Sedona volleyball dispatches Stallions in three-set match1 min read

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Jeff Bear
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In a week in which they had lost a tight, three-set match to Arizona’s top-ranked Division IV volleyball team, the Northwest Christian Crusaders, the Sedona Red Rock Scorpions also played the winless Sequoia Charter Stallions on Thursday, Oct. 3, in the SRRHS gymnasium.

The Scorpions [8-1] trifled with the Stallions [0-11] for the obligatory three sets, winning 3-0 [25-5, 25-10, 25-10] in a match that may not even have been that close.

The first set, in fact, lasted about as long as it takes to serve a volleyball 30 times, with Scorpions junior outside hitter DeVonne Ryter serving more than half of those, including several aces, to give Sedona a 22-2 lead.

A pair of kills by junior Hannah Johnson and an ace by junior Morgan Andrews mercifully ended the first set.

One positive aspect of the match was that it allowed Scorpions head coach John Parks to give more court time to players, such as Johnson and senior Kylie Capite, who are looking for more opportunities to show what they can do.

“It gives them the opportunity not just to play, but to earn more playing time,” Parks said. “And so even though it’s a slow game and not the same, I’m looking to see if they’re doing things the way we’re asking them to do them.

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“So hopefully they take advantage of that.”

For the full story, please see the Wednesday, Oct. 9, issue of the Sedona Red Rock News.

Jeff Bear

Jeff Bear began his journalism career in 2003 as a graphic designer and sports reporter at the Weekly Register Call in Central City, Colorado. In 2007 he began working at the Canyon Courier in Evergreen, Colorado, as a graphic designer, but soon transferred into the editorial department where he worked as a copy editor and sport reporter under Editor Doug Bell. After a stint as a graphic designer at American Classifieds in 2009-10, Bear began working in 2011 as a copy editor at the Arizona Daily Sun, in Flagstaff. While at the Daily Sun, Bear was tapped by the late Randy Wilson to report on local sports including Northern Arizona University and Olympic medalists training in Flagstaff for the 2012 Olympics. In 2013 Bear began working at the Red Rock News in Sedona, Arizona, where he was an assistant editor and sports editor. Bear has two daughters, Angela and Jessica, with his wife Nina. He is a singer and guitarist, an avid cyclist and hiker, and enjoys camping with family and friends.

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Jeff Bear
Jeff Bear
Jeff Bear began his journalism career in 2003 as a graphic designer and sports reporter at the Weekly Register Call in Central City, Colorado. In 2007 he began working at the Canyon Courier in Evergreen, Colorado, as a graphic designer, but soon transferred into the editorial department where he worked as a copy editor and sport reporter under Editor Doug Bell. After a stint as a graphic designer at American Classifieds in 2009-10, Bear began working in 2011 as a copy editor at the Arizona Daily Sun, in Flagstaff. While at the Daily Sun, Bear was tapped by the late Randy Wilson to report on local sports including Northern Arizona University and Olympic medalists training in Flagstaff for the 2012 Olympics. In 2013 Bear began working at the Red Rock News in Sedona, Arizona, where he was an assistant editor and sports editor. Bear has two daughters, Angela and Jessica, with his wife Nina. He is a singer and guitarist, an avid cyclist and hiker, and enjoys camping with family and friends.