We are getting closer and closer to state-tournament time, but there still is some significant competition out there on the non-football calendar.

Here’s a look at this week’s events in Phoenix, Scottsdale, the southwest, northwest and north Valley, and northern Arizona . . .

Cross country

NCS Meet (boys and girls), Wednesday (Oct. 10) at Victory Lane Complex, Glendale.

Boys teams – Queen Creek Canyon State Academy, Gilbert Christian, Phoenix Horizon Honors, Mesa Prep, Phoenix North Pointe Prep, Phoenix Northwest Christian, Surprise Paradise Honors, Phoenix Scottsdale Christian, Scottsdale Prep, Sedona Red Rock, Mesa Sequoia Charter, Chandler Valley Christian, Phoenix Valley Lutheran.

Girls teams – Gilbert Christian, Horizon Honors, Mesa Prep, Prescott Valley Mingus Mountain Academy, North Pointe Prep, Northwest Christian, Paradise Honors, Scottsdale Christian, Scottsdale Prep, Sedona Red Rock, Sequoia Charter, Valley Christian, Valley Lutheran.

Bud Davis Invitational (boys and girls), Friday (Oct. 12), at Tuba City High.

Teams – Chinle, Ganado, Tuba City Greyhills, Keams Canyon Hopi, Many Farms, Kayenta Monument Valley, Red Mesa, Rough Rock, Shonto Prep, Tuba City, Sanders Valley, Fort Defiance Window Rock, Winslow.

Thunderbird Invitational (boys), Saturday (Oct. 3) at Duck Park, Glendale.

Golf

Ridge Invite 2012 (boys), Friday-Saturday at Aspen Valley Golf Club, Flagstaff, and Continental Country Club, Flagstaff.

Teams – Anthem Boulder Creek, Prescott Valley Bradshaw Mountain, Phoenix Brophy Prep, Peoria Centennial, Vail Cienega, Flagstaff Coconino, Tempe Corona del Sol, Phoenix Desert Vista, Flagstaff, Phoenix Greenway, Chandler Hamilton, Glendale Ironwood, Peoria Liberty, Cottonwood Mingus, Phoenix Mountain Pointe, Glendale Mountain Ridge, Phoenix North Canyon, Page, Phoenix Paradise Valley, Mesa Red Mountain, Phoenix Sunnyslope, Peoria Sunrise Mountain, Tucson, Surprise Willow Canyon.

Kingman Invitational (boys), Friday at Cerbat Cliffs Golf Course, Kingman.

Teams – Phoenix Barry Goldwater, Glendale Deer Valley, Kingman, Lake Havasu, Phoenix Maryvale, Gilbert Mesquite, Bullhead City Mohave, Phoenix Sandra Day O’Connor, Surprise Shadow Ridge.

Swim-Dive

Northwest Regional (boys and girls), Friday-Saturday at Sunrise Mountain High, Peoria.

Teams – Phoenix Barry Goldwater, Anthem Boulder Creek, Glendale Deer Valley, Kingman, Glendale Mountain Ridge, Phoenix Sandra Day O’Connor.

Peoria Unified School District Championships (boys and girls), Friday-Saturday at Sunrise Mountain High, Peoria.

Teams – Glendale Cactus, Peoria Centennial, Glendale Ironwood, Peoria Liberty, Peoria, Glendale Raymond S. Kellis, Peoria Sunrise Mountain.

Notre Dame Prep Last Chance Invitational (boys and girls) at Moon Valley Country Club, Phoenix.

Girls volleyball

Buckeye Hawks Invitational, Friday-Saturday at Buckeye High.

Teams – Avondale Agua Fria, Buckeye, Phoenix Camelback, Laveen Cesar Chavez, Phoenix Cortez, Goodyear Estrella Foothills, Phoenix South Mountain, Buckeye Youngker.