Sahuarita's 11th-seeded softball team will play for a Class 3A state championship Tuesday night, kicking off the final full week of high school competition this season. The Mustangs will face No. 5 Winslow at Farrington Softball Stadium in Tempe at 7:45 p.m.
The Star's Norma Gonzalez .
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Tuesday
Softball
Class 4A loser’s bracket:
No. 1 Canyon del Oro vs. No. 9 Flagstaff Coconino at Rose Mofford Softball Complex, 5:30 p.m.
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At stake: The winner advances to Thursday’s state semifinal game against Salpointe Catholic. The loser is eliminated.
Class 3A state championship game:
No. 11 Sahuarita vs. No. 5 Winslow at Farrington Softball Stadium, 7:45 p.m.
At stake: The winner wins the 3A state title.
Wednesday
Baseball
Class 4A state semifinals:
No. 2 Catalina Foothills vs. No. 11 Phoenix St. Mary’s at Tempe Diablo Stadium, 4 p.m.
At stake: Foothills advances to Monday’s state title game with a win. If St. Mary’s wins Wednesday, teams will play again Saturday at Hohokam Stadium.
No. 1 Nogales vs. No. 5 Peoria Sunrise Mountain at Tempe Diablo Stadium, 6:30 p.m.
At stake: If Nogales wins Wednesday, teams will play again Saturday at Hohokam Stadium. If Sunrise Mountain wins, it advances to Monday’s state title game.
Thursday
Softball
Class 5A state semifinals:
No. 3 Cienega vs. Buckeye Verrado/Peoria Centennial winner at Rose Mofford Softball Complex, 7:30 p.m.
At stake: Cienega advances to Monday’s state title game with a win. If Verrado/Centennial wins, it’ll play Cienega again Saturday at Rose Mofford.
No. 8 Ironwood Ridge vs. Phoenix Arcadia/Scottsdale Chaparral winner at Rose Mofford Softball Complex, 7:30 p.m.
At stake: Ironwood Ridge advances to Monday’s state title game with a win. If Arcadia/Chaparral wins, it’ll play I-Ridge Monday again Saturday at Rose Mofford.
Class 4A state semifinals:
No. 5 Salpointe Catholic vs. Coconino/CDO winner at Rose Mofford Softball Complex, 5:30 p.m.
At stake: Salpointe advances to Tuesday’s state title game with a win. If CDO/Coconino wins, it’ll play Salpointe again Friday at Rose Mofford.
Saturday
Baseball
Class 3A state semifinals:
No. 5 Sabino vs. No. 12 Empire at Amphitheater High School, 6:30 p.m.
At stake: The winner advances to Monday’s Class 3A state title game. The loser is eliminated.
Class 3A state semifinals:
No. 3 Sahuarita vs. No. 2 Queen Creek Casteel at Surprise Sports Complex, 6:30 p.m.
At stake: The winner advances to Monday’s Class 3A state title game. The loser is eliminated.
