COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The Firebirds are on fire of late, having won their last five games after taking down the reigning Calder Cup champion Canucks on Sunday at Acrisure Arena. In fact, the Firebirds finished the weekend with two straight shutouts, defeating the Gulls in San Diego 4-0, followed by a 3-0 victory
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Golden Boy Promotions put on a show Friday night at Acrisure Arena, hosting the first boxing event of its kind. Two local fighters were featured on the card, Manny Flores and Cayden Griffiths. Flores, co-headlining this historic event in his hometown, lost by unanimous decision to Jorge Chavez in a
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — James Dockery is preparing to take over the football program at Indio high school, pending DSUSD board approval. The board meeting is set for Tuesday, Jan. 20 and Dockery’s name is listed on the docket for the vacant head football coaching position at Indio high school. Sports Director Blake Arthur
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) — The American Express golf tournament has finalized its field for the 2026 event tournament, which will feature 156 players. Headlining the field is World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who returns to the Coachella Valley for the first time since 2024. The four-time major winner missed last year’s tournament due to
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The American Hockey League has announced that Firebirds’ forward Jagger Firkus and defenseman Tyson Jugnauth have been selected to the 2026 AHL All-Star Classic presented by BMO scheduled for Feb. 10-11, in Rockford, IL. Both Firebirds’ players have been featured this season on KESQ News Channel 3. ⭐️⭐️ OUR ALL-STARS ⭐️⭐️Jagger Firkus
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — A pair of local fighters are set to take the ring this Friday for the first boxing event at Acrisure Arena. Golden Boy Promotions presents Rocha vs Curiel | Flores vs Chavez. This is Golden Boy’s first event of the 2026 fight calendar and will feature nine bouts. Coachella native
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Texas Stars 6-3 on Wednesday night in Cedar Park. Coachella Valley took two straight in Texas to earn the sweep over the Stars, scoring a combined 11 goals over the two game series. Click HERE to view the game’s full box score. The Firebirds have
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) — Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the country, and it’s popularity is on full display this week with the Carvana Masters, the first slam of the professional pickleball season. The Carvana Masters is being played at Mission Hills Country Club. The tournament features 1,600 players – professionals and amateurs
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Texas Stars on Tuesday night at H-E-B Center by the final score of 5-2. The Firebirds came back from a two-goal deficit for the second straight game. With the win, the Firebirds’ record improves to 18-12-4-0 on the season. THREE STARS 3.) Justin Ertel
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) — Rancho Mirage soccer standout Jerome Carter is our latest student-athlete of the week. “He’s unstoppable. He has all the moves, all the skills that a player, that a forward needs to have, but he also cherishes part of the game by being a contributor and part of the team,” said
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A women’s flag football league launched today, with franchises in each of Southern California’s eight counties: Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Ventura, Santa Barbara and Imperial. The So Cal Women’s Pro Flag Football League is the brainchild of sports entrepreneur and longtime sports promoter Roy Englebrecht, and aims
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds hosted the Henderson Silver Knights once again, but this time the Firebirds take the win. Wednesday night Henderson beat Coachella Valley 5-1, but Saturday was a different story at Acrisure Arena with a final score of 3-2. The Firebirds came back from a two-goal deficit in
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — It was a jam-packed Thursday of sports in the desert with basketball, soccer and water polo all featured. Watch the video for highlights from some of the biggest sporting events of the day.
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – Scottie Scheffler, the world’s top-ranked men’s golf player, officially committed to play at this year’s American Express on Wednesday morning. Scheffler missed last year’s tournament due to injury. The world number one had his right hand punctured by broken glass on Christmas Day. Along with Scheffler, here are the rest
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Henderson Silver Knights 5-1 on Wednesday at Acrisure Arena. The Silver Knight went on a two-goal run in the opener from Ben Hemmerling and Tanner Laczynski. Henderson continued to hold the Firebirds scoreless in the middle frame and scored their third goal by
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Coachella Valley Firebirds forward Oscar Fisker Mølgaard has been named to Team Denmark’s roster for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games taking place this February in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Mølgaard, 20, recorded 17 points (6 goals, 11 assists) in 28 games for Coachella Valley this season. The Hjørring, Denmark
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The St. Cloud State Huskies are the 2026 Cactus Cup Champions. The Huskies defeated the defending tournament champions, UMass Lowell, 3-2 on Saturday at Acrisure Arena. St. Cloud State went on a three-goal run from Tyson Gross, Grant Ahcan, and Noah Urness. The River Hawks scored the final two goals
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Ontario Reign 3-2 on Saturday at Toyota Arena. The Firebirds opened the scoring in the first period. Ian McKinnon buried his second goal of the year for the early 1-0 lead. The Reign tallied the equalizer to close the opening period, but the
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Day one of the second annual Cactus Cup featured two great games on Friday at Acrisure Arena. The defending Cactus Cup champions, UMass Lowell, played Minnesota State in game one. The River Hawks never missed a beat. Dillian Bentley scored the opening goal in the first period for a 1-0
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the San Diego Gulls 5-2 on Friday at Pechanga Arena. The Firebirds couldn’t have asked for a better start. Logan Morrison scored twice in only 11:58 minutes in the first period for the 2-0 lead. The Gulls scored two unanswered right back, but from then on,
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