Shadow Hills baseball pitcher and outfielder Julian Herrera is this week’s student-athlete of the week. Primarily pitching on the mound for the Knights, Herrera mentioned it is all about being calm and collected in the moment. “I just try to stay calm, and I try not to overthink things,” Herrera said. I mean, being a
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Canucks 7-2 at the Abbotsford Centre. Looking to sweep the Canucks in a two-game series, the Firebirds struck first and early with a goal from John Hayden 31 seconds into the game. Shortly after, first-time goal scorer Ian McKinnon and Cameron Hughes would both net one in to cap
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Abbotsford Canucks 2-1 in overtime at the Abbotsford Centre. Tied at zero a piece through two periods, the Canucks get on the board first with a goal by Jonathan Lekkerimaki, his first goal of the season. Max McCormick was the hero for the Firebirds as he scores both the
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The 10th annual Kiwanis Youth Baseball Clinic is right around the corner on Saturday, April 13th from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The clinic will take place at Cathedral City High School. Boys, girls, and kids with special needs will be able to have fun playing baseball with legends of the game. Dodgers former players
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the San Jose Barracuda 3-1 at Acrisure Arena on Thursday night. Held scoreless in the first period, the Barracuda scored in the second period to take a 1-0 lead. Down 1-0 in the third period, Jacob Melanson got the scoring started for the Firebirds. Shortly after, Cameron Hughes tallied one
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Indio softball outfielder Sienna Rodriguez is this week’s student-athlete of the week. Playing softball, water polo, volleyball, and track and field for the Rajahs, Rodriguez’s motivation to excel is her team. “I’m a competitive person and I think what motivates me is my team,” Rodriguez said. “I want to do it for them … I
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Retief Goosen is the Galleri Classic champion. Retief Goosen has won the @GalleriClassic!It’s his first win since 2022 and the third PGA TOUR Champions victory of his career. pic.twitter.com/zDKpDDAy5O— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) March 31, 2024 Goosen shot 3-under on Sunday and finished at 13-under par for the tournament. 2024 Galleri Classic champion Retief Goosen
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Henderson Silver Knights 3-1 at The Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, NV. The Firebirds struck first in the opening period with goals from Andrew Poturalski and Kole Lind. Up 2-1 in the second, Ville Ottavainen snipes on in the back of the net for the last goal of the
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What an eventful day it was at the Galleri Classic presented by Spotlight 29 Casino. Ricardo Gonzalez, the leader after day two, jumped 25 spots and set the course record shooting 9-under in the round. It is a pretty close race heading into the final day as Retief Goosen and Steven Alker are only one
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It’s a three-way for first tie after 18 holes of play in Rancho Mirage at the 2nd edition of The Galleri Classic presented by Spotlight 29 Casino. Amazing round of play at the Galleri Classic today. I followed Alker Stricker and Clarke early on. Alker ends the day at -6 tieing it up with Goose
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World Golf Hall of Famer Fred Couples withdrew from the 2024 Galleri Classic presented by Spotlight 29 Casino on Friday. The 64-year-old mentioned Thursday he was dealing with ongoing back pain. 64-year-old Fred Couples was pretty candid yesterday regarding his ongoing back pain. The World Golf Hall of Famer and former Masters champion was forced
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The 2nd Galleri Classic tees off Friday, March 29 at Mission Hills Country Club on the famed Dinah Shore Tournament Course in Rancho Mirage. KESQ had the chance to catch up with some of the top players in the field ahead of competition. Steve Stricker – 2023 PGA TOUR Champions Player of the Year and Charles
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Miguel Ángel Jiménez, also known as the ‘Mechanic’ or the ‘Most Interesting Man in the World,’ is one of the best personalities in golf. The 60-year-old Spanish sensation has 41 professional wins in his career, 13 of which are on the PGA TOUR Champions. KESQ had the chance to share a cigar and chat with
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Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman homered and Shohei Ohtani was 2-for-3 with a walk in his first game as a Dodger at Dodger Stadium in a 7-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in their home opener today. Tyler Glasnow (1-0) and Ryan Yarbrough limited the Cardinals to three hits, all by Paul Goldschmidt, including
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It’s hard to beat golf in the desert when the weather is right, which it is most of the time. It's in the details.📸 @enerey3 pic.twitter.com/bup9buyzC7— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) March 28, 2024 We’ll see if stays that way throughout the tournament this week for the 2nd playing of the Galleri Classic presented by Spotlight 29
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Calgary Wranglers 2-0 at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Canada. Scoring seven and tying a franchise record with consecutive games with a point in yesterday’s game against the Wranglers, Calgary turned the tables. The Wranglers scored in the first and third period from Sam Morton and William Stromgren. Goalie
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Just a few days before he hits the greens for the Galleri Classic, Notah Begay III, golf pro and television analyst, held a youth clinic at the Coachella Crossroads hosted by the Twentynine Palms Band of Mission Indians. “I mean, this is what Golf does you know golf really reinvests a lot of its resources
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They must’ve known something we didn’t when they picked the ‘Firebirds’ as this team’s name. The Coachella Valley Firebirds are on fire, figuratively and literally, which you could argue has been the case since their inception last season. Coachella Valley continued their winning ways Tuesday night, taking down the rival Wranglers 7-3 in Calgary at
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La Quinta track and field sprinter Jaeleene Ramos is this week’s student-athlete of the week. Success for Ramos would be an understatement, as she has been part of a team that has won three championships. However, she credits her success to the people closest to her. “Something that motivates me on the track is probably
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, Homero De la Fuente, Steve Almasy, Dalia Faheid and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Faced with growing attention over a theft and gambling scandal, baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani on Monday adamantly denied betting on any sport or paying a bookie and placed the blame for the improprieties squarely on his former interpreter
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