoenix Suns might be the perfect, low-cost move (and when you're talking about the Suns, is there any other kind of move?)