PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Texas Stars on Wednesday night at Acrisure Arena in a shootout by the final score of 3-2. Logan Morrison tied the game with 28 seconds left in regulation and Nikke Kokko stopped all seven shootout attempts to seal Coachella Valley’s 10th win of the
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) — Back in 1997, Caleb Gervin was a junior for Cathedral City high school. He led the Lions to a CIF championship, playing for head coach Rob Hanmer, who has long said Gervin is the best player he’s ever seen in the desert. Fast forward 28 years later, Gervin is now the head coach
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PALM DESERT, Calif (KESQ) — The 2025 Acrisure Series college basketball tournament tipped off Tuesday at Acrisure Arena. The tournament is four days, featuring 20 NCAA Division 1 men’s basketball programs, the largest multi-team event in the nation. Click HERE for more information. Stay with KESQ News Channel 3 for coverage throughout the tournament.
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PALM DESERT, CA (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the San Diego Gulls on Friday night at Acrisure Arena in overtime by the final score of 3-2. Ben Meyers scored the game winning goal 53 seconds into OT. Nikke Kokko made a career high 41 saves in the victory. Coachella Valley is now 8-5-2-0
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — James Dockery is no longer the head football coach at Xavier Prep. Xavier Prep Athletic Director Andrew Clark told News Channel that Dockery is “stepping away from football.” The 37-year-old Dockery was hired in 2017. His overall record in nine seasons with the Saints was 44-38 with two ties. New
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) — Coachella Valley high school football is one of three local teams in the CIF-SS semifinals this Friday. News Channel 3 caught up with the Arabs ahead of their big game. It's been quite the journey for Coachella Valley this season. After a 1-5 start, which included 5 straight losses, CV has
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — Palm Desert high school football is one of three local teams in the CIF-SS semifinals this Friday. News Channel 3 caught up with the Aztecs ahead of their big game. Palm Desert is one of three local football teams playing in the semifinals on Friday. The Aztecs have won 6
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — Palm Springs high school football is one of three local teams in the CIF-SS semifinals this Friday. News Channel 3 caught up with the team ahead of their big game. Palm Springs is one of three local football teams playing in the semifinals this Friday. After some down years, the
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PALM DESERT, CALIF. (KESQ) — Golden Boy Promotions will kick off its 2026 fight calendar with the first-ever boxing event at Acrisure Arena. The fights are scheduled for Friday, Jan. 16 and will be broadcast exclusively on DAZN. Headlining the card, NABO Welterweight Champion Alexis “Lex” Rocha (25-2-1, 16 KOs) and NABF Welterweight Champion Raul “El
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BERMUDA DUNES, Calif. (KESQ) — Fellowship Christian Academy is a local 12-U football team, set to play in the state championship game this Sunday in the Bay Area. The wolfpack finished 7-1 on the season, now looking to win their second state title in three years. With a win Sunday, FCA will punch their ticket to the national championships in
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The Acrisure Series returns to the Coachella Valley later this month for its third consecutive year. The tournament is scheduled for Nov. 25-28 at Acrisure Arena, set to showcase 20 NCAA Division I men’s basketball programs across 18 games. I got to catch up with GCU men's basketball head coach
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Colorado Eagles on Wednesday night at Acrisure Arena in a shootout by the final score of 6-5. Five different players netted goals for the Firebirds while Logan Morrison and J.R. Avon each scored in the shootout to help Coachella Valley to their first win
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) — Impact Through Golf, the charitable foundation for The American Express, hosted its annual Community Impact Celebration Tuesday, revealing the charities selected to receive donations this year. $1.1 million was awarded to 15 deserving organizations. This money was generated via the proceeds of last year’s American Express golf tournament. Great day
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — It’s the final week of the regular season for high school football and there are plenty of storylines and rivalries. La Quinta – 0@Palm Desert – 35FRancho Mirage – 21@Palm Springs – 33FXavier Prep – 7@Shadow Hills – 23FCoachella Valley – 37@Indio – 7FTwentynine Palms – 0@Yucca Valley – 49F
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Palm Desert girls flag football lost 39-6 to Hillcrest in Riverside on Tuesday, ending the Aztecs’ season. Palm Desert girls flag football has historic season end in CIF-SS Division 6 quarterfinal at Hillcrest in Riverside. The Aztecs lost 39-6. Big thanks to @SportswithPep for the assist on highlights. Some crispy
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Week 10 of the high school football season is in the books. And what a week of football it was, headlined by Palm Desert’s win over Palm Springs. The Aztecs defeated the Indians 35-28, ending their undefeated season. Palm Desert’s win also means there is a three-way tie for first
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Indio has forfeited their game this Friday, Oct. 24 at Yucca Valley. Just received word that the Indio-Yucca Valley football game tomorrow night on the high desert has been cancelled. Indio is unable to field both a varsity and JV team. @KESQ @KenjiitoKESQ @kendallkesq @FootballinCV @Tarp1969 @Jesus_G_Reyes— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24)
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds are finally in the win column for the 2025-2026 season. The Firebirds defeated the Barracuda in San Jose on Wednesday night at Tech CU Arena by a final score of 6-3. The Firebirds outshot the Barracuda 34-27 and goaltender Nikke Kokko made 24 saves on 27
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — After their first playoff appearance in 10 years, Desert Hot Springs girls volleyball made the most of it, defeating Gorman Charter in the first round of Division 10. The Golden Eagles are the lone local girls volleyball program to win their first round game and advance to the second
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — It was a busy Tuesday in October with the DEL boys water polo championship and CIF-SS first round games for girls volleyball and flag football. In boys water polo, Xavier Prep defeated rival Palm Desert 16-12 for their third consecutive DEL championship. In girls volleyball and flag football, our local
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