Desert Speed School athlete and Sabino grad Preston Clifford was instrumental in a Pima College sweep of #1-nationally ranked Central Arizona College recently. As reported by Nate Martinez of AllSportsTucson, Clifford went 3-for-5 from the plate with a run and an RBI, helping lead the Aztecs to 6-3 and 12-6 wins … Read More
Pima College sophomore and Desert Speed School athlete Nikya Orange was named an All-Conference selection recently, according to a Pima Aztecs press release. A forward, Orange averaged 9.5 points and 7.7 rebounds, including three double-doubles during the season. Full story…
The inside presence of Desert Speed School athlete Nikya Orange has her Pima women’s team on a four-game win streak following a win over Chandler-Gilbert recently. As reported by Nate Martinez of AllSportsTucson, the Aztec women have won those four games by a convincing average margin of 29 points, and head … Read More
An annual Southern Arizona sports tradition is the Top 100 Sports Figures of the Year, as put together by veteran Arizona Daily Star sportswriter Greg Hansen. As usual, Desert Speed School athletes featured prominently in his compilation, with six athletes from the high school, collegiate, and professional level named to his … Read More
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)
Desert Speed School athlete Arianna Navarrete was recently named an All-Conference selection for Cameron University. As reported by the University: For the second-straight year Cameron volleyball student-athlete Arianna Navarrete was named to the Lone Star Conference All-Academic team as the league handed out the end-of-season awards on Wednesday night. Navarrete, a third-year player … Read More