Two former champions, Pernilla Lindberg (2018) and Stacy Lewis (2011), address the media on Wednesday at the 2020 ANA Inspiration in Rancho Mirage, as practice rounds continue. Lindberg reflected on how much this tournament means to her. “I probably think back to that week at some point each and every day,” she said. The 2018
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Complete preview of the 2020 ANA Inspiration It’s time for the legendary winner’s leap into Poppie’s Pond. This week marks the return of major championship golf to Mission Hills Country Club with the 49th playing of the ANA Inspiration. The 104-player field, including 17 players in the top 25 of the Rolex Women’s World Golf
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British golfer Charley Hull announced that she is withdrawing from the Ana Inspiration in Rancho Mirage after testing positive for coronavirus. Hull wrote on Twitter that she was informed of the test results Tuesday morning. “I didn’t feel great yesterday and I put it down to jet lag, the heat, and my asthma playing up,”
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The ANA Inspiration is here. Despite the ongoing global pandemic, the esteemed major championship will be played this week, Sept. 10-13 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage. 𝙏𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠 is upon us.It's time for the 49th ANA Inspiration 💙#ANAInspiration | #InspirationStartsHere pic.twitter.com/3v9ypwsuwo— The Chevron Championship (@Chevron_Golf) September 7, 2020 The tournament will be
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Former Shadow Hills baseball standout Tyson Miller made his major league debut on Monday, starting in the second game of a doubleheader for the Chicago Cubs against the rival St. Louis Cardinals. Miller’s final line was two innings, 42 pitches, two earned runs off one hit and three walks. Miller gets to keep the ball
Continue Reading Tyson Miller has taken the mound hundreds of times in his baseball career but Monday was his first time doing so in the major leagues. Miller, a former Shadow Hills high school star, made his big league debut for the Chicago Cubs in the second game of the doubleheader against the rival St. Louis Cardinals.
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It sent shock-waves through the sports world on Tuesday. The Pac-12 and Big Ten postponed their fall sports season, which includes football. “It’s annoying because I sacrificed the rest of high school to come in, in January and I really did feel myself getting better and I knew that I could work my way up
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“I still love it, missing it right now. I think once somebody tries it, they find that they do have a passion for it, and will really like it,” said Rick Sherwood. Rick Sherwood has been officiating high school sports in the Coachella Valley for over 40 years. Like Sherwood, most referees are from the
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The 2020 ANA Inspiration has been rescheduled for September 10 through 13 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, without spectators. It will be the first women’s U.S. Major of the year and mark the return of professional sports to the Coachella Valley. The LPGA event was postponed from its traditional March date due to
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New guidelines issued by state health officials now allow youth sports to return for some limited participation. Advisory-Letter-re-State-Guidelines-on-Youth-Sports_8.5.20-1Download Youth sports are now allowed to take place when the following two criteria are met: Physical distancing of at least six feet between participants.Stable cohort, such as a class or team when the participants remain the same, that
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From Palm Desert to pinstripes, Brooks Kriske has made it to the Big Leagues. The 26-year-old right handed pitcher was called up Sunday, July 26 by the New York Yankees from the team’s alternate training site in Moosic, PA. Following tonight's game, the Yankees optioned OF Clint Frazier and RHP Ben Heller to the Alternate
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California’s first boxing card since the coronavirus outbreak in March will be held today at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio without a live audience. The California State Athletic Commission approved emergency regulations this week allowing for professional boxing, mixed martial arts and other combat sports to resume in the state during the COVID-19
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LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Los Angeles Dodgers opened their season by scoring seven times in their last two at-bats to whip the San Francisco Giants, 8-1. Kike Hernandez was 4-for-5 with a two-run homer and five RBIs to lead the Dodgers’ 11-hit attack. Win No. 1 #OpeningDay pic.twitter.com/n1q4VjFOmP— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 24,
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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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The California Interscholastic Federation, commonly known as CIF, has postponed the start of the high school sports season and released a new calendar due to the ongoing pandemic. If it is safe for high school sports to be played, CIF will implement a revised and shortened schedule for sports to resume as early as December.
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Caroline Wales has committed to play golf at an elite collegiate level. Wales has committed to Kansas to play golf for the Jayhawks. Wales chose Kansas for multiple reasons but really fell in love with everything the school offered. So excited to announce that I’ve verbally committed to play golf and continue my education at
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The high school sports season is in serious jeopardy due to the ongoing global pandemic. But the wait for getting a definitive answer, or at least a plan moving forward, should be over soon. CIF will make an announcement on Monday, July 20th in regards to the upcoming sports season. The CIF State office is
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The Strange family is not strange at all. Well, not in a negative way anyways. But their success is rare and runs in the family. After Shadow Hills senior Deonta Strange won a CIF-SS championship, he joined a long tradition of titles within his family. His father, uncle and grandfather all won CIF championships, making
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Due to the coronavirus, the California Community Colleges Athletic Association board of directors have decided to move all Fall sports to the Spring of 2021. The complete announcement from the CCCAA can be found on their website as they detail the reasons for the move. Locally, this decision affects College of the Desert and their
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Shadow Hills two-sport standout Deonta Strange and Rancho Mirage two-sport star Madison Tremblay have been named student-athletes of the year for their respective season. Both seniors are former student-athletes of the week on KESQ and have been chosen for their excellence in the classroom, community and competitive arena. This award does not solely honor athletic
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