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Sports Director Blake Arthur had the opportunity to chat with Channing Benjamin prior to the stay-at-home order and golf being banned in the desert. Benjamin lives locally but is known nationally. His photography is widely regarded as some of the best in the business. He’s shot all over the world at some of the most

Grant Fuhr is a 5-time Stanley Cup champion, widely regarded as one of the best goaltenders of all time. Fuhr lives locally in the desert and is an avid golfer. He shared some thoughts on Wednesday with Sports Director Blake Arthur on the current situation with the NHL season being paused due to the coronavirus

Desert Christian Academy seniors Kaia Johnson and Troy Collins inked their college commitments despite missing their final season due to the coronavirus pandemic. Johnson, a two-sport standout at DCA, is headed to play softball at Cal State Bakersfield. Meanwhile, Collins is going to play baseball at Arizona Christian. The DCA duo were both honor roll

Justin Sobczyk is going home.  A Palm Desert basketball player and assistant coach, Sobczyk has been named head coach for the Aztec basketball program.  “This is where I belong. This is home, this has always been home. It’s an honor to be back. I’m pumped,” Sobczyk told Sports Director Blake Arthur. The Prodigal Son (Sobczyk)

Rolando Garza graduated from Coachella Valley high school in 1997 and was then drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 9th round. After some time in professional baseball, he became the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at Pepperdine University in Malibu. Now, he’s a pitching coordinator in Major League Baseball for the Tampa Bay

Rancho Mirage head baseball coach David Shaw sat down with Sports Director Blake Arthur to talk about what the postponed season means for him, his team and the rest of the valley student-athletes. The spring sports season has been put on pause because of the coronavirus. Plus, Shadow Hills high school track and field holds

Baseball is fun. Sports Director Blake Arthur decided it was only right to have some fun on the field with Rancho Mirage head baseball coach David Shaw despite the baseball season being postponed due to the coronavirus. Skipper Shaw showed Blake his fungo skills, sign giving technique, pre-game speech, and the importance of sunflower seeds

“We’re Riot from Desert Elite Mavericks!” The team cheered. After coming up just short the past couple of years, this group of 13 girls and one boy earned a bid to the D2 Summit in its first competition of the 2019-2020 season. “Pretty much the Olympics of cheerleading,” said Jermaine Wright, Riot’s coach. “That’s like

The Desert Blaze hockey club consists of young hockey players from all over the family. They practice and play out of Cathedral City but are unable to do what they love because of the coronavirus. The 10-U team, specifically, is coming off a strong season in which they won a prestigious Las Vegas tournament.