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Parikh wins fourth consecutive title

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Speed School athlete Yash Parikh has won his fourth Tucson high school title, defeating Michael Lee 6-3, 6-2. The tournament is considered a “preseason state championship” prior to the spring high school season. Parikh is considered the #5-ranked player in Arizona at any level, and is expected to contend for … Read More

Eight Speed School athletes vying for State Finals trip

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With the state semifinal matchups taking place tonight, a number of Speed School athletes will be hoping to help their teams advance to the championship game. These include #1-ranked Salpointe taking on #4 Ironwood Ridge. The top-seeded Lancers feature Speed School athletes Paloma Teran, Lauren Bollinger, and Kate Connelly, while Ironwood Ridge has Emma … Read More

National Signing Day

Three additional Speed School athletes signed letters-of-intent today to compete at the collegiate level, joining four other seniors who signed earlier in the fall. These athletes include: Tristan Jury, Cienega – Briar Cliff University (football) Casey Carnaghi, Sahuaro – Adams State University (football) Jacob Miller, Sahuaro – Mesa CC (football) … Read More

Timpf honored by Army

Speed School athlete Jeremy Timpf, one of most consistent players for the Army football team, was honored with the Creighton W. Adams Memorial Award – given annually to the team’s captains. Timpf has received recognition throughout the season for his play on the field for the Black Knights, starting with his … Read More

Speed School athletes on opposing sides

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Last week’s much-anticipated Ironwood Ridge-Catalina Foothills matchup also featured Speed School athletes on both sides of the field – Kelly Koppy and Emma McCormick for IRHS, and Payton Maxwell and Faith Flores on the other side for Catalina Foothills. Ironwood was coming off a major tournament win over the Winter … Read More

Tanque Verde off to best start in history

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At 10-5, Tanque Verde is ranked #15 and off to their best start in the school’s young history – somewhat of a far cry from its 2008 first graduating class in which the school had 20 graduates. Key to their growth was former Speed School athlete (and current collegiate athlete) Marisol … Read More

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