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Justin Sobczyk is going home. A Palm Desert basketball player and assistant coach, Sobczyk has been named head coach for the Aztec basketball program. “This is where I belong. This is home, this has always been home. It’s an honor to be back. I’m pumped,” Sobczyk told Sports Director Blake Arthur. The Prodigal Son (Sobczyk)
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Riverside County Public Health Officers have issued a new order that closes all golf courses in Riverside County, whether public or private, until June 19. The new order was issued on Thursday, April 2 and is effective immediately. “Use of golf courses, and their ancillary areas, shall not be permitted by any person or group,
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Rolando Garza graduated from Coachella Valley high school in 1997 and was then drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 9th round. After some time in professional baseball, he became the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at Pepperdine University in Malibu. Now, he’s a pitching coordinator in Major League Baseball for the Tampa Bay
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Riverside County Supervisor Manny Perez says the county will not alter its “stay at home” orders for private golf clubs after the board members of 21 private clubs around Coachella Valley sent a letter asking to allow its members to engage in safe golf activities. Local coronavirus coverage Last week, Riverside County ordered that all
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As part of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, baseball great and colorectal cancer survivor Darryl Strawberry talked about the importance of being proactive and putting health first. Something the country is doing right now amid the coronavirus pandemic. Including the postponement of the 2020 MLB season. Strawberry, an 8-time Major League Baseball All-Star and 4-time World Series
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Rancho Mirage head baseball coach David Shaw sat down with Sports Director Blake Arthur to talk about what the postponed season means for him, his team and the rest of the valley student-athletes. The spring sports season has been put on pause because of the coronavirus. Plus, Shadow Hills high school track and field holds
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Baseball is fun. Sports Director Blake Arthur decided it was only right to have some fun on the field with Rancho Mirage head baseball coach David Shaw despite the baseball season being postponed due to the coronavirus. Skipper Shaw showed Blake his fungo skills, sign giving technique, pre-game speech, and the importance of sunflower seeds
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“We’re Riot from Desert Elite Mavericks!” The team cheered. After coming up just short the past couple of years, this group of 13 girls and one boy earned a bid to the D2 Summit in its first competition of the 2019-2020 season. “Pretty much the Olympics of cheerleading,” said Jermaine Wright, Riot’s coach. “That’s like
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The Los Angeles Rams unveiled a new logo Monday, saying “a new chapter begins.” Here’s a look at the new and old logo featuring the ram head, for reference. The team explained the color choices to fans, saying “Rams Royal” blue is named after “the legacy that the color Royal has with the organization and
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The 2020 ANA Inspiration, typically held in April at Rancho Mirage, has been rescheduled for September 10-13. Typically the first of the LPGA’s five majors, the ANA Inspiration was originally scheduled for April 2-5 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage. The tournament was postponed on March 12 following a mandate issued by Riverside
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The Desert Blaze hockey club consists of young hockey players from all over the family. They practice and play out of Cathedral City but are unable to do what they love because of the coronavirus. The 10-U team, specifically, is coming off a strong season in which they won a prestigious Las Vegas tournament.
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Track and field jumper, CIF Champion basketball player, 3.6 student, and possibly the most popular kid at Shadow Hills High School. That’s right, I’m talking about Deonta Strange. “I like talking to people, talking to everybody. I like getting to know people,” Strange said. “He’s a very funny guy, he’s a very funny guy. He’s
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Amy Olson is one of the many LPGA players who will miss out on this year’s ANA Inspiration, the first major of the golf season. The LPGA Tour, along with many other professional sports leagues are taking a break right now due to the coronavirus. The global pandemic has put an unprecedented pause on sports.
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With school and sports canceled, Jelly Hernandez, a member of the Shadow Hills track and field team, came up with a creative at-home workout. She incorporated her stock of toilet paper into her core workout. Check it out!
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Despite the suspension of organized sports across the country, athletes here in the Coachella Valley are still training to perfect their craft. Local athletes who are still out there putting in work on your own. Tweet me your training videos to be featured on @KESQ !!!— Taylor Begley (@taylormbegley) March 14, 2020 Tweet videos to
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The coronavirus has suspended all local high school sports indefinitely but at least through the end of Spring Break. First interview with local high school program on the spring sports season being suspended due to coronavirus.As you would imagine, it's upsetting, mostly for the kids.@TaylorKESQ @KESQ @Jesus_G_Reyes @AthleticsSHHS @RDeTamble pic.twitter.com/MkQwcsRqa5— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) March 14,
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The California Community College Athletics Association (CCCAA) Board of Directors has voted to postpone spring sports indefinitely due to coronavirus concerns. The suspension includes practices, competitions and nontraditional seasons. College of the Desert, along with all community college athletics programs in the state, is governed by the CCCAA. The CCCAA sent an email to its
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The coronavirus continues to cause cancellations in the sports world. Here locally, prep sports have been paused for all three school districts. The three local school districts announced they have suspended all events, athletic activities, and field trips, as well as limiting public access to school grounds through the end of Spring Break due to
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The first major of the golf season has officially been postponed due to the coronavirus. HERE is the statement from the LPGA in regards to this tournament and others. The LPGA is planning to reschedule these events at later dates in the 2020 season. The ANA Inspiration was scheduled for April 2-5 at Mission Hills
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NEW YORK (AP) – NBA suspending season after Wednesday night’s games until further notice because of the coronavirus concerns. This comes after Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert tested positive for coronavirus. Tonight’s Jazz-Thunder game was stopped just before tip-off. According to NBA reporter Tony Jones, teams and locker rooms are currently quarantined. Fans were allowed
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