COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The Firebirds are on fire. Coachella Valley defeated San Jose 4-3 on Wednesday night at Acrisure Arena for their sixth straight win. Firebirds are on fire! 🔥 Coachella Valley wins their 6th straight game, defeating San Jose tonight 4-3, led by Carson Rehkopf's first professional hat trick.@KESQ @kendallkesq @Tarp1969 @AcrisureArena
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) — Sepp Straka is back in the desert, ready to defend his tournament title at the 67th edition of the American Express. Straka won the 2025 tournament by two shots, finishing at 25-under par, securing a check for $1.5 million dollars. The Champ is here! Sepp Straka is set to defend
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) — World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is back in the desert, ready to start his 2026 season on the PGA TOUR. There he is. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler back in the desert for @theamexgolf after missing last year due to hand injury. Scheffler is the clear-cut favorite to win this
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) — The PGA TOUR is back in town for the second stop of the season and the 67th playing of the American Express. The tournament starts Thursday, Jan. 22 and will finish on Sunday, Jan. 25. The 2026 American Express will feature 156 professionals, many of whom were on site Monday
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Rancho Mirage, Calif. (KESQ) — The Carvana PPA Pickleball Tour finished the 4th edition of the Carvana Masters on Sunday at Mission Hills Country Club, featuring the best the sport has to offer. Dubbed the first slam on the pro pickleball tour, this was a major event for the sport and its fans. In women’s
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The Firebirds are on fire of late, having won their last five games after taking down the reigning Calder Cup champion Canucks on Sunday at Acrisure Arena. In fact, the Firebirds finished the weekend with two straight shutouts, defeating the Gulls in San Diego 4-0, followed by a 3-0 victory
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) — The American Express golf tournament has finalized its field for the 2026 event tournament, which will feature 156 players. Headlining the field is World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who returns to the Coachella Valley for the first time since 2024. The four-time major winner missed last year’s tournament due to
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Golden Boy Promotions put on a show Friday night at Acrisure Arena, hosting the first boxing event of its kind. Two local fighters were featured on the card, Manny Flores and Cayden Griffiths. Flores, co-headlining this historic event in his hometown, lost by unanimous decision to Jorge Chavez in a
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — James Dockery is preparing to take over the football program at Indio high school, pending DSUSD board approval. The board meeting is set for Tuesday, Jan. 20 and Dockery’s name is listed on the docket for the vacant head football coaching position at Indio high school. Sports Director Blake Arthur
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The American Hockey League has announced that Firebirds’ forward Jagger Firkus and defenseman Tyson Jugnauth have been selected to the 2026 AHL All-Star Classic presented by BMO scheduled for Feb. 10-11, in Rockford, IL. Both Firebirds’ players have been featured this season on KESQ News Channel 3. ⭐️⭐️ OUR ALL-STARS ⭐️⭐️Jagger Firkus
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Texas Stars 6-3 on Wednesday night in Cedar Park. Coachella Valley took two straight in Texas to earn the sweep over the Stars, scoring a combined 11 goals over the two game series. Click HERE to view the game’s full box score. The Firebirds have
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — A pair of local fighters are set to take the ring this Friday for the first boxing event at Acrisure Arena. Golden Boy Promotions presents Rocha vs Curiel | Flores vs Chavez. This is Golden Boy’s first event of the 2026 fight calendar and will feature nine bouts. Coachella native
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Texas Stars on Tuesday night at H-E-B Center by the final score of 5-2. The Firebirds came back from a two-goal deficit for the second straight game. With the win, the Firebirds’ record improves to 18-12-4-0 on the season. THREE STARS 3.) Justin Ertel
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) — Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the country, and it’s popularity is on full display this week with the Carvana Masters, the first slam of the professional pickleball season. The Carvana Masters is being played at Mission Hills Country Club. The tournament features 1,600 players – professionals and amateurs
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) — Rancho Mirage soccer standout Jerome Carter is our latest student-athlete of the week. “He’s unstoppable. He has all the moves, all the skills that a player, that a forward needs to have, but he also cherishes part of the game by being a contributor and part of the team,” said
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — It was a jam-packed Thursday of sports in the desert with basketball, soccer and water polo all featured. Watch the video for highlights from some of the biggest sporting events of the day.
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It is the holiday season, but it’s also hockey season. News Channel 3 sports director Blake Arthur visited the Firebirds to have some holiday fun.
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — Former Palm Desert high school soccer standout Nicole Van Dyke is making a name for herself on the national stage. Van Dyke just led the Huskies to one of their best seasons in program history, but it’s a year that was filled with success and sorrow. “Very special season and
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) — La Quinta high school held a special ceremony Wednesday night, naming their gymnasium after Tom Jenkins, the longtime wrestling coach who passed away in 2013 due to cancer. Jenkins led the La Quinta wrestling program to 52 straight league wins, eight Desert Valley League titles, and three CIF-SS championships. A coach, teacher and
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the San Jose Barracuda 4-2 on Wednesday night at Acrisure Arena. Nikke Kokko turned away 38 shots, while Oscar Molgaard’s late goal helped Coachella Valley to their 14th win of the season. Chemistry and confidence starting to show. Coachella Valley continues their hot stretch, now
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