Avenging a year-old loss in the 2016 state title game, Salpointe was dominant in a 4-0 win in this year’s 4A state championship win over defending champion Notre Dame. Three out of Salpointe’s four goals in the title game were scored by Speed School athletes: Kate Connelly (17′), Catalina Alvarado (45′), Paloma Teran (60′). The trio … Read More
Speed School athlete Kelly Koppy helped lift her Ironwood Ridge team to a 2-1 victory last week, advancing the Nighthawks to the semifinals of the 5A Girls Soccer state championship. Koppy scored the go-ahead to break a 1-1 tie in the 78th minute on a PK. Currently ranked #4 in state, … Read More
The Marana girls will take on Flowing Wells tonight in a matchup that may likely determine the 5A Sonoran region title. Both 3-0 in region play, Marana comes into the match ranked #10 in state, while Flowing Wells comes in at #24. Among the many Speed School athletes on the … Read More
A number of Tucson-area athletes were honored in 2016 for their collegiate achievements, ranging from Cholla’s Sean Elliot being named to the Pac-12 All-Century team to more contemporary awards. AllSportsTucson sportswriter Andy Morales has done a fantastic job of compiling the numerous accomplishments, and his complete list can be viewed here. … Read More
From Arizona Daily Star sportswriter Greg Hansen: “Pima College’s 2015 first-team soccer All-American Devyn Hunley, scored her first goal in an NCAA game Friday night, helping UTEP to a 2-0 victory over Nevada. Hunley, a Sabino grad, is the daughter of Arizona’s 1984 All-Pac-10 linebacker LaMonte Hunley.” Full article here.
Considered the best year in the history of Pima College’s men’s and women’s sports programs, the Aztecs recently learned that their men’s programs finished #4 nationally, with the women finishing with a #5 ranking. The NATYCAA Cup and its ranking system compiles a school’s performances across all sports and ranks … Read More