Palm Springs Power defeats PSCL in Independence Day weekend showcase
Palm Springs Power defeats the Palm Springs Collegiate League team 16-8 in a showcase on July 3, 2021.
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Local girls soccer team raising money to play in major tournament
Click HERE to help the team make their trip to Nationals! A local girls soccer team raising money to help be able to compete in a major out of state tournament. The Coachella FC girls’ soccer team recently won the Southern California State Cup. The twelve and thirteen girls played 8 consecutive games without losing.
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BNP Paribas Open set for October 4-17, proof of vaccination required for fans
The BNP Paribas Open, a combined ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 event, will be held October 4 – 17, 2021, it was announced today by Tournament Director Tommy Haas. The first-ever fall edition of the BNP Paribas Open will feature a women’s event with 96-player singles draws, 32-player singles qualifying draws, and 32-team doubles draws, while the men’s
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Palm Springs Power back up talk with sweep of rival San Diego Force
The Palm Springs Power put it on the Force, again. And they did so after their manager didn’t mince words when asked about the Power’s rivals to the coast. Casey Dill = No chill. @CaseyDill22 @PSPowerBaseball @sdforcebaseball @williamswes @TaylorKESQ pic.twitter.com/g6BBWqaZIj— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) July 1, 2021 Following Dill’s epic rant, the Power swept their two-game
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College of the Desert approves athletics for 2021-2022 sports season
College of the Desert will participate in athletics after all. Despite previous uncertainty surrounding the upcoming season, COD will allow athletics to be played for the 2021-2022 season. The Board of Trustees voted to approve this on Thursday, June 24. 🚨BREAKING🚨College of the Desert’s Board of Trustees has approved the return of football, basketball, soccer
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Kraken announce Charlotte Checkers as temporary AHL franchise while Coachella Valley arena is under construction
The Seattle Kraken will use the Charlotte Checkers as their American Hockey League affiliate for the first season of the newest NHL franchise. In partnership with the Florida Panthers, we’re excited to announce the Charlotte Checkers as our AHL affiliate, until we open our doors in Palm Desert. Learn more → https://t.co/HnQtLlNbsa pic.twitter.com/KDx5FxPnNN— Seattle Kraken
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30-year-old Power pitcher clocks 99 mph, grabs attention of MLB scouts
The scouts were out at Palm Springs Stadium Friday night to watch a 30-year-old pitcher play for the Palm Springs Power, as he tries to make a return to professional baseball. Matt Swilley last played in an independent league in 2015. He had Tommy John surgery, and since then, he’s been giving pitching lessons in
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James Dockery to attend NFL coaching fellowship, will miss Xavier preseason camp
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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Palm Desert youth water polo team to compete in USA Junior Olympic qualifiers
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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Local head golf pros go head-to-head in Desert Chapter PGA Summer Series
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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Historic golf club seeking community’s help to keep doors open
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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Budapest Beau: Palm Desert wrestling star Beau Mantanona to compete for Team USA at Cadet World Championships in Hungary
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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Jah Strange comes up short of making Olympic team in men’s triple jump
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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2021 BNP Paribas Open ticket sales delayed
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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Local youth soccer team to compete on national stage
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 Coaching” program offers variety of local competitive sports opportunities
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 Former Xavier Prep standout Jah Strange competing in US Olympic Trials
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 tees off this week, aimed to grow the game through local competitive events
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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Jack Howard, Odette Ascencio are “Student Athlete of the Week” Male and Female Year Winners
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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