Desert Speed School athlete and Cienega grad Nick Gonzales was named WAC Hitter of the Week for two consecutive weeks in February, following a blistering offensive start to the season for the sophomore infielder. Gonzales is currently hitting .675 for New Mexico State. See full story…
Five Desert Speed School athletes made collegiate commitments last week, signing national letters-of-intent to compete at the college level. Cienega teammates Zach Mattas and Thomas Webb, Jr. both committed to the Western New Mexico football program along with Salpointe’s CJ Franks. Fellow Salpointe Lancer Colin Dreis committed to Montana football, while two-time state champion for the Salpointe … Read More
Desert Speed School athlete and Northern Colorado freshman Isabella Almazan was named to the Big Sky Academic All-Conference team earlier this week, following her first season of collegiate soccer for the Bears. Almazan, a Salpointe grad, posted an impressive 4.0 GPA in the fall semester to earn the recognition. Full story…
Speed School athlete and two-way Salpointe star Mario Padilla will be a Wildcat next year, head coach Kevin Sumlin and the UA staff announced last week. The 2018 Southern Arizona Athlete of the Year as named by AllSportsTucson, he will graduate from Salpointe this spring having been part of two consecutive state … Read More
An annual tradition, Arizona Daily Star sportswriter Greg Hansen has named his Top 100 Sports Figures of 2018, and this year’s list includes three Desert Speed School athletes. Tennis stars Yash and Harsh Parikh made the list, with Yash winning 14 NCAA games as a freshman and Harsh achieving the #1 ranking in Arizona. Meanwhile, Sabino … Read More
As reported by Andy Morales, a pair of Desert Speed School athletes were recognized by their respective colleges recently, with Will Birchard capping off an impressive men’s soccer season by being named to the Division III All-West Region Team. Birchard was recognized as Conference Player of the Week several times throughout the … Read More