Evan Lienau is a freshman at Palm Desert high school and plays hockey for the 14-U Anaheim Lady Ducks. The star goaltender for the team, Evan and the Ducks recently won the state championship in San Jose. Now, they’re in Alaska for the Pacific District Championship. The tournament goes from March 2 through March 6th
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Now that we are officially transitioning from the winter to spring sports season, you are going to start to see a lot of these flying around the valley as softball season is upon us. Here at Desert Hot Springs high school, one senior has been the heartbeat, the engine, of this Golden Eagle softball team.
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The Lady Knights and Trojans are moving on in the CIF State tournament for girls basketball. No. 7 seed Shadow Hills came back to defeat No. 10 Fallbrook in Division 3, 50-44 the final in Indio. Couple of stars tonight in the first round of the @CIFState tournament.1. the DJ2. Sonia Urbina Spinnin’ and shootin’
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By DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin scored 19 points and Kerr Kriisa added 18 to help No. 2 Arizona wrap up its first Pac-12 Conference regular-season title in four seasons with a 91-71 rout of No. 16 Southern California. Justin Kier scored 12 points as the Wildcats (26-3, 16-2) rebounded
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Two more fan favorites have been added to the 2022 BNP Paribas Open. Officials announced on Tuesday that Andy Murray and Sofia Kenin have been granted wild cards for the tournament, which will kick off next week. Check Out Our BNP Paribas Open Section for Continuing Coverage Murray, 34, is a former World No. 1,
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By RONALD BLUM JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball has canceled opening day, with Commissioner Rob Manfred announcing Tuesday the sport will lose regular-season games over a labor dispute for the first time in 27 years after acrimonious lockout talks collapsed in the hours before management’s deadline. Manfred said he is canceling the first
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Palm Desert wrestling, a local powerhouse program, represented the valley in a major way over the weekend in Bakersfield at the CIF State Championships. PD produced two individual champions and finished 4th overall as a team. Sophomore stars Brock Mantanona (126) and Daniel Herrera (285) both won their respective weight division via pins. Mantanona and
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It was a huge Saturday for our winter sports teams competing for championships. Shadow Hills Lady Knights traveled to Westlake Village for their 3A CIF-SS title game against Oaks Christian. The Knights found themselves down 10 at the half and were unable to bounce back. Oaks Christian was stout on defense. 54-33, the final. Credit
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Phil Mickelson, a 6-time major champion and World Golf Hall of Famer, has been removed as tournament host of the American Express. The PGA TOUR confirmed this on Saturday to KESQ News Channel 3 but had no further comments. As anticipated, 6-time major champion Phil Mickelson is OUT as tournament host of @theamexgolf. He’s been
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The Nutter is back! After missing last year due to the pandemic, the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic has returned. Beverages, 🥎, good eats, some ☀️, and a whole lotta school pride out at @NutterClassic! Hear from tournament Co-Owner Kirk Walker (@UCLASoftball) and traveling @OU_Softball fans…a sea of Sooner red out west! + more on @KESQ
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On an incredibly wild Wednesday, two of our four local teams survived their respective semifinal game, advancing to play for a CIF-SS title. Shadow Hills girls basketball outlasted Trinity Classical Academy 60-58 in the 3AA semifinal. The No. 2 ranked Knights will now play top-ranked Oaks Christian on the road Saturday. Meanwhile, in the 5AA
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Anchor Down! Whatever Vanderbilt had for breakfast Wednesday morning sure was special. After two days of windy conditions at the Greg Norman Course at PGA WEST for the 22nd Prestige, it was anyone’s tournament coming into Wednesday’s final round. That’s when the No. 18 ranked Commodores made their move, shooting 14-under par on Wednesday to
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For over 40 years, Librado “Lee” Espinoza has managed and trained young boxers in the Coachella Valley. Espinoza started the Coachella Valley Boxing Club out of a cramped single room in Indio. The club moved to the former fire station next to Coachella City Hall in 1985. In 1996, Espinoza’s gym moved to its
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By RONALD BLUM JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball said only five days remain to salvage March 31 openers and a full season, telling locked out players that games would be canceled if a labor contract is not agreed to by the end of Monday. After the third straight day of negotiations with little
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The wind continues to impact play at the 22nd Prestige, hosted by the Greg Norman Course at PGA WEST in La Quinta. 2nd round play was suspended in the afternoon due to high gusts, forcing play to be stopped early. Golf legend, 3x all Pac-10 & 1994 national champion at @GoStanford, Casey Martin comments on
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Bella Mejia is a Palm Desert senior that is heavily involved in athletics. She serves on the athletic training staff and has set herself apart for her dedication and passion for the program. “She’s just a great kid and my right hand. Without her, I would be lost,” said head athletic trainer Carlos Ayala. “This
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Phil Mickelson is apologizing for comments he made about the Saudis and the financing of a rival league. Mickelson claims the comments golf writer Alan Shipnuck posted were off the record. Shipnuck wrote that was never the case. Mickelson says he regrets what he said and that his comments
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Hannah Shaver is a star. And she’s only a freshman. The 9th grader scored 29 points on Monday night, leading DCA over Milken in the CIF-SS Division 5AA quarterfinal. DCA senior leader Melia Johnson also contributed, commanding the offense and scoring 17 points of her own. The Conquerors are home on Wednesday against Laguna Beach.
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The 22nd Prestige teed off Monday with top collegiate programs from around the country competing in difficult scoring conditions. Wind was certainly a factor in the first round, resulting in a tie atop the team leaderboard between Vanderbilt and Oregon at +3. The Prestige continues Tuesday with final round play on Wednesday at the Greg
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“This is the 22nd year of the prestige. It is a tournament dedicated to both education and great golf,” said tournament director Mark Weissman. “And this has become one of the worlds top rated major collegiate tournaments.” 24 college teams are here in the desert and will be competing in one of college’s top tournaments on the calendar.
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