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Ivan Leonard

NAZ Select club team readies for summer basketball

As the eighth graders from Sedona Red Rock Junior High get promoted to high school, summer ball is heating up in Sedona. “We will find out this week if our turnout will increase, as the...

Girls begin their summer basketball practices

After a few weeks to get acclimated to one another, it is showcase time for the Scorpions girls basketball team. Up next for Sedona, a tourna­ment hosted by Flagstaff High School on Friday, June 14. ...

Sedona Adult Summer Softball League kicks off

The Adult Summer Softball League kicked off in Sedona on Thursday, June 6. For A Day in the West, it was business as usual. The team improved to 1-0 on the year after defeating the Slapnut Magoos 9-7. ...

Swordfish prepare for Sedona Splash swim meet June 15

As the calendar turns to June, it is time for the annual Sedona Splash. Last year, 18 pool records fell during the Sedona Swordfish club swimming team’s annual summer swim meet at the Sedona Community Pool on June 15. ...

Sedona Red Rock High to host summer sports camps

The Sedona Red Rock High School, in conjunction with the West Sedona PTA, will be hosting Sports Camps for students this summer. The high school coaches will direct the camps with assistance from varsity players....

Girls NAZ Select basketball team irons out the kinks

To succeed in basketball, all five players must consistently be on the same page. As the Scorpions high schoolers and newer girls get acclimated, it is time to get the veterans up to speed. “Practice has...

Open gym helps Scorpions basketball to ramp up

Though school is out in Sedona, some students have not had the chance to take a break yet. Every Tuesday and Thursday, new Sedona Red Rock High School boy’s basketball coach George Gleason has organized open gym for prospective basketball...

Swimmers shine at Beat the Heat Classic tournament

With school letting out in Sedona, many students found a way to beat the heat last week. Local club Sedona Race Pace participated in the Beat the Heat Classic in Flagstaff on Friday, May 17,...

Four Sedona baseball players named to all-region team

Baseball season may be over but the future is bright for the Sedona Scorpions. Sedona was heavily represented on the 2A Central all-regional team as four players earned spots. Scorpions senior Ryan Farmer earned first-team honors,...

VOC gymnast Kiara Bruening excels on the mat

Village of Oak Creek resident Kiara Bruening picked up gymnastics while on a play date. Now, at 17 years old, she means business while out on the mat. Bruening participated in the 2019 Women’s...

About Me

Ivan Leonard III was born in Florida and grew up in Illinois before graduating from the University of Arizona in Tucson, where he wrote for the Arizona Daily Wildcat. Leonard covers sports activites and recreation in Sedona, Cottonwood, Camp Verde and the Verde Valley.
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