Before the controversy over Colin Kaepernick, Duane Thomas always let the National Football League know where he stood. Tuesday, Sept. 20, it was at John Ordean Stadium, with a steady rain dripping off the hat of the...
Pedro Ortega Sr. has worked his way back to the good side of the sports gods. The athletic director for Sedona Red Rock Junior High School has, on his own, coached two Scorpions volleyball teams to eight...
Saturday, Sept. 17, the only thing that could stop the Scorpions was more, bigger Scorpions. Sedona Red Rock High School had won its first nine varsity volleyball matches before succumbing to the taller, deeper Scorpions of Desert...
Down 21-0 at halftime of its regional home opener, Sedona Red Rock High School had nowhere to go but up. Senior fullback Xavier Turnbull would oblige, churning for two third-quarter rushing touchdowns, but it ultimately wasn’t enough...
The Sedona Red Rock Trail Fund collected $90,000 on Sept. 2 to keep at least seven local trails from crumbling away. As federal budget cuts continue to strip away the U.S. Forest Service’s ability to maintain...
With John Parks’ complete attention has come complete volleyball success — at least in his first four matches. The Sedona Red Rock High School head coach is downplaying a 4-0 start by the varsity, though, since stepping...
Kirk Westervelt wants to be a long-term solution in local boys basketball like he has been for the girls. “I want to be a solution to a problem and not a short-term fix,” said Westervelt, who...
Following a 36-0 road loss Friday, Sept. 9, it would be hard for regional football play to be any worse to Sedona Red Rock High School than its first three opponents. “I’m not going to lie, that...
If the other five football games in Sedona Red Rock Junior High School’s fall schedule are anything like the Scorpions’ 38-0 opening win Sept. 1, it could be the start of something big. Eighth-grader Micah Johnson, forced...
A. Jay Bronson isn’t superstitious; he’s just got high hopes. Despite Sedona Red Rock High School’s swimming home opener getting rained out, its head coach believes he has the right numbers and schedule for a top-10 finish...
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