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 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
A pair of Speed School athletes picked up Southern Arizona track and field titles this past weekend, with CDO’s Mariah Santillan taking the 300m hurdles title, and freshman Emarie Sooter (above, Gregory School) clearing 9′-3″ to win the pole vault. Foothills’ Connor Cagno took 2nd in the 400m, with Bryn Callie – also from Foothills – taking 5th … Read More
Salpointe girls soccer won their 3rd consecutive state championship Wednesday night, defeating a strong Catalina Foothills team in a tough-fought 2-1 overtime win. Five Desert Speed School athletes are among the champion Lancer team: Kate Connelly, Sydney Lenhart, Grace Kaufman-Fuller, Catalina Alvarado, and Valentina Campos. The two squads faced each other after knocking … Read More
It will be a battle of Speed School athletes against one another at Mountain View High School Wednesday night, with the 4A Girls State Championship on the line. Cross-town rivals and soccer powerhouses Salpointe and Catalina Foothills square off, and it will pit Lancers Kate Connelly, Sydney Lenhart, Grace Kaufman-Fuller, and Catalina Alvarado against … Read More
Three local teams with 11 Desert Speed School athletes between them have advanced to the state semifinals to be played this weekend. Kate Connelly scored what would prove to be the game-winner in the 68th minute to help her Salpointe team and fellow Speed School athletes Sydney Lenhart, Grace Kaufman-Fuller, and Catalina Alvarado advance … Read More