With the fall sports seasons completed, 40 Desert Speed School athletes were recognized by various media outlets for their performances. The list was highlighted by all-around success on the football field by Sabino’s Michael Masunas and Sahuarita’s Cristian Gonzales, each of whom were named as All-Star selections at multiple positions. Meanwhile, four … Read More
The Salpointe Lancers have come away from the first round of the Open Division Playoffs with an impressive 48-10 win over Pinnacle. Moving into the semifinals, the Lancers will take on #1 overall seed and nationally-ranked Chandler. Speed School athletes Trent Strong and Luke Regina were recently profiled by the Arizona Daily Star for their … Read More
Desert Speed School athletes Luke Regina and Trent Strong were recently profiled by AllSportsTucson sportswriter Javier Morales. As noted by Morales, both players’ fathers are local Tucson athletes themselves: Steve Strong was a catcher for the 1986 University of Arizona World Series baseball team, and Keith Regina was also part of the Wildcat baseball … Read More
3A Sabino, 4A Sahuaro, and 5A Cienega all advanced past the first round of the high school football playoffs last weekend, with a fourth team – Salpointe – prepping for their Open Division matchup Friday night. Results and top performers here. Speed School athletes and teams still alive include the … Read More
As reported by Javier Morales of AllSportsTucson, Cienega got crucial plays from Speed School athletes CJ Flores (above) and Sebastian Felix down the stretch to win their first-round playoff matchup against Phoenix Sunnyslope. Down 10 with six minutes remaining, the Bobcats cut the lead to 7 on a Felix touchdown … Read More
A total of 23 Desert Speed School athletes among 7 local high school teams enter the state playoffs this week with win-or-go-home implications. The teams are headlined by Salpointe, who qualified for the newly-formed elite Open Division as the #4 team at any level. Sahuaro now takes the #1 4A … Read More