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Greg Hansen’s Top 100: Seven Athletes Named

Seven Desert Speed School athletes and alumni were named to Arizona Daily Star sportswriter Greg Hansen’s Top 100 Sports Figures of 2022 list. Among those athletes recognized: #22 – Logan Cole, Salpointe/University of Arizona softball  Ranked as the No. 23 overall softball player in the country, the Salpointe Catholic High School infielder … Read More

Softball All-Stars: 17 Players, 5 POY Selections

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Seventeen Desert Speed School athletes were recognized following the 2022 spring softball season, headlined by three players who garnered five Player of the Year honors. After pitching a shutout in the state title game to lead Sabino to the 3A state championship, Southern Utah commit Riley Nielson was named AZPreps365 … Read More

Nielson Pitches Title-Game Shutout

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As reported by the Arizona Daily Star, Desert Speed School athlete Riley Nielson pitched a complete-game shutout – surrendering just two hits – to lead her Sabino team to the 3A State Championship, defeating #2 Winslow 8-0 for the third-consecutive state title for Sabino. Desert Speed School athletes on the Sabercats roster … Read More

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