Sedona volleyball’s season ends with loss to Titans at state1 min read

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Jeff Bear
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Only one of the state’s 47 Division IV volleyball teams gets the privilege of holding the state championship trophy at the end of the year. Last year, it was Sedona Red Rock, but the Scorpions were not successful in their bid to defend their crown this season, losing 3-0 [25-23, 25-21, 25-18] to the Chandler Prep Titans in the quarterfinal round of the state playoffs on Friday, Nov. 8, at Tim’s Toyota Center in Prescott.

The Scorpions had gone 15-2 in the regular season, losing only to this year’s state champion, the Northwest Christian Crusaders, and the state runner-up Falcons of Veritas Prep, entering the tournament as the No. 3-seeded team.

But an ankle injury to middle hitter Kendall Woellmer during practice in the week leading up to the tournament altered the team’s focus.

“It changed from, ‘What kind of things do we want to get better at?’ to finding a new middle [hitter] and working on getting her ready and making sure everybody knew where their assignments were,” Scorpions head volleyball coach John Parks said.

Freshman Sophia Perry replaced the sophomore Woellmer in the lineup. Parks said she did an outstanding job.

“But there’s probably a little bit of chemistry that you miss by not having a starter in that was there the whole year,” he said.

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For the full story, please see the Wednesday, Nov. 13, 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.