Dancing and dribbling – Loren is always Beamon with positivity when he’s out on the court. “I find success by just being myself. I try to just be the best person I can be everywhere and in every aspect of life,” Desert Hot Springs basketball captain Loren Beamon said. “Kids gravitated towards him because he
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Odette Ascencio is like a ray of sunshine when you meet her. “I’m just a person that’s very joyful and that loves everyone for who they are and I don’t judge people,” she said. The Rancho Mirage soccer captain takes leadership to a whole new level. “She’s a phenomenal team player, team captain, and she
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“It’s just my heart… like… oh my God, I’m going to cry… sorry,” Palm Springs softball captain Tessah Black said. Black gets emotional when talking about her love for the sport she’s played since she was five years old. “It’s like home to me,” she said. She says softball is the thing that has shaped
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The pool is a big part of Dylan Kotz’s life. “Swimming has definitely kind of shaped me as a person,” said the La Quinta swim captain. “There’s things about the sport that makes you want to work harder for it and just keep going on, pushing on.” “He has a great leadership role with all
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Palm Desert’s goalkeeper Christelle Corchia is always supporting her teammates. “She’s not worried about her stats, she’s not worried about her glory or her time, she’s worried about the team doing well and having the team success,” said Palm Desert girls soccer coach Chris Keuilian. Keuilian says making her a captain was the obvious choice.
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“That is an all around athlete right there,” Yucca Valley head football coach Jeremy Johnson said. He’s talking about Tayten Shartel, the 2019 DVL Offensive Player of the Year and captain of the Yucca Valley football team. “I’ve been playing for a long time, so it’s had a big impact on me. It’s shaped me
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Keith Hamilton is a star defender for the La Quinta Blackhawks. He’s also been team captain the past two seasons. “It’s nice if your leaders are also among your most talented players and so he’s had that quality since he’s been in our program. He was a captain as a junior, which is pretty rare
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“It’s just honestly a big part of who I am and made me who I am,” said Palm Desert High School cheer captain Danica Larson. You will find Danica Larson leading the sidelines every Friday night, but that is only part of her sport. She has been a competitive cheerleader since she was 10 years
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XAVIER PREP SAINTS FOOTBALL “I mean Jack is kind of my nickname because Jonathan is my real name,” said Saints senior football star Jack Howard. Jack Howard is a soft-spoken, nice kid. But on the football field, he’s a mean dude always making some noise! “You know Jack was an impact player from the moment
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Photo courtesy of Shadow Hills/Richie DeTamble Carissma Williams, basketball player and track star at Shadow Hills High School, definitely lives up to her namesake. “When you see her, she just stands out. She’s always smiling. She’s always just in a really good mood,” said Richie DeTamble, Shadow Hills’ Track & Field coach. “I just want
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Ty Hershberger is a leader on both the baseball and football teams at Rancho Mirage High School. “I could tell any kid coming up, if you want to be like somebody, you want to be like Ty Hershberger,” said football coach LD Matthews. “Ty’s a natural-born leader. He doesn’t exclude people. People gravitate towards him,”
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When Nicky Bollinger was a sophomore, she received a medical diagnosis that would end her volleyball playing career for good. “It was really rough, because, you know, in my mind, it was like, that’s the end of anything that I would be able to do with sports and with volleyball,” she said. But it wasn’t
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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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Kyle Mauerman has played soccer, baseball, golf, basketball and now cross country for Palm Valley School. He even went as far as to playing golf and baseball in the same season. At one point, he had played a game nearly every day for three straight weeks. “I probably won’t move on and play sports in
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Rancho Mirage basketball captain Willow Mannes has always been underestimated at first glance. “Willow is one of those players that we say doesn’t pass the eye test,” said Rancho Mirage girls basketball coach Rob Cullinan. Instead, she lets her game do the talking. “I’ve always come in with the mindset that it doesn’t matter if
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Aidan Scott has played soccer all his life. “I honestly had my best memories with my friends and my family, just through the sport of soccer,” said Scott, a senior at DCA. “On the field, he’s quite the man. Everyone looks to him and tries to play the ball to him. He’s the creator, he
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Rancho Mirage Basketball and Volleyball Aubrey Bostick is synonymous with the word leader. “Basketball, I’m more of a, you could say, more aggressive because it is a more aggressive sport, but for volleyball it’s a little bit more older sister type of energy. But I feel like the leadership for both just has to be
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Twentynine Palms Football “It means a lot that people see me as a leader,” said Chris Pacheco, Twentynine Palms senior football captain. “Chris is the type of kid that every coach wants to coach,” said Michael Usher, Twentynine Palms defensive coordinator. Chris Pacheco is currently the only named captain on the Twentynine Palms football team.
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“You wouldn’t think it, but like, I’m a band nerd and also a baseball player,” said RMHS senior baseball player Jayson Bittner. Jayson Bittner does it all. The Rancho Mirage baseball captain prides himself on being a utility player. “I don’t want to just have my mind set on one thing. It’s good to be
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“I just have the inner desire… I’m like… when I want to achieve something I’m going to do it…” Caroline Wales grew up a two sport athlete — golf and gymnastics. She says that combination has made her mentally strong. ((Kaitlyn Ellis – PD Golf Coach)) “To be able to coach Caroline Wales is such
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