College of the Desert is gelling at the right time. COD (6-1) picks up its sixth win of the season in a 35-12 route over Compton on Saturday night at Boone Field. VIDEO! Interview with @CollegeOfDesert #Football sophomore running back Arieon Capler, from Palm Springs H.S., talking about his 88 yards and 2 TD's as
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds are home. Well, sort of. News Channel 3’s Sports Director Blake Arthur and Assistant News Director Tim Kiley traveled to Seattle for the Firebirds’ first “Home Away From Home” series. Awesome arena @climatepledge! We got LIVE coverage of the @Firebirds tonight at 4, 5, 6, 6:30, 10 and 11 on @KESQ!
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We’re down to the final two games in the regular season. It’s week 10 and the pressure is on for our local teams with hopes for a league title. Shadow Hills – 0@Palm Desert – 21FPalm Springs – 27*Clinches a share of a DEL Title @Xavier Prep – 8FRancho Mirage – 27@La Quinta – 57FCoachella Valley
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The Seattle Kraken are the NHL affiliate of the AHL team Coachella Valley Firebirds. By TIM BOOTHAP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — With Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer as part of the ownership group, the Seattle Kraken were always going to have a cinematic element to their video productions. When the Kraken decided to revamp their
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Down by three strokes heading into the final round, freshman phenom Joanna Bushnell Crist shoots a 73 to steal the DEL individual title at JW Marriott Desert Springs on Wednesday in Palm Desert. Wow! @LQBlackhawks Joanna Bushnell Crist (14yrs old) becomes the first freshman since 2012 to win DEL! ⛳️80-73-153👀2 birdies, 3 bogeys, rest pars.
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The Firebirds are playing in Seattle this weekend and KESQ will be there. Sports Director Blake Arthur and Assistant News Director Tim Kiley are going to the Emerald City and will be LIVE with coverage throughout the trip. Think I’m all set for the trip to Seattle to check out the @Firebirds first “home” game
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“This is his home. This is where he has grown up,” said La Quinta head coach Juan Ruiz. Tommy Ansley didn’t have to choose where he was going to go to school. He was born a Blackhawk. Dad has been at the school coaching for over 20 years and now Ansley is in his senior
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Hockey is heating up in the desert with the Coachella Valley Firebirds’ season underway and off to a great start with a win on Sunday in their first-ever game. The Firebirds started off their history on the right now, beating the Calgary Wranglers 6-5. Check out our Firebirds Section for the latest updates Fans gathered
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Off to a hot start. In their inaugural game, the Coachella Valley Firebirds beat the Calgary Wranglers 6-5 on Sunday in Calgary. FIREBIRDS WIN THEIR FIRST GAME IN HISTORY!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) October 16, 2022 Kole Lind scored two goals, Andrew Poturalski, Michal Kempny, Max McCormick, and Jesper Froden all scored while Joey Daccord
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We’re getting late in the season here in October with our local teams looking to be competitive down the stretch in the hopes of a league championship or spot in the playoffs. Week 9 Palm Springs – 24(3-0 DEL)@Shadow Hills – 14(1-2 DEL)FPalm Desert – 14(2-1 DEL)@Rancho Mirage – 7(1-2 DEL)FLa Quinta – 51(2-1 DEL)@Xavier
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Highlights and Scores from Week 9’s games Be the first to know when news breaks in Coachella Valley. Download the News Channel 3 app here. Get the News Channel 3 app here.
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Xavier Prep girls volleyball completed the perfect league season on Thursday night, defeating La Quinta at home on senior night. DEL 🏐 regular season comes to an end tonight. Posted up for a great matchup between @XCPGirlsVB & @LQBlackhawks! XP hasn’t dropped a set in league since Oct. 2021 👀 Highlights & Post tonight on
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News Channel 3 is teaming up with the Coachella Valley Firebirds for a big announcement: we’re working together to bring the excitement of the AHL team right into your homes. As Broadcast Partner of the Coachella Valley Firebirds, News Channel 3’s station group will be televising a series of ten select home games live as the
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Coachella Valley girls volleyball has done it again. The Lady Arabs are DVL champions for the second straight season following their 3-0 win over rival Indio, 25-17 25-6 25-16, on Wednesday night. “High school volleyball is do you believe and do you have momentum,” said head coach Carlos Contreras. “These girls did that early on
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You can’t erase history and numbers do tell a story. Palm Desert football has been dominant in the desert. Why? You could point fingers at coaching staff, players, talent, personnel. But I think it’s bigger than that, it’s bigger than football. It’s a culture, a culture led by guys like Lane Forti. “I’ve been playing
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By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A former Los Angeles Angels employee was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison Tuesday for providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to his overdose death in Texas. Eric Kay, dressed in an orange jumpsuit with handcuffs and leg shackles, didn’t
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The high school season rolls on as league play ramps up. DESERT EMPIRE LEAGUE La Quinta – 14@Palm Springs – 35FXavier Prep – 28@Palm Desert – 42FRancho Mirage – 13@Shadow Hills – 6F DESERT VALLEY LEAGUE Coachella Valley – 65@29 Palms – 0FYucca Valley – 28@Indio – 23FBanning – 18@Cathedral City – 19FDHS – 30@Desert
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Brayden Hapner earned the most votes over the weekend to win the high school football play of the week for week 8 of the season. Hapner had a pick-6, another interception and a receiving touchdown in the team’s win Friday night over La Quinta. The 2022 high school football season continues this week. Click HERE for the
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By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The San Diego Padres knocked off the 101-win New York Mets in the National League wild-card series. Awaiting them in the NL Division Series is an even bigger challenge: the 111-win Los Angeles Dodgers. “They’re hot and we’ve been hot for seven months,” a smiling
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NTT INDYCAR Series will be coming to the Coachella Valley. The series will host open tests at the Thermal Club in February. The tests will be the first of three Open Tests that INDYCAR will host at tracks in 2023. It also marks the series’ first trip to the Thermal Club. The Thermal Club is
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