Week 4 of the high school football season will feature more fans in the stands now that Riverside County has moved to the Orange Tier of reopening. Desert Sands Unified School District is now allowing four family members per athlete to attend high school sporting events. Previously, each athlete was only allowed to have two
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Palm Desert has done it again. The Aztecs are league champions for the fourth consecutive season and have extended their league win streak to 22 games in the process. “Proud of the kids, proud of the coaching staff. Great week of preparation, but like I told them… when you win 22 straight, they’re not all
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Desert Mirage has been forced to forfeit the remainder of the season due to a lack of players. Rams head coach Gus Sandoval said, “12 players for 11 man football is not a good idea. This was done with safety in mind.” The Rams lost last week to Indio in what is now their only
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Yucca Valley was supposed to make their season debut last Friday, March 26 against Desert Hot Springs. It was a home game for the Trojans that was cancelled due to COVID-19. The good news is that YV is back on the field this week, making their season debut Friday night against Cathedral City. “It was
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Week 3 of the shorted five-week high school football season started Thursday night as the calendar turns to April. This week featured seven games, the most so far as Yucca Valley and Desert Mirage made their debuts this season. Friday featured five games, highlighted by the Cook Street Rivalry between Palm Desert and Xavier Prep.
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High school football continues tonight with week 2 of the shortened five-week season, featuring five games tonight. WEEK 2 SCHEDULE – all games start at 7pm local time(We’ll keep updating the article through the night with the latest scores and any other notes we get on each game) *GAME OF THE WEEK*Palm Desert shut out
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Kai Lyles is the new MVP of the Desert Hot Springs football team. Normally the school’s athletic director, Lyles made a huge play in securing a game for his football program after Yucca Valley was forced to cancel this Friday’s game due to COVID-19. Update: We have a game! DHS will host Adelanto this Friday
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It’s Game Day! High school football is officially back for the first time in 16 months. On Thursday, we previewed the Desert Empire League by talking to the coaches. But what about the players? Here’s what DEL players are saying ahead of their season. Palm Springs at Palm Desert “We’re very excited because the season
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High school football is back on the field this Friday for the first time since November of 2019. Week 1 of a shortened five-week season kicks off Friday, March 19 with four local games, featuring eight teams. WEEK 1 SCHEDULE – all games start at 7:00 p.m. Palm Springs at Palm DesertRancho Mirage at Xavier
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**This story has been updated on Monday, March 15 from its original version published on Friday, March 12** The high school football season here in the Coachella Valley is just a week away. Due to the ongoing pandemic, it’s going to look a lot different than we’re used to. As we’ve already reported, spectators will
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Ty Hershberger is a leader on both the baseball and football teams at Rancho Mirage High School. “I could tell any kid coming up, if you want to be like somebody, you want to be like Ty Hershberger,” said football coach LD Matthews. “Ty’s a natural-born leader. He doesn’t exclude people. People gravitate towards him,”
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Two weeks. There are only two weeks until the first local high school football games in 16 months. This Friday marks the first day our local teams are allowed to practice in pads. Friday night football will certainly look different this season due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. There will only be five weeks of
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The CIF State office has issued an update on guidelines regarding high school sports, specifically with respect for indoor sports following a settlement that granted play for indoor sports in California. .@CIFState Interpretation of Updated Guidance pic.twitter.com/XJjWDlTdT6— CIF Southern Section (@CIFSS) March 5, 2021 Protocols must be followed, including mandatory testing, either daily antigen testing
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All eight Desert Valley League teams are going to play football this season. The question is: how many games for each team? Following Tuesday’s news that high school football can return to play, DVL athletic directors and coaches met Wednesday to discuss the course of action for their league, deciding that they will go forward
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It’s go time! High school sports are finally back, specifically football. Following Tuesday’s updated COVID-19 case-rates in Riverside County, outdoor local high school sports have been approved to play, ending a lengthy layoff that has sidelined local student-athletes. As we’ve been reporting, 14 was the magic number. The threshold was 14 coronavirus cases or less
Continue Reading Finally football? Well, not yet but there is a growing optimism in regards to high school sports, specifically football as a season may happen after all. Football could start by March if the COVID-19 case-rate in Riverside County reaches the threshold of 14 cases or less per 100,000 people. Right now, Riverside County is at
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After Desert Sands Unified completed one week of athletic conditioning, Palm Springs Unified will now allow for its student-athletes to participate as well. CIF postpones high school sports season, issues modified schedule for 2020-2021 Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage high schools have all been cleared to start conditioning as early
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CIF announced on Monday, July 20th they have postponed all sports for the 2020-2021 season, including high school football, which was scheduled to start in August. Due to the ongoing pandemic, football has been changed from the Fall to the Winter, an unprecedented move during these unprecedented times. However, despite the change and challenges, our
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Until CIF makes an official decision on the 2020-2021 high school sports seasons schedules, which is expected before July 20, coaches and players are stuck in limbo. Time is of the essence, especially for football teams to physically prepare for a season this fall if the schedule does go ahead as usual. For the athletes
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High school football coaches are preparing for a schedule that has yet to be determined. CIF said it will make a decision on the 2020-2021 sports schedules by July 20. For now, local coaches have resorted to virtual practices and meetings. Virtual football is not ideal, especially for a new coach like Shadow Hills’ Alex
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