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Austin Turner

Human Interest

A thank you and farewell from the now-former sports reporter Austin Turner

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It was just small talk, but a recent conversation stuck itself inside my head all week. As Sedona Red Rock News photographer David Jolkovski searched for the perfect backdrop for a photo package of a recent feature article, our...
Sports

Sedona’s own Gary Bohn set to tackle the ‘Tour’

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Sedona resident Gary Bohn has cycled all of his life, but his relationship with the sport changed in the late 1980s. Cycling on the world stage had been dominated by European riders, limiting interest in the United States. That changed in...
Sedona Sports

Scorpions’ girls soccer shows growth in opening loss

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Well, no one ever said it was going to be easy. There’s no way but up after the return to play for a Sedona Red Rock High School girls soccer team that began with the cards stacked against them. After Thursday’s...
Sedona Sports

High school sports fans: Let’s be better this year

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The long wait is nearly over. By the end of next week, the high school sports season kicks off with its fall sessions, which will see football, soccer, golf and volleyball teams kick off their new seasons across the...
Sports

Sedona’s finest hiking spots to keep cool in summer

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While the restaurants, shops and activities are in no shortage in Sedona, in comparison, there are more than 200 hiking trails covering over 400 miles that exemplify Sedona’s beauty. With rising temperatures in the midst of another summer in...
Sedona Sports

Cut from the same cloth: Two join SRRHS girls basketball team

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It felt hotter in the gym than it did outside. Even the rising Sedona temperatures on this late June evening couldn’t compare to the musty, grueling conditions inside the confines of the indoor basketball courts at Sedona Red Rock...
Sedona Sports

SOCUSD flushes down #PoopGate as track reopens

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Nearly four months after #PoopGate sent the Northern Arizona distance running community into a frenzy, peace and order has been restored. According to Jennifer Chilton, the Sedona-Oak Creek School District director of facilities & operations, the district is renting...
Sedona Sports

NFHS addresses high school referee harassment

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During an hour-long Zoom session with members of the media on Tuesday, June 7, the National Federation of High Schools had stern words for parents looking forward to attending high school sporting events next school year. The hot topic NFHS...
Sedona Sports

Shota Yabuuchi is comfortable being uncomfortable

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Sitting on the couch in Sedona, about 5,500 miles from his home prefecture of Miyagi, Japan, Sedona Red Rock High School senior Shota Yabuuchi fell in love with distance running. His family watched on despite the 16-hour time difference...
Sedona Sports

Sedona’s Stewart shines as Scorpions’ golf season ends

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It started as just another golf tournament for Cameron Stewart. The Sedona Red Rock senior had been at this stage before in the Arizona Interscholastic Association Division III Golf Championships. His appearance in his junior season helped calm the...
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About Me

Austin comes to Sedona from Southern California, where he's spent most of his life. He earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from San Jose State University in May 2020. There, he covered Spartans' sports and served as executive editor of The Spear, SJSU's student-run online sports publication and magazine. Austin's professional bylines include SB Nation, Los Angeles Daily News and the Orange County Register. Reach out to him at aturner@larsonnewspapers.com for story ideas or to talk Verde Valley sports.
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