Baseball and softball season kicks in this week with the bulk of games consisting of tournaments (non-power-ranking games). Teams will slip in a few games that count during the first two weeks, but this week (Feb. 24-27) is dominated by invitationals. Here are schedules for a few hosted by schools in the East Valley and Scottsdale:

BASEBALL

SCOTTSDALE INVITATIONAL

All games 3:45 p.m unless noted

Feb. 24 -- Chaparral at Sunnyslope; Skyline at Gilbert; Saguaro at Centennial, Thunderbird at Sunrise Mountain, Arcadia at Cactus Shadows. Feb. 25 -- Nogales at Cactus Shadows (3 p.m.); Sunnyslope at Notre Dame; Skyline at Sunrise Mountain; Saguaro at Gilbert, Centennial at Thunderbird, Arcadia at Chaparral, Nogales at Notre Dame (7 p.m.). Feb. 26 -- Nogales at Sunnyslope; Thunderbird at Skyline; Gilbert at Centennial; Sunrise Mountain at Saguaro; Cactus Shadows at Chaparral; Notre Dame at Arcadia. Feb. 27 -- Nogales at Chaparral (11 a.m.); Sunnyslope at Cactus Shadows (Noon); Centennial at Skyline (Noon); Gilbert at Sunrise Mountain (Noon); Saguaro at Thunderbird (Noon); Notre Dame at Chaparral (2:30); Nogales at Arcadia (3:30). Feb. 29 -- Sunnyslope at Arcadia; Skyline at Saguaro; Thunderbird at Gilbert; Sunrise Mountain at Centennial; Notre Dame at Cactus Shadows.

HORIZON PRESEASON INVITATIONAL

All games 3:45 p.m. unless noted

Feb. 24 -- Horizon at Shadow Mountain; Pinnacle at Mountain Pointe; Liberty at Desert Mountain; Perry at Boulder Creek. Feb. 25 -- Boulder Creek at Horizon; Shadow Mountain at Mountain Pointe; Desert Mountain at Perry; Pinnacle at Liberty. Feb. 26 -- Desert Mountain at Horizon; Perry at Pinnacle. Feb. 27 -- Mountain Pointe at Desert Mountain (11 a.m.); Perry at Liberty DH (11 a.m. and 2 p.m.); Shadow Mountain at Boulder Creek DH --(Noon and 3 p.m.). Feb. 29 -- Pinnacle at Boulder Creek. March 4 -- Horizon at Liberty. March 5 -- Horizon at Mountain Pointe DH (11 a.m. and 2 p.m.); Shadow Mountain at Pinnacle (11 a.m.); Boulder Creek at Desert Mountain DH -- (11 a.m. and 2 p.m.).

ADAM DONNENFIELD INVITATIONAL

Feb. 24 --  3:45 p.m. -- Sandra Day O'Connor at Corona del Sol; Seton at Basha; Prescott at North Canyon; Queen Creek at Marcos de Niza. 4 p.m. -- Chandler at Brophy; Mesa at Shadow Ridge. Feb. 25 -- 3:45 p.m. -- Kofa at Chandler; Cibola at North Canyon; Gila Ridge at Mesa; Basha at Sandra Day O'Connor; Shadow Ridge at Queen Creek; Marcos de Niza at Seton; 7 p.m. -- Corona del Sol at Brophy. Feb. 26 -- 3:45 p.m. -- Prescott at Brophy; Sandra Day O'Connor at Chandler; Kofa at Basha; Corona del Sol at Mesa; Gila Ridge at Marcos de Niza; Queen Creek at Seton; 4 p.m. -- Cibola at Shadow Ridge; 7 p.m. -- North Canyon at Brophy. Feb. 27 -- 10 a.m. -- Queen Creek at Corona del Sol; Prescott at Sandra Day O'Connor; Gila Ridge at North Canyon; Mesa at Marcos de Niza; Chandler at Seton; Kofa at Shadow Ridge; 2 p.m. -- Basha at Brophy; 4:30 p.m. -- Prescott vs. Cibola at Brophy Prep.

DESERT VISTA INVITATIONAL

All games at Desert Vista HS

Feb. 26 -- 12:30 p.m. -- Red Mountain vs. Desert Vista; 3:30 p.m. -- Mesquite vs. Hamilton; Desert Ridge vs. Mesa Mountain View. Feb. 27 -- 9:30 a.m. -- Mountain View vs. Red Mountain; Desert Vista vs. Desert Ridge; 12:30 p.m. -- Mesquite vs. Desert Vista; Hamilton vs. Mountain View. 3:30 p.m. -- Desert Ridge vs. Mesquite; Hamilton vs. Red Mountain. March 5 -- 9:30 a.m. -- Desert Vista vs. Hamilton; Mountain View vs. Mesquite; 12:30 p.m. -- Mountain View vs. Desert Vista; Red Mountain vs. Desert Ridge; 3:30 p.m. -- Desert Ridge vs. Hamilton; Mesquite vs. Red Mountain.

