Week 7 of the local high school football season featured the start of Desert Empire league play and one game postponed due to no lights! It’s over! Palm Desert’s streak of 23 straight league wins is done! Palm Springs goes on the road to earn a gutsy 10-7 win, taking down the reigning 4-time champs!
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Cathedral City has been forced to forfeit two of their wins after accidentally playing an ineligible player. The Lions, who were 5-0 overall, are taking losses in their games against Perris and 29 Palms. Unfortunately, that means they are now 3-2 overall and 1-1 in DVL play. Bummer about Cathedral City having to forfeit 2
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The 2021 Congressional Baseball game was held today at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. is underway. Democrats and Republicans lawmakers faced off in a friendly game of baseball to raise money for charity. It was a close game but the Republican team came out with the win in a 13-12 game. Local Congressman Raul Ruiz
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Tennis great Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the first and only Fall-edition of the BNP Paribas Open, scheduled to be played October 4-17 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. The announcement came via Twitter on Wednesday, just days ahead of the tournament’s start. I am sorry I won’t get to see my fans in Indian
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is officially hanging up his gloves. The eight-division world champion and Philippines senator has announced his retirement from the ring, Pacquiao says: “As I hang up my boxing gloves, I would like to thank the whole world, especially the Filipino people for supporting Manny Pacquiao. Goodbye boxing.”
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Coachella Valley Volleyball Coachella Valley volleyball has had a star in the making for the past 4 years, Melanie Hernandez. The type of player this coaching staff has been waiting on. I remember after our banquet that year we went up to her and asked her if she is ready for this to be her
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Reigning US Open Champion Emma Raducanu has been awarded a wild card into the 2021 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. A desert debut you won't want to miss.See you in #TennisParadise, @EmmaRaducanu 🌴 pic.twitter.com/NFHSwGaBfa— BNP Paribas Open (@BNPPARIBASOPEN) September 28, 2021 The BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden starts on Oct.
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According to the Desert Empire League, below is how the league will handle cancellations in the event of COVID-19. All league contests will award points for contests played. Breakdown as follows:● 3points for an outright win● 3points for a win in overtime● 1point for a loss in overtime If a game has to be cancelled
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The world’s top-ranked women’s tennis player will not be at Indian Wells next week. Ash Barty has withdrawn from the 2021 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, tournament officials announced on Monday. Another star is out at this year’s BNP. More tonight on @KESQ in sports. https://t.co/47wjiink1l— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) September 27, 2021 There has
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We’re all wrapped up with week 6 of the local high school football season. Check out scores and tune in at 11 p.m. for the full highlights. Indio – 21@Cathedral City – 28FLa Quinta – 50@Bloomington – 8F LQHS football is now 4-0. Blackhawk football defeats Bloomington High School 50-7! Ready for DEL! Let’s go
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Help us crown our Play of the Week for week 6 of local high school. Vote for your favorite below. Watch News Channel 3 Monday at 6 p.m. as we announce the winner.
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One of the biggest names in tennis won’t be at the 2021 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. On Wednesday, officials announced that 2018 BNP Paribas Open champion Naomi Osaka pulled out of this year’s tournament. The tournament was set to start in two weeks. 2018 Champion Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from #BNPPO21.We look forward
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Cathedral City Football Football and Oshea Wallace were meant to be together. A born natural athlete. This game and passion was love at first sight. “It was like when I was four or five, I went to one of my brothers games and he was going crazy and I told my Dad I wanted to
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The high school football season continues this week with a full schedule of games featuring our local teams. WEEK 5 *Winning team is in BOLD Thursday 9/16 29 Palms at Cathedral City – Lions win DVL opener 28-17, improve to 4-0Rancho Christian at Xavier Prep – Saints win 38-14, finish non-league schedule at 2-2-1Shadow Hills
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There were a lot of great plays on the field this week from our local football players but only one play will be our high school football play of the week. Jarvis Crawford – Xavier PrepLuke Sidhu – 29 PalmsJayvyn Capler – Palm Springs Vote for which player had the WEEK 5 high school football
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The local community continues to remember and honor the life of Marine Corporal Hunter Lopez who was among 13 U.S. service members who died during the attack on a Kabul airport in August. Lopez, 22, is an Indio native who graduated from La Quinta High School. He is the son of Riverside County Sheriff’s Captain
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Palm Desert Football Meet Hanyi…Joh…one of the most electric and exciting players in the valley. And the stats prove it. He leads Palm Desert’s in rushing yards, receiving yards, and oh yeah…touchdowns. “It’s amazing and you want to keep doing it. I always tell my offensive line and my offense it’s fun when we are
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La Quinta has cancelled their game Friday against Murrieta Mesa because of a positive test within their program. Another week, another cancellation. @LQHSFootball home game Friday against Murrieta Mesa has been canceled due to COVID. Bummer for Blackhawks who are 3-0 on the season. @lqathletics @lqprincipal @LQBlackhawks @KESQ— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) September 14, 2021 LQ
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By GREG BEACHAM LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California fired football coach Clay Helton on Monday, two games into his seventh season in charge. Athletic director Mike Bohn made the move two days after an embarrassing 42-28 home loss to Stanford that dropped the Trojans (1-1, 0-1 Pac-12) out of the AP Top 25. Donte
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Desirae Krawczyk, a Palm Desert High School graduate, won the mixed doubles title at the US Open on Saturday. 🙌 MIXED DOUBLES CHAMPS 🙌@desiraekrawczyk | @joesalisbury92 pic.twitter.com/kmTOrFDu8K— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 11, 2021 Lift it high 🏆🔝@desiraekrawczyk | @joesalisbury92 pic.twitter.com/9Ye5GBgw88— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 11, 2021 Krawczyk and Great Britain’s Joe Salisbury defeated
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