Tucson High School staged a college signing ceremony Monday with four of its standouts inking their name to their next destination to excel in competition and the classroom. Soccer players Mireya Sanchez (Salem, NC, College) and Juliana Valdez and Sydney Yebra (Pima College) and basketball standout Skylar Begay (Yakima, Wash., College) are the latest Badgers to advance to the next level. Photos by Javier Morales/AllSportsTucson.com.
GIRLS SOCCER
MIREYA SANCHEZ, GOALIE — Salem (NC) College
.@thms_athletics senior goalie @mireyasanchezz_ is headed to @SalemWSoccer after a stellar career with the Badgers. pic.twitter.com/5J0fpJhMaE
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) May 10, 2022
SYDNEY YEBRA, CENTERBACK — PIMA COLLEGE
.@thms_athletics soccer center-back Sydney Yebra is bound for @PimaAthletics women’s soccer where her sister Dulcenella was recently a standout with the Aztecs. pic.twitter.com/KmKcVounP0
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) May 10, 2022
JULIANA VALDEZ, CENTERBACK — PIMA COLLEGE
.@thms_athletics soccer center-back Juliana Valdez discusses signing with @PimaAthletics where she will join a championship-level program with Badgers teammate Sydney Yebra. pic.twitter.com/FDUOKOkGLS
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) May 10, 2022
GIRLS BASKETBALL
SKYLAR BEGAY, FORWARD — YAKIMA VALLEY COLLEGE
.@THMSGBB standout forward Skylar Begay talks about signing with Yakima (WA) College. Begay one of six senior leaders with the Badgers this season. pic.twitter.com/4Ab5NDILTU
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) May 10, 2022
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ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He is a former Arizona Daily Star beat reporter for the Arizona basketball team, including when the Wildcats won the 1996-97 NCAA title. He has also written articles for CollegeAD.com, Bleacher Report, Lindy’s Sports, TucsonCitizen.com, The Arizona Republic, Sporting News and Baseball America, among many other publications. He has also authored the book “The Highest Form of Living”, which is available at Amazon. He became an educator five years ago and is presently a special education teacher at Gallego Fine Arts Intermediate in the Sunnyside Unified School District.
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