THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost 3-2 to the Bakersfield Condors on Saturday at Dignity Health Arena. The Condors scored three unanswered goals over the span of all three periods. Bakersfield’s offense was a one-man show, with Isaac Howard completing a hat trick. The Firebirds responded with two straight goals, following
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost 5-4 to the Bakersfield Condors on their annual Teddy Bear Toss Night at Acrisure Arena. The Firebirds wasted no time in the opening period. Oscar Fisker Molgaard scored the first goal to unleash the teddy bear toss only 2 minutes and 30 seconds in the
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Johnny Brande, a local teen golfer, died today after his battle with a rare bone cancer called Ewing’s Sarcoma. Johnny was only 16 years old. Johnny was diagnosed back in May and was treated at the UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center. Johnny received support from the sports community throughout the
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Grant Fuhr celebrity invitational celebrated its fifth year at the Desert Willow Golf Resort The invitational was all for a good cause. All the money raised in the event will be donated to benefit youth sports programs across the Coachella Valley. Here is the list of the celebrities who
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Fellowship Christian Academy, a local 12-U youth football team, finished in third place at the AVF National Championship on Saturday in Naples, Florida. FCA defeated the ECU Seminoles 44-12 to clinch third place. Along with the Wolfpack, the Coachella Little Arabs played in a different national championship on Friday in
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The 2025 College of the Desert men’s basketball team is special with two pairs of brothers: Jayden and Jayse Creavalle, and Stephon and D.K. Souvenir. “It’s really good to be able to play with my brother on a new level because my time away from him, like, helped me,” freshman
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Defenseman Tyson Jugnauth has been one of the many bright spots for the Coachella Valley Firebirds in their fourth season as a franchise. “Tyson’s your prototypical puck-moving offensive defenseman, and like any other player, he’s got to learn to build his whole game, his 200 ft game, defending game,” Firebirds
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Desert senior point guard Paul Dreisbach is this week’s student athlete of the week. “What he does really well is he kind of is bringing along our freshmen group, and he does things the right way,” Aztecs head coach Justin Sobczyk said. “So he’s setting the right example, and
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Abbotsford Canucks 2-1 on Sunday at the Rogers Forum. The Canucks struck first in the middle frame. Ben Berard scored his sixth goal of the season three minutes and nine seconds into the second. The Firebirds answered with a short-handed goal. J.R. Avon buried
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Update 10:30 p.m. 12/7/25 – This article was updated to reflect the correct winners of the 2025 IRONMAN in La Quinta. LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – Sam Long stood at the top of the podium at the IRONMAN 70.3 La Quinta triathlon. The 29-year-old American crossed over the finish line in three hours and 36
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Abbotsford Canucks 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday at the Rogers Forum. The Firebirds and Canucks traded back and forth to start the opener. Nils Aman opened the scoring for the 1-0 Abbotsford lead, then Jagger Firkus found the back of the net, making the
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – Big changes are coming to this year’s Ironman 70.3 race in its sixth year. Instead of spreading across La Quinta and Indian Wells, this year will be all in La Quinta, which has made the race easier for all the competitors. “The city of La Quinta has been so proactive
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ)Â – The Coachella Valley Firebirds are one of the youngest teams in the American Hockey League, and the fourth-year franchise is led by one of their up-and-coming stars, Jagger Firkus. “We’ve had some consistent lines,” head coach Derek Laxdal said. “If you look at the Firkus, Morrison, and Avon line, it has
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Fellowship Christian Academy and the Coachella Little Arabs punched their ticket to the national stage. FCA defeated the Redwood Pal Golden Bears out of Santa Rosa 26-0 for the 2025 State Championship, and the Little Arabs won the 14-U Super Bowl, winning 14-6 over the East Side Cardinals out of
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Texas Stars 5-3 on Saturday at Acrisure Arena. The Stars scored four straight goals from Harrison Scott, Artem Shlaine, and Jack Becker to take a 4-0 lead. The Firebirds responded with three unanswered goals of their own by Ben Meyers, John Hayden, and
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds shut out the San Diego Gulls 5-0 on Friday at Pechanga Arena. In the first period, Lleyton Roed and Jagger Firkus got the party started to put the Firebirds in front 2-0. The birds were nearly held scoreless in the middle frame, until Ben Meyers buried
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Friday marked the final day of the third annual Acrisure Series at Acrisure Arena. The final day highlighted two championship and two third-place games. The day started at 11 AM with San Francisco vs Nevada. The Wolfpack defeated the Dons 81-65. The second game of the day began at 1:30
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) — Coachella Valley senior running back Ivan Camargo is this week’s student athlete of the week. “He is a rare mix of academic success and academic focus and just relentless, tireless art and execution on the field,” Arabs head coach Bill Johnson said. Ivan Camargo, a bruising running back with breakaway speed,
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Calgary Wranglers 5-4 in overtime on Sunday at Acrisure Arena. In the first, the Firebirds wasted no time striking first with a Ty Nelson one-timer only 40 seconds into the game. The Wranglers responded with two unanswered goals by Rory Kerins and Nick
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — Palm Desert senior wide receiver and defensive back Jonah Toland is this week’s student athlete of the week. Jonah Tolan has been a human highlight reel all season long for the Palm Desert Aztecs, but his journey to become the player he is today began in his freshman year. “We knew
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