The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Abbotsford on Saturday night in front of a sold-out Acrisure Arena by the final score of 4-0. Ales Stezka turned away all 21 Abbotsford shots to earn his first AHL shutout, coming on his 27th birthday. The capacity crowd of 10,087 marked the third straight for sellout for the
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PRESS RELEASE – SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and CEO Scott Howson announced today that the Board of Governors has unanimously approved the Coachella Valley Firebirds as hosts of the 2025 AHL All-Star Classic. The event will be held at Acrisure Arena, a world-class sports and entertainment venue in Palm Desert, Calif., which
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Now that the 2024 golf calendar is underway, the second annual Galleri Classic is in sight with some new excitement. The PGA Champions Tour event will be held from March 25-31st, finishing this time on Easter Sunday. Tournament Director Michelle DeLancy says they are thrilled to welcome everyone back to Mission Hills CC and they
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The Tucson Roadrunners score three goals in the first period and never look back in beating the Firebirds, 3-1, on Friday night. Connor Carrick the lone player to score for Coachella Valley. The Firebirds out shot the Roadrunners, 37-27. Up next, The Firebirds remain on the road to face the top seed Calgary Wranglers on
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds unleashed 44 shots on goal on Wednesday night in their, 3-1, win over the San Diego Gulls. The Firebirds scored a goal in each period to move their season record to 15-9-2-0. The Firebirds opened the scoring in the first period on a powerplay goal from Shane Wright. Connor Carrick passed
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The Firebirds home struggles continue as the Bakersfield Condors edge Coachella Valley, 2-1, in OT on Saturday night. Cameron Hughes scored the Firebirds’ lone goal on Teddy Bear Toss night in front of a sold-out crowd of 10,087 fans. The Firebirds put 16 shots on net in the opening period but could not solve Condors’
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One goal was all the Colorado Eagles needed on Sunday night as they beat the Firebirds, 1-0, to snap their four game win streak. Goaltender Cale Morris turned away 43 saves on 44 shots as the Firebirds’ four game winning streak came to a halt. The only goal of the game was scored at the
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The Desert Elite Showcase featured the very best varsity players from the entire Coachella Valley. Team West beat Team East, 27-13, at Palm Desert high school on Saturday night. Palm Desert standouts Dawson Johnson and Daniel Yi scored nearly every point for Team West. In the 7th and 8th grade game beforehand, Team East shutout
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds dominate the Bakersfield Condors, 5-2, at home for their fourth win in a row. Coachella Valley opened the scoring at 11:37 as Logan Morrison finished off a 2-on-1 rush with Cameron Hughes. The goal was Morrison’s sixth of the season and the secondary assist belonged to Kole Lind. Bakersfield responded just
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The Abbotsford Canucks had two late penalties that allowed the Coachella Valley Firebirds to win their first home game since October, 4-3 (OT), on Wednesday night at Acrisure Arena. Veteran Andrew Poturalski scored the game-winning goal on a 5-3 power play in OT. THE OT WINNER FROM POTSY pic.twitter.com/0rGCkoDp6W— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) December 14,
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“I’m in my 13th year of doing this and he’s by far, by far, the best scorer that I’ve been around. He just has a natural ability to make shots and that comes from hours and hours of him being in the gym,” said Sobczyk. “He’s just a very confident young man.” What are you trying
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds suffered another loss at home as the Ontario Reign win in overtime, 4-3, on Saturday night. The Firebirds were fueled by two goals in the second period by Kole Lind, Cale Fleruy would add another in the third. The last three minutes of regulation Ontario crowded goalie Ales Stezka and Stezka
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds were happy to have Chris Driedger back in goal after being called up to Seattle. Driedger stopped all 28 shots from Ontario as the Firebirds win on the road, 2-0. The Firebirds hit the back of the net in the first period on a powerplay goal from Devin Shore. Shore tossed
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After leading 1-0 at the end of the first period, the Firebirds couldn’t sustain its lead and lose, 5-3, to San Jose on Wednesday night. The Barracuda capitalized on multiple Firebirds penalties and cashed in five goals in the final two periods. Devin Shore, Logan Morrison, and Cameron Hughes score for Coachella Valley. You can
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The storybook Yucca Valley season came to an end Saturday night as the Trojans lose to Cerritos in the CIF Championship game, 19-13, in overtime. Cerritos beats Yucca Valley, 19-13, in OT. A crushing loss for the Trojans. @KESQ pic.twitter.com/LvME4cXG4K— Bailey Arredondo (@BaileyKESQ) November 26, 2023 It was a delayed start to the game in
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There is no question that this years Yucca Valley football team is special. Their trip to the D12 CIF Championship on Saturday against Cerritos hits a little deeper for one member of the team. Defensive Line coach Chad Beasley was a key player in the Trojans lone school CIF Championship back in 1996. Fast forward
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The Yucca Valley Trojans will meet Cerritos in the Division 12 Championship game on Saturday at Artesia High School. On Wednesday, the Trojans held a press conference addressing the significance of this team and the run they are on. Yucca Valley 🏈 Media Day ahead of @CIFSS D12 Championship game on Saturday vs. Cerritos 🎙️⬇️Hear
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds fell at home 6-0 to the Ontario Reign. Ontario took the lead just as the first period was wrapping up. .@samuelfagemo SCORES! 1-0 Reign!#ReignTrain | #ONTvsCV pic.twitter.com/HGjQvDQj4v— Ontario Reign (@ontarioreign) November 22, 2023 They doubled their least early in the second period. You know what's better than 1 goal? 2 GOALS!!
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How would you describe her as an athlete? “As an athlete, she’s scrappy. This is her second year so we’re really developing on her technique right now,” said Indio head coach Miguel Villalobos. “And trying to focus on her aggressiveness on the mat. She’s doing a good job with us and she won the league
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Coachella Valley came out firing on Saturday night and scored 4 first period goals in a, 5-4, win over the Tucson Roadrunners. Devin Shore scored with 6:35 left in the third period to propel Coachella Valley to their second straight victory. The Firebirds got out to a 2-0 lead in the first 5:14 of the
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