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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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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“It’s in my blood,” said Emma Svoboda. She’s not kidding… both of Emma Svoboda’s parents played Division I basketball. Now, she’s carrying on the tradition. “Yeah, it’s nice being tall, but in the end, at the end of the day, just having a strong work ethic is going to separate you from other people,” she
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“As a pitcher, man, I control the game,” said valley baseball standout Grant Kelly. For Grant Kelly, high school baseball is just the beginning. “He doesn’t lack confidence. That’s for sure,” said David Shaw, Rancho Mirage head baseball coach. “What stands out to me is he’s a fierce competitor,” said Darol Salazar, Palm Desert head
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“I was like, ‘Wow, who is this kid?’ He was just head and shoulders above everyone, I mean, it was like, everybody was watching him. He was that good,” La Quinta High School’s Track & Field Coach Brian Ansley said. That kid was Trevor Plott. La Quinta High School’s Track & Field Coach Brian Ansley
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INDIO GIRLS VOLLEYBALL “I love these girls!” Martha Montejano said. Martha Montejano is a big sister at home… and on the court to the entire Indio girls volleyball team. “I feel like that wanting to be better is like what motivates me and keeps me on track to like lift up our team energy most
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Xavier Prep Cross-Country, Track and Field Many cross country and track athletes pick up the sport in high school. Not Molly May. “Since my whole family is a family of runners, I’ve been running since probably third grade,” said May, a senior at Xavier Prep. “She came in pretty much as a ready-made package,” said
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Mitchell Ryan’s love for sports started at home. “I really can’t imagine living life without playing these sports my whole life and it’s just been such a part of everything we’ve done as a family,” said Mitchell Ryan, a senior at PDHS. Ryan plays football, basketball and tennis at Palm Desert High School. He values
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Brandon Ulin is a natural-born leader. “I am the United Student Body President, so that’s student government at Desert Hot Springs High School, I’m part of the swim team, I’m also part of the marching band, and I’m also part of the Wind Ensemble, and I’m also this year’s second year term student board representative
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In order to understand the kind of person Wilson Pinkstaff is, you should hear this story… “We have an 86-year-old assistant coach, Larry Bennett, who is one of the nicest human beings on the planet, and Wilson went over and took Coach Bennett out to lunch for his 86th birthday,” said Rancho Mirage boys basketball
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It all started at First Tee for Shadow Hills golf captain Trinity Hernandez. Now, she’s looking ahead to college golf. “Having a new challenge every day is what really keeps me going because, with golf, one thing could be going really well, but then the next day it’s not working at all, so you always
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Xavier Prep Volleyball Taylor Schein is a true student-athlete, encompassing all three requirements as an athlete on the volleyball court, strong student in the classroom and leader in her community. “I’ve always been a leader, in a way that I push people to be the best they can, whether or not I’m labeled a leader.
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Sebastian Camarena is known for his role on the Coachella Valley football team, playing on varsity since his freshman year… But this year, while rehabbing an injury, he picked up golf. “It was hard at first, but once I got good at it, I was like, I’m going to keep doing it and doing it,
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