Three Desert Speed School athletes now competing at the collegiate level were recently recognized with academic honors from the 2023-24 academic year. Locally, Catalina Foothills grad and Pima College sprinter Paden Hall was named a 3rd-Team Academic All-American, while fellow Pima College athlete Jasmin Joseph – an outside hitter for the … Read More
Desert Speed School athlete and University of North Dakota senior catcher Cassie Castaneda was named an Honorable Mention All-Summit League selection following the 2024 collegiate softball season. According to a university press release: Castaneda has been the top Hawk at the plate during the conference season boasting a .319 batting … Read More
Desert Speed School athletes Cassie Castaneda (University of North Dakota) and Ashley Bradford (Colorado Mesa) both earned All-American Scholar recognition recently from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Castaneda, a senior catcher for the Fighting Hawks who was also the conference Defensive Player of the Year, was part of a North Dakota squad with a 3.50 team … Read More
Desert Speed School alumni and collegiate softball players Bela Goerke (Sahuaro HS) and Cassie Castaneda (Sabino HS) recently earned academic recognition for their performance in the classroom. Goerke, a catcher, was named Academic All-District following her season with the University of South Dakota. Goerke posted 3.62 grade-point average as a pre-nursing major. She garnered … Read More
North Dakota catcher and Speed School athlete Cassie Castaneda was named to the Summit League Preseason Watch List recently, according to a university press release. Castaneda started all 47 games she appeared in behind the plate, notching a .989 fielding percentage and leading the Summit League with 16 runners caught stealing. At … Read More
Desert Speed School athlete and North Dakota catcher Cassie Castaneda was recognized recently for her academic success, according to a university release. Castaneda, a freshman kinesiology major, was named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence. She started 13 games for the Fighting Hawks and led the team in … Read More