Desert Speed School athlete and Salpointe outfielder Ricky Santiago was part of the school’s first baseball title this week. The Lancers defeated Mesquite in Mesa Monday night to claim the 4A State Championship. Arizona Daily Star… (Photo credit: Darryl Webb, Arizona Daily Star)
Six Desert Speed School athletes are playing tonight and tomorrow for state championships in softball and baseball. The first matchup pits local teams and Speed School athletes against one another, with #3 Sahuarita (Omar Felix) facing off against #6 Sabino (Preston Clifford, Mike Snyder) in the 3A championship – a … 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
The Salpointe boys’ cross-country team, aided by strong finishes from Desert Speed School athletes Matthew Diaz and Benji Thomas, finished 3rd in the state championship meet this past weekend. Full results…