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Famous words of inspiration for the new athletic season

The start of any sports season is a magical time. Every player, coach and fan is brimming with optimism for the new season. For...

Mingus swim team has solid senior core

In his second year as Mingus Union High School’s swim team coach, Brendon Kenney is once again seeing a huge influx of new swimmers...

Volleyball led by new coach, returning players

With a new coach, a few new players and a state tournament appearance still in their memories, the Mingus Union volleyball team approaches the...

Volleyball team a work in progress

In her fifth year as head coach for the Camp Verde volleyball team, head coach Darcy Evans is facing a rebuilding year, but that’s...

USFS accepting comments on new trails

The Red Rock Ranger District is preparing a Decision Memo to add five new trails to the Forest Service trail system in the Sedona...

Help me recognize this community’s best young athletes

Why do young athletes participate is sports? To answer that, it is necessary to go back to our earliest memories when sports were just...

Mingus Spiritline are early risers

New Mingus Union High School Spiritline coach Brenda Watson and her team are morning people. They must be, because they are at the MUHS...

Page Springs Fish Hatchery growing trout, sport fish

Sportfishing is one of the most popular outdoor activities in Arizona. And while some sportfish may have been hatched in the lakes and streams...

Spiritline teams in the Verde Valley deserve our support

Cheering isn’t what it used to be. Once upon a time, the primary roles of high school cheerleaders and poms were to support the...

Camp Verde Spiritline prepares for long season

While it may be true that there is strength in numbers, first year Camp Verde Spiritline coach Jill Ashley is finding out that strength...

Cartel pitches ringers, zingers at park

To most people, pitching horseshoes is a fun-filled, laid back kind of competition highlighted by camaraderie and friendly rivalries. That’s pretty much exactly what...

You don’t ever want to need to be rescued from Verde Valley trails

On a recent Sunday morning, I awoke to the sound of a helicopter — not an unusual sound in West Sedona — except this...

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