With the high school sports season right around the corner, Arizona Daily Star sportswriter Greg Hansen has included in his weekly Sunday column the Tucson-area teams he expects to contend for state championships this 2019-2020 season. Seven teams with Speed School athletes were included in his selections: Sabino Football (Nathan Swanberg, Max … Read More
Speed School athlete Harsh Parikh won the ITA Men’s Singles tournament earlier this summer in Claremont, California, one of the main national tournaments for collegiate players. As reported by the Star’s Greg Hansen, the win is one of the top championships for Parikh this far and qualifies him for the ITA Summer … Read More
Twenty-four Speed School athletes were recognized for their performances on the track, field, and court during the spring high school seasons. The list was highlighted by eleven state champions along with five athletes who earned region or state Player of the Year honors: Sabino’s Mike Snyder and Preston Clifford on the baseball field, … Read More
Speed School athletes Mason Lee and Krishna Dasika were part of Catalina Foothills’ state championship win in the team competition. The pair helped the Falcons defeat #2-Notre Dame Prep in the title match to take the trophy – and bring their streak of consecutive wins to 106. Full story… (Photo Credit: Andy Morales, … Read More
Speed School athlete Ethan Lee won the boys’ singles state championship on Saturday, defeating #2 Luke Urlaub of Desert Vista in three sets. As reported by Jose Garcia, Lee won in dramatic fashion, battling off both cramping as well as approaching lighting that nearly postponed the last points of the match. … Read More
An annual tradition, Arizona Daily Star sportswriter Greg Hansen has named his Top 100 Sports Figures of 2018, and this year’s list includes three Desert Speed School athletes. Tennis stars Yash and Harsh Parikh made the list, with Yash winning 14 NCAA games as a freshman and Harsh achieving the #1 ranking in Arizona. Meanwhile, Sabino … Read More