Scorpions make quick work of Camp Verde1 min read

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Jeff Bear
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Sedona Red Rock High School’s volleyball team may be better after a loss.

At least that’s what head coach John Parks thought following his team’s 3-0 [25-13, 25-7, 25-10] home dispatch of the Camp Verde Cowboys that took less than an hour.

Fifty minutes, to be exact.

“We were definitely sharper tonight,” Parks said. “We had a good week of practice, good last three weeks of practice, in fact.
“We had fewer unforced errors, not as many missed serves, and our passing is a lot better.”

Parks measures that improvement against SRRHS’ only loss on its record, a 3-0 home defeat to section IV leaders Northwest Christian on Oct. 1. Before the loss, he said, his players were “tight. They were nervous.”

Now, he says, the team — particularly team chemistry and rhythm — is beginning to peak at the right time.

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“It’s always your goal to peak at the right time,” he said. “The team is not at its peak yet, but we’re getting there.”

Net domination and well-placed aces were the keys Thursday night, a win in which the Scorpions never trailed.

Two kills by junior DeVonne Ryter and an ace by senior Morgan Hawes fueled an early 7-2 lead in the first set. Five hard kills by junior Shamina Thodé were followed by three straight aces by senior Kylie Capite that stretched the lead to 19-8 — a margin that senior Mallory Lamparter helped increase by one in the final tally with quick sets for Hawes and Thodé spikes.

“[Lamparter]’s our primary setter,” Parks said. “The connection between her and DeVonne is improving every day.”

For the full story, please see the Wednesday, Oct. 16, 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.