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)Â – 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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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – From growing and harvesting the grass into pristine condition to delivering the grass to the Rose Bowl, West Coast Turf has been the supplier for over 30 years. “The guys from the Rose Bowl come out every once in a while, make sure that everything’s going well, make sure it’s grown
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ)Â – The Coachella Valley Firebirds fell to the Bakersfield Condors 7-3 on New Year’s Eve at Acrisure Arena. The Condors scored three unanswered goals before the Firebirds got on the board. Andrei Loshko netted his second goal of the year to trail 3-1 in the middle frame. Bakersfield got its three-goal lead
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ)Â – Coachella Valley point guard Albert Sauceda is this week’s student athlete of the week. “For Albert, he’s like a big brother figure for a lot of these guys,” head coach Mike Rodriguez said. “He’ll try to lighten the mood, or when somebody’s down, he’ll try to, like, hey, you know, it’s okay.
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ)Â – The Coachella Valley Firebirds fell to the Henderson Silver Knights 6-3 on Sunday night at the Lee’s Family Forum. The Silver Knights held the Firebirds scoreless and added one goal in the opening period. In the second, the birds wasted no time and made the game even at one with Jagger
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ)Â – The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Abbotsford Canucks 3-2 on Saturday night at Acrisure Arena. The Firebirds opened the scoring in the first period. Mitchell Stephens found the back of the net for the fifth time this season for the 1-0 lead. After Ben Berard’s first goal for the Canucks, Andrei
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – 2025 was a memorable year for sports throughout the Coachella Valley. At the start of the year, Sepp Straka at 25-under won by two shots at the American Express. Straka earned his third title in his PGA Tour career. The busiest time of the year was March. At the BNP
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – Long-time Rancho Mirage basketball coach Larry Bennett died at the age of 91. Coach Bennett spent 12 seasons with the Rattlers basketball team, but he was more than a coach. He served as the volleyball scorekeeper, was a consistent supporter of the school’s baseball team, and was a friend to
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