Five Speed School athletes were selected by local coaches, as some of the top local talent, to participate in post-season All-Star games held at Kino Stadium. Ironwood’s Derek Daly was selected to the “Seniors” game for upperclassmen, while Sahuaro’s Stockton Pringle and Preston Clifford joined Salpointe’s Efrain Cervantes and Cienega’s Nick … Read More
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