The first season of the G-League youth basketball league was a success. With over 140 Sedona, Verde Valley and Flagstaff youth participating in four age divisions, the G-League brought excitement for youth basketball to Sedona.

“It was an awesome experience for all the players and their high school player/coaches. It was pure success for the city of Sedona,” said Jackie Strickling, the organizer of the league. “The opportunity for the players to learn more about the game of basketball as well as the opportunity for the high school players, and the youth participants and the community to all work together was the best thing about it.

“As the high school coaches, nothing is more exciting than being able to watch your high school players reach out to the youth in Sedona and help to educate them about the game of basketball.”

This is technically the sixth year the league has been run in Sedona, but it was restructured to provide a better basketball experience for the youth once Sedona Red Rock High School’s girls basketball coach Jackie Strickling and her husband, SRRHS boys basketball coach Greg Strickling, took it over.

For the full story, please see the Friday, March 29, issue of the Sedona Red Rock News.