The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Ontario Reign 4-1 on Friday at Acrisure Arena. The Firebirds opened the scoring after Jani Nyman tallied his ninth goal of the year in the first period. 🚨🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/xf1e89pInn— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) December 21, 2024 The Reign took over for the rest of the game. Francesco Pinelli
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the San Jose Barracuda on Wednesday at Acrisure Arena. The Firebirds wasted no time to start the scoring. Logan Morrison scored only 34 seconds off the left circle in the opening period. we take the lead within the first min of the game 😎 pic.twitter.com/0ufWh6Mjo3— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds)
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Palm Springs point guard Jayse Creavalle is this week’s student-athlete of the week. Jayse Creavalle has really done it all here at Palm Springs High School. He’s a three-year starter and a three-time first-team, all-league player, but head coach Chris Howard knew he would be a star from the jump. “I mean, just as far
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Calgary Wranglers 4-2 on Sunday at Acrisure Arena. The Firebirds wasted no time to get on the board first. Ben Meyers went five hole and scored the loan goal in the opening period. YEAH BEN pic.twitter.com/iJ80s9ndGE— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) December 15, 2024 In the second period, both teams
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Calgary Wranglers 3-1 on Saturday at Acrisure Arena. Wow. The Firebirds get back in the win column after defeating the Pacific Division and Western Conference leading Wranglers 3-1. We’ll have to see if the birds can sweep the weekend series. @KESQ @BlakeArthur24— Kenji Ito (@KenjiitoKESQ) December 15, 2024 The
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds fell to the San Jose Barracuda 4-3 in a shootout on Thursday night at Acrisure Arena. Former Firebirds Andrew Poturalski and Jimmy Schuldt returned to the Coachella Valley for the first time and were honored during the first period. As soon as the puck dropped, it was all business. Barracuda captain
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Before leaving for Seattle to play with the Kraken, Forward Ryan Winterton left a mark on the Coachella Valley Firebirds this season, tallying a team-high 15 points. “He’s found some confidence in his game, and he’s got a couple of shorthanded goals, and he’s trying to play with that confidence to push that progress forward,”
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Coachella Valley center midfielder Aida Sanchez is this week’s student-athlete of the week. “A lot of times with her, it’s just kind of letting her take the lead with actions,” head coach Francisco Morales said. “Not necessarily just constantly being told what to do because her own instincts of how she leads the team and
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the San Jose Barracuda 2-1 on Sunday at Tech CU Arena. The Firebirds opened up the scoring as Nikolas Brouillard found the back of the net nine minutes and 36 seconds in the first period. Bru gets us on the board 🚨1-0 us pic.twitter.com/SJdB5yKsSK— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) December
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Indio guard Jeremy Corona-Rodriguez is this week’s student-athlete of the week. Jeremy Corona Rodriguez, or who the Rajahs call beast, lives up to the name on the football field and hardwood as, the transition to excel in both sports is quite simple for the senior guard. “I’ve always been ready for basketball,” Rodriguez said. “Football
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Texas Stars 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday at Acrisure Arena. The Firebirds started off strong as John Hayden scored the loan goal in the first period. birds take the lead 1-0 🔥 pic.twitter.com/0NSoAwT9ej— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) December 1, 2024 The birds took a 2-0 lead after
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Friday was the final day of the Acrisure Series, with eight men’s and two women’s college basketball teams taking the floor. The day tipped off at 11:00 a.m. with TCU and Colorado State. Led by senior guard Nique Clifford with 25 points, the Rams prevailed over the Horned Frogs, winning 76-72 in overtime. The day’s
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Tucson Roadrunners 4-3 on Wednesday at Tucson Convention Center Arena. The Firebirds struck first after Mitchell Stephen fired and scored his second goal of the season in the opening period. firebirds strike first 😎 pic.twitter.com/7tWElwaDSR— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) November 28, 2024 In the second frame, the birds
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Tucson Roadrunners 8-2 on Tuesday at Tucson Convention Center Arena. Down 2-0 in the first period, the Firebirds responded with three goals of their own from Logan Morrison, Max McCormick, and Nikolas Brouillard. that's our captain 🔥 pic.twitter.com/ulncdMsE99— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) November 27, 2024 firebirds take the lead
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the San Diego Gulls 3-2 in overtime Friday night at Acrisure Arena. The Firebirds were down 2-0 in the first period, but CV would not go down without a fight. Eduard Sale opened up the scoring for the Birds in the second period, and Jani Nyman scored in the third
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Shadow Hills quarterback Pedro Trujillo is this week’s student-athlete of the week. Pedro Trujillo went from carrying the pigskin to tossing it. It all started for the senior quarterback; by showing up and proving to his coaches that he was the right fit for the job. “We knew we didn’t really have a starting quarterback,
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After the Palm Desert boys water polo team defeated Warren High School 10-4 to claim the Division 5 CIF title, senior captain William Walz and senior attacker Parker Finnell came to the KESQ studio to talk about their win. Click the video above to see the interview. The Aztecs will play in the State Regional
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Rancho Mirage running back Jeremiah Williams is this week’s student-athlete of the week. Jeremiah Williams is an electrifying player and a smart student with a 4.1 GPA, but his work ethic that he puts on the field and in the classroom is what makes him a student of the game. “His football IQ is very,
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Palm Desert senior attacker William Walz is this week’s student-athlete of the week. “He’s just gone from this young, you know, not-so-confident boy to a mature young man who’s become a leader inside and outside of the pool,” head coach Michelle Valovic said. “It’s been a really fun thing to watch.” William Walz is the
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It was a tough Friday night for our local high schools taking part in the CIF-SS football playoffs. Seven teams played on Friday, just one will advance to the next round, Shadow Hills. Rancho Mirage will play their game on Saturday. D7Palm Desert – 7@Warren – 35FD8Lancaster – 18@La Quinta – 7FD9Coachella Valley – 7@Great
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