INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Shadow Hills high school it set to host the third annual Adapted Physical Education Abilities Field Day on Feb. 20. Organizers say the event brings together extensive needs students for a day filled with inclusive and ability-centered activities. Students from DSUSD middle and high schools have the chance to use adaptive
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Desert Hot Springs boy’s basketball captain, power forward and center Jacob Niro is the latest student-athlete of the week. “This year he was our heart,” head coach Justin Flores said. “He’s really what you want as a coach [and] in a player.” Jacob Niro is a senior on the
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds came into their second home game against the Tucson Roadrunners on a three-game win streak. The Firebirds were 4-1 in their last five games, hoping to extend the winning streak with playoffs looming. The Firebirds took over the Roadrunners 6-1 on Friday, but Sunday proved to be
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – It’s nearly time for the 26th annual Prestige men’s golf tournament at PGA West. Each year, the Sunday before the tournament, organizers host a junior golf clinic at the Greg Norman course. While Sunday’s event is always highly anticipated, this year it was even more special as the Prestige organizers
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – CIF-SS playoffs are in full swing in the Coachella Valley with basketball, girls water polo and soccer. For Shadow Hills girls basketball, the Knights have been battling to reach the CIF championship but fell to the Leuzinger Olympians 72-66 Saturday night. The Knights have been making headlines all season as they
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Desert’s girls water polo star Nadia Frutkin is this week’s student-athlete of the week. “Nadia has been just a really key component for our team this year,” Elise Stein, the Aztec’s assistant coach said. “She’s one of our captains. She is a very selfless player.” Frutkin has played water
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – The Seattle Seahawks are officially the Super Bowl LX Champions after defeating the New England Patriots 29-13. Seahawks fans turned the Rancho Mirage Agua Caliente Casino 360 Sports bar into a sea of green and blue for the game. The first half of the game was pretty quiet as the Seahawks
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds are living up to their name at the end of their road trip, as they are on fire against the Henderson Silver Knights, taking another win at 4-3. The Firebirds and Silver Knights had a back-and-forth matchup Friday night and Saturday was no different. The Firebirds set
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – It’s time for winter sports playoffs for Coachella Valley high schools. The California Interscholastic Association has just released the Southern Section playoff rankings and pairings for basketball and soccer. For the full list of all schools, pairings and rankings click HERE. Here are the local teams in pairings: Boys Basketball
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds are back in the win column once again, looking to restart their streak, with a 4-3 win over the Henderson Silver Knights on Friday. The teams went back and forth all night, tying the game and reclaiming the lead. They remained fairly evenly matched, especially in
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Xavier Prep’s girls basketball small forward Grace Thomsen is this week’s student athlete of the week. She’s on our Mount Rushmore,” head coach Thaddis Bosley said. “She’s on that list of some of the greatest players we’ve ever had.” In her four year on varsity at Xavier Prep, Bosley says
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds completed a 5-1 win over the Ontario Reign on the road on Sunday. The Firebirds were looking for redemption after a 3-2 overtime loss to the Reign Jan. 23. At that time, the Reign were ranked first in the Pacific Division and the Firebirds were ranked
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the San Diego Gulls 4-3 on Friday night in the final game of their five-game homestand. With the loss, Coachella Valley has now dropped three straight games. The Firebirds were the first on the board for the night with a goal by Carson Rehkopf
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost in a close game to the Colorado Eagles 2-1, in a matchup head coach Derek Laxdal believes they could’ve easily won. “It was a 2-1 game and could have been 2-1 for us, 2-1 for them, but I really like the way our guys battled,
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Cub Swanson, a 42-year-old UFC fighter from the Coachella Valley, is returning to the octagon after more than a year. In 2024, Sport’s Director Blake Arthur spoke with Swanson about his knockout win over Billy Quarantillo, with questions raised over his possible retirement after the fight. The Dec. 2024 knockout was
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Springs High School’s girl’s water polo utility Alaina Vega is this week’s student athlete of the week. “Alaina, what can I say? She’s, just an all around, student, a warrior in the classroom because she’s a student first, then an athlete second,” said head coach Michael Marks. Alaina Vega
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – Blades Brown continues to stun in the American Express and stays at the top of the leaderboard after three rounds. Brown, an 18-year-old, shot a 68 on Saturday on the Pete Dye Stadium Course in the third round of the American Express. This comes after he set a course record in
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – There are 1,200 volunteers who work the American Express Tournament and help to make sure all operations go smoothly. For each of them, they do their job with a smile, as they said the venues and proximity to players is unmatched. “I love the atmosphere. I love golf. I love
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LA QUINTA, Calif (KESQ) – Over 70,000 people are expected to attend the American Express Tournament through the four rounds of play at PGA West and La Quinta Country Club. Fans did not disappoint with crowds for the first day as they followed their favorite players. For many fans, they said coming to the tournament
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – After a Desert Sands Unified School District board approval Tuesday night, James Dockery is the new head coach for Indio High School football. The Rajahs welcomed Dockery in a pep rally Wednesday morning, with students cheering and holding “Welcome Coach Dockery” signs. Dockery said he didn’t take choosing a new school to
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