Oscar Lua, a former linebacker who played with the Indio Rajahs, USC Trojans, and New England Patriots, is giving back to where his journey started in Indio by helping build a 64-unit apartment complex called the Skyline at Bliss and Oasis. Lua, who is now the president of Statewide Services, mentioned that giving back to
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When the COVID-19 pandemic affected the world, it would change the course for the Spartans FC 2010 team. “How this team got put together is just magical,” head coach Armen Altounian said. “I mean, it was just getting the boys together to get out of COVID so they could be active.” Going undefeated in their
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Sam DiMatteo, the head baseball coach of College of the Desert, has changed the program with 25 All-conference players through three seasons. However, his philosophy is to keep every player comfortable in any situation. “When we bring our players in, is number one is just let them come in here and let them be themselves
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A local mixed martial arts amateur fighter from Desert Hot Springs is celebrating a big victory following a recent cage match. Irann Orozco has been profiled by KESQ News Channel 3 before and is now setting her sights on her future. It was an MMA cage fight at King Of The Cage in Reno, Nevada, and Irann Orozco came out of the minute and 32-second bout
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Palm Desert baseball shortstop Tyler Barsess is this week’s student-athlete of the week. Being on the varsity team for all four years, Barness worked day in and day out to reach his goal. “I think just experience,” Barsness said. “When I started playing as a freshman, everyone was bigger than me and I was intimidated,
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Mark your calendars! On Tuesday, the Coachella Valley Firebirds released the dates for their home games during the Western Conference Finals. Check Out Our Firebirds Section for Full Coverage The series kicks off with Game 1 at Acrisure Arena on Wednesday, May 29. Game 2 will be on Friday, May 31, which you will ll
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Ontario Reign 3-2 on Sunday night at Toyota Arena in Ontario. With the victory, the Firebirds advance to the Western Conference Finals for the second straight season. It was all Ontario in the first period as Alex Turcotte and Tyler Madden scored to make it 2-0. It was the
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The Grant Fuhr celebrity invitational celebrated its fourth year at the Desert Willow Golf Resort in Palm Desert. Actors and professional athletes competed in the event for a good cause. All the money raised at the invitational will be donated to the children’s program at the Betty Ford Center. Some of the athletes in this
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds beat the Ontario Reign 5-3 in Game 2 of the Pacific Division Finals Friday night at Acrisure Arena. Firebirds win 5-3. Very physical game. CV takes 2-0 lead on rival Reign in best-of-5 Pacific Division Finals. Highlights and reaction on @KESQ.— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) May 18, 2024 The Firebirds have a
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Charlie Cooper, a wheelchair tennis professional who suffers from spina bifida, unexpectedly found his passion for tennis. “It wasn’t until I met someone at a guitar store with the same disability as me, and they said, try wheelchair tennis at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden,” Charlie said. “I gave it a go on a Friday
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The Los Angeles Lakers are coming back to the Coachella Valley this fall for another round of the “Desert Duel.” The Lakers will host two preseason games at Acrisure Arena in the Greater Palm Springs area on October 4 and Oct. 6. The Lakers will kick off their 2024-25 preseason at Acrisure Arena with a
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds beat the Ontario Reign 3-2 to start their Pacific Division Finals series on Wednesday. #FiredUp after Game 1🔥@Firebirds | #CVvsONT | #CalderCup pic.twitter.com/JobLBBiQjS— American Hockey League (@TheAHL) May 16, 2024 Check Out Our Firebirds Section for Full Coverage The Reign opened up scoring early in the 1st period. HO-LEE SMOKES!!! ANDRE
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The NFL announced its 18-week, 272-game regular-season schedule for 2024, which kicks off on Thursday night, September 5, in Kansas City. The season concludes with 16 division games in Week 18 – two on Saturday, January 4, and 14 on Sunday, January 5. For the 2024 NFL preseason schedule, click here. For the 2024 NFL regular-season
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Cathedral City High School softball pitcher Guadalupe Castro is this week’s student-athlete of the week. As the Lions reached the playoffs for the first time in the school’s history, the people closest to Castro helped her achieve that goal. “What pushes me is my family,” Castro said. “They’re the ones who motivate me to get
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds are advancing to the Pacific Division Finals! The Firebirds beat the Calgary Wranglers 3-0 in front of a raucous home crowd at Acrisure Arena. THE @Firebirds PREVAIL🧯#CalderCup pic.twitter.com/FnEydHOoK2— American Hockey League (@TheAHL) May 11, 2024 It wasn’t the high-scoring affair like on Wednesday, but the Firebirds got the job done. Cale
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Baseball headlined the playoff action on Friday, with three teams from the valley, two at home and one on the road. Palm Desert and Coachella Valley’s season ended, and Rancho Mirage is moving on to the next round. Watch the video for highlights and scores with Sports Kenji Ito and be sure to stay with
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Softball headlined the playoff action on Thursday with four teams from the valley, and their season all came to end in the quarterfinals in their respective division. Indio lost 3-1 to Saint Joseph, La Quinta lost 9-3 to Paraclete, Cathedral City lost 19-1 to Eastside, and Yucca Valley lost 18-5 to Riverside Prep. Watch the video
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Indio high school girls wrestler Zahra Shatavy committed to Cornell College to continue her wrestling career. The DVL Champion and former student-athlete of the week is the first girl from Indio High School to commit to a four-year university to wrestle. Being on the team for two years, she qualified for CIF and the Masters
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds won Game 3 of the Calder Cup playoffs Wednesday by a score of 7-5 in an exciting game. The Firebirds are now up 2-1 in the series, with a chance to close it out Friday at home. Firebirds defeat the Wranglers 7-5, the most goals in a playoff game for Coachella
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We had a handful of local teams in playoff action on tuesday, with many of them winning and advancing to the next round of their respective division. Watch the video for highlights and scores with Sports Director Blake Arthur and be sure to stay with KESQ for continuing coverage of local high school sports.
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