Staff and students present trophies to top players and say goodbye to departing staffers at spring banquet

The Sedona Red Rock High School annual spring sports banquet marked a cause for celebration and goodbyes for graduating seniors and several departing staff on May 13. The athletic department and varsity coaches handed out awards and varsity letters, and celebrated outgoing Athletic Director Peter Brock, who is moving to Texas.

Track and Field

Most Valuable Player: Junior Avery Raczynski

Raczynski’s event is the 100- and 200-meters, and she’s on two relay teams, Track and Field Head Coach Sean Eicher said. Her times the last four weeks have dramatically changed, with a goal of reaching the school record in the 200. Raczynski has been a standout Scorpion since her freshman year, when she first joined the team and came in second in the 200 meters with a time of 29.95 seconds. Last season she qualified for the state championship finals in the 200- and 400-meter sprints and was named girls team MVP at the pre-state awards dinner.

Most Improved: Sophomore James Garland

Assistant coach Galen Bessette presented the Most Improved Award to Garland, praising his willingness to challenge himself.

“We’re starting a legend on the team. There’s a mythical creature — sometimes he shows up at a meet. It’s a mythical creature by the name of ‘Personal Record James,'” Bessette said.

Sportsmanship: Freshman Faith Ford

Ford won the Sportsmanship Award in her first outing with the Scorpions, beginning with hurdles and the 100-meter dash before earning a spot on the varsity 4×100 relay team. Eicher noted her sportsmanship after she took a hard fall on the track.

“The next day, this girl showed up again for practice wrapped up like a mummy, and wanted to know, what can I do to at least be at practice? I said, ‘Girl, you’re resting,'” Eicher said. “But she came through, and we ended up earning a personal best at many of our events with the 4×100 relay. We were this close to state. We were an alternate. This freshman class is very talented. I’m excited to hear what they can do.”

Eicher will also be leaving SRRHS, having taken a job with the YMCA in Prescott. He has coached the Scorpions for five years, during which time SRRHS became known as one of the top track and field meet hosts in the state.

“Now that I’m transitioning on, I want to just thank the parents in the community so much,” Eicher said. “We’ve become known for the last five years as one of the top track and field meet [hosts] in the state. I couldn’t have done it without the community and our families.”

Softball

Scorpion softball, helmed by Head Coach John Parks, went 3-12 this year with wins coming on April 21 with a 25-17 victory over the Fountain Hills Falcons, and a doubleheader shutout against Madison Highland Prep on April 27 to end the season.

Most Improved: Junior Velkin Zenteno

“There’s one player that just kept getting better and better. And then we kept saying, ‘Do what she’s doing, do what she’s doing'” to the other players, Parks said.

Sportsmanship: Junior Dayanna Landaverde

Parks chose not to assign a Most Valuable Player award this year, he said, to emphasize team unity over individual recognition.

Golf

Golf Head Coach Jeff Furst, presented the Scorpion golf team with its awards after closing out his first season with the program. Furst took over this year from former coach Joseph Hazlitt, with Seven Canyons Golf Course serving as the team’s new home course.

Most Valuable Player: Senior Lily Williams

“It was our best year — the most fun we’ve ever had, and I think it showed in how we played,” Williams said. “My long game contributed the most to earning MVP, though honestly the whole team did really well on the long game. The tournaments were my favorite part, getting to meet new people and see familiar faces going all the way back to freshman year. After graduation, I’m heading to Arizona State University, where two of my sisters already go, and I’ll be majoring in finance with a minor in marketing.”

Williams has been a fixture of the Scorpion golf program since her sophomore year, working her nine-hole score down from 85 to the low 40s over the course of her career. She was featured prominently in the team’s 2026 season preview as a returning senior leader.

Most Improved: Sophomore Quannah Frakes

Sportsmanship: Freshman Luke Metzger

Open Positions

Among the job postings that the Sedona-Oak Creek School District will need to fill over the summer are Eicher and Brock’s positions as well as Cae Collmar, the first-year theatre teacher, third-year SRRHS Principal Heather Isom — who is moving to Cave Creek to become principal of Cactus Shadows High School — and a varsity swim coach. For more information visit sedonacreek.tedk12.com/hire.