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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

“Comeback kid” featured on Channel 4 News

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Speed School athlete Chris Hupp – a nationally-ranked tennis player and basketball player for his middle school team – was recently featured on KVOA Channel 4 news after overcoming a serious illness that left him hospitalized for months. Full story and video…

Pitre helps lead Sabino past Catalina

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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…

Five athletes sign national letters-of-intent

Five Speed School athletes representing four sports and three Tucson-area schools were among the many recent collegiate signings among high school seniors. These included:   Austin Goddard, Ironwood Ridge – Black Hills State (football) Dalton Pakkala, Ironwood Ridge – Hamline University (football) Alex Skidmore, Catalina Foothills – Lousiana-Monroe (soccer) Kirtana … Read More

21 Speed School athletes honored as Winter All-Stars

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A total of 21 Speed School athletes were recognized for their strong performances in the 2014-15 Winter season, headlined by Salpointe keeper Taylor Anderson and Empire’s Deion James, each of whom earned Player of the Year recognition for their respective sports. Anderson, who was named AllSportsTucson’s co-Player of the Year for … Read More

Five memorable winter performances

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Speed School athlete Deion James was recently listed by the Arizona Daily Star as having turned in one of the top five performances of the winter sports season. His offensive explosion led his Empire team to a near-upset of heavily favored Cienega in the last game of the regular season. See the … Read More

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