Just a day after the Palm Desert High School boys golf team won the CIF-SS title, a rule violation has forced the team to forfeit it. A CIF-SS news release revealed that Palm Desert self-reported its violation of CIF bylaws. “CIF-SS bylaws 504.M and 2212 state: In order to provide at least one day of
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Palm Desert High School graduate Brian Serven is going to the major leagues! The Colorado Rockies announced that they will be calling up the local standout ahead of Tuesday’s game against the San Francisco Giants. Serven, 27, was drafted by the Rockies in the fifth round of the 2016 MLB draft. He’s been working his
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Local legend Cub Swanson was tee’ing it up at the Grant Fuhr celebrity invitational on Sunday and opened up about his future in the ring. Caught up with my guy @CubSwanson at the @gf31foundation celebrity golf tournament at @golfDWGR today. The 38-year-old Killer Cub is 28-12, hoping for his next fight to be here at
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The Lady Rajahs historic, compelling season comes to an end as they fall, 4-3, to Elsinore in the CIF-SS Division Six semifinals on Saturday. The game was tied, 3-3, heading into extras when Elsinore took the lead in the top of the eighth. This was the farthest any softball team from Indio has reached in
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A plethora of stars visited the Coachella Valley for the second annual Grant Fuhr celebrity invitational. This tournament was created by five-time Stanley Cup champion Fuhr and benefits the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. A foundation striving for healing and hope for individuals, families and communities affected by addiction to alcohol and other drugs. Exceptional day
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College of the Desert baseball will have its biggest challenge yet of its historic season. The Roadrunners claimed their 7th Inland Empire Athletic Conference championship and have moved onto the second round of CCCAA playoffs against #1 Saddleback (32-8). “The motto is why not us,” said second baseman Dalton Thomas. “We obviously are here for
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In less than a 120 days the 2022-23 NFL season will kickoff and on Thursday each team’s schedule was released. Here is a look at our two southern California teams the defending Super Bowl champions Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers. Mark your calendars, Rams Fans! 😬🎟️ » https://t.co/s3deGBTBha | #RamsHouse pic.twitter.com/wsTxN42oQM— Los Angeles
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Former World Boxing Organization light flyweight champion Angel Acosta will fight fellow Puerto Rican Janel Rivera tonight in the scheduled 10-round super flyweight main event of a six-bout card at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio. Acosta (22-3-1, 21 knockouts) will be fighting for the first time since being stopped in the fourth round by
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Palm Desert tennis has been a powerhouse here in the valley. The boys on court went undefeated in the regular season and a big part can be credited to Kenan Rizvanbegovic. Captain, and one of the Aztecs most versatile players. “He started playing for me as a freshman and played extremely well,” said Palm Desert
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The College of the Desert baseball team is getting ready for the CCCAA Super Regional. On Saturday at Ted Hamilton field, COD needed to win back to back games to stay alive in the playoffs against Long Beach City. The Roadrunners won game two, 12-5, behind a grand slam from Rancho Mirage alum Spencer Dickinson.
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On Saturday at Revel Palm Desert, the Rotary Club of Rancho Mirage hosted a Kentucky Derby party in fundraising for multiple local organizations. “The fundraiser is for six projects here in the valley and also for the Ukraine disaster relief fund,” said Rotary President David Hammer. “We also have an internship program through College of the
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Seven prep baseball teams took the field on Friday to open up CIF-SS playoffs. Full playoff brackets here. La Quinta Coming off winning a DEL title, the Blackhawks are looking to make a substantial playoff run. And they get off to a hot start. 6-0, win over Woodland Christian. Markus Lafayette went 3-3 as LQ
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High school softball headlined the day and we had six local teams on the field. La Quinta, Indio and Shadow Hills all at home. Palm Desert, Coachella Valley and Twentynine Palms on the road for a quest for a CIF-SS title. B-i-g 🥎 Thursday in the valley ⬇️ @CIFSS playoff run starts now 😤@LQHSsoftball vs
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The first week of May brings us a stacked schedule of high school playoffs. Multiple sports across multiple days. Aztecs cruises by Canyon, Yucca Valley moves on Palm Desert won their first round match 12-6 over Canyon. No. 1 singles Eduardo Gonzalez and No. 1 doubles Dilen Kakar/Jake Presser won all three of their matches.
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds will likely kick off their inaugural season in Seattle while the team waits for their home arena to be completed, Seattle Kraken GM Ron Francis announced. Francis confirmed the news during his season-ending news conference on Tuesday. During a Q&A session, the Coachella Valley Firebirds were brought up. Francis said the Firebirds’
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Emmi Jacobus is a Desert Christian Academy senior standout on the volleyball court. She’s proven to be one of the valley’s top players, and her and volleyball were love at first sight. “Actually it was in 6th grade and I went to Desert Sports volleyball center down the street. It was a club and they
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Angels outfielder, and Shadow Hills grad, Taylor Ward has been named American League Player of the Week by MLB. .@Warrdyboy7 and @willya02 have been lighting it up 🔥They are your AL, NL @chevrolet Players of the Week. pic.twitter.com/GYmueMIA8E— MLB (@MLB) May 2, 2022 Ward, 28, led the A.L. in hits (13), extra-base hits (7), total bases
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Although they did not get drafted, Coachella Valley natives Tayler Hawkins and Daniel Whelan will get a shot at making an NFL roster. The San Francisco 49ers have signed Hawkins and the New Orleans Saints signed Whelan following the conclusion of the NFL Draft. Hawkins, a 2015 grad of Palm Springs high school, had 62
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Tamarisk Country Club hosted for the first time the 9th annual Rattler Scramble golf tournament benefiting Rancho Mirage high school athletics. “We are excited,” said tournament sponsor Barry Golden. “We have a hundred players and a hole in one for five thousand bucks. Woo Woo! We hope everyone enjoys the coming football season. We look
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NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer was suspended Friday for two full seasons without pay by Major League Baseball for violating the league’s domestic violence and sexual assault policy, which he denies. Bauer’s lengthy suspension comes after a San Diego woman, whom the pitcher had met through social media, alleged that
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