Desert Speed School athlete and Tanque Verde grad Nikya Orange earned ACCAC Player of the Week recognition recently, following her double-double performance of 19 points and 16 rebounds against Phoenix College. Full story… (Photo credits: Brian Halbach, Stephanie van Latum)
The Pima women’s basketball team has advanced to the NJCAA D-II national tournament. Playing in a shortened and delayed season, the Aztecs were a convincing winner in the district championship game, defeating Mountain View College 79-51. As reported by Greg Hansen, the Aztecs relied heavily on post player and Tanque … Read More
Desert Speed School athlete and Pima women’s basketball standout Nikya Orange earned postseason honors following the delayed 2020-2021 season. The 5-11 center averaged 9.6 points and 9.8 rebounds in a shortened season for Pima, and was named 3rd-team All-Conference and 1st-team All-Region for the Aztecs. Full story…
Desert Speed School athlete Trace Comeau was the leading scorer with 17 points for his Catalina Foothills squad, scoring efficiently on 6-for-11 shooting in the 5A State Championship Game. The four-year varsity letter-winner Comeau also added 6 rebounds and 4 assists to lead his Falcons team to the championship over #1-ranked … Read More
Arizona Christian University senior and Desert Speed School athlete Robby Wilson was named an All-Conference selection by the Golden State Athletic Conference. A 6-9 forward who played at Salpointe as a high school player, he averaged 13 points/game to go along with 7 rebounds/game for ACU. Full story…
Desert Speed School athlete and Tanque Verde grad Emma Morris was recently named Pacific Health Player of the Week, according to a press release. The Chaminade freshman guard scored 37 points in 3 games for the Silverswords. She is one of the top 3-point shooters in the conference at 37%. Full story… … Read More