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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Rancho Mirage Rattlers are making their third appearance on Inside the Win after defeating Shadow Hills 20-0 on Friday. While the Rattlers had a great regular season, Desert Empire League play has been a different story. They came into the matchup against the Knights 1-2 in league play, looking
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Week 10 of the high school football season is wrapped up! It’s the second-to-last week of the regular season. La Quinta clinched the DEL title on Thursday, but playoff implications remain on the line. Palm Desert 30@Palm Springs0FRancho Mirage20@Shadow Hills0FCoachella Valley0@Yucca Valley38F(Called at Half)Cathedral City24@Indio12FDesert Mirage20@Twentynine Palms43FBanning15@Desert Hot Springs62FDesert Christian47@Santa
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds (3-3-2-1) return home did not go as planned, losing to the San Jose Barracuda 5-2 Friday night. The Firebirds came back to Acrisure Arena after a tough four games on the road, winning just one game. San Jose opened the scoring with two goals in the
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — LQ what, what? LQ, you know! Rarely do we have a league champion decided during the penultimate week of the regular season, but that was the case Thursday night. La Quinta defeated Xavier Prep 34-0 to claim the outright Desert Empire League championship for the first time since 2016. The
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley is preparing to host one of the biggest events in women’s tennis, as the WTA Finals come to the Indian Wells Tennis Garden for the first time in the tournament’s history. The season-ending championship is scheduled for Nov. 8-15, bringing together the top eight singles players and
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The CIF Southern Section playoffs are underway for girls flag football and volleyball. In girls flag football, just one local team won their respective playoff game to advance to the next round. Among the notable losses was Shadow Hills. The Lady Knights have gone two straight years of going undefeated
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds finished their four-game road trip Wednesday night in San Diego, seeking to snap their winless streak of four games. Despite trailing 2-0 to the Gulls, the Firebirds surged late, led by J.R. Avon’s two goals in less than two minutes. Avon tied the game at 2-2
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — Pickleball players in Palm Springs have a new place to play, as the city celebrated the grand opening of a 22-court complex at Demuth Park. The $5.1 million project, funded in part through Measure J, includes new courts, shade structures, seating areas, drinking fountains and sports lighting. The grand opening
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Our latest student-athlete of the week is Gwen Caress from La Quinta High School girls golf. “She’s got a really big personality,” La Quinta head coach Mark Williams said. “She’s the highlight of the van rides every time we take one. It’s going to get real quiet in that van
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Pickleball fans get ready to serve up some fun! The city of Palm Springs is celebrating the grand opening of its brand-new pickleball complex at Demuth Park on Wednesday. The facility features 22 courts, which will open to the public following a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4 p.m. And the national
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Lakers announced the acquisition of four players to its roster. The CV Lakers acquired the returning player rights to center Micah Potter, guard Stanley Umude, center James Banks III, and guard Isaiah Miller in exchange for the returning player rights to center Malik Williams. Micah Potter, 29,
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds fell in a shootout loss to the Abbotsford Canucks 5-4 on Sunday at Rogers Forum. The Firebirds came back from a three-goal deficit, but was unable to take the win in the shootout. Abbotsford opened scoring with three first-period goals, including two from Trey Fix-Wolansky and
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds have fallen to 2-2-2-0 on the season after a loss on the road to the Abbotsford Canucks 7-3. While it was a difficult game for the Firebirds, it was highlighted by rookies Ryden Evers and Julius Miettinen each scoring their first professional goals. Logan Morrison also added
Continue Reading THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Week 9 of high school football is in the books, and all teams have entered league play. This week, Desert Valley and Sun Valley kicked off their league play. For the DVL, Friday night was headlined by Coachella Valley at Desert Hot Springs. It was a matchup of the East
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Week 9 is here, featuring the league debuts for four teams. We’ve got 8 games this week, including a Thursday night matchup between Shadow Hills and Palm Desert. Friday Games (All Games Scheduled to Start at 7:00 PM) Coachella Valley0@Desert Hot Springs48FIndio22@Desert Mirage20F (OT)La Quinta47@Palm Springs14FXavier Prep14@Rancho Mirage21FTwentynine Palms46@Cathedral City24FYucca
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – A local hockey organization hit the ice in a big way tonight. The Coachella Valley Pride Hockey Association is launching its first-ever independent Pride hockey league. The first game kicked off Friday night at the Burger Foundation Iceplex. Nearly 70 players across 4 teams will compete every Friday night through
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — Xavier Prep girls volleyball continues to cement its legacy as one of the Coachella Valley’s premier high school sports programs. The Saints celebrated their fifth consecutive league championship on Wednesday night by adding “2026” to their program’s championship banner. Xavier Prep accomplished this feat without losing a single league match,
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HENDERSON, Nevada (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds fell to the Henderson Silver Knights on Wednesday night at Lee’s Family Forum by the final score of 4-0. Coachella Valley outshot Henderson 26-25, but three powerplay goals from the Silver Knights helped snap the Firebirds’ four-game point streak to open the 2026-27 season. The key to
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The La Quinta girls golf program recently reached a milestone more than three decades in the making. The Blackhawks recently defeated rival Palm Desert for the first time in 32 years, ending a long stretch of dominance by one of the Coachella Valley’s premier high school sports programs. “Our goal
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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – Our latest student-athlete of the week is Alonso Hernandez from Desert Mirage High School football. “When you see him play, it’s hard to deny that he is putting in the work in both sports and in school,” Desert Mirage football head coach Jesus Felipe said. Hernandez is a senior wingback, safety
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