SOFTBALL

LION COUNTRY CLASSIC

Games at Red Mountain HS an Skyline HS

At Red Mountain HS: Feb. 24 -- 11 a.m. -- Williams Field vs. Desert Ridge; Verrado vs. Corona del Sol. 1 p.m. -- Corona del Sol vs. Williams Field; Desert Ridge vs. Verrado. 3 p.m. -- Red Mountain vs. Highland; Tucson vs. Deer Valley; 5 p.m. -- Deer Valley vs. Red Mountain; Highland vs. Tucson. At Skyline HS: 11 a.m. -- Skyline vs. Desert Mountain; Perry vs. Gilbert. 1 p.m. -- Gilbert vs. Skyline; Desert Mountain vs. Perry. 3 p.m. -- Chaparral vs. Mountain Pointe; Cienega vs. Campo Verde; 5 p.m. -- Campo Verde vs. Chaparral; Mountain Pointe vs. Cienega.

At Red Mountain HS: Feb. 25 -- 11 a.m. -- Red Mountain vs. Tucson; Campo Verde vs. Mountain Pointe; 1 p.m. -- Mountain Pointe vs. Red Mountain; Tucson vs. Campo Verde. 3 p.m .-- Williams Field vs Verrado; Gilbert vs. Desert Mountain; 5 p.m. -- Verrado vs. Gilbert; Desert Mountain vs. Williams Field. At Skyline HS: 11 a.m. -- Cienega vs. Chaparral; Highland vs. Deer Valley; 1 p.m. -- Chaparral vs. Highland; Deer Valley vs. Cienega; 3 p.m. -- Skyline vs. Perry; Corona del Sol vs. Desert Ridge; 5 p.m. -- Desert Ridge vs. Skyline; Perry vs. Corona del Sol.

BRACKET PLAY TEAMS 1-8 and BRACKET PLAY 9-16  at Red Mountain HS and Skyline HS

At Red Mountain HS: Feb. 26 quarterfinals -- 4 p.m. -- 1 vs. 8 and 4 vs. 5; 6 p.m. -- 3 vs. 6 and 2 vs. 7. At Skyline HS: Feb. 26 quarterfinals -- 4 p.m. -- 9 vs. 16 and 12 vs. 13; 6 p.m. -- 10 vs. 15 and 11 vs. 14.

At Skyline HS Feb. 27: BRACKET 1-8 Consolation semis -- 10 a.m.  Teams TBD; Noon -- Ffith-place and 7th-place games. At Red Mountain HS Feb. 27: BRACKET 1-8 championship semis -- 10 a.m. Teams TBD; Noon -- Championship and third-place games.

At Red Mountain Park Feb. 27 BRACKET 9-16  Consolation semis -- 10 a.m.  Teams TBD; Noon -- Ffith-place and 7th-place games: BRACKET 9-16 championship semis -- 10 a.m. Teams TBD; Noon -- Championship and third-place games 

DOBSON-WESTWOOD INVITATIONAL

Hosted by Dobson HS and Westwood HS

At Dobson HS Feb. 24:  2 p.m. -- Apache Junction vs. Dobson; Horizon vs. Mesa. 4 p.m. --Queen Creek vs. Dobson; Horizon vs. Apache Junction. Feb. 25 -- Noon --Mesa vs. Queen Creek. 2 p.m. -- Dobson vs. Mesa; Apache Junction vs. Cibola; 4 p.m. -- Horizon vs.Dobson; Cibola vs. Queen Creek. Feb. 26 -- Noon - Cibola vs. Horizon; Mesa vs. Apache Junction. 2 p.m. -- Queen Creek vs. Horizon; Dobson vs. Cibola. 4 p.m. -- Apache Junction vs. Queen Creek; Cibola vs. Mesa.

At Westwood HS Feb. 24 -- 2 p.m. --Arcadia vs. Westwood; Marcos de Niza vs. Poston Butte. 4 p.m. --Marcos de Niza vs. Westwood; Poston Butte vs. Arcadia. Feb. 25 -- Noon -- Westwood vs. Poston Butte. 2 p.m -- Buena vs. Poston Butte; Gila Ridge vs. Westwood; 4 p.m. --  Marcos de Niza vs. Buena; Arcadia vs. Gila Ridge. Feb. 26 -- Noon -- Buena vs. Gila Ridge; Marcos de Niza vs. Arcadia. 2 p.m. -- Gila Ridge vs. Poston Butte; Arcadia vs. Buena.  4 p.m. -- Marcos de Niza vs. Gila Ridge; Buena vs. Westwood.

At Westwood HS: Feb. 27 -- 10 a.m. -- Dobson Pool #6 vs. Westwood Pool #6; Dobson #5 vs. Westwood #5; Noon -- Dobson #4 vs. Westwood #4; 2 p.m. -- Dobson #2 vs. Westwood #2; Dobson #1 vs. Westwood #1.