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Ironwood Ridge shortstop Annika Baez tosses the ball during the Nighthawks game at Canyon Del Oro on Tuesday. The two teams were a combined 55-5-1 in the regular season.

Catalina Foothills' softball team plays in the Division III state championship game on Tuesday night in Tempe but that's not the only local postseason action going on.

The Sahuaro and Ironwood Ridge softball teams collide in a Division II state quarterfinal game at Amphitheater while Cienega's boys volleyball hosts a second-round game. Both are scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

The Canyon del Oro and Tucson High baseball teams are also playing in elimination games at Maryvale Baseball Park, in the Division II state tournament.

Here's a look at Tuesday's full local schedule:

BASEBALL

DIVISION II STATE TOURNAMENT

Loser bracket, second round (single elimination) – Tuesday at Maryvale Baseball Park

No. 6 Canyon del Oro vs. No. 1 Phoenix Thunderbird, 6:30 p.m.

No. 9 Tucson vs. No. 19 Mesa Westwood, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL

DIVISION II STATE TOURNAMENT

Winner quarterfinals (double elimination) – Tuesday

No. 3 Sahuaro vs. No. 2 Ironwood Ridge at Amphitheater, 6:30 p.m.

No. 8 Tucson vs. No. 4 Glendale Cactus at Rose Mofford Sports Complex, 6:30 p.m.

DIVISION III STATE TOURNAMENT

Championship game – Tuesday at ASU’s Farrington Stadium

No. 7 Catalina Foothills vs. No. 5 Payson, 6:30 p.m.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

DIVISION II STATE TOURNAMENT

Second round – Tuesday, all matches at 6:30 p.m.

No. 10 Peoria Centennial at No. 2 Cienega

No. 11 Salpointe Catholic at No. 3 Glendale Ironwood


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