It has been a big week for our local high school sports programs. Tuesday, all outdoor youth sports in Riverside County were approved to play, allowing high school football and water polo teams to start up and finish what is left of the modified fall sports season. Football games start in two weeks, but this
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Two weeks. There are only two weeks until the first local high school football games in 16 months. This Friday marks the first day our local teams are allowed to practice in pads. Friday night football will certainly look different this season due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. There will only be five weeks of
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The CIF State office has issued an update on guidelines regarding high school sports, specifically with respect for indoor sports following a settlement that granted play for indoor sports in California. .@CIFState Interpretation of Updated Guidance pic.twitter.com/XJjWDlTdT6— CIF Southern Section (@CIFSS) March 5, 2021 Protocols must be followed, including mandatory testing, either daily antigen testing
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. – Organizers of the ‘Let Them Play’ announced a settlement has been reached in the lawsuit against the County of San Diego, The State Department of Health and Governor Gavin Newsom. The lawsuit was spearheaded by Scripps Ranch High School football coach Marlon Gardinera on behalf of his son. “Today, for
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All eight Desert Valley League teams are going to play football this season. The question is: how many games for each team? Following Tuesday’s news that high school football can return to play, DVL athletic directors and coaches met Wednesday to discuss the course of action for their league, deciding that they will go forward
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It’s go time! High school sports are finally back, specifically football. Following Tuesday’s updated COVID-19 case-rates in Riverside County, outdoor local high school sports have been approved to play, ending a lengthy layoff that has sidelined local student-athletes. As we’ve been reporting, 14 was the magic number. The threshold was 14 coronavirus cases or less
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The Morongo Unified School District held a special meeting Monday night, voting 5-0 in favor of allowing high school sports to return to play. “Full send,” said Michael Usher, head basketball coach and assistant football coach at 29 Palms. Locally, that means Twentynine Palms and Yucca Valley high schools have been cleared to begin the
Continue ReadingGolfers wore red shirts and black pants during the WGC-Workday Championship on Sunday in honor of golf legend Tiger Woods, who is hospitalized after a serious car accident last week. Woods responded on Twitter to the gesture made by many in the golf community, including Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas and Cameron Champ, who wore Woods’
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As we approach the one year mark from when local high school sports shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, the light at the end of the tunnel is beginning to appear. This afternoon, La Quinta and Xavier Prep competed in a cross country meet. This was the second competition locally and first for each
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Coachella Valley high school baseball needs your help. The Arabs had most of their equipment vandalized and/or stolen, leaving them with basically nothing. A GoFundMe account has been made by head coach Bobb Boetto. If you feel like making a financial contribution, you can make a donation there. We gotta be better as a community.
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If there is a high school football season this year, Bill Johnson will be the man to lead the Arabs, at least for now. Johnson replaces former Arabs head coach Brett Davis who recently accepted a position in his home state of Oklahoma. Johnson has coached football at CVHS since 2012, working in multiple roles.
Continue Reading Finally football? Well, not yet but there is a growing optimism in regards to high school sports, specifically football as a season may happen after all. Football could start by March if the COVID-19 case-rate in Riverside County reaches the threshold of 14 cases or less per 100,000 people. Right now, Riverside County is at
Continue ReadingThe rollover car crash that seriously injured Tiger Woods outside Los Angeles on Tuesday was an accident and investigators won’t pursue any charges against the golf great, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Wednesday. “We don’t contemplate any charges whatsoever in this crash,” Villanueva said in a Facebook Live chat. “This remains an accident.
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Golfer Tiger Woods had to be extricated from a vehicle following a rollover crash early this morning on the border of Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department confirmed. Woods was alone in the vehicle when it crashed into a raised median shortly before 7:15 a.m., crossed two oncoming lanes
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According to the latest coronavirus case numbers in Riverside County, local sports could be returning very soon. CIF-SS Latest Return to Play Updates pic.twitter.com/e04HHl8CeW— CIF Southern Section (@CIFSS) February 23, 2021 As we reported last week, once case numbers are 14 or less per 100,000 people, sports are allowed to start. As of Tuesday, Feb.
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The Coachella Valley will soon be home to a new $250 million arena that will be home to an American Hockey League that will be affiliated with the new NHL expansion Seattle Kraken. Originally set to be built in downtown Palm Springs, the arena will now be built near Palm Desert just off of Interstate
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Frida Rodriguez is the reigning Desert Valley League Champion and captain of the Coachella Valley girls golf team. But, all of that almost never happened. Rodriguez came into high school wanting to focus on her high-level academics. When she didn’t show up to the first golf team meeting, her best friend stepped in. “She was
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For a lot of college baseball teams across the country, their season started over the weekend. With baseball being one of the strongest sports in the desert, some of those teams featured former local standouts. “Opening weekend was great. I had a great time competing with my teammates and just being able to win the
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California OKs all outdoor youth sports in counties with COVID-19 case rates at or below 14 per 100,000 people. Updated @CIFState Education-Based Athletics COVID-19 Tier Map pic.twitter.com/JSMLJsLs9t— CIF Southern Section (@CIFSS) February 19, 2021 This is a huge step in the right direction. It has been 15 months since we’ve had a football season here
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The brand-new $250 million dollar arena in Palm Desert is scheduled to break ground in May 2021. Coachella Valley Arena, the temporary name for the state-of-the-art facility, will serve as the home of the AHL hockey team, starting in 2022. The arena will also be used for other entertainment, such as concerts and live sporting
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