LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) PGA West had a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony of its new Performance Lab. “It’s a little bit surreal,” PGA West Executive Director Ben Dobbs said. “You know, we’ve been working on this for so long, but it’s all come together so quickly, and you set out with a vision and
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds’ third annual Season of Giving Canned Food Drive will get underway today. Â Â The drive will begin during the Firebirds’ game against the Colorado Eagles, which begins at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Acrisure Arena, 75702 Varner Road, and it will conclude on Dec. 19. The team,
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — Palm Springs senior linebacker and running back Koa Rapolla is this week’s student athlete of the week. When coaches recruit players for their football team, they’re looking for an X factor, an athlete who can do it all, and that is the exact type of player Koa Rapolla is for Palm
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) — Impact Through Golf, the charitable foundation for The American Express, hosted its annual Community Impact Celebration Tuesday, revealing the charities selected to receive donations this year. $1.1 million was awarded to 15 deserving organizations. This money was generated via the proceeds of last year’s American Express golf tournament. Great day
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The playoffs are here for high school football. Eight local teams made the postseason and will look to earn a CIF-SS championship in their respective division. Here is a look at the first round schedule. Friday, Nov. 7 Division 7: Claremont at Palm Springs Division 8: Marina at Palm Desert
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) –Â Â It was a day of celebration in Los Angeles as the city hosted a World Series parade for the second year in a row. Tens of thousands of fans turned out to the celebration in downtown LA Monday morning, showing off their pride for the team. Some local fans also made the
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A big blue mass of joyous Dodger fans lined the streets of downtown Los Angeles today to celebrate the team’s World Series victory, filling the parade route with confetti and screams of appreciation.  More than 200,000 people attended last year’s World Series parade, and officials said even more were expected this
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TORONTO, ON (KESQ) – The Los Angeles Dodgers are back-to-back World Series Champions. The Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 after 11 innings in Game 7 of the World Series on Saturday at the Rogers Center. In the second, Ernie Clement singled into right to set up a bases-loaded opportunity for Andres Gimenez. Shohei
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Colorado Eagles 3-1 on Saturday at Acrisure Arena. The Eagles scored three unanswered goals. Danil Guschin opened the scoring to take the 1-0 lead in the first. In the third period, Tristen Nielsen and Alex Barre-Boulet tallied Colorado’s final two goals to hold
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — It’s the final week of the regular season for high school football and there are plenty of storylines and rivalries. La Quinta – 0@Palm Desert – 35FRancho Mirage – 21@Palm Springs – 33FXavier Prep – 7@Shadow Hills – 23FCoachella Valley – 37@Indio – 7FTwentynine Palms – 0@Yucca Valley – 49F
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays are heading to a winner-take-all Game 7 of the World Series on Saturday. The Dodgers beat the Blue Jays 3-1 in dramatic fashion Friday in Game 6. It all came down to a shock double play at the bottom of the 9th. KIKÉ,
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – A local soccer team has its sights set on Spain. “Natives FA” is a team made up of high school seniors who live in different parts of the Coachella Valley. The teams have been invited to play in a tournament in Madrid, Spain, called the Met Cup next summer. The team
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds beat the San Diego Gulls 4-3 in overtime to secure their first home win of the season. Tyson Jugnauth’s first AHL goal, coming inside the final minute of overtime, and Victor Ostman’s 42 saves lifted the Firebirds to the win. The Firebirds netted two goals in
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Palm Desert girls flag football lost 39-6 to Hillcrest in Riverside on Tuesday, ending the Aztecs’ season. Palm Desert girls flag football has historic season end in CIF-SS Division 6 quarterfinal at Hillcrest in Riverside. The Aztecs lost 39-6. Big thanks to @SportswithPep for the assist on highlights. Some crispy
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Desert Christian Academy running back Cashton Scott is this week’s student-athlete of the week. Every time Cashton Scott gets the ball, he cashes in for six, but he’s never played for the recognition he’s always wanted to give glory to the man above every time he steps onto the field. “I try to play the
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) The Coachella Valley Firebirds fell to the Calgary Wranglers 4-3 on Saturday at the Scotiabank Saddledome. In the first, the Wranglers opened the scoring with a goal from Sam Morton. In the second, Hunter Brzustewicz gave Calgary the 2-0 lead, but the Firebirds responded 2:37 minutes later. Carson Rehkopf tallied his
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Week 10 of the high school football season is in the books. And what a week of football it was, headlined by Palm Desert’s win over Palm Springs. The Aztecs defeated the Indians 35-28, ending their undefeated season. Palm Desert’s win also means there is a three-way tie for first
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Calgary Wranglers 5-4 in overtime on Friday at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Firebirds trailed 3-1 after the first two periods. Coachella Valley made some noise in the final frame. Logan Morrison scored once, and Jagger Firkus tallied two goals. Firkus’ second goal tied the
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