Starting off our Spring sports season with a little bit of sand. Who doesn’t love the beach? Palm Desert’s Sophia Gilbert sure does. An indoor volleyball player that was given another opportunity to play the sport she loves. All thanks to the efforts of Palm Desert and Xavier Prep athletics. “The Xavier Prep coach and
Continue Reading
Tuesday was a busy day around the valley for high school sports highlighted by Palm Desert boys soccer and the start of the DEL baseball season. @pdhsofficial soccer wins 3-1. Highlights on @kesq with @BlakeArthur24 at 11. #blss @Tarp1969 @Jesus_G_Reyes @BaileyKESQ @PdhsFootball @PDAztecArmy @HoopsAztec @reiffsports @PdcmsP pic.twitter.com/YtoLsjOD3w— Wes Williams (@williamswes) March 1, 2023 In baseball,
Continue Reading
The Galleri Classic hosted a Media Day on Tuesday ahead of tournament play at the end of March. Media Day for the @GalleriClassic! Nice of the tournament to have us out for breakfast, golf & announcements ahead of the inaugural event Mar 20-26 at @MissionHillsCC1 Dinah Shore Tournament Course. Coverage on @KESQ. @BaileyKESQ @Qassignmentdesk @PGATOURComms
Continue Reading
Rafael Nadal, the world’s 6th-ranked men’s tennis professional, has pulled out of the upcoming March BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Tournament Director Tommy Haas issued the following statement Tuesday morning. “Three-time BNP Paribas Open winner and 22-time Grand Slam Champion Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Open due to injury. “We wish
Continue Reading
It was a weekend they’ll remember for a long time on Cook Street. Palm Desert won multiple championships on Saturday, highlighted by the boys soccer team and pair of individual wrestling state titles. It started with boys soccer. https://kesq.com/news/2023/02/25/palm-desert-boys-soccer-wins-cif-ss-d5-championship-3-1-over-animo-leadership/ The Aztecs won the CIF-SS D5 title over Animo Leadership, celebrating their first championship in program
Continue Reading
The Los Angeles Lakers may be without Lebron James during a crucial part of the season. Shams Charania of the Athletic reported that sources tell him the Lakers fear James will be indefinitely sidelined with a right foot injury. ESPN reports that the team fears he will be out for several weeks. James suffered the
Continue Reading
Palm Desert wrestling capitalizes on another State Championship outing. Beau Mantanona (152) and Daniel Herrera (285) win their respective weight divisions and were crowned State Champions. Herrera also won the State title last year. Back 2 Back for Peanut! 🥜 Daniel Herrera is a two-time state champ! The junior heavyweight has never lost a high
Continue Reading
The Aztecs make history. Palm Desert beat Animo Leadership, 3-1, on Saturday to win its first boys soccer CIF-SS title in school history. “Speechless,” said head coach Brenner Lopez. “Its taken seven years to get to this point and it was not easy. These guys just battled every single day.” Palm Desert head coach Brenner
Continue Reading
Steve Fraser is no longer working for Oak View Group as Firebirds team president. BREAKING: @Firebirds president Steve Fraser no longer working for organization. @oakviewgroup @KESQ @Qassignmentdesk @AcrisureArena https://t.co/aeirbvQrQ7— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) February 25, 2023 Vice President of Marketing and Communications Gina Rotolo confirmed this to Sports Director Blake Arthur on Friday night. Moments later,
Continue Reading
Palm Desert may not have won the local league title but they have a chance to win a CIF title. The Aztecs host Animo Leadership in the CIF-SS Division 5 championship game on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 3pm at Palm Desert high school. This PD boys soccer team has a lot of confidence heading into
Continue Reading
Big League Dreams in Cathedral City is the place to be this weekend for softball fans. The Marry Nutter Collegiate Classic is back in the desert, being played Feb. 23-26. The top three teams in the country, #1 Oklahoma, #2 UCLA, #3 Florida are among the teams in the field. You can find the full
Continue Reading
This year’s edition of the Prestige turned out to be one of the best tournaments in its 23-year history. 23rd Prestige was a special one! ⛳️🏆🥇 No. 1 am in world Ludvig Aberg earns 3rd straight tourney title @TexasTechMGolf🌊 @PeppGolf grabs 1st team title under guidance of head coach & @pdhsalumni @CoachMBeard! 📰 Storylines don’t
Continue Reading
The Firebirds broke out of their slump in a big way Wednesday night. CV snapped their three-game losing streak with a 6-1 win over the Ontario Reign at Toyota Arena. ICYMI: https://t.co/LcG9HuxlAm pic.twitter.com/7hn59sxlUr— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) February 23, 2023 Kole Lind scored twice to help Coachella Valley earn their 32nd victory of the season.
Continue Reading
Boasting one of the best wrestling programs in the country, Palm Desert departed on Wednesday for the CIF State Tournament, which is February 23-25 at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield. Palm Desert departed today for the wrestling @CIFState championships in Bakersfield at @MechanicsBArena. @BaileyKESQ caught up with the team before their quest to bring back
Continue Reading
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has asked American authorities for special permission to enter the United States to play tennis tournaments in California and Florida despite being unvaccinated against the coronavirus, the top-ranked Serb said Wednesday. The Transportation Security Administration has said the requirement for foreign air travelers to be fully
Continue Reading
The Prestige continued on Tuesday but was halted early due to high winds in La Quinta at the Greg Norman Course at PGA WEST. Play is currently suspended due to high winds… Like, really high winds 🌬️ The players are currently holding in place📊: https://t.co/JjtHsZFAFR#SicEm🐻⛳️🏌️ pic.twitter.com/GchpFKsLDD— Baylor Men’s Golf ⛳️ (@BaylorMGolf) February 21, 2023 Pepperdine
Continue Reading
Senior captain Ryann Van Horn has been a spotlight for the Aztecs. Soccer run through the blood. “My Dad is really into soccer and my Mom was a soccer player in high school,” said Van Horn. “But we started off at ASO. My Mom was my coach, and then we did PDYSL where I made
Continue Reading
Call it a February funk for the Firebirds. Coachella Valley has now lost three straight games after suffering a 3-2 shootout loss to the Ontario Reign on Monday afternoon. Tye Kartye and Max McCormick netted the goals for the Firebirds in front of 7,508 fans at Acrisure Arena. The game needed overtime plus a shootout
Continue Reading
One stoke separates Pepperdine and Stanford after one round of play at the Prestige, which is fitting given that one shot was the difference between the top players on Monday. TEAM LEADERBOARD HERE Waves senior and three-time All American William Mouw fired an impressive 65 in his first round, the best individual score of the
Continue Reading
The 23rd annual Prestige collegiate golf tournament is back next week at the Norman course at PGA West. On Sunday the tournament hosted a free junior clinic hosted by Stanford Head Coach Conrad Ray and Texas Tech’s Ludvig Aberg. Defending Prestige champion Ludvig Aberg @TexasTechMGolf, current No. 1 @PGATOURU, and @StanfordMGolf Head Coach Conrad Ray
Continue Reading