BERMUDA DUNES, Calif. (KESQ) Despite a first-round playoff exit for the football team at Desert Christian Academy, the future is bright with the help of Freshman twins Mario and Eusebio Gallo. “Coming in as high schoolers, they already knew what it takes to win, and that was always their mentality is how can I win,”
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost 6-3 to the Bakersfield Condors on Saturday at Dignity Health Arena In the first, the Condors scored two goals by Josh Samanski and Quinn Hutson, while holding the Firebirds scoreless. To open the middle frame, the birds wasted no time. Jagger Firkus tallied his fifth
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — We had five local high school football teams play in their respective quarterfinal on Friday night. Of the five teams, three of them won, advancing to their respective semifinal. CIF-SS Football Quarterfinals (2nd round) D7: Hart 21 at Palm Springs 22 D8: Palm Desert 46 at Patriot (Jurupa Valley) 33
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BERMUDA DUNES, Calif. (KESQ) — Fellowship Christian Academy is a local 12-U football team, set to play in the state championship game this Sunday in the Bay Area. The wolfpack finished 7-1 on the season, now looking to win their second state title in three years. With a win Sunday, FCA will punch their ticket to the national championships in
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) Four student-athletes signed their letter of intent on Wednesday at Palm Desert High School. Soccer Forward Natalhie Baca signed to play at Southern Illinois University. Swimmer Ava Otteson committed to play at UCLA. Baseball pitcher Zane Hathaway signed to play at Colorado State Pueblo. Baseball pitcher Jake Brande committed to play
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YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) —Â Yucca Valley senior quarterback Aiden Shannon is this week’s student athlete of the week. Switching from wide receiver to quarterback is a very rare position change and very difficult to do, but that wasn’t a problem for Aiden Shannon, who was ready to lead the team once he stepped onto the
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds hockey team will host its annual “Military Appreciation Night” to honor the nation’s service members Tuesday at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert. It will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at 75702 Varner Road. Â Â In partnership with the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians and
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Tucson Roadrunners 4-3 in overtime on Saturday at Tucson Convention Center Arena. The Firebirds came out on a heater in the opening period. The birds took a 2-0 lead with goals from Oscar Fisker Molgaard and Logan Morrison. To close the first, Tucson got
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – It’s playoff time for our local high school football teams. Seven teams are playing on Friday night. D7Claremont – 7@Palm Springs – 31FD8Marina – 7@Palm Desert – 36FD11Jurupa Hills – 0@Shadow Hills – 37FD12Costa Mesa – 17@Yucca Valley – 43FD12Arroyo Valley – 26@DCA – 24FD12Coachella Valley – 38@Banning – 35FD13Desert
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TUCSON, Arizona (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Tucson Roadrunners on Friday night at Tucson Arena by the final score of 4-2. Five Firebirds (Ottavainen, Firkus, Stephens, Goyette, Morrison) recorded multi-point games to help guide Coachella Valley to their second straight win. Nikke Kokko finished the night with 25 saves on 27 shots as the
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The Acrisure Series returns to the Coachella Valley later this month for its third consecutive year. The tournament is scheduled for Nov. 25-28 at Acrisure Arena, set to showcase 20 NCAA Division I men’s basketball programs across 18 games. I got to catch up with GCU men's basketball head coach
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Colorado Eagles on Wednesday night at Acrisure Arena in a shootout by the final score of 6-5. Five different players netted goals for the Firebirds while Logan Morrison and J.R. Avon each scored in the shootout to help Coachella Valley to their first win
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) PGA West had a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony of its new Performance Lab. “It’s a little bit surreal,” PGA West Executive Director Ben Dobbs said. “You know, we’ve been working on this for so long, but it’s all come together so quickly, and you set out with a vision and
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds’ third annual Season of Giving Canned Food Drive will get underway today. Â Â The drive will begin during the Firebirds’ game against the Colorado Eagles, which begins at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Acrisure Arena, 75702 Varner Road, and it will conclude on Dec. 19. The team,
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — Palm Springs senior linebacker and running back Koa Rapolla is this week’s student athlete of the week. When coaches recruit players for their football team, they’re looking for an X factor, an athlete who can do it all, and that is the exact type of player Koa Rapolla is for Palm
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) — Impact Through Golf, the charitable foundation for The American Express, hosted its annual Community Impact Celebration Tuesday, revealing the charities selected to receive donations this year. $1.1 million was awarded to 15 deserving organizations. This money was generated via the proceeds of last year’s American Express golf tournament. Great day
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The playoffs are here for high school football. Eight local teams made the postseason and will look to earn a CIF-SS championship in their respective division. Here is a look at the first round schedule. Friday, Nov. 7 Division 7: Claremont at Palm Springs Division 8: Marina at Palm Desert
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) –Â Â It was a day of celebration in Los Angeles as the city hosted a World Series parade for the second year in a row. Tens of thousands of fans turned out to the celebration in downtown LA Monday morning, showing off their pride for the team. Some local fans also made the
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A big blue mass of joyous Dodger fans lined the streets of downtown Los Angeles today to celebrate the team’s World Series victory, filling the parade route with confetti and screams of appreciation.  More than 200,000 people attended last year’s World Series parade, and officials said even more were expected this
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