Four Speed School athletes across three sports won individual or team state championships this spring. The softball state championships brought home two titles to Tucson teams, with Utah Valley College-commit Abby Doughty leading her Cienega Bobcats to a win over fellow Tucson powerhouse Sahuaro. Sahuaro’s runner-up team also featured two Speed … Read More
Twenty Speed School athletes were among the spring all-star teams for Southern Arizona, as compiled by The Arizona Daily Star. This list includes all high school spring sports: Baseball, softball, boys’ volleyball, boys’ and girls’ tennis, and boys’ and girls’ track & field. Speed School honorees included: Player of the Year … Read More
25 Speed School athletes in six different sports were named spring all-stars during the recent high school season, including three Players of the Year and one Freshman of the Year. Tennis Yash Parikh, Salpointe – AllSportsTucson Player of the Year, 1st-team State, 1st-team Divison Mason Lee, Foothills – AllSportsTucson Doubles Player … Read More
A total of 29 high school track athletes and baseball, softball, and tennis players who have been part of the Speed School training program earned all-star recognition for their performance this past spring. Athletes recognized were as follows: Baseball Andrew Edwards – Arizona Daily Star 1st-team, AllSportsTucson 1st-team, D-IV Pitcher … Read More
Speed School athlete Jarrett Mitchell has tried out for – and made – the University of Arizona football team. That’s the headline. The back story is what is particularly unique and inspiring. Mitchell was a multi-position player in high school who dominated both sides of the ball. He ran a … Read More
Already having won the 800m title in his age group, Derrick Silva recently added a second national championship in the 11-12 age group in winning the 2014 Junior Cross Country Championships. In what was described as one of the closest – and certainly most exciting – races of the day, … Read More