PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds beat the San Diego Gulls 4-3 in overtime to secure their first home win of the season. Tyson Jugnauth’s first AHL goal, coming inside the final minute of overtime, and Victor Ostman’s 42 saves lifted the Firebirds to the win. The Firebirds netted two goals in
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Palm Desert girls flag football lost 39-6 to Hillcrest in Riverside on Tuesday, ending the Aztecs’ season. Palm Desert girls flag football has historic season end in CIF-SS Division 6 quarterfinal at Hillcrest in Riverside. The Aztecs lost 39-6. Big thanks to @SportswithPep for the assist on highlights. Some crispy
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Desert Christian Academy running back Cashton Scott is this week’s student-athlete of the week. Every time Cashton Scott gets the ball, he cashes in for six, but he’s never played for the recognition he’s always wanted to give glory to the man above every time he steps onto the field. “I try to play the
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) The Coachella Valley Firebirds fell to the Calgary Wranglers 4-3 on Saturday at the Scotiabank Saddledome. In the first, the Wranglers opened the scoring with a goal from Sam Morton. In the second, Hunter Brzustewicz gave Calgary the 2-0 lead, but the Firebirds responded 2:37 minutes later. Carson Rehkopf tallied his
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Week 10 of the high school football season is in the books. And what a week of football it was, headlined by Palm Desert’s win over Palm Springs. The Aztecs defeated the Indians 35-28, ending their undefeated season. Palm Desert’s win also means there is a three-way tie for first
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Calgary Wranglers 5-4 in overtime on Friday at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Firebirds trailed 3-1 after the first two periods. Coachella Valley made some noise in the final frame. Logan Morrison scored once, and Jagger Firkus tallied two goals. Firkus’ second goal tied the
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) — All Aztecs all the time. Palm Desert girls’ teams dominated the DEL finals at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Thursday. In the singles final, senior Allison Smith defeated junior Diliara Trehub 6-1, 6-0, winning her second career DEL singles title. In the doubles final, it was an all-Palm Desert
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Indio has forfeited their game this Friday, Oct. 24 at Yucca Valley. Just received word that the Indio-Yucca Valley football game tomorrow night on the high desert has been cancelled. Indio is unable to field both a varsity and JV team. @KESQ @KenjiitoKESQ @kendallkesq @FootballinCV @Tarp1969 @Jesus_G_Reyes— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24)
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds are finally in the win column for the 2025-2026 season. The Firebirds defeated the Barracuda in San Jose on Wednesday night at Tech CU Arena by a final score of 6-3. The Firebirds outshot the Barracuda 34-27 and goaltender Nikke Kokko made 24 saves on 27
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — After their first playoff appearance in 10 years, Desert Hot Springs girls volleyball made the most of it, defeating Gorman Charter in the first round of Division 10. The Golden Eagles are the lone local girls volleyball program to win their first round game and advance to the second
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — It was a busy Tuesday in October with the DEL boys water polo championship and CIF-SS first round games for girls volleyball and flag football. In boys water polo, Xavier Prep defeated rival Palm Desert 16-12 for their third consecutive DEL championship. In girls volleyball and flag football, our local
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The Dodgers will have the same pitching rotation to start the World Series as they did to begin their sweep of the National League Championship Series — Blake Snell starting Game 1 Friday and Yoshinobu Yamamoto starting Game 2 Saturday in Toronto, manager Dave Roberts said. Roberts was noncommittal in a
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Xavier Prep girls’ volleyball outside hitter Lyla Barkett is this week’s student athlete of the week. Barkett is a star for the Xavier Prep Saints, leading the team with 178 kills and 62 aces, but what makes her a one-of-a-kind athlete is the energetic attitude she brings every time she steps onto the court. “Her
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TORONTO (KESQ) – We now know who is going to face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series. The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners the in Game 7 to win the American League Championship Series and move on the World Series. Game 1 of the World Series will be played Friday on
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Bakersfield Condors 5-4 in overtime on Sunday at Dignity Health Arena. For the first time this season, the Firebirds opened the scoring. Carson Rehkopf tallied his first goal of his AHL career to give the birds the 1-0 lead. REHKOPF SCORES! LET'S GOOOOOOOO! pic.twitter.com/sRneuRghjs—
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) The Coachella Valley Scorpions won the 2025 NPL Championship on Sunday in Seattle. The Scorpions defeated the Seattle Tsunami 7-2. Coachella Valley not only brought home a trophy, but they also earned $50,000 check. “This has been a culmination of two years of hard work of building this franchise,” said Kim
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) The Wheelchair Championship wrapped up its 10th year on Sunday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. The tournament ran for four days, with matches starting as early as 10 AM. Men and Women competed in both singles and doubles competition to earn International Tennis Federation (ITF) rankings points. Top players both
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) The Coachella Valley Firebirds fell to the Colorado Eagles 3-1 on Saturday at Acrisure Arena. Scoreless in the first period, the Eagles scored two unanswered goals to start the middle frame. Danil Gushchin found the back of the net and made it 1-0. A little over a minute later, Jason Polin
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) The playoffs are here for both girls’ volleyball and flag football. Nine teams in volleyball and three teams in girls’ flag football all look to claim the title. Here is a look at the schedule. TUESDAY, OCT 21 GIRLS VOLLEYALL – Xavier Prep at Bishop Montgomery (Division 2), Palm Desert at
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