Greg Hansen’s Top 100 Of 2024

An annual Southern Arizona tradition, longtime Arizona Daily Star sportswriter Greg Hansen has compiled his year-end list of top local sports figures at the high school, collegiate, and professional level. Three Desert Speed School athletes were among those recognized:

78. Cisco Llamas. As Sahuaro raced to a second-place finish in the 4A state basketball tournament, Llamas, a sophomore, led the team with a 17-point scoring average. He is averaging 16 points this season.

51. Carlie Scupin. In her senior softball season at Arizona, the Tucson High grad hit .364 with 13 home runs.

19. Nick Gonzales. In 94 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Gonzales, of Cienega High School, hit .270 with seven home runs.

 

(Photo credits: Pittsburgh Pirates, Josh Galemore Arizona Daily Star, Andy Morales AllSportsTucson)