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Dodgers defeat Blue Jays in extra innings to win back-to-back World Series title
TORONTO, ON (KESQ) – The Los Angeles Dodgers are back-to-back World Series Champions. The Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 after 11 innings in Game 7 of the World Series on Saturday at the Rogers Center. In the second, Ernie Clement singled into right to set up a bases-loaded opportunity for Andres Gimenez. Shohei
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Firebirds fall to Eagles 3-1 on third annual Dia de Los Muertos Night
THOUSAND PALMS, Calif (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Colorado Eagles 3-1 on Saturday at Acrisure Arena. The Eagles scored three unanswered goals. Danil Guschin opened the scoring to take the 1-0 lead in the first. In the third period, Tristen Nielsen and Alex Barre-Boulet tallied Colorado’s final two goals to hold
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BLSS: Rivalries, league championships headline final week of high school football regular season
COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — It’s the final week of the regular season for high school football and there are plenty of storylines and rivalries. La Quinta – 0@Palm Desert – 35FRancho Mirage – 21@Palm Springs – 33FXavier Prep – 7@Shadow Hills – 23FCoachella Valley – 37@Indio – 7FTwentynine Palms – 0@Yucca Valley – 49F
Continue Reading Dodgers win in Toronto to force Game 7 World Series matchup
LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays are heading to a winner-take-all Game 7 of the World Series on Saturday. The Dodgers beat the Blue Jays 3-1 in dramatic fashion Friday in Game 6. It all came down to a shock double play at the bottom of the 9th. KIKÉ,
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Local soccer team raising funds to play in tournament in Madrid, Spain
COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – A local soccer team has its sights set on Spain. “Natives FA” is a team made up of high school seniors who live in different parts of the Coachella Valley. The teams have been invited to play in a tournament in Madrid, Spain, called the Met Cup next summer. The team
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CV Firebirds get first home win of the season with OT victory over San Diego Gulls
PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds beat the San Diego Gulls 4-3 in overtime to secure their first home win of the season. Tyson Jugnauth’s first AHL goal, coming inside the final minute of overtime, and Victor Ostman’s 42 saves lifted the Firebirds to the win. The Firebirds netted two goals in
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Palm Desert girls flag football has historic season end in quarterfinal loss
COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Palm Desert girls flag football lost 39-6 to Hillcrest in Riverside on Tuesday, ending the Aztecs’ season. Palm Desert girls flag football has historic season end in CIF-SS Division 6 quarterfinal at Hillcrest in Riverside. The Aztecs lost 39-6. Big thanks to @SportswithPep for the assist on highlights. Some crispy
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Student Athlete of the Week – Cashton Scott
Desert Christian Academy running back Cashton Scott is this week’s student-athlete of the week. Every time Cashton Scott gets the ball, he cashes in for six, but he’s never played for the recognition he’s always wanted to give glory to the man above every time he steps onto the field. “I try to play the
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Firebirds split two-game series with 4-3 loss to Wranglers
THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) The Coachella Valley Firebirds fell to the Calgary Wranglers 4-3 on Saturday at the Scotiabank Saddledome. In the first, the Wranglers opened the scoring with a goal from Sam Morton. In the second, Hunter Brzustewicz gave Calgary the 2-0 lead, but the Firebirds responded 2:37 minutes later. Carson Rehkopf tallied his
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Palm Desert ends Palm Springs’ perfect season in thrilling DEL battle
COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Week 10 of the high school football season is in the books. And what a week of football it was, headlined by Palm Desert’s win over Palm Springs. The Aztecs defeated the Indians 35-28, ending their undefeated season. Palm Desert’s win also means there is a three-way tie for first
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Jacob Melanson’s overtime goal lifts Firebirds over Wranglers in 5-4 victory
THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Calgary Wranglers 5-4 in overtime on Friday at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Firebirds trailed 3-1 after the first two periods. Coachella Valley made some noise in the final frame. Logan Morrison scored once, and Jagger Firkus tallied two goals. Firkus’ second goal tied the
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Palm Desert girls tennis dominates DEL finals
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) — All Aztecs all the time. Palm Desert girls’ teams dominated the DEL finals at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Thursday. In the singles final, senior Allison Smith defeated junior Diliara Trehub 6-1, 6-0, winning her second career DEL singles title. In the doubles final, it was an all-Palm Desert
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Indio football forfeits game this week against Yucca Valley
COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Indio has forfeited their game this Friday, Oct. 24 at Yucca Valley. Just received word that the Indio-Yucca Valley football game tomorrow night on the high desert has been cancelled. Indio is unable to field both a varsity and JV team. @KESQ @KenjiitoKESQ @kendallkesq @FootballinCV @Tarp1969 @Jesus_G_Reyes— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24)
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Firebirds beat Barracuda in San Jose for first win of 2025-26 season
COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds are finally in the win column for the 2025-2026 season. The Firebirds defeated the Barracuda in San Jose on Wednesday night at Tech CU Arena by a final score of 6-3. The Firebirds outshot the Barracuda 34-27 and goaltender Nikke Kokko made 24 saves on 27
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Desert Hot Springs is lone local girls volleyball team still standing in playoffs
DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — After their first playoff appearance in 10 years, Desert Hot Springs girls volleyball made the most of it, defeating Gorman Charter in the first round of Division 10. The Golden Eagles are the lone local girls volleyball program to win their first round game and advance to the second
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Xavier Prep boys water polo earns three-peat; CIF-SS girls volleyball and flag football first round
COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — It was a busy Tuesday in October with the DEL boys water polo championship and CIF-SS first round games for girls volleyball and flag football. In boys water polo, Xavier Prep defeated rival Palm Desert 16-12 for their third consecutive DEL championship. In girls volleyball and flag football, our local
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Snell, Yamamoto to pitch in first two World Series games
LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The Dodgers will have the same pitching rotation to start the World Series as they did to begin their sweep of the National League Championship Series — Blake Snell starting Game 1 Friday and Yoshinobu Yamamoto starting Game 2 Saturday in Toronto, manager Dave Roberts said. Roberts was noncommittal in a
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Student Athlete of the Week – Lyla Barkett
Xavier Prep girls’ volleyball outside hitter Lyla Barkett is this week’s student athlete of the week. Barkett is a star for the Xavier Prep Saints, leading the team with 178 kills and 62 aces, but what makes her a one-of-a-kind athlete is the energetic attitude she brings every time she steps onto the court. “Her
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