Congratulations to our 12 Desert Speed School athletes and softball players who earned all-star recognition following the spring high school season earlier this year. The list was highlighted by state champions Morgan Faunce of Empire (3A State Champions) along with Brooke Wild and Jordan Goedel of Salpointe (4A State Champions). Full list of athletes earning … Read More
Desert Speed School athlete Morgan Faunce and her Empire teammates completed a historic run through the state softball playoffs, culminating in a convincing 10-6 win in the state title game over #1-ranked Valley Christian. As reported by John Theriault of AZPreps365, the Ravens built what would become an insurmountable 8-2 lead … Read More
As reported by Andy Morales of AZPreps365, Desert Speed School athletes from the Empire and Salpointe softball teams have advanced to the 3A and 4A state title games, respectively. Both schools made the final games following wins over fellow Tucson-area teams, with Empire (Morgan Faunce) defeating Tanque Verde (Chloe Hotchkiss, … Read More
As reported by Andy Morales of AZPreps365, Desert Speed School athlete and Empire setter received All-Tournament recognition recently, following her play for the Ravens in the Mountain View Invitational, where they went 3-3 over two days. Gardner, a sophomore, is one of the top young players in the state, and … Read More
As reported by Javier Morales of AllSportsTucson, Desert Speed School athlete and Empire two-way standout Jake Lambert was recently honored by the Grand Canyon State Gridiron Club as an Ed Doherty Award Winner finalist. Lambert starred in the backfield and also as a linebacker for the Ravens, and finished the season … Read More
Desert Speed School athlete Jake Lambert was recently awarded nomination for the Ed Doherty Award, the highest high school football honor a player can receive in the state of Arizona. Lambert received the recognition following a Week 11 performance for his Empire Ravens in which he rushed for 216 yards – including … Read More