Dim the lights.

The warmup act has taken its leave and it’s time for the star of the spring sports show, the postseason, to take center stage.

While there were still some games to be played when this edition went to press, we’re getting a pretty good idea of who will make the playoffs and where they might be seeded.

And while the baseball, softball, lacrosse and tennis postseason is just days away, outdoor track’s biggest events are underway with the state meet slated for next Saturday.

The best is yet to come and here’s a look at what to expect:

Outdoor track

South Portland’s boys’ team came in first at the Southwestern Maine Activities Association championship outdoor track meet last Friday in Kennebunk. The Red Riots tallied 129 points to finish atop the standings (Gorham was second with 90). Arnaud Sioho won the 110 hurdles (14.6 seconds) and took the 300 hurdles (38.94). Sioho also won the long jump (23 feet, 7.75 inches) and the triple jump (47-6.75).

Sioho’s mark in the long jump moved him into second place on Maine’s all-time list. A few minutes later he ran the fastest 110-meter hurdles time in Maine this year. He would later post the state’s best time this year in the 300 hurdles and shatter meet and school records with his triple jump.

“My personal best in the long jump was 22-9 and I jumped 23-7 and that was pretty huge,” Sioho said. “It’s a great day for a PR (personal record). It’s sunny and it’s a championship meet. That always gets you pumping.”

In the girls’ meet, won by Scarborough with 127 points, South Portland (25) came in 11th. The Red Riots’ top finisher was Makayla Edwards-Burrell, who was third in the shot put (32-2.75).

In the Western Maine Conference championship meet, held last Saturday in Naples, Cape Elizabeth’s girls finished with 38 points and were fifth in Division I (York won with 134.33 points). Sloan Gardner won the shot put (33-4) and Hadley Mahoney was runner-up in the 800 (2:22.33).

The Capers boys had 10 points and finished seventh (Greely won with 194).

The Class A state meet is Saturday at Thornton Academy in Saco. The Class B meet will be contested Saturday at Mt. Desert Island.

Tennis

The team tennis playoffs are set to begin with the preliminary round Friday.

In Class B South, the Cape Elizabeth boys wound up 9-3 and will be the No. 4 seed for the tournament. The Capers will host a quarterfinal round match, likely versus rival Greely, next week.

Cape Elizabeth’s girls finished 7-5 and were fifth in Class B South at press time, meaning the Capers will go on the road for the quarterfinals next week.

In Class A South, the South Portland boys finished the regular season 7-5 and were tied for sixth in the Heals at press time, meaning the Red Riots project to host a preliminary round match.

South Portland’s girls finished 3-9. The Red Riots were tied for the 11th spot in Class A South at press time. Eleven teams make the playoffs. South Portland hasn’t fallen short of the postseason since 1999.

Baseball

On the diamond, South Portland’s defending Class A champion baseball team finished the regular season with a record of 10-6 after wins at Deering (3-2) and Gorham (9-4) last week. In the first victory, sophomore Hudson Iacuessa, the son of Geoff Iacuessa, the President and General Manager of the Portland Sea Dogs, took the mound at Hadlock Field for the first time and threw a gem, allowing just two runs on five hits, striking out a dozen. He also had a key RBI single.

“It was unbelievable to pitch here,” Iacuessa said. “I grew up watching a ton of games here. It was really fun to pitch on this mound.”

“Hudson was really good today,” Red Riots coach Mike Owens said. “He had the one little hiccup in the sixth inning when he looked like he was getting a little tired and that was the mound visit to refocus him and have him concentrate on mechanics. He came back strong and almost got out of that inning. He was one pitch away. Then, he had a solid seventh inning.

“He’s a young, talented kid who’s still learning how to compete and finish games. The sixth and seventh innings are difficult. He’s had a little trouble getting through the lineup a third or fourth time, but today, he got it done. He still looked in control and had good stuff, so we didn’t need to end it quite yet.”

Against Gorham, Easton Healy had three hits and three RBI and Corbin Voisine added a single and a double and scored twice. Jude Charltray and Curtis Metcalf also scored two runs. South Portland was tied with Massabesic for sixth in Class A South at press time and will likely host a preliminary round playoff game Tuesday of next week.

