Don Ketchum
Former Staff Writer, AZPreps365.com

Spring sports tournaments in full swing

March 4, 2012 by Don Ketchum, AZPreps365


Here is a quick look at some of the spring sports tournaments/meets going on this week in Phoenix and northern/northwest Arizona . . .

Baseball

Route 66 Classic, Thursday (March 8) through Saturday (March 10) at River Valley and Needles, Calif.

Participating teams – Chino Valley, Elko (Nev.), Tuba City Greyhills, Holbrook, Mohave, Monument Valley (Utah), Mesa Mountain View, Needles (Calif.), Pahrump Valley (Nev.), River Valley, Spring Creek (Nev.), Tonopah Valley, West Wendover (Nev.), White Pine (Nev.).

Bruins Classic, Thursday and Friday (March 9) at Keams Canyon Hopi.

Participating teams – Keams Canyon Hopi, Pinon, Red Mesa, Rough Rock.

Softball

Cool Nights, Wednesday (March 7) through Saturday at Glendale Apollo.

Participating teams – Avondale Agua Fria, Phoenix Alhambra, Glendale Apollo, Phoenix Bourgade Catholic, Prescott Valley Bradshaw Mountain, Scottsdale Coronado, Glendale Independence, Glendale Ironwood, Goodyear Millennium, Morenci, Peoria, Phoenix Shadow Mountain, Tolleson, Elfrida Valley Union, Buckeye Youngker.

Route 66 Classic, Thursday through Saturday at River Valley and Needles, Calif.

Participating teams – Lakeside Blue Ridge, Holbrook, Las Vegas (Nev.), Monument Valley (Utah), Pahrump Valley (Nev.), Phoenix Christian, River Valley, San Diego, Show Low, Spring Creek (Nev.), Tonopah Valley, Tuba City.

Tournament of Champions, Thursday through Saturday in Bullhead City, hosted by Mohave High.

Participating teams – Aliso Niguel (Calif.), California (Calif.), Canyon (Calif.), Centennial (Las Vegas, Nev.), Chino (Calif.), Chino Hills (Calif.), Clovis (Calif.), Coronado (Henderson, Nev.), Dana Hills (Calif.), Goodyear Desert Edge, Desert Oasis (Nev.), El Modena (Calif.), El Toro (Calif.), Farmington (N.M.), Foothill (Henderson, Nev.), Foothill (Calif.), Fountain Valley (Calif.), Phoenix Greenway, Yuma Kofa, Lakewood (Calif.), Los Alamitos (Calif.), Mater Dei (Calif.), Cottonwood Mingus, Mohave, Norco (Calif.), Pacifica (Calif.), Rio Rancho (N.M.), Riverside Poly (Calif.), Phoenix Sandra Day O’Connor, Santa Margarita (Calif.), Saugus (Calif.), Taylorsville (Utah), Valencia (Calif.), Yucaipa (Calif.).

Lady Bruins Classic, Thursday and Friday at Keams Canyon Hopi.

Participating teams – Keams Canyon Hopi, Pinon, Red Mesa, Rough Rock.

Track and field

Skydome Classic, Wednesday, at Northern Arizona University Walkup Skydome.

AMDG Invitational, Thursday, at Phoenix Brophy Prep.

Participating teams – Chandler Basha, Phoenix Brophy Prep, Casa Grande, Chandler, Tempe Corona del Sol, Queen Creek, Scottsdale Saguaro, Phoenix Xavier Prep, Buckeye Youngker.

Rattlers Booster Invite, Saturday, at Phoenix North Canyon.

Buckeye Lions Club Invitational, Saturday, at Buckeye High.

Eagles Dome Classic, Saturday, at NAU Walkup Skydome.