When preseason training camp rolls around for our local high school football teams, one head coach will be notably missing. Xavier Prep’s James Dockery will instead be with the Washington Football Team for the Bill Walsh NFL Diversity Coaching Fellowship. The four-year NFL veteran will reunite with his former head coach Ron Rivera in Washington.
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The Olympics are just about a month away, and a week before Opening Ceremonies, one local water polo team hopes to be competing in an Olympics of their own, the USA Water Polo Junior Olympics. “It’s, like, goals for everybody. It’s like the biggest tournament of the year,” said Jordan Baker, a Scorpions player from
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Thursday featured a little friendly competition with some bragging rights on the line for local head golf professionals. Thirty-seven of them teed off against each other in what was the first of the Desert Chapter PGA Summer Series. This edition was hosted by The Lakes Country Club in Palm Desert. The event was sponsored by
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Shadow Mountain Golf Club in Palm Desert is asking for the community’s help and support during a difficult time. The local golf club has been struggling financially because of the pandemic and is facing the possibility of closing, according to former general manager Jennifer Dammeyer. Shadow Mountain first opened in 1958. It was the first
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Local wrestling phenom Beau Mantanona has made the USA Wrestling Cadet World Team which will compete in Budapest at the Cadet World Championships in July! Budapest Beau! Tonight at 6 in sports on @KESQ I’ll have more on local star wrestler @MantanonaBeau who’s headed to Hungary to represent our country! @pdhsofficial @USAWrestling @mantanona98 @LisaMantanona @TroyMantanona1
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Former valley track and field standout Jah Strange gave it his best shot but has come up short of making the USA track and field roster for the men’s triple jump. Looks like @JahStrange will come up short making @TeamUSA, finishing 11th out of 12 in final stage of @usatf qualifying in men's triple jump.
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Tickets and special packages for the 2021 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells were expected to go on sale on Monday, but unfortunately, tennis fans will have to wait a little longer to return to “Tennis Paradise.” Matt Van Tuinen, marketing director for the BNP Paribas Open, confirmed the delay. He told News Channel 3
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Coachella FC is headed to compete in a National Championship. The local girls soccer team recently won the Southern California State Cup, which earned them a spot in the Presidential regional tournament in Salt Lake City, where they won. Now regional champions, the 12 and 13-year-old girls will go to Iowa to compete for a
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Coachella Youth Golf teed off this week with its inaugural event at SilverRock Resort in La Quinta. It’s a new program aimed to provide young golfers competitive playing opportunities throughout the Coachella Valley. The non-profit organization is hosting multi-day stroke play events all summer at various local courses. And it’s not just youth golf. There
Continue Reading Local star Jah Strange is no stranger to success in athletics. Strange was a former KESQ student-athlete of the week, earning honors as a track and field star at Xavier Prep. He graduated in 2016. As a prep athlete, Strange dominated in the desert but also in the state. He was a two-time California state
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Coachella Youth Golf is a new program aimed to provide a way for local junior golfers, grades 6-12, to compete and grow the game. O.D. Vincent – Co-founder of Coachella Youth Golf”It’s so obvious that this is so needed in the valley. I just couldn’t believe it didn’t exist.” Randy Duncan – GM SilverRock”Here at
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Rancho Mirage soccer player Odette Ascencio and Xavier Prep football player Jack Howard have been named as our year winners for our Student Athlete of the Week segment. “I didn’t really expect anything. Coming back, I was just doing it because I wanted to and I love helping others and so it’s really nice to
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The Palm Springs Power are back! After missing last season due to the pandemic, the Power are back in Palm Springs for a new season, which started on Friday at Palm Springs Stadium. Fans were fired up to be back at the ballpark to check out the @PSPowerBaseball! Hot weather, cold beer and good baseball
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Local tennis standout Desirae Krawczyk is now known on the international stage after winning the mixed doubles title at the French Open on Thursday. All Smiles 🏆😁Joe Salisbury and Desirae Krawczyk put on a show in Thursday’s mixed doubles final. More on the British-American duo👇— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 10, 2021 The 27-year-old Krawczyk and her
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Coachella Youth Golf is a community based non-profit organization focused on providing competitive playing opportunities throughout the Coachella Valley this summer. 2021 COACHELLA YOUTH GOLFDownload The program welcomes boys and girls of all skill levels in grades 6-12 who have a passion to compete and grow through the game of golf. The program was co-founded
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The Golden Eagles fell short of earning a CIF title on Wednesday night after losing to Faith Baptist 50-40 in the 5A title game. Watch for complete highlights.
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The Shadow Hills high school basketball staff will be new next season, both for the boys and girls programs. The Knights have decided not to retain boys head basketball coach Ryan Towner, as well as girls head coach Greg Ramirez. Desert Sands Unified School District confirmed this to KESQ on Tuesday saying, “earlier today, Shadow
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The triple threat. Cesar Vela is one of the best complete athletes in the valley. But it’s not just his athletic ability that stands out. “He’s someone that other kids gravitate to,” said Rancho Mirage baseball coach David Shaw. “I don’t look to be a leader, it’s just something I do, it’s just something that’s
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When the Palm Springs Power and Palm Springs Collegiate League take the field at Palm Springs Stadium this summer, there will be more local talent than ever. “Growing up out here, it was like, oh you want to play for the Power when you’re in college cause it’s like, it’s cool, you know,” said Josh
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