You are now able to go get your official Coachella Valley Firebirds merchandise at a physical location. Several Palm Desert city leaders were joined by team management for a grand opening ceremony Monday morning. It was a packed house inside the store as residents rushed to get their team gear. The store offers a wide
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Rancho Mirage 19@Ventura 35FTwentynine Palms 28@Village Christian 24F Week 2 of high school football playoffs were underway Friday night and coincidentally we had two teams left standing. Rancho Mirage traveled over 180 miles to play Ventura high school. The Rattlers fought hard and played with purpose on the road, but came up short. 35-19 the
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Attalia Cano is one of the best senior wrestlers in the state, and we have her right here in our valley. A Shadow Hills Knight, she comes from a black belt background. But wrestling has taken over. “I knew I liked it but I didn’t love it yet,” said Cano. “Something just clicked my junior
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PGA West isn’t just a golf gem here in Coachella Valley, this course is among the best California has to offer. And it’s home to some of PGA’s premier tour events and some of golf’s best. But for the first time “Stadium Shootout” tees off here on the iconic 17th hole. 16 local golf pros
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Spectators will return to the American Express golf tournament in 2022. Tickets are now on sale for the 2022 American Express, the Coachella Valley’s PGA Tour golf event. The tournament will be held from Jan. 19-23, 2022 at the PGA WEST and La Quinta Country Club in La Quinta. Last year’s tournament was played without
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The Coachella Valley’s hockey team will officially be known as the Firebirds. 🔥 Did you see that flame soaring across the sky? The Firebirds are landing in the Coachella Valley.Get all the details at https://t.co/qm2mwCho7U pic.twitter.com/FC5nczRbxd— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) November 5, 2021 The team name was unveiled during a news conference Friday morning at
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds, the first professional sports team to call the Coachella Valley home, was unveiled at a private event in Thousand Palms Friday morning. Pictured: Coachella Valley Firebirds logo Among the crowd of attendees and speakers with a vested interest in the $300 million privately funded arena were young local athletes who are
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The first round of high school football playoffs featured eight local teams, with seven of them in action on Friday night. Unfortunately, our local squads finished with a losing record in the first round, going 2-5 overall. The only winning teams were Rancho Mirage and Twentynine Palms. The Rattlers and Wildcats are on to the
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The past 11 winners of the Play of the Week throughout the regular season are back, help us crown the Play of the Year! Voting closes at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 8, you can vote one time a day. The winner will be announced Monday at 6 p.m. on News Channel 3. Whoever wins
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The inaugural indiGO Stadium Shoot-Out, benefiting the First Tee of the Coachella Valley, is set to tee off on Tuesday, November 9th at PGA WEST in La Quinta. This made-for-TV event will feature 16 challengers competing for $1,000 in cash on the Pete Dye Stadium Course’s notorious 17th hole, known as “Alcatraz.” PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS
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In case you haven’t heard already, a new American Hockey League team is coming to our desert, expected to make their debut next Fall for the 2022-2023 season. Before our local team takes the ice as the 32nd AHL franchise, they need a name, logo, colors and more, which will all be announced on Friday,
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Coachella Valley has had something special brewing on the tennis court for four years. Lydia Rodriguez has won three consecutive DVL singles titles and hasn’t lost a match in three years. “I didn’t realize that it has been so much until someone told me to count my record. I’ve been undefeated since my sophomore year,”
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After a full season of action, this will be the first time in two years that high school football will see playoffs in California. In total, eight local teams earned a bid to continue their season in the CIF-SS playoffs – five from the Desert Empire League and three from the Desert Valley League. Palm
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After two months of high school football, we have made it to the final week of the regular season! We’ve got some big games including a major local rivalry that will determine the fate of a league title. Watch the Best Local Sports Show with Blake Arthur tonight at 11 p.m. for highlights and results
Continue Reading Help us crown the Play of the Week for the final week of the regular season. Vote for your favorite below, voting closes at 2 p.m. on Monday. You can vote once a day, spread the word for your favorite! We’ll announce the winner Monday at 6 p.m. on News Channel 3!
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Palm Desert’s dominance continues in our desert. The Aztecs earned a share of their fifth straight league title following their highly competitive, highly intense double-overtime victory on the road at Shadow Hills. After both teams scored in the first OT, PD settled for a field goal in the second OT, giving Shadow Hills a chance
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Coachella Valley fans of ABC’s “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” have seen familiar locations on the hit reality programs for years. On Tuesday, you can see a familiar face: News Channel 3 Sports Director Blake Arthur. In the second episode of the current series, bachelorette Michelle Young went out on a group date to play
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“He’s the definition of a student-athlete,” said Rancho Mirage head coach L.D. Matthews. “At practice, it’s like having another coach out there,” said defensive line coach RK Carrick. “This team wouldn’t be the same without Daimon,” said senior Adrian Gutierrez. Rancho Mirage has itself a difference-maker. Daimon Pine. As a senior defensive end and two-year
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The Coachella Valley Arena and the NHL’s Seattle Kraken released a video teasing a major announcement regarding the new local American Hockey League team. The videos tease the announcement is coming on November 5 at 11 a.m. PT. The team name was not revealed yet, but there appear to be some hints as to the
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We’re in the penultimate week of the local high school football season, week 10 is among us. There were 6 games played under the Friday night lights with an additional game on Thursday. Check out highlights and scores in this week’s Best Local Sports Show with Blake Arthur. Shadow Hills – 7@Palm Springs – 0FRancho
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