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333 days later: The Scorpions chance at redemption begins Friday, and there’s one thing on their minds

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Any time Sedona Red Rock High School girls basketball misses a layup at practice, head coach Kirk Westervelt makes the team do a push-up. It’s a standard punishment in the high school hoops world, but Westervelt adds a twist....
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Building blocks — Sedona boys hoops looks ahead after setting a solid foundation in 2021-2022

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From the onset of the 2021-2022 season the goal has been clear for Sedona Red Rock High School boys basketball: Set the standard for the program’s future. Four seasons removed from the team’s last playoff win following an 18-17...
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“We prove ourselves every game” — The Sedona Red Rock girls hoops team is mad, and they want you to know it

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Doubt is oftentimes the driving force behind greatness. Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan notoriously fed off it during his six title runs in the NBA. Even seven championships later, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady still laments over being the...
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Police staff defy death for Special Olympics fundraiser

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Not many causes or reasons could convince the average person to rappel down a 27-story building. But facing death-defying heights wasn’t enough to deter two Sedona Police Department employees from helping an important and key organization in the sports...
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Back-to-back: Scorpions respond to low state ranking with blowout, upset wins in consecutive nights

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Sophomore guard Ben Cook was well aware of his team’s perception going into the weekend. Sedona Red Rock High School was ranked No. 44 out of 48 eligible 2A Conference teams in the first Arizona Interscholastic Association rankings of...
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Five winter break takeaways for Sedona hoops

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With winter break upon us and snow on the ground in the Verde Valley, Sedona Red Rock High School basketball is on a well-deserved break. While the boys had only played three games before taking on the Epic Tourneys...
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Scorpions smother Kingman with elite defense

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With 1 minute and 31 seconds left in the first quarter Monday night, Kingman Academy scored their first points of the game. A pair of free throws was cause for celebration. After going down 17-0 to start, the Tigers...
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Yabuuchi ends XC career with podium finish

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Shota Yabuuchi had executed the game plan to a tee at the Arizona Interscholastic Association Division 4 Cross Country State Championships on Nov. 13. He’d kept up with the top group for the first mile of the race at...
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REVENGE TOUR: Robbed of a state title, Sedona Red Rock won’t bow down to anyone

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The perfect season was nearly complete. 16 wins, 0 losses. Two All-State players. Five All-Region players. The 2A Central Region Defensive Player of the Year and Coach of the Year. And with a single tick left on the clock...
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Sedona’s Emma Beattie signs LOI with Alaska Anchorage

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Sedona Red Rock High School head volleyball coach John Parks knew it right away. He was helping the Sedona Red Rock Jr. High get its volleyball program off the ground while taking some time off from coaching at the high...
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About Me

Austin comes to Sedona from Southern California, where he's spent most of his life. He earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from San Jose State University in May 2020. There, he covered Spartans' sports and served as executive editor of The Spear, SJSU's student-run online sports publication and magazine. Austin's professional bylines include SB Nation, Los Angeles Daily News and the Orange County Register. Reach out to him at aturner@larsonnewspapers.com for story ideas or to talk Verde Valley sports.
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