The California Interscholastic Federation has established a physical examination waiver for Fall 2020 sports. Due to potential delays because of COVID-19, the CIF has extended the deadline for 30 days after the first day of practice for the sport. This waiver will only apply to student athletes who have a physical examination on file at
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On Friday, Laker legend AC Green was in the desert lending a helping hand in the fight against coronavirus. Green is an advisory board member for Brio Clinical, the company contracted to perform employee testing at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino. Known for his humanitarian efforts and outreach, Green is committed to helping the community combat
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Former Student Athlete of the Week Caitlin Estrin from Rancho Mirage is continuing her soccer career at N.A.I.A Southwestern College in Kansas. Estrin was a three-sport captain for the Rattlers, playing volleyball, softball and soccer. This past week at the school’s commencement, Estrin was named the 2020 Rancho Mirage Scholar Athlete of the Year and
Continue Reading The California Interscholastic Federation announced Friday that they will have a decision on fall high school sports by July 20th. This all comes after three days of meetings to discuss the future of sports given the coronavirus pandemic which already cancelled out the 2020 spring sports season. CIF State released a full statement while the
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After a soft opening this week, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Coachella Valley are set to reopen on Monday. Local clubs include La Quinta, Indio, Coachella and Mecca. After going through so much in the past few months, Director of Operations Tony Williams said he can tell the kids are happy to be back.
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After last night’s board approval, coaches and administrators from Indio High School gathered at the school’s football stadium to welcome Ron Shipley as new athletic director. “My vision was, Indio’s got a rich history, I think a lot of great traditions here and I think it was a good step for me to get back
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It didn’t take long for Ron Shipley to find a new home. It just happens to be across town at the rival high school, Indio. The former Shadow Hills football stepped down this past season, ending a run that started in 2009 when he started the program. The Knights hired Alex Esquibel to become the
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For over 30 years, Dodgers team photographer Jon Soohoo has been behind Los Angeles’ most iconic sports moments. His portrait of Kobe Bryant was selected to grace the cover of ESPN’s recent tribute issue to honor the Laker legend.
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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
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Ernie Martinez was the head coach for 29 Palms football for 25 seasons. He won 155 games, 9 league titles and made the playoffs 19 times. He also had 19 wins over rival Yucca Valley. A local legend on the high desert and in the valley, he is retiring after 34 years at TPHS as
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Tomorrow would be Opening Day for the Palm Springs Power. Instead, the 2020 season could start later in the summer, or even the fall. “If you can’t be seen and you can’t expose yourself to people to watch you play, there’s not much you can do,” said Sam DiMatteo. The Palm Springs Power is a
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“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
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Palm Springs high school senior swim standout Cody Meyer is headed to Cal Baptist University. He was one of the top swimmers in the valley throughout his high school career, which included a DEL championship his junior year with the Indians. Meyer is the last local student-athlete to be featured in the Senior Spotlight segment,
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The inevitable has happened. The Palm Springs Power announced Tuesday, May 26 that they’re postponing their 2020 season with the hopes of starting at a later date this summer. Update on 2020 season pic.twitter.com/yu1vm6Nvt2— Palm Springs Power (@PSPowerBaseball) May 26, 2020 Opening Day was originally scheduled for Friday, May 29 but that will not happen
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The Indio Boys & Girls Club boxing gym might be closed, but that’s not stopping one local athlete from getting his work in. Thanks to some help from his dad, he has the gym right at home with him. “My biggest goal is to be the most professional boxer in the world and earn a
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Palm Desert lineman Ryan Neighbors launched a fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society back in March to honor his friend Max Borbon, also a lineman at rival La Quinta High School, who was diagnosed with Leukemia last year. Neighbors’ fundraiser culminated with two blood drives this week. The first at Riccio’s Steak and Seafood
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Ryan Leaf, the #2 overall draft pick in the 1998 NFL draft and ESPN college football analyst, was arrested for domestic battery in Palm Desert, according to multiple outlets including USA Today and TMZ Sports. According to jail records, Leaf, 44, was arrested Friday at 1:59 p.m. on Grapevine Street in Palm Desert. He is
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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
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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 &
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Tuesday featured a two-for-one special for the senior spotlight segment with a pair of boys representing the city of Indio, Christian Robledo and Matthew Cruz. The Senior Spotlight showcases local senior student-athletes who lost their final season due to the coronavirus pandemic. If you’d like to nominate a senior to be featured in the Senior Spotlight segment,
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