The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Texas Stars on Friday night at H-E-B Center in overtime by the final score 2-1. Jani Nyman tipped home the game-tying goal with 8:32 left in the third period and Ben Meyers’ overtime game-winner earned the Firebirds their 23rd win of the season. FIREBIRDS WIN IT IN OT!! pic.twitter.com/oH29BNW1vb—
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Coachella Valley Firebirds forward Jani Nyman was selected as a replacement player for the 2025 AHL All-Star Classic, the team announced today. NEWS: #CVFirebirds forward Jani Nyman has been named to the 2025 @theAHL All-Star Classic, presented by Spotlight 29 Casino!Nyman will replace defenseman Cale Fleury on the Pacific Division roster. 🎟️: https://t.co/HVLs4hXwmx | @FloHockey
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The AHL All-Star Classic logo was set in place at Acrisure Arena for the 2025 two-day competition. Plenty of people, such as Senior Vice President of Acrisure Arena John Page, Vice President of Operations Phillip Ransford, Firebirds staff members, and AHL Vice President of Marketing and Licensing Sean Lavoine, were all in attendance. This is
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Top-ranked men’s and women’s stars will team up for the third consecutive year to compete in the Eisenhower Cup – a one-night Tie Break Tens event during the 2025 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. The BNP Paribas Open starts on March 2 at the Indian Wells Tennis Gardens. The Eisenhower Cup takes place in Stadium 2
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Abbotsford Canucks 5-2 on Wednesday at Acrisure Arena. Scoreless in the first period, the Firebirds struck first after Jagger Firkus tallied his ninth goal of the season eight minutes and three seconds in the second. birds strike first and take the lead 1-0 pic.twitter.com/4IcDAX0O7m— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) January
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Desert Christian Academy center Hannah Shaver is this week’s student-athlete of the week. “She’s really a conqueror through and through,” head coach Zach Devane said. “She’s done her own work on her own time as far as playing club and committing time during volleyball season and in the spring and whatnot. When you want to
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Marcus Ericsson, the 2022 Indianapolis 500 winner, was among six drivers who drove test laps today on the Twin Palms circuit in preparation for the March 23 Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix. Ericsson’s Andretti Global teammates Colton Herta and Kyle Kirkwood also drove, along with Callum Ilott and Robert Shwartzman of the PREMA Racing team
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After a failed first attempt, damaging my ego and nearly really damaging my body, I finally made it on my polo pony, quickly learning that in this game, it’s all about these amazing animals. Tonight on @KESQ the world will see why I'm not quitting my day job. @EldoradoPolo @uspoloassn @CityofIndio pic.twitter.com/CdDKUaZ9Py— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) January 27, 2025 “You
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Bakersfield Condors 3-2 on Sunday at Acrisure Arena. The Condors opened the scoring in the first after Jacob Perreault tallied his second goal of the season 12 minutes and six seconds into the period. Alex Swetlikoff gave the Condors the 2-0 lead, but Jagger Firkus cut down the
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Shadow Hills girls’ basketball is good. I mean really good. And they know it. “We’re so, like capable and we’re so like talented. So like that just plays into us beating the teams like, yeah, we want to like destroy them but honestly, it’s not that hard,” said sophomore point guard Analiah Cardona. She’s not
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Ontario Reign 3-0 on Saturday at Toyota Arena for the final time of the regular season. In the opening period, Taylor Ward scored the lone goal 14 minutes and 27 seconds into the frame. The lone goal-scoring trend continued for Ontario