It was another busy night around the valley for high school sports playoffs. A stunner at Shadow Hills.@ShadowHillsGir1 falls in the first round at home to South Torrance. Was not expecting that, especially after an undefeated league title where the Lady Knights outscored local opponents by an average of 51 points. Wow. @KESQ @KenjiitoKESQ pic.twitter.com/DIzBZ4gnwK—
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It was a busy Wednesday of high school sports, jam-packed with CIF-SS playoff action. JAKE with the JAM! Sheesh. Jake Brande catches a body in Palm Desert's first round win tonight over Long Beach Jordan. @KenjiitoKESQ captured one of the best highlights of the season. @PDHS_Athletics @HoopsAztec @jakebrande2026 @pdhsalumni @pdhsofficial @CIFSS @KESQ pic.twitter.com/rJBkxgSTVS— Blake Arthur
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Rancho Mirage guard Vincent Davis is this week’s student-athlete of the week. Here at Rancho Mirage High School, Vincent Davis is the definition of a great student-athlete. He’s been the captain for the past three years, is the homecoming king, and has a 4.6 GPA, but Davis ‘s never really been satisfied because he continues
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Two LA Galaxy players, Edwin Cerrillo and Mauricio Cuevas, met with Coachella Valley Unified School District migrant students at Palm View Elementary School on Monday. It was an event Cuevas said he didn’t want to miss. “We all have the same backgrounds, w all have, you know, the same upbringing,” said Cuevas. “Similar backstories to these kids
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KESQ) – Luka Doncic is expected to make his Laker debut tonight against the Utah Jazz at Crypto.com Arena while LeBron James is expected to return to action after a one-game absence. Doncic has not played since Dec. 25 because of a left calf sprain. The five-time All-NBA guard missed the first
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By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Tiger Woods will miss this week’s Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego as he continues to mourn the loss of his mother. “I planned to tee it up this week, but I’m just not ready,” Woods posted on X Monday. “I did my best to
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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN New Orleans (CNN) — The Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday won their franchise’s second Super Bowl championship, putting an end to the Kansas City Chiefs’ dream of a three-peat with a dominant and complete performance on both sides of the ball, winning 40-22. The Eagles forced Patrick Mahomes and the high-powered Chiefs
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The playoffs are here for the winter sports. Seven teams for both boys’ basketball and girls’ soccer, three for water polo, and five for both girls’ basketball and boys’ soccer all look to claim the title. Here is a look at the schedule. WEDNESDAY, FEB 12 BOYS BASKETBALL – Palm Springs at West Ranch (Division
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the San Diego on Friday night at Pechanga Arena in overtime by the final score 3-2. Daniel Sprong scored the overtime game-winner and Philipp Grubauer made 30 saves to help earn the Firebirds their 24th win of the season. The overtime win was Coachella Valley’s third straight in the extra
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS) – Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, who admitted stealing nearly $17 million from the Dodger slugger’s bank account to pay off illegal gambling debts, was sentenced today in federal court in Santa Ana to 57 months in prison. In addition to the four years and nine months in prison, Ippei Mizuhara was
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The NFL is headed to Australia and the Los Angeles Rams will be making it their home away from home when they play there in 2026, giving the team what Rams Owner and Chairman E. Stanley Kroenke said is a chance today for Los Angeles to serve as a gateway to the area and countries
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) – The BNP Paribas Open released its player entry lists ahead of the 2025 event in Indian Wells. The tennis tournament features a star-studded lineup of top men’s and women’s players headed to “Tennis Paradise” to compete from March 2-16 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in the first combined ATP
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The largest-ever preseason event in North American professional soccer history is coming to the Coachella Valley in February. AEG announced that a record 20 Major League Soccer and National Women’s Soccer League teams will take part in the Coachella Valley Invitational at the Empire Polo Club in Indio. “We are thrilled to return for the
Continue Reading EL SEGUNDO, Calif (CNS) – The Lakers introduced Luka Doncic today at a news conference at their El Segundo training facility, two days after announcing a trade with the Dallas Mavericks that brought them the third-highest scorer in NBA history. “I’m just very happy to be here for this opportunity,” Doncic told reporters. “This
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The two-night AHL All-Star Classic concluded Monday night at Acrisure Arena with the All-Star Challenge, a round-robin series of games with teams representing the AHL’s four divisions. WE (the central division) ARE THE CHAMPIONS!!👏🎶With a shootout victory, the Central Division takes the 2025 #AHLAllStar Challenge presented by Spotlight 29 Casino🏆️ pic.twitter.com/a0ciLqW4TA— American Hockey League (@TheAHL)
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Palm Desert wrestler Mia Navarro is this week’s student-athlete of the week. At Palm Desert High School, senior standout Mia Navarro is not your average wrestler coming in and competing in the 100-pound weight class, but she never let her size affect her to give her all to be the very best. “I think sometimes
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Day one of the 2025 AHL All-Star Classic at Acrisure Arena is in the books. Day One of the AHL All-Star Classic is in the books. Team East won the Skills Competition 19-13 over Team West, but what a fun night it was at Acrisure Arena. @KESQ @BlakeArthur24 @TheAHL @Firebirds @AcrisureArena pic.twitter.com/GofDNu8FT4— Kenji Ito (@KenjiitoKESQ)
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Texas Stars 3-2 in overtime on Saturday at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. Former Firebirds Cameron Hughes and Kole Lind helped the Stars take a 2-0 lead in the first. Less than a minute later, Ben Meyers tallied his 14th goal of the season to cut the deficit down
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Texas Stars on Friday night at H-E-B Center in overtime by the final score 2-1. Jani Nyman tipped home the game-tying goal with 8:32 left in the third period and Ben Meyers’ overtime game-winner earned the Firebirds their 23rd win of the season. FIREBIRDS WIN IT IN OT!! pic.twitter.com/oH29BNW1vb—
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