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Signing Day for Speed School athletes

With the fall signing day having come and gone, several Speed School athletes have made commitments to continue playing at the collegiate level. These include: Brianna Pitre (Sabino) – Texas Rio-Grande Valley basketball Alexis Ranieri (IRHS) – West Texas A&M softball Derek Daly (IRHS) – Colorado School of Mines baseball … Read More

Ironwood’s Daly signs letter-of-intent

Speed School athlete Derek Daly, coming off an impressive 2015 season in which he batted .329 along with 22 RBI, recently signed collegiately to play for Colorado School of Mines – recently ranked the #1 engineering school in the country. In addition to his strong hitting at the plate, Daly … Read More

Hunley earns honors as Pima enters nationals

Speed School athlete and former Sabino Sabercat Devyn Hunley, now a forward for the nationally-ranked Pima Aztecs, has had an impressive October in leading her team into the national championships. On October 20th Hunley was named conference Player of the Week for her play on the pitch, following a week … Read More

Can Kids Eat Right Around Halloween?

posted in: Nutrition

If you have young kids, here’s a terrifying Halloween thought: How do you get them to eat healthy with all this candy around? When your little Ninja Turtle/Princess Elsa/Zombie returns with a five-gallon bag overflowing with Skittles and Tootsie Rolls, it does present some challenges. This Halloween, try this two-step … Read More

Volleyball Fab Five

posted in: News, Volleyball

The Arizona Daily Star has released their updated “Fab Five” for volleyball, and it includes a number of Speed School athletes among the teams. Claire Dunn’s Salpointe Lancers are the current front-runners with the #1 ranking, while Madi Baity’s Sahuaro team is not far behind with the #2 spot. Rincon/UHS also made the list at … Read More

2 scores for Eagerton in rare “Monday Night Football” game

posted in: Football, News

Speed School athlete Ethan Eagerton picked up two touchdowns in Empire’s dominating win – one on the ground and another receiving – as the Ravens played a rare Monday night game earlier this week following the lightning-induced postponement of their matchup with Douglas last week. The win keeps Empire mathematically alive … Read More

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