Update 10:30 p.m. 12/7/25 – This article was updated to reflect the correct winners of the 2025 IRONMAN in La Quinta. LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – Sam Long stood at the top of the podium at the IRONMAN 70.3 La Quinta triathlon. The 29-year-old American crossed over the finish line in three hours and 36
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Abbotsford Canucks 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday at the Rogers Forum. The Firebirds and Canucks traded back and forth to start the opener. Nils Aman opened the scoring for the 1-0 Abbotsford lead, then Jagger Firkus found the back of the net, making the
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – Big changes are coming to this year’s Ironman 70.3 race in its sixth year. Instead of spreading across La Quinta and Indian Wells, this year will be all in La Quinta, which has made the race easier for all the competitors. “The city of La Quinta has been so proactive
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (KESQ) – The United States will open its 2026 World Cup soccer campaign at SoFi Stadium, where the team will face Paraguay after drawing a group today that also includes Australia and the winner of a playoff featuring Turkey, Romania, Slovakia and Kosovo. The matchups were set Friday as soccer’s biggest tournament moved
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Texas Stars on Wednesday night at Acrisure Arena in a shootout by the final score of 3-2. Logan Morrison tied the game with 28 seconds left in regulation and Nikke Kokko stopped all seven shootout attempts to seal Coachella Valley’s 10th win of the
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) — Back in 1997, Caleb Gervin was a junior for Cathedral City high school. He led the Lions to a CIF championship, playing for head coach Rob Hanmer, who has long said Gervin is the best player he’s ever seen in the desert. Fast forward 28 years later, Gervin is now the head coach
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ)Â – The Coachella Valley Firebirds are one of the youngest teams in the American Hockey League, and the fourth-year franchise is led by one of their up-and-coming stars, Jagger Firkus. “We’ve had some consistent lines,” head coach Derek Laxdal said. “If you look at the Firkus, Morrison, and Avon line, it has
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Fellowship Christian Academy and the Coachella Little Arabs punched their ticket to the national stage. FCA defeated the Redwood Pal Golden Bears out of Santa Rosa 26-0 for the 2025 State Championship, and the Little Arabs won the 14-U Super Bowl, winning 14-6 over the East Side Cardinals out of
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Texas Stars 5-3 on Saturday at Acrisure Arena. The Stars scored four straight goals from Harrison Scott, Artem Shlaine, and Jack Becker to take a 4-0 lead. The Firebirds responded with three unanswered goals of their own by Ben Meyers, John Hayden, and
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds shut out the San Diego Gulls 5-0 on Friday at Pechanga Arena. In the first period, Lleyton Roed and Jagger Firkus got the party started to put the Firebirds in front 2-0. The birds were nearly held scoreless in the middle frame, until Ben Meyers buried
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Friday marked the final day of the third annual Acrisure Series at Acrisure Arena. The final day highlighted two championship and two third-place games. The day started at 11 AM with San Francisco vs Nevada. The Wolfpack defeated the Dons 81-65. The second game of the day began at 1:30
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) — Coachella Valley senior running back Ivan Camargo is this week’s student athlete of the week. “He is a rare mix of academic success and academic focus and just relentless, tireless art and execution on the field,” Arabs head coach Bill Johnson said. Ivan Camargo, a bruising running back with breakaway speed,
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PALM DESERT, Calif (KESQ) — The 2025 Acrisure Series college basketball tournament tipped off Tuesday at Acrisure Arena. The tournament is four days, featuring 20 NCAA Division 1 men’s basketball programs, the largest multi-team event in the nation. Click HERE for more information. Stay with KESQ News Channel 3 for coverage throughout the tournament.
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Calgary Wranglers 5-4 in overtime on Sunday at Acrisure Arena. In the first, the Firebirds wasted no time striking first with a Ty Nelson one-timer only 40 seconds into the game. The Wranglers responded with two unanswered goals by Rory Kerins and Nick
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — We had three local high school football teams make the semifinals in their respective division. Unfortunately, all three fell short on Friday on night, ending their season. 0-3. Damn. All 3 local teams lose respective semifinal. Heck of a run by this trio that falls short.D7: PS 7 at Barstow
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PALM DESERT, CA (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the San Diego Gulls on Friday night at Acrisure Arena in overtime by the final score of 3-2. Ben Meyers scored the game winning goal 53 seconds into OT. Nikke Kokko made a career high 41 saves in the victory. Coachella Valley is now 8-5-2-0
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — James Dockery is no longer the head football coach at Xavier Prep. Xavier Prep Athletic Director Andrew Clark told News Channel that Dockery is “stepping away from football.” The 37-year-old Dockery was hired in 2017. His overall record in nine seasons with the Saints was 44-38 with two ties. New
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) — Coachella Valley high school football is one of three local teams in the CIF-SS semifinals this Friday. News Channel 3 caught up with the Arabs ahead of their big game. It's been quite the journey for Coachella Valley this season. After a 1-5 start, which included 5 straight losses, CV has
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — Palm Desert high school football is one of three local teams in the CIF-SS semifinals this Friday. News Channel 3 caught up with the Aztecs ahead of their big game. Palm Desert is one of three local football teams playing in the semifinals on Friday. The Aztecs have won 6
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — Palm Springs high school football is one of three local teams in the CIF-SS semifinals this Friday. News Channel 3 caught up with the team ahead of their big game. Palm Springs is one of three local football teams playing in the semifinals this Friday. After some down years, the
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