The inaugural Cactus Cup wrapped up today at Acrisure Arena featuring a championship and a third placed game. The University of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks and the UMass Lowell Riverhawks competed for the championship. Scoreless in the first two periods, UMass Lowell went on a three goal run with goals from Scout Truman and Jack Robilotti to
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Ontario Reign 4-3 on Saturday at Toyota Arena. The Firebirds got on the board first after Jani Nyman tallied his tenth goal of the season. we take the lead 1-0 🔥 pic.twitter.com/9Ku2QuMLGL— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) January 5, 2025 The Firebirds started out hot in the second period. On
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The first day of the Cactus Cup wrapped up at Acrisure Arena and both games came down to the final minutes. The first game of the inaugural two-day tournament was between the Michigan Tech Huskies and the UMass Lowell Riverhawks. Michigan Tech struck first and quickly as Elias Jansson scored two minutes and one second
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Bakersfield Condors 4-3 on Friday at Mechanics Bank Arena. After the Condors took the 1-0 lead, the Firebirds answered right back with a goal from Lleyton Roed. a look at roed's goal 😍 pic.twitter.com/bwredLGSPs— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) December 28, 2024 The game wouldn’t be tied for long as
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By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — While Christmas Day is the most wonderful time of the year for many, Scottie Scheffler will remember his 2024 festivities for different reasons. To cap off a roller coaster year for the men’s golf World No. 1, Scheffler suffered an injury while preparing his Christmas dinner and will now
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League play for the boys’ and girls’ basketball seasons is almost here. This year, the common theme for boys’ basketball here in the valley is continuing the championship culture as Indio and Palm Springs High School both look to claim another league title. “Everyone’s going to try and knock us out like everyone wants what
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Here at Acrisure Arena, Firebirds fans know the players by their play on the ice, but how about off the ice? As the holiday is in full swing, I caught up with the team about their favorite traditions and so much more. “For sure, the Christmas story is a big one for me,” head coach Derek
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Cub Swanson recently earned a knockout victory over Billy Quarantillo. CUB SWANSON TURNS BACK THE CLOCK 😱@CubSwanson | #UFCTampa pic.twitter.com/kOLMsAPr6C— UFC (@ufc) December 15, 2024 At 41 years old, he picked up his 30th win in likely the final fight of his career. But who knows. What we do know is that Cub is one
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The Desert Elite Showcase featured the very best varsity players from the entire Coachella Valley. Team West defeated Team East, 28-16, at Indio high school on Saturday night. The game did end early as the referees called the game after an all out fight broke out. The 7th and 8th grade game beforehand was a
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Ontario Reign 4-2 on Saturday at Toyota Arena. It was all Firebirds in the opening period. Lleyton Roed and Brandon Biro scored the two goals for the 2-0 lead. Birds take the lead 1-0 pic.twitter.com/ieZJUWiu0T— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) December 22, 2024 2-0 us 🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/8xC6djok6h— Coachella Valley
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Ontario Reign 4-1 on Friday at Acrisure Arena. The Firebirds opened the scoring after Jani Nyman tallied his ninth goal of the year in the first period. 🚨🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/xf1e89pInn— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) December 21, 2024 The Reign took over for the rest of the game. Francesco Pinelli
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the San Jose Barracuda on Wednesday at Acrisure Arena. The Firebirds wasted no time to start the scoring. Logan Morrison scored only 34 seconds off the left circle in the opening period. we take the lead within the first min of the game 😎 pic.twitter.com/0ufWh6Mjo3— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds)
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Palm Springs point guard Jayse Creavalle is this week’s student-athlete of the week. Jayse Creavalle has really done it all here at Palm Springs High School. He’s a three-year starter and a three-time first-team, all-league player, but head coach Chris Howard knew he would be a star from the jump. “I mean, just as far
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Several of the PGA Tour’s top players will take part in the 2025 American Express tournament next month in La Quinta. Media Day for @theamexgolf on the new-look Stadium Course. Place is so good right now. Firm and fast – just pure as can be. Fun day had by all! @PGAWESTGOLF @KESQ pic.twitter.com/gRLyI1WtHP— Blake Arthur
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Calgary Wranglers 4-2 on Sunday at Acrisure Arena. The Firebirds wasted no time to get on the board first. Ben Meyers went five hole and scored the loan goal in the opening period. YEAH BEN pic.twitter.com/iJ80s9ndGE— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) December 15, 2024 In the second period, both teams
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Calgary Wranglers 3-1 on Saturday at Acrisure Arena. Wow. The Firebirds get back in the win column after defeating the Pacific Division and Western Conference leading Wranglers 3-1. We’ll have to see if the birds can sweep the weekend series. @KESQ @BlakeArthur24— Kenji Ito (@KenjiitoKESQ) December 15, 2024 The
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds fell to the San Jose Barracuda 4-3 in a shootout on Thursday night at Acrisure Arena. Former Firebirds Andrew Poturalski and Jimmy Schuldt returned to the Coachella Valley for the first time and were honored during the first period. As soon as the puck dropped, it was all business. Barracuda captain
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Before leaving for Seattle to play with the Kraken, Forward Ryan Winterton left a mark on the Coachella Valley Firebirds this season, tallying a team-high 15 points. “He’s found some confidence in his game, and he’s got a couple of shorthanded goals, and he’s trying to play with that confidence to push that progress forward,”
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Coachella Valley center midfielder Aida Sanchez is this week’s student-athlete of the week. “A lot of times with her, it’s just kind of letting her take the lead with actions,” head coach Francisco Morales said. “Not necessarily just constantly being told what to do because her own instincts of how she leads the team and
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Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 ranked player in the world, has committed to compete in the 2025 American Express. Get ready 📢World No. 1, Scottie Scheffler, joins the 2025 lineup. pic.twitter.com/j3BpVepmQQ— The American Express ® (@theamexgolf) December 9, 2024 The 28-year-old returns to the desert for the fifth time in his career. Fresh off his
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