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Sedona Red Rock High School junior Shota Yabuuchi crosses the finish line ahead of the competition at the Marauder Early Qualifier, held at Mingus Union High School in April. Yabuuchi and his Scorpion teammates competed at the Division IV State Championship Track Meet on Friday, May 14 and Saturday, May 15. He finished second in the 1,600 meter race and won the 3,200 meter race, cementing his status as one of Arizona’s best distance runners. Photo by David Jolkovski/Larson Newspapers
Even before the season began, Sedona Red Rock High School track and field coach Harry Schneider knew that the Scorpions didn’t have the numbers to really compete for a state championship as a team. He did, however, expect a number of athletes to compete for individual state championships. That’s exactly how things played out.
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Abbey Cooper trains for the U.S. Olympic Trials on the track at Sedona Red Rock High School on Friday, May 7. Cooper was also on the U.S. track team in the 2016 Olympics. She and many of her fellow Olympians are living in Flagstaff to build their endurance but come down to Sedona multiple times a week to work on speed and anaerobic training. Photo by David Joklovski/Larson Newspapers
Athletes on the Sedona Red Rock High School track and field team have spent much of the 2021 season trying to qualify for the state meet. During some of their practices, the Scorpions have shared the track with athletes looking to get to and succeed on the biggest stage of them all the Tokyo Olympics.
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Sedona Red Rock High School senior and Village of Oak Creek resident Joey Johnson delivers a pitch for the Scorpions in their game against Desert Heights prep Academy on April 13. It was Johnson’s first game pitching in two years, after he underwent Tommy John Surgery as a sophomore. Johnson identified returning to the mound as his favorite personal memory playing baseball for SRRHS. Johnson’s father, Johnny Johnson said, “There’s a lot that goes into it not only physically but mentally.” Photo by David Jolkovski/Larson Newspapers
As a sophomore on Sedona Red Rock High School’s baseball team two years ago, Joey Johnson delivered a pitch and instantly felt pain. When Johnson threw his last pitch in that game, it ended up being the last he would throw for two years.
Scorpions softball season ends in play-in game loss
Freshman Alyla Brooks delivers a pitch during Sedona Red Rock High School’s state play-in game against Arizona Lutheran on Tuesday, May 4. The Scorpions were competitive with the Coyotes for most of the game, but allowed eight runs in the top of the seventh inning and lost 14-5. Despite a rough end, it was a productive season for the Sedona team, who featured a lot of players with little to no softball experience at the start of the season. Photo by David Jolkovski/Larson Newspapers
When Sedona Red Rock High School’s softball team defeated North Pointe Prep in a dramatic, extra-inning game in the season finale, it ensured that the Scorpions would be at home for their state play-in game against Arizona Lutheran on Tuesday, May 4. The home field advantage, though, was not enough.
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