The 2013 Arizona track and field championships started to resemble 2012 a little too closely for Devon Allen’s liking.

Boots may be for walking, but the sneakers at Mesa’s Mountain View High School — at least four pairs of them — are made for painting.

A good cup of coffee starts with a good roast.

The Chaparral baseball team isn’t quite ready to give up on its dream of a third consecutive state title.

After getting past No. 18 Ironwood Ridge in three games earlier in the day (25-17, 25-16, 25-19), No. 15 Hamilton ran into No. 2 Highland, who knocked the Huskies out of the second round of the boys state volleyball tournament, 25-17, 25-13, 25-18.

Corona del Sol lost a baseball game on Thursday in a most peculiar way.

Here are the first two rounds of the boys volleyball state tournament, which begins Saturday and continues May 7 (quarterfinals), May 9 (semifinals) and May 11 (championship):

As if the first-round heart-pounding win wasn’t enough, the Desert Vista baseball team had to go to extra-innings again to keep its season alive.

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.

Outlooks for the Divisions I and II baseball state tournaments

Updated baseball rankings, as of April 23:

Josh Webster pitched a complete game, allowing just one run on seven hits to lead host Mesquite to a 4-1 victory over Hamilton on Friday.

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.

Down two runs in the bottom of the seventh, Hamilton’s Ryan Peep smacked a walk off two-run double to propel the Huskies baseball team to a 7-6 comeback victory over visiting Horizon on Tuesday.

Updated baseball rankings, as of April 15:

Red Mountain got a five-inning no-hitter from Marian Ruff as the Mountain Lions (21-5) beat Mesa, 11-0, on Tuesday.

Updated baseball rankings, as of April 8:

Here are the East Valley high school varsity football schedules for 2013. This list will be continuously updated.

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.

Tribune softball rankings as of April 1: