Desert Speed School

🚨 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP ALERT🚨
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As reported by Andy Morales of AZPreps365, Salpointe softball defeated cross-town rival Mica Mountain at Hillenbrand Stadium in front of home crowds for both teams to win the 4A State Championship. Speed School athlete Peaches Sztan knocked in a run in the 5th with a single and would later score to give the Lancers a 3-2 lead, which they would later extend for a 4-2 win.
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In addition to Sztan, the Salpointe roster includes Speed School athletes Taylor Basken, Lexi Corella, Addi Wild, and Cierra Aguilar, while runner-up Mica Mountain has standout sophomore Caeli Shellenbarger starting at 3rd base for the Bolts 🥇🥎🏆
(📷: Andy Morales, AZPreps365)

We hope you’ll join us as we pause today to honor those who have sacrificed for our country 🇺🇸
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A reminder to our athletes that we are closed for training today. Our summer schedule officially begins on Tuesday, May 26th.

🚨STATE CHAMPIONSHIP ALERT!🚨
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As reported by Andy Morales of AllSportsTucson and Jason Skoda of AZPreps365, Tanque Verde softball won its first state championship as a program in dominating fashion, run-ruling Yuma Catholic 10-0 in five innings to win the 3A title game. As Morales noted, the No. 7-seeded Hawks tore through the postseason tournament, defeating the 10th, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th-ranked teams by a combined score of 37-2.
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Speed School athletes Ella Haggard and Mikaela Jackson each had active bats in the championship game, contributing to the Tanque Verde rally leading to the mercy rule. The Hawks’ team also includes Speed School athletes Cassidy Jones, Julia Pratt, Lizzy Pratt, and Shea Reilly 🥎🏆🥇
(📷: Andy Morales X.com)

Good luck to in tonight’s 3A State Championship game! 🙌🥎
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As reported by Andy Morales of AZPreps365, the Tanque Verde softball team defeated crosstown rival and 3A powerhouse Empire on Friday in the 3A semifinal game, sending the Hawks to today’s state championship game against No. 5 Yuma Catholic.
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Tanque Verde took a 3-1 lead in the 3rd off runs from Speed School athletes Ella Haggard and Mikaela Jackson. Jackson would score again in the 5th inning, and also add two RBI in the 7th, among them fellow Speed School athlete Lizzy Pratt.
(📷: Andy Morales, AZPreps365)

Baseball and Softball PLAYOFFS! Good luck to all our Speed School athletes!
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At the 3A level, Tanque Verde senior Rocco Haggard was the winning pitcher – and added a home run of his own at the plate – in helping lead his Hawks team (Speed School athletes Brennon Barnhart, Ryan Ashcraft, Corbin Lyski, and Jack Elmerick) to a first-round win over Empire⚾️
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Not to be outdone, younger sister Ella Haggard led off the 4th inning of her first-round game with a double and would later score in a 2-0 win to send her Tanque Verde team (Speed School athletes Cassidy Jones, Julia Pratt, Lizzy Pratt, Shea Reilly) to the quarterfinals and a much-anticipated matchup with rival Empire🥎
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At the 5A level, Speed School athlete Isaac Kirkendall and his Catalina Foothills (Aidan Brown, Easton Altherr) team are now in the third round following convincing 7-0 and 9-2 wins to start the playoffs. Kirkendall struck out three and limited Nogales to one hit in the second round⚾️
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The Salpointe girls’ team, always a powerhouse at the 4A level with Speed School athletes Cierra Aguilar, Peaches Sztan, Addi Wild, Taylor Basken, and Lexi Corella), won in fast fashion with a 10-0 run rule victory in five innings, advancing to the third round on Saturday 🥎
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On the opposing side of the 4A bracket, sophomore Caeli Shellenbarger – currently 4th in RBI on the season – and her Mica Mountain team have advanced with a 7-2 win 🥎
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Finally, #2 Salpointe (Anthony Milo, Cosimo Milo, Jude Huether) suffered a second-round loss in the 4A bracket, but quickly rebounded to advance in the losers’ bracket with a 15-4 win in 5 innings. The Lancers now face ALA-Gilbert on Saturday in an elimination game ⚾️
(📷: Andy Morales, AllSportsTucson)

📣SCHOOL RECORD📣
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Huge congrats to Speed School athletes and Sahuaro HS alum Marley Gandee on a fantastic finish to the indoor track season, setting the North Park University school record in the indoor mile to place 5th at the Conference Championships 🙌💪

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Congrats to Levi Velazquez; our top agility score over the weekend at Sabino Canyon LL ⚾️ Opening Day ceremonies! 🙌