“We’re growing up and we just want to win ball games,” said Iacuessa.

“We just need to compete every game, every inning,” Owens said. “We’ve played the top teams toe-to-toe and some of the teams at the bottom of the bracket have given us a hard time. We know we have to come ready to compete every game.

“We’re not wearing the bulls-eye this year. We wanted to get better as the year went on and get in (the playoffs). We want potential opponents to look at the Heal Points and say, ‘Oh no, there’s South Portland.’ We don’t have a ton of kids back, but we do have a pedigree and we know how to win. We hope to get the opportunity. We’re just trying different things and hopefully, we’ll get the right recipe before the end. We hope to get hot at the right time. It would be nice to get in and make some noise and knock somebody out and see what happens from there.”

In Class B South, Cape Elizabeth finished the regular season 10-6 following a 9-1 home loss to Greely, a 9-4 home win over Gray-New Gloucester and a 3-2 (10-inning) loss at Freeport. Against the Rangers, Jimmy Hollowell drove in the run, but the Capers couldn’t dig out of an early nine-run hole. In the win over the Patriots, Jackson York doubled twice, drove in two runs and scored twice, while Joseph Grela had two hits and two RBI and Tate Mosher finished with two hits as well. Max Hayward earned the victory. Against the Falcons, Cape Elizabeth couldn’t hold leads in the seventh or eighth innings. Andy Choi had a pair of hits. The Capers project to be the No. 4 seed for the playoffs and will host a quarterfinal round game next week.

“When it’s all said and done, I think we’ll be in a good spot and when it’s June, we’ll be ready to go,” said Cape Eliabeth coach Donny Dutton.

Softball

South Portland’s softball team finished the regular season 12-4 after three-inning victories last week at Falmouth (18-2) and at home over Sanford (15-0). Against the Navigators, the Red Riots scored 18 runs in the first inning. In the win over the Spartans, South Portland scored 13 times in the first and got two RBI apiece from Andrea DiMauro and Jillian Edgar. The Red Riots project to be the No. 4 seed for the Class A South playoffs and if so, will host a quarterfinal round playoff game Thursday of next week.

Cape Elizabeth enjoyed home wins last week over Greely (6-3) and Gray-New Gloucester (12-3) before finishing 4-12 with a 15-0 (three-inning) loss at Freeport Tuesday. Sophia Chung had two hits against the Rangers, as the Capers erased a 3-2 deficit with four sixth inning runs. In the win over the Patriots, Grace Callahan had three hits and scored four runs, Chung and Molly McKibben also had three hits and Lauren Steinberg added a pair of hits. Cape Elizabeth was clinging to the 12th and final playoff spot in Class B South at press time and if that holds, it will play a preliminary round playoff game on the road Tuesday of next week.

Boys’ lacrosse

Cape Elizabeth’s boys’ lacrosse team was second to Falmouth in the Class A Heal Points standings at press time after Friday’s 12-2 win at Greely. The Capers (11-2) finished the regular season with a home game versus Yarmouth Wednesday.

South Portland was 8-5 and eighth in Class A following a 16-3 loss at Falmouth, a 16-14 win at Noble and a 15-14 overtime home loss to Windham. Bryce Gordon had four goals against the Eagles. The Red Riots closed the regular season at Deering Thursday.

The boys’ lacrosse playoffs begin next Wednesday on the fields of the higher seeds.

Girls’ lacrosse

On the girls’ side, Cape Elizabeth was 6-7 and 11th in Class A at press time after beating host Lewiston (13-5) and falling at home to Scarborough (10-9). The Capers finished the regular season at York Wednesday.

South Portland moved into playoff position with a recent four-game win streak. The Red Riots did fall to 6-7 Saturday with a 10-7 loss at Sanford. South Portland (ranked 12th in Class A) closed at Westbrook Thursday.

The girls’ lacrosse playoffs begin next Wednesday on the fields of the higher seeds.

Press Herald staff writer Steve Craig contributed to this story.