Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 ranked player in the world, has committed to compete in the 2025 American Express. Get ready 📢World No. 1, Scottie Scheffler, joins the 2025 lineup. pic.twitter.com/j3BpVepmQQ— The American Express ® (@theamexgolf) December 9, 2024 The 28-year-old returns to the desert for the fifth time in his career. Fresh off his
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Texas Stars on Thursday night at Acrisure Arena by the final score of 6-4, scoring three goals in the final five minutes of the game. Big win for the Birds tonight over the Stars as the power play breaks out with 3 goals. Ben Meyers had 3 of his
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Palm Desert resident Trae Cassell won the California Senior-Am at Monterey Peninsula Country Club back in November. Trae Cassell rebounded from an opening round 77 to card a second round 66 (the championship low round) and arguably an even better final round 71 to win this year’s California Senior Amateur Championship by four shots at
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The Firebirds fell to the Henderson Silver Knights on Tuesday night at Acrisure Arena by a final score of 4-3. Silver Knights were on 6-game skid and only had 8 points on the entire season until tonight's win in Coachella Valley. https://t.co/UiHyoEO4h6— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) December 4, 2024 Coachella Valley out-shot Henderson 38-21 but were
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How do you fully encapsulate someone’s life in just a few minutes? Accurately portray their passion and profound impact on others? It’s hard, but not nearly as hard as battling cancer, fighting it off twice before this unrelenting disease ultimately takes your life. I never had the privilege of meeting Leslie Taft, but many here
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The Firebirds fell 3-2 to the Colorado Eagles in a shootout on Wednesday night at Acrisure Arena. "Hockey Fights Cancer" night as the Coachella Valley Firebirds host the Colorado Eagles. Thank you to Firebirds PXP man @Evan_Pivnick for the time, sharing some heartfelt perspective on what tonight means to him and many others who have
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Abbotsford Canucks 4-1 at Abbotsford Centre on Friday night. Max Lajoie scored the go-ahead goal and added two assists for Coachella Valley, while goaltender Nikke Kokko stopped 20 Abbotsford shots to help move the Firebirds to a 7-5 record. The Firebirds have now won four straight games. Read the
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Palm Desert’s boys water polo team is title bound. The Aztecs advanced to the CIF-SS Division 5 championship after defeating Garden grove 10-9 in the semifinals. Former Student Athlete of the Week William Walz scored the game-winning goal with a second left in the game. PD will play Warren on Saturday, Nov. 16 at Mt.
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Shadow Hills lost 20-13 to top-ranked St. Anthony (Long Beach) in the CIF-SS Division 10 quarterfinal on Friday night. The Shadow Hills Knights season has come to an end after falling to St. Anthony 20-13 in the second round of the playoffs. Emotions were flowing after the loss as I got to catch up with
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The College of the Desert women’s soccer team is enjoying one of their most successful seasons in program history. COD went 15-2-3 in the regular season and earned a playoff berth for the first time in 26 years. The College of the Desert Women's Soccer team is having a historic season winning the conference title
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The Indio boys and girls cross-country teams have been denied qualification into the CIF-SS postseason despite being Desert Valley League champions. CIF states in their yearly handbook that leagues must fill at least four full teams to be valid for automatic qualification into the postseason. Visited Indio high school today to get reaction from their
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Blake Fields is a world champion. The 18-year-old won the world title over the weekend at the 2024 GC World Championships in Chesapeake Bay, VA. Local high school senior Blake Fields is a world champion in golf croquet. 🏆The 18-year-old Fields defeated the No. 1 ranked player in the world over the weekend in Chesapeake
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It’s been a busy month of sports in the valley, and that continued Thursday night, headlined by girls high school playoff volleyball and Golden Boy Boxing at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio. Sports Director Blake Arthur has all the coverage with highlights, scores and more.
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October might be the busiest month of sports. It’s a jam-packed end of the week here in the Coachella Valley and beyond. High school football Week 10 High school girls volleyball playoffs World Series baseball Firebirds hockey College basketball Boxing Not to mention NFL, college football, NBA basketball and NHL hockey. ‘Tis the season. Stay
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Week 9 of the high school football season is in the books. This week’s schedule was headlined by a DEL showdown between two unbeaten teams, Rancho Mirage and La Quinta. Rancho Mirage 28 at La Quinta 42 – Blackhawks improve to 3-0, in sole possession of first place in league Palm Springs 20 at Xavier
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds fell 3-1 to the rival Calgary Wranglers on Wednesday night at Acrisure Arena. Calgary was led by Rory Kerins who scored all three goals for Calgary, becoming the fifth player to net a hat-trick against Coachella Valley. Rory Kerins' hat trick leads Wranglers to 3-1 win over the Firebirds who fall
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Xavier Prep girls volleyball has done it again. The Saints are undefeated league champions for the third straight season. Xavier Prep defeats rival Palm Desert at home in 4 sets to complete their 3rd straight undefeated league season. Saints have the Cook Street crown and league championship yet again. Saints have won 6 of last
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Hockey is back in the desert. 2023-2024 Western Conference Champion banner drops on opening night. Side by side next to the 2022-2023 banner. @KESQ pic.twitter.com/X6pRZQiODF— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) October 12, 2024 The back-to-back Western Conference Champion Firebirds fell 2-1 in their season debut on Friday night at Acrisure Arena. Firebirds fall 2-1 to the Bakersfield
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Week 8 of the high school football season is in the books. Thursday night high school football scores:Shadow Hills defeats Palm Springs, 45-35AB Miller controls Cathedral City, 24-14@KESQ @KenjiitoKESQ @SportswithPep— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) October 11, 2024 Friday featured a handful of games in town. See below for final scores from all of our local games.
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