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SPORTS
RED ROCK NEWS, Sedona, Arizona Friday, September 17, 2010 - 13A
RECREATIC/Tq
ATSLAETE
Alan Myers
Junior
Sedona Red Rock High School
Where are you originally
from and if different from
Sedona, what was it like
there?
Flagstaff but I've
lived m Sedona my
entire life. I did live in Japan for
one year during seventh grade 2
What sports do you play?
Iruncross
country and track
and field for Sedona
Red Rock High School."
Which sport is your
favorite and why?
My favorite sport
is cross country
because you learn a
lot about yourself. It's completely
mental. I think you become a
better person for it too."
What is the best part about
your favorite sport? Worst?
, ii The best part
:,,,% about cross country
is you learn to do
things you thought you would '
never do, and other people think
you're crazy The worst part is
it's difficult to run and focus on
what you're doing when tired."
What is your favorite
thing to do when not playing
sports? ..... . =
" I like to sleep a
• ('
::&, .... lot. I also like to
aa: listen to music and
learn new things."
Do you have any hobbies?
:,,',, One of my
hobbies is I like
to juggle. I'm
also trying to learn a few
instruments."
If there was a motto you
live your life by, what would
it be?
Always give 100
percent and don't
be afraid to take
chances."
Where do you see yourself
in 10 years?
f, Hopefully I'll be
happy and rich and
doing whatever I
want to do, whatever that may
be."
What is your favorite
television show and movie?
Iused to
like 'Arrested
Development' but
they canceled the show. It was
clever. As for movie, I would
have to say 'Amelie.' It's French.
It's about a girl who decides to
change the lives around her for
the better."
Tune In Next Week
W, Every week from now until
the end of the school year we
will pick one student-athlete
from a local ,School to feature
in a question and answer
session. The Athlete Q&A
column can'be found on the
Sports & Recreation page
every Friday in the Sedona
Red Rock News.
Scorpions sweep Wickenburg,. 3-0
By Brian Bergner Jr
LARSON NEWSPAPERS
The Sedona Red Rock
High School volleyball team
made quick work of visiting
Wicken-
burg High Wranglers 0
School on Scorpions 3
Tuesday,
Sept. 14, sweeping the
Wranglers, 3-0.
"We came out strong and
with a lot of energy but started
to let up a bit as the match
went on, and there wasn't
enough passion it seemed/'
longtime Sedona Head Coach
John Parks said.
That "passion" Parks speaks
of might be because fans in the
stands needed a heart monitor
to measure the Wranglers'
pulse as Wickenburg seemed
disinterested in playing
Tuesday night.
Wickenburg was ranked
No. 1 in the Arizona Inter-
scholastic Association power
point polls before Tuesday's
loss but the Wranglers turned
in a lethargic effort, surprising
not only the Sedona fans in the
stands but the team as well.
One fan even shouted,
"Are you even trying?" to
Wickenburg after a timeout.
To begin the match, the
Scorpions were up 11-3 in
the first game, but a rally by
Wickenburg brought the score
to 20-18 before Parks called a
much needed timeout.
After the timeout, Sedona
found a way to dig deep and
get the win, 25-19.
From then on, the Wranglers
struggled and Sedona took
advantage, winning game
two 25-16. After senior Sarah
Schlener's ace serve, the
Scorpions won game three
25-6 to seal the match.
Wickenburg recorded 18
kills on the match but had 13
hitting errors and 10 service
errors, causing them to lose
all momentum.
For the Scorpions, junior
Katie Furlong led the team
with 11 kills and seven ace
serves while sophomore
Brenna Barker had 18 assists,
two digs and three ace serves.
Senior Rachel Cook had
SOPHOMORE BRENNA BARKER
looks to set up a teammate
Tuesday, Sept. 14, against
Wickenburg High School.
seven kills and sophomore
newcomer Arianna Thode
led the Scorpions with four
blocks.
Junior Chelsea Strong led
the Scorpions with 11 digs.
With the victory, Sedona
improves to 4-1 [14-5, tour-
nament play] overall on the
season with several matches
on the docket over the next
two weeks.
The Scorpions were in
action again Thursday,
Sept. 16, against Camp Verde
High School but results were
unavailable at press time.
Next up, Sedona will travel
south to participate in the
Estrella Foothills Invitational
which is set to begin Friday,
Sept. 17.
