As reported by Arizona Daily Star sportswriter Greg Hansen, Cienega grad and Desert Speed School alum Nick Gonzales is off to a strong start in his professional career: Cienega High School grad Nick Gonzales, last year’s first-round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates, is playing his first year of minor-league baseball for the Greensboro … Read More
As reported by Kevin Murphy of AllSportsTucson, Sabino’s Riley Nielson struck out 26 Empire batters en route to an epic 15-inning semifinal win to put the Sabercats in the state championship game. The game was scoreless through 15 until Nielson’s game-winning RBI gave Sabino the 1-0 win. “Riley’s everything; there’s a reason … Read More
Three local club soccer teams with Desert Speed School connections won elite State Cup championships recently. As reported by Javier Morales of AllSportsTucson, the RSL 15U girls, with Ironwood freshman standout Emma Beach, took the title with a 3-0 championship game win. Meanwhile, the FC Tucson 19U and 17U girls’ teams … Read More
Pima College got a needed assist from Speed School athlete Kortney Cahill in the 60th minute to help advance her Aztecs squad past Scottsdale College. As reported by Kevin Murphy of AllSportsTucson, the Aztecs had previously lost in both regular-season meetings against Scottsdale, but Tuesday’s win puts Pima in the Region Finals, … Read More
With a statement 4-1 win over rival Mesquite earlier this week, Salpointe’s beach volleyball team will compete for a state championship later today in the title match against Valley Christian. Speed School athletes Brandy Kishbaugh, Megan Muehlebach, and Gabriella Monge will be counted on to play well if the Lancers are to … Read More
Seven Desert Speed School athletes will be competing for track & field state titles this week. On the boys’ side, Catalina Foothills standout sprinters Connor Cagno (400m, 200m) and Paden Hall (200m) represent their Falcons’ team, while Foothills teammate Alexis Saffer will compete in the 100m hurdles on the girls’ side. Salpointe’s distance … Read More