The heart of Henry Lopez’s success starts with his family. “They give me a lot of support. They’re always behind me and they’re always cheering for me at games. They’re very protective also,” Lopez said. His family even extends onto the football field, with Coach Dockery and his wife being Henry’s godparents. “Henry does a
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Her coach calls her sunshine. “It doesn’t matter where we go, when she walks into a tournament, when we’re walking out, when we’re walking into a huddle, Jackie has a smile on her face. She just has this ability to, kind of, brighten everybody up around her,” said Becca Brown, head volleyball coach at Palm
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Palm Springs high school senior swim standout Cody Meyer is headed to Cal Baptist University. He was one of the top swimmers in the valley throughout his high school career, which included a DEL championship his junior year with the Indians. Meyer is the last local student-athlete to be featured in the Senior Spotlight segment,
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Tuesday featured a two-for-one special for the senior spotlight segment with a pair of boys representing the city of Indio, Christian Robledo and Matthew Cruz. The Senior Spotlight showcases local senior student-athletes who lost their final season due to the coronavirus pandemic. If you’d like to nominate a senior to be featured in the Senior Spotlight segment,
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“I just love the adrenaline rush,” said Karina Ojeda. “You run and everyone is cheering for you.” Karina Ojeda is the reigning league champion in hurdles. Her only sport — track and field — is one she started in elementary school, on a team she created. “And it was just me on the track team,”
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“It makes me feel like I’ve been doing something right, you know?” Jonathan Guardiola said. Guardiola’s leadership on the Cathedral City basketball team earned him the nomination of Student-Athlete of the Week. “Being able to perform out here, and in the classroom, and help out my teammates and all of that, it feels amazing,” he
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Reigning DVL MVP Daniel Cid continues to prove he’s more than just a great player on the court. “He does everything the right way – cares about his teammates, 4.2 student – so he’s just a quality kid,” said Rajahs Head Basketball Coach Ivery Thompson. In his second year as a captain, his leadership has
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Amor Toland. Her first name means love, and that she does. “Oh my gosh, I love everything about my team, every aspect you could think of,” she said. “I love the way we all work together. We’re really like a family, it’s really beautiful. I love watching us play… on film, on anything.” “She’s very
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Malia Falk is a natural-born athlete. “My dad is a gym owner here in the Valley, and growing up, even before, as a trainer, he would train me off and on the field. So it kind of helped to get me on the right track with diets and to get me on the right track
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