Speed School athlete Yash Parikh, the 2014 State Tennis Champion, regained his title in winning the 2016 singles State Championship. Entering the tournament as the #1 seed, he was dominant in his march to the championship match against 2015 champion Carlos Hassey. Full story… (Photo credit: Ralph Freso, Arizona Daily Star)
Two Speed School athletes have already signed national letters-of-intent as the spring signing period has opened up. Desert Christian’s Zach Rosson, a member of the Eagles’ state championship baseball teams, has committed to Northwestern College (IA). On the girls’ side, CDO’s Shelby Hotchkiss has signed to continue at the collegiate … Read More
Speed School athlete Allie Curtis, a right fielder for Central Michigan, was recently named Player of the Week for the Mid-American Conference. Her already-stellar play at the plate this season got a boost when she went on a three-game tear in which she finished with an impressive .636 batting average … Read More
23 Speed School athletes were recently named All-Stars for their performance this last high school season on the soccer field or basketball court. They included: Basketball Brianna Pitre, Sabino – Arizona Daily Star 3rd-team State Cayla Samson, Sabino – Arizona Daily Star Honorable Mention Chance Strawderman, St. Augustine – AllSportsTucson 3rd-team Division Soccer Girls … Read More
The Salpointe boys’ volleyball team was dominant in an early-season tournament earlier this month, defeating Tucson High in the final of the TUSD Invite to cap off a 6-0 run in the tournament. Crucial to their success was middle blocker Parker Miron, who came up big at the net in the … Read More
Cienega topped Salpointe in a wild back-and-forth affair that was the championship game of the early-season Cowboy Up Classic, ultimately prevailing 10-9 thanks in large part to two triples from shortstop Nick Gonzalez. Full story…