Two Sabino standouts were among the first of dozens of high school athletes from around Southern Arizona to sign national letters of intent on Wednesday.
Callie McGarrigle, a four-year starter on the Sabercats softball team, finalized her commitment to play for New Mexico while distance runner Sawyer Sprung signed to run cross country and track at Troy.
Two athletes signed to the next level at #Sabino: Callie McGarrigle (softball) & Sawyer Sprung (XC & track). #azhs pic.twitter.com/yv8NFSiFoG
— Daily Star Preps (@azprepstar) April 15, 2015Sabino was one of many schools in the area to hold ceremonies on Wednesday as the final period opened. Here's a look at who signed or is going to sign, along with some sights from the festivities around town:
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AMPHITHEATER: Dante Anderson, football, Morningside College; Devon Pilgrim, baseball, Williston State College.
Click here to take a look back at who signed during the early period, in November.
CANYON DEL ORO: Rome Bracy, football, Arizona Christian; Josh Cronk, football, Arizona Christian; Bridgette Doucet, cross country and track, Libscomb; Anthony Felix, baseball, Pima College; Jared McElmell, football, Adams State; Tim Ronan, cross country and track, Central Arizona College; Gillian Shafe, softball, Independence College; Bethany Vos, golf, Pima College.
Afternoon #signingday out at Canyon del Oro #azhs pic.twitter.com/LeXJmgiBmv
— Daily Star Preps (@azprepstar) April 15, 2015Canyon del Oro #signingday Ronan, Doucet, Shafe, Vos, McElmell, Cronk, Bracy, Felix #azhs pic.twitter.com/IHsSbyl1OD
— Daily Star Preps (@azprepstar) April 16, 2015CATALINA FOOTHILLS: Britt Beyer, volleyball, Concordia; Kirtana Bhat, tennis, Central Oklahoma; Austin Nehls (Chesire Academy), basketball, Central Connecticut State; Alexus Nevins, acrobatics and tumbling, Baylor; Alexandria Skidmore, soccer, University of Louisiana at Monroe.
Signing day scene out at Catalina Foothills this morning #azhs pic.twitter.com/qCkqCQUmeB
— Daily Star Preps (@azprepstar) April 15, 2015Nevins (Baylor/acrobatics), Bhat (CentOkla/tennis), Beyer (Concordia/volleyball), Skidmore (ULM/soccer) #azhs pic.twitter.com/Y8QmAsKtMJ
— Daily Star Preps (@azprepstar) April 15, 2015Congrats to @austinnehls10 on his D1 #basketball National Letter of Intent for @CCSU! pic.twitter.com/otrNArE4zI
— Cheshire Academy (@CheshireAcademy) April 15, 2015DESERT VIEW: Aixa Lujan, volleyball, Green Mountain College; Sandra Parra, volleyball, Green Mountain College.
Click here to take a look back at athletes who signed on Feb. 3.
EMPIRE: Deion James, basketball, North Carolina A&T; Macee Owen, volleyball, Webster University.
#Empire had Deion James (basketball) & Macee Owen (volleyball) get squared away for college this morning. #azhs pic.twitter.com/5ubgjg2CUh
— Daily Star Preps (@azprepstar) April 15, 2015IRONWOOD RIDGE: Benny Acosta, football, Phoenix College; Karissa Carney, volleyball, Troy; David Fernandez, Track, Mesa Community College; Michael Franzese, football, St. Thomas; Austin Goddard, football, Black Hills State University; Courtney Linaker, volleyball, Pepperdine; Dalton Pakkala, football, Hamline; Aaron Penazek, soccer, Trinity International University.
Nine student-athletes over at #IronwoodRidge putting pen to paper. #azhs pic.twitter.com/4PVmoV3eId
— Daily Star Preps (@azprepstar) April 15, 2015Hailey Sawchuk is the 1st female athlete at I-Ridge to sign on with the military. She will run Track for Navy. #azhs pic.twitter.com/7nvdlPVegK
— Daily Star Preps (@azprepstar) April 15, 2015PALO VERDE: Tommy Rios Jr., wrestling, William Penn.
Tommy Rios Jr. signs his LOI with William Penn in Iowa for wrestling.
— Palo Verde Titans (@pvtitans) April 16, 2015SABINO: Callie McGarrigle, softball, New Mexico; Shannon Shield (Pima College), soccer, University of Arkansas at Little Rock; Sawyer Sprung, cross country and track, Troy.
Spring signing day @Sabino_HS. Callie McGarrigle & Sawyer Sprung signed their commitments. Congratulations! #TUSD pic.twitter.com/bYe4afP3Og
— Tucson Unified (@tucsonunified) April 15, 2015Congrats All-American Shannon Shields, signed her letter to play at University of Arkansas at Little Rock #PimaSoccer pic.twitter.com/P543UWU0He
— PimaAthletics (@PimaAthletics) April 15, 2015SALPOINTE CATHOLIC: Dionicia Colon-Mateo, volleyball, Antelope Valley, Andrea Trevino, golf, Regis.
The last signing ceremony of the day over at #SalpointeCatholic... #azhs pic.twitter.com/7xrizRYm9b
— Daily Star Preps (@azprepstar) April 15, 2015Dionicia Colon-Mateo, left, signed w/ #AntelopeValley for volleyball & Andrea Trevino is headed to #Regis for golf. pic.twitter.com/cdsKb4NXq3
— Daily Star Preps (@azprepstar) April 15, 2015Know someone we didn’t list? E-mail high school sports coordinator Daniel Gaona at dgaona@tucson.com with the athlete’s name, sport and college and we will add them to our list.
Compiled by Daniel Gaona, Chuck Constantino and Jason Harris.
