Desert Mirage has been forced to forfeit the remainder of the season due to a lack of players. Rams head coach Gus Sandoval said, “12 players for 11 man football is not a good idea. This was done with safety in mind.” The Rams lost last week to Indio in what is now their only
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Yucca Valley was supposed to make their season debut last Friday, March 26 against Desert Hot Springs. It was a home game for the Trojans that was cancelled due to COVID-19. The good news is that YV is back on the field this week, making their season debut Friday night against Cathedral City. “It was
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Week 3 of the shorted five-week high school football season started Thursday night as the calendar turns to April. This week featured seven games, the most so far as Yucca Valley and Desert Mirage made their debuts this season. Friday featured five games, highlighted by the Cook Street Rivalry between Palm Desert and Xavier Prep.
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Vote for the Play of the Week. The winner will be announced Monday at 6 p.m. on News Channel 3. Voting closes at 2 p.m. on Monday Check out the highlights from this week’s high school football action.
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High school football continues tonight with week 2 of the shortened five-week season, featuring five games tonight. WEEK 2 SCHEDULE – all games start at 7pm local time(We’ll keep updating the article through the night with the latest scores and any other notes we get on each game) *GAME OF THE WEEK*Palm Desert shut out
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Week 2 is in the rear view mirror, but there’s still one thing left to do before moving on to week 3 in this five week season. Vote for the Play of the Week below: The winner will be announced Monday at 6 p.m. on News Channel 3! Tune in to find out if your
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Kai Lyles is the new MVP of the Desert Hot Springs football team. Normally the school’s athletic director, Lyles made a huge play in securing a game for his football program after Yucca Valley was forced to cancel this Friday’s game due to COVID-19. Update: We have a game! DHS will host Adelanto this Friday
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In case you forgot, high school football in our desert is normally picture perfect. The Friday night sky is a painting, the football field a playground, the crowd a proud community. It’s been a while since we’ve had that. In fact, the last time we did was in November of 2019. This pandemic pause has
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The Morongo Unified School District has temporarily suspended the Yucca Valley High School football program following positive tests within the team. The suspension includes all practices and events for the team. A member of the coaching staff tested positive, as did a player tested positive before the team’s first scrimmage on Friday, March 19, according
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After over a year of waiting, Week 1 of the high school football season has come and gone. The only thing left to do is to vote for the play of the week. <!–[if lte IE 10]> Sorry, you are using an unsupported browser. This page will not display correctly. Please click here to upgrade
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After nearly a year and a half, high school football is finally back! Blake Arthur and Taylor Begley have the highlights from every game. Palm Desert outlasts Palm Springs in our Game of the Week: Final Scores HomeAwayQuarterPalm Desert – 34Palm Springs – 26FinalXavier Prep – 28Rancho Mirage – 22FinalShadow Hills – 42La Quinta –
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It’s Game Day! High school football is officially back for the first time in 16 months. On Thursday, we previewed the Desert Empire League by talking to the coaches. But what about the players? Here’s what DEL players are saying ahead of their season. Palm Springs at Palm Desert “We’re very excited because the season
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High school football is back on the field this Friday for the first time since November of 2019. Week 1 of a shortened five-week season kicks off Friday, March 19 with four local games, featuring eight teams. WEEK 1 SCHEDULE – all games start at 7:00 p.m. Palm Springs at Palm DesertRancho Mirage at Xavier
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**This story has been updated on Monday, March 15 from its original version published on Friday, March 12** The high school football season here in the Coachella Valley is just a week away. Due to the ongoing pandemic, it’s going to look a lot different than we’re used to. As we’ve already reported, spectators will
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Ty Hershberger is a leader on both the baseball and football teams at Rancho Mirage High School. “I could tell any kid coming up, if you want to be like somebody, you want to be like Ty Hershberger,” said football coach LD Matthews. “Ty’s a natural-born leader. He doesn’t exclude people. People gravitate towards him,”
Continue Reading The Desert Valley League released its football schedule for the shortened season on Monday. All eight teams in the league will play, however, the schedule is subject to change due to a limited number of officials for games in the valley. “The match-ups are set, it’s just a matter of when they will play. There
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Two weeks. There are only two weeks until the first local high school football games in 16 months. This Friday marks the first day our local teams are allowed to practice in pads. Friday night football will certainly look different this season due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. There will only be five weeks of
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The CIF State office has issued an update on guidelines regarding high school sports, specifically with respect for indoor sports following a settlement that granted play for indoor sports in California. .@CIFState Interpretation of Updated Guidance pic.twitter.com/XJjWDlTdT6— CIF Southern Section (@CIFSS) March 5, 2021 Protocols must be followed, including mandatory testing, either daily antigen testing
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All eight Desert Valley League teams are going to play football this season. The question is: how many games for each team? Following Tuesday’s news that high school football can return to play, DVL athletic directors and coaches met Wednesday to discuss the course of action for their league, deciding that they will go forward
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It’s go time! High school sports are finally back, specifically football. Following Tuesday’s updated COVID-19 case-rates in Riverside County, outdoor local high school sports have been approved to play, ending a lengthy layoff that has sidelined local student-athletes. As we’ve been reporting, 14 was the magic number. The threshold was 14 coronavirus cases or less
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