Conor Johnson, Author at Desert Speed School

22 Dec 2015

22 Speed School athletes named Fall All-Stars

posted in: Football, Golf, News, Swimming, Volleyball |

Congratulations to the 22 Speed School athletes named as high school Fall All-Stars by The Arizona Daily Star, AllSportsTucson.com, and The Arizona Republic. Players recognized were as follows: Football Kristian Becerra, IRHS – AllSportsTucson 1st-team Division, 3rd-team State, Arizona Daily Star 2nd-team State Ethan Eagerton, Empire – Blue-Grey All-American selection, AllSportsTucson 1st-team Division (offense), … Read More

21 Dec 2015

Pitre helps lead Sabino past Catalina

posted in: Basketball, News |

Judging from her 22 points in Sabino’s early-season win, senior guard Brianna Pitre has successfully returned from an injury that kept her out of most of her junior season last year. See full story…

14 Dec 2015

Army-Navy game featured 5 from Tucson

posted in: Collegiate athletes, Football, News |

Last Saturday’s Army-Navy game featured five athletes from the Tucson area, including Speed School athlete and Sabino grad Jeremy Timpf. The #21-ranked Navy Midshipmen ultimately prevailed 21-17 in a tight contest that eventually came down to the final play. Full article… Both academies have seen their share of Speed School athletes from … Read More

8 Dec 2015

Pima’s Hunley named All-American

posted in: Collegiate athletes, News, Soccer |

Following a phenomenal season in which she was named All-Region, MVP of the Region Tournament, and led her Pima Aztec team to the national tournament, former Speed School athlete and Sabino grad Devyn Hunley was named recently as an All-American. Hunley scored 15 goals and notched 10 assists on the … Read More

2 Dec 2015

UHS’ Kenzie Rod signs with Embry-Riddle

posted in: Collegiate athletes, News, Softball |

From AllSportsTucson.com: As a junior, Kenzie Rod batted .479 with two doubles, two home runs with 20 RBIs for Rincon/University. The infielder signed with Embry-Riddle last week. “We could not be prouder of Mackenzie,” her mother Amy said. “She worked extremely hard coming off an injury her sophomore season that … Read More

19 Nov 2015

Reyna scores twice to lead Wildcats to City Championship

posted in: Football, News |

Speed School athlete Jacob Reyna scored two extremely critical touchdowns – the only scoring for his Wildcat team, in fact – in helping lead them to the City Championship on November 21. The first came at the onset of the game – a 22-yard touchdown reception – and the second … Read More

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