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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

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has resulted in the cancellation of events throughout the state of California and beyond over the past several months, the 2020 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships will not take place.  The event was to be held October 31 – November 8, 2020 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

The NBA’s Board of Governors has approved a 22-team format for restarting the league season in late July at the Disney campus near Orlando, Florida, another major step toward getting teams back onto the court and playing games again. The format calls for each team playing eight games to determine playoff seeding plus the possible

“There are only two types of people in the world, Rajahs and those who wish they were,” said Ovidio Machado. Luckily for Ovidio Machado, he was a Rajah for 30 years. “When I started here, this school meant so much to me because they were my people. They were my students, they were my kids

The CIF council announced Thursday that teams have voted to have the playoff format changed. The new format will put teams in a division after the regular season, prior to before the regular season even starts. Basically, teams will be placed in divisions based on their performance of that specific season rather than in year’s

Jake Vincent played football and golf at Palm Desert high school, graduating in 2016. He’s been at Southern Utah since where he’s had a successful college golf career, highlighted by this recent honor of earning conference player of the year. .@Jakevin15 was recently named @BigSkyConf player of the year for golf. Former @pdhsofficial football &

The PSCL, a summer baseball league for college players held normally in Palm Springs, will operate out of Texas this year. Below is the full statement from the league, sent out via Twitter on Tuesday, May 19 around 4:30 p.m. The Palm Springs Collegiate League will be the Texas Collegiate League this summer. https://t.co/Vs6TAJ1O5u— Blake

“So the UFC’s back! I’m pretty stoked about it,” said Swanson. “You know in the beginning when they were trying to do the show in California and the governor shut them down I wasn’t really sure about it and how Covid was going to spread but I think now we’re in a better place,” said