After road games with
Chino .Valley High School
and Estrella Foothills High
School, Sedona returns home
Thursday, Sept. 30, to face"
Chino Valley.
Scheduled start time for the
Chino Valley match is set for
6 p.m.
Coconino Tournament
The Scorpions played
some of their best volleyball
this season at the Coconino
Invitational Tournament this
past weekend, earning second
place after losing to Flagstaff
High School in the champion-
ship match.
"I would have t o say the
girls played with the most
passion I've ever seen as a
Photos by Tom Hood/Larson Newspapers
JUNIOR KATIE FURLONG gets ready for Wickenburg High School to serve Tuesday, Sept. 14. The
Sedona Red Rock High School volleyball team improved to 4-1 overall on the seasoa after sweeping the
Wranglers, 3-0.
coach at Sedona for volley-
ball. It was truly amazing,"
Parks said of his team's effort
Saturday, Sept. 11.
Since tournaments are
played in a different format
than regular season games,
coaches usually just give their
record for games won and lost
in a particular tournament.
The Scorpions went .an
amazing 14-5 on Saturday,
earning a spot in the title game
only to fall short to Flagstaff.
"We were gassed. It was a
long day and we just ran out
of steam but that doesn't take
away from what we did there,"
Parks said.
Brian Bergner Jr. can be reached
at 282-7795, ext. 131, or e-mail SOPHOMORE ARIANNA THODE, No. 3, goes up for a block Tuesday,
bbergner@ larsonnewspapers.com Sept. 14.
Tom Hood/Larson Newspapers
JUNIOR MORGAN BINDER locates the ball before turning upfield offensively for the Verde Valley School
girls soccer team Tuesday, Sept. 14. The Coyotes struggled Tuesday, losing their first regular season
match of the season to Chino Valley High School, 5-0.
C,3ugars shut. ou:
X/elde Valley, 5-0
By Brian Bergner Jr.
LARSON NEWSPAPERS'
Fresh off the Show Low
Invitational Tournament, the
Verde Valley School girls soccer
team opened its regular season
schedule Tuesday, Sept. 14,
suffering
a loss to Cougars 5
visiting Coyotes 0
Chino
Valley High School, 5-0.
"We have a young, small group
of girls this season, but they are
a very dedicated, unified group
of girls," second-year Verde
Valley Head Coach Catrien Van
Assendelft said.
The Coyotes managed 13 shots
on goal Tuesday against Chino
Valley, three of which came in the
last 10 minutes of the game when
Verde Valley had eight players on
the field.
Due to injuries, Verde Valley
had only 12 to start the match,
but a few other girls found them-
selves with ice packs on their legs
by the time the match was over.
"I'm incredibly proud of this
team. They support each other
100 percent. They give every-
thing they have and that's enough
for me. We had a few minor inju-
ries against Chino Valley but they
will heal," Van Assendelft said.
Offensively, the Coyotes had
plenty of opportunities to score
but couldn't punch one through.
Defensively, Verde Valley had
a hard time keeping Chino Valley
freshman standout Christina Ard
out of the net as she recorded
her first career hat trick for the
Cougars.
Ard's first goal came in the
31 st minute as she sprinted down
the middle of the field and lofted
a ball over a few Verde Valley
players for the score.
Chino Valley recorded 27 shots
Tuesday, most of which were on
goal and several were from Ard
at the striker position.
Leading 2-0 at halftime, Ard
scored two more goals in the
48th and 54th minute to give the
Cougars a 4-0 lead, which all but
put away the Coyotes.
Van Assendelft said her
Coyotes for the most part are
learning the game of soccer,
stating Verde Valley has several
new players this season and only
four returners from 2009.
"I especially commend our
captains, Morgan Binder, Raven
Saunders-Duckett and Brianna
Gonzalez for being so positive and
helping the rest ofthe girls learn
the game," Van Assendelfl said.
Verde Valley was in action
again Thursday, Sept. 16, when
they traveled to Desert Christian
Academy. Results were unavail-
able at press time.
Next up, the Coyotes will
take their 0-1 [0-1, IA-3A West]
record and play host to River
Valley High School on Thursday,
Sept. 23, with a scheduled start
time of 2:30 p.m.
Brian Bergner Jr. can be reached
at 282-7795, ext. 131, or e-mail
bbergner@larsonnewspapers.com
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