Desert Speed School athlete and Salpointe distance runner Kylie Wild will be one of the top returning cross-country runners in the 2020 season, as sportswriter Andy Morales notes. Amidst scheduling uncertainties due to COVID, Wild is nonetheless preparing to lead a Salpointe team following her 5th-place state finish as a freshman … Read More
Desert Speed School athlete and Salpointe standout runner Kylie Wild has been named to the AllSportsTucson watch list for the 2020 cross-country season, following a 5th overall finish at the 2019 state championships by the then-freshman. In addition to chasing a strong individual finish, Wild also looks to lead her fellow … Read More
Desert Speed School athletes Benji Thomas and Sasha Ganem – both track athletes for Salpointe – recently took 1st in their respective events at the Mountain View Invitational. Thomas’ 1st place finishes in the 800m and 4x800m helped his boys’ team to a 2nd place overall finish; while Ganem and her relay team … Read More
Salpointe girls soccer had to win three consecutive overtime games in PKs to eventually come out on top at the Brandon Bean preseason tournament. Consistently a top tournament that is often a predictor of state championship matchups, the tournament saw the Lancers defeat Catalina Foothills, Sahuaro, and then Cienega for … Read More
Standout distance runner and Speed School athlete Kylie Wild was named Southern Arizona Freshman of the Year by AllSportsTucson, following her first year racing at the high school level for the Salpointe Lancers. Wild, who placed 5th individually at the state level to go along with a runner-up team finish, also … Read More
Desert Speed School athletes Kylie Wild and Benji Thomas were both scorers for the Salpointe girls’ and boys’ teams that recorded strong finishes at the State Championship meet recently. Wild – just a freshman – was 5th overall, helping the girls to a 2nd-place team finish. Thomas, meanwhile, was 24th overall, the … Read More