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Austin Turner

Sedona Red Rock swim dominates state championships

While sporting a young cast of swimmers with exactly one senior on the squad, Sedona Red Rock High School still managed to make its mark on the 2021 Arizona Interscholastic Association Division 3 State Championships on Saturday at Phoenix...

Sedona soccer falls just short, but greatness awaits

The next time someone tries to claim that soccer is boring, direct them to Sedona Red Rock High School and its boys team. The 2021 Scorpions (6-4) endured a season full of the highest of highs and lowest of lows....

Sedona volleyball dominates region, earns bye in playoffs

On Monday, Oct. 4, Sedona Red Rock High School volleyball was reeling. The Scorpions started the season on such a high. It took seven matches for them to lose a set. A 7-0 start proved what those around the...

Pandemic problems persist for Sedona Red Rock

What has been a turbulent and disruptive week for sports at Sedona Red Rock Jr./Sr. High School is a striking déjà vu, harkening back to the earlier days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when an onslaught of cancellations and postponements...

Race Pace’s Emery has swimming down to a science

Sedona Race Pace Swim Club head coach Sean Emery knows his job has major responsibilities. Shaping the lives of young people in the 5 to 18 age bracket is an important and heavy task. Sports are a result-oriented business and...

Sedona Schools Mountain Biking Club off to fast start

Picking up right where it left off last season, Sedona Schools Mountain Biking Club kicked off its season on Saturday, Sept. 11 with its opening race at Fort Tuthill County Park. The Scorpions took on the six-mile loop track that...

‘Disappointing’ debut for Scorpions boys soccer

An unusual start to the season for Sedona Red Rock High School boys soccer turned out to be a “disappointing” one Thursday, when the Scorpions finally opened their season at rival Camp Verde. After last week’s season opener was canceled...

Sedona’s dominant start continues with sweep

Sometimes special players have special nights. Tuesday night was one of those for Sedona Red Rock senior Emma Beattie in the Scorpions 25-10, 25-18, 25-19 sweep of the Camp Verde Cowboys. Even as the resilient Cowboys clawed back and put...

Optimism shines through despite loss for girls soccer

The binary nature of sports is easy to get caught up in. It’s a business of wins and losses. When a team loses, the stigma of failure is usually etched into that effort and the team’s only opportunity for...

Sedona nets another sweep against Northland Prep

The mark of a good team is often what they do in adverse situations. When things aren’t going particularly well, a group’s response is oftentimes a solid indicator of its potential. So naturally, after the Sedona Red Rock High School...

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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