COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The CIF-SS playoffs continued Wednesday night, featuring girls basketball and soccer. Coachella Valley girls soccer defeated Grand Terrace 4-3 to advance to the Division 5 semifinals. The Lady Arabs be on the road at Artesia on Saturday, Feb. 22. Congrats to Coachella Valley girls soccer, winning 4-3 tonight at home
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds continue to have problems with the Bakersfield Condors. The Firebirds dropped to 1-6 against the Condors this season, following a 4-3 loss Wednesday night in Bakersfield. Coachella Valley came out strong, leading 3-0 after the first period, but Bakersfield scored four unanswered goals, including three in
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) — Golf is an outdoor sport, and the weather forced The Prestige to finish earlier than expected on Wednesday at the Greg Norman Course at PGA WEST. The annual college golf tournament was called early due to windy conditions, deemed unplayable by rules officials. We got trees falling and the Tree
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LA QUINTA, Calif (KESQ) — The second round of the 26th annual Prestige wrapped up Tuesday at the Greg Norman Course at PGA WEST with the Stanford Cardinal in front. Ranked No. 28 nationally, Stanford (-5) has a three-shot lead on No. 15 Texas Tech (-2) and a four-shot lead on Oregon State (-1). Click
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — The John and Alice Wallace Classic wrapped up Monday at Monterey Country Club. This 54-hole tournament featured 16 NCAA teams, but the No. 2 nationally ranked USC Trojans stood above the rest. With rain coming down during the final few holes, it didn’t matter much as the tournament was already
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Tucson Roadrunners on Kraken Night at Acrisure Arena by the final score of 6-1. A four-goal third period led the Firebirds to a lopsided win. Goaltender Victor Ostman made 27 saves on 28 shots in his 11th win of the season. With the win,
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The CIF-SS playoffs continued Friday for the winter sports season. In boys basketball, Rancho Mirage defeated California 87-73. The Rattlers are the lone boys basketball program still standing, advancing to the quarterfinals for the third straight season. Watch the video for highlights and scores. Click HERE for full results. Stay
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The CIF-SS playoffs continued Thursday, headlined by girls basketball and soccer. There were 17 games in which local teams were featured. Click HERE to find results, schedules and more information regarding the CIF-SS playoffs. Stay with KESQ News Channel 3 for continuing coverage of local high school sports.
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — It’s a busy time of year for the winter sports season with the CIF-SS playoffs underway. Boys basketball was featured on Wednesday with many local teams in the first round. DEL champion Palm Springs defeated Pioneer 67-46 in their Division 4 opener. The Indians will be in Los Angeles on
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — Palm Springs girls water polo defeated Indio 15-10 on Tuesday in the second round of the CIF-SS playoffs. The Lady Indians are the lone local girls water polo program still alive in the CIF-SS playoffs. Palm Springs travels to Orange County to take on Laguna Hills on Friday in the
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Millions of people watched Super Bowl 60 between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, with many having a rooting interest in one of the teams. Here locally, there’s a company that wasn’t cheering for either team, but rather the grass. West Coast Turf just completed their 11th #SuperBowl Really
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — There are plenty of Seahawks’ fans in the desert, but finding Patriots’ fans is a different story. Unless it’s your neighbor, a 91-year-old man from Massachusetts. “Arthur Fargnoli from New England. I’m a Patriots fan since 1985,” said Arthur Fargnoli. Arthur Fargnoli is from Haverhill, Massachusetts. He’s spent his winters here in the Coachella Valley
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) — Super Bowl LX between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots is just days away. And despite neither team being local, there are still a lot fans of both teams who call the Coachella Valley home, many of whom have Washington roots, ready to root on the Seahawks in the big game.
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — Desert Hot Springs boys basketball defeated Desert Mirage 72-34 on Wednesday night. With the victory, the Golden Eagles secured the outright Sun Valley League championship with an 8-1 record. Desert Hot Springs boys basketball goes back-to-back as Sun Valley League champions. @kendallkesq was at the game tonight to capture
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley is usually dubbed as “Firebirds Territory,” but the team is currently in Super Bowl territory. Coachella Valley continued their road trip Wednesday with a game against the Barracuda in San Jose, not far from the site of the Super Bowl, set for Sunday, Feb. 8 in Santa
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) — Shadow Hills girls basketball continues to be the standard on the court here in the Coachella Valley. The Lady Knights are league champions for the fifth straight season, which includes a 30-0 record in league play over the last three years. In fact, their last league loss was in January of
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — Palm Springs boys basketball defeated Palm Desert 59-38 on Tuesday night. With the victory, the Indians claimed a share of the league title as they remain undefeated in the DEL at 7-0. Nothing new for Palm Springs basketball. The Tribe stay undefeated while securing another league title with their win
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) — The PGA TOUR has come and gone for the 67th time in the Coachella Valley. The question is now, will the tournament return? American Express executive director Pat McCabe hasn’t been told otherwise, at least for now. In fact, McCabe told News Channel 3 that they’re under contract to host
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) — It was only a matter of time for World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler. Making his 2026 season debut and sixth start at the American Express this week, Scheffler won the tournament by four shots, finishing at 27 under par. Scheffler shot rounds of 63, 64, 68, and 66. The 29-year-old
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds fell to the Ontario Reign in 3-2 in overtime on Friday at Acrisure Arena. John Hayden tied the game for Coachella Valley with 2:21 left in the third period to help force overtime and extend the team’s point streak to seven straight games. Nikita Alexandrov converted
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