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Riverside County approved for golf courses to re-open on Monday, April 20. And now, local courses are taking action by opening back up for business. Both public and private golf courses around the valley are gearing up this week to allow for play after being closed due to coronavirus and orders from the County. Originally,
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The Senior Spotlight showcases local senior student-athletes who lost their final season due to the coronavirus pandemic. Unfortunately, CIF has made the difficult, yet appropriate decision, to cancel the remainder of the 2020 spring sports season. Obviously, the health and safety of everyone is the priority but this is still devastating and heartbreaking for our
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The Los Angeles Chargers are kicking off their inaugural season at SoFi Stadium with new threads. The Chargers unveiled six new uniforms for the 2020-2021 season. Two home versions, two road versions, and two “color rush” editions. the best got better. pic.twitter.com/UTXPM8yYvI— Los Angeles Chargers (@chargers) April 21, 2020 The uniforms each feature a unique
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Monday night, Palm Springs released a statement announcing that the city’s golf courses, public and private, will remain closed. Monday afternoon, Riverside County officials announced an amendment to a public health order that would allow for golf courses in the county to be opened with some restrictions. Despite the restrictions, this was just the news
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Riverside County public health officials have passed a plan to reopen golf courses in the county effective April 20. Update: Palm Springs announces golf courses within the city will remain closed Some of the restrictions include: Play shall be limited to foursomes that will be required to observe social distancing (six feet separation between players
Continue Reading On Friday, Riverside County Supervisor Manuel Perez said he’s heard the concerns from the local golf community and plans to address them. “We’re having those discussions as to what other areas there can be some flexibility and modification. I understand that there are folks within the golf industry that are concerned about this,” said Perez.
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The PGA TOUR released a revised schedule on Thursday, a plan to have play resume in June if deemed safe by certified health officials. June tee. https://t.co/hLLhLSwFzv— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) April 16, 2020 For a complete look at the schedule and plan click HERE.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) – Los Angeles Rams center Brian Allen says he tested positive for COVID-19 three weeks ago. Allen is the first active NFL player to acknowledge testing positive during the coronavirus pandemic. Rams confirm Brian Allen tested positive for COVID-19 three weeks ago. He is "feeling good, he's healthy and he's on the
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Juan Alberto Rodriguez is a senior at Desert Mirage high school. He participates in track and field, focusing on the shot put. Rodriguez is autistic but it hasn’t stopped him from living out his everyday life and staying true to who he is as a person. The SENIOR SPOTLIGHT is now sponsored! This segment will
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Sports Director Blake Arthur had the opportunity to chat with Channing Benjamin prior to the stay-at-home order and golf being banned in the desert. Benjamin lives locally but is known nationally. His photography is widely regarded as some of the best in the business. He’s shot all over the world at some of the most
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Shadow Hills and Palm Desert high schools both lit up their athletic facilities on Friday night as a way to show their support for the Class of 2020. The lights were on for 20 minutes. In turn, this was also was done for our local senior student-athletes who lost their final season due to the
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Grant Fuhr is a 5-time Stanley Cup champion, widely regarded as one of the best goaltenders of all time. Fuhr lives locally in the desert and is an avid golfer. He shared some thoughts on Wednesday with Sports Director Blake Arthur on the current situation with the NHL season being paused due to the coronavirus
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Performance Coach Anthony Spain knows that motivation and accountability are huge when it comes to meeting your goals. That’s why he’s been virtually coaching his athletes through platforms like Zoom and Facebook Live. “If I wasn’t there, you know how it is when we workout, we’re supposed to do 10 reps, but we’ll be done
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Desert Christian Academy seniors Kaia Johnson and Troy Collins inked their college commitments despite missing their final season due to the coronavirus pandemic. Johnson, a two-sport standout at DCA, is headed to play softball at Cal State Bakersfield. Meanwhile, Collins is going to play baseball at Arizona Christian. The DCA duo were both honor roll
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The high school sports season is over. The CIF announced Friday that the remainder of the spring sports season is cancelled due to the global pandemic. That means seniors have ended their high school sports career, a disappointing end for them given these unfortunate and unprecedented times. #MessageFromTheCommissioner: A message of hope pic.twitter.com/dOUocVqqeX— CIF Southern
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Justin Sobczyk is going home. A Palm Desert basketball player and assistant coach, Sobczyk has been named head coach for the Aztec basketball program. “This is where I belong. This is home, this has always been home. It’s an honor to be back. I’m pumped,” Sobczyk told Sports Director Blake Arthur. The Prodigal Son (Sobczyk)
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Riverside County Public Health Officers have issued a new order that closes all golf courses in Riverside County, whether public or private, until June 19. The new order was issued on Thursday, April 2 and is effective immediately. “Use of golf courses, and their ancillary areas, shall not be permitted by any person or group,
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Rolando Garza graduated from Coachella Valley high school in 1997 and was then drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 9th round. After some time in professional baseball, he became the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at Pepperdine University in Malibu. Now, he’s a pitching coordinator in Major League Baseball for the Tampa Bay
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Riverside County Supervisor Manny Perez says the county will not alter its “stay at home” orders for private golf clubs after the board members of 21 private clubs around Coachella Valley sent a letter asking to allow its members to engage in safe golf activities. Local coronavirus coverage Last week, Riverside County ordered that all
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Rancho Mirage head baseball coach David Shaw sat down with Sports Director Blake Arthur to talk about what the postponed season means for him, his team and the rest of the valley student-athletes. The spring sports season has been put on pause because of the coronavirus. Plus, Shadow Hills high school track and field holds
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