The spring season always creeps up on me.
Whether it is the hangover from state wrestling or the start of spring training gigs, I tend to start my prep for the spring sport season late.
And here we go again.
The season officially gets underway on Wednesday and I’ve barely given baseball, softball, tennis, track and boys volleyball a thought.
My bad.
I will make up for it in the weeks to come. Until then here is the first scheduled event for the seven area teams in each sport.
Baseball
Wednesday
Dobson at Maricopa
Mesa at Arcadia
Westwood vs. Alhambra at Cesar Chavez
Thursday
Skyline vs. Coconino at Millennium
Friday
Red Mountain at Desert Vista
Mountain View vs. Mesquite at Desert Vista
Desert Ridge vs. Hamilton at Desert Vista
Softball
Wednesday
Casteel at Dobson
Marcos de Niza at Westwood
Thursday
Mesa vs. Cibola at Dobson
Mountain View vs. Marana at Lincoln Park (Tucson)
Red Mountain vs. Chaparral at Red Mountain Park
Desert Ridge vs. Campo Verde at Red Mountain Park
Tennis
Boys
Wednesday
Red Mountain at Horizon
Thursday
Desert Ridge at Maricopa
Brophy at Mountain View
Skyline at Pinnacle
Westwood at North
Feb. 27
Mesa at Alhambra
Girls
Wednesday
Horizon at Red Mountain
Thursday
Maricopa at Desert Ridge
Mountain View at Xavier
Pinnacle at Skyline
Mesa at Vista Grande
North at Westwood
Boys volleyball
Feb. 27
Dobson at Canyon del Oro
Mesa at Chandler
Mountain View at Queen Creek
Maryvale at Skyline
Marcos de Niza at Westwood
Desert Ridge at Campo Verde
March 1
Millennium at Red Mountain
Track and field
Friday
Skyline at Arizona Relays (Coronado High)
Feb. 27
Red Mountain at Basha
Feb. 28
Dobson at Mesa
Mountain Pointe at Mountain View
March 3
Red Mountain, Westwood at Aztec Invite (Corona del Sol)
March 7
Desert Ridge at Basha
– Jason P. Skoda is a senior writer for MyNewsMesa.com. Send Mesa-based story ideas to jskoda@mynewsmesa.com.
