Desert Speed School athlete and New Mexico State reliever Andrew Edwards was recently selected by the New York Mets organization in the MLB Draft. A lefty pitcher who held opposing batters to .270 in 24 appearances for the Aggies, Edwards is coveted for his 95 mph fastball and change up. Full story…
Speed School athlete Keira Painter was instrumental in helping lead her Ironwood Ridge team to the 5A State Championship last week. With the title game against Centennial knotted up at 2-2 in the 7th, Painter led off with a single, and used her speed to score from 1st on the next … Read More
Speed School athletes have excelled on the track this season all the way down to the middle school level. With the middle school championships wrapping up, we wanted to recognize the following Speed School athletes for their performances: Northwest City Championships Paden Hall, Orange Grove – 400m (1st), 200m (1st), … Read More
A pair of Speed School athletes placed at the state championships earlier this month. Emarie Sooter (Gregory School) took 3rd in pole vault, while Cristian Gonzales (Sahuarita) placed 7th in the 200m. AllSportsTucson results…
Desert Speed School athletes Brittany Woolridge and Abby Doughty have each earned postseason recognition following their collegiate softball seasons, according to Andy Morales of AllSportsTucson. Woolridge, an Empire grad who won a state championship with the Ravens in 2015, was named 1st-team All-Conference for Concordia following a 13-3 season as a pitcher. Full story… Meanwhile, … Read More
Desert Speed School athlete and Salpointe outfielder Jordy Johnson was part of the Lancer team that won the 4A State Championship game Tuesday night, an extra-inning affair that ended with a walk-off sacrifice fly by Salpointe to give them the title over Cactus. Full story… (Photo credit: Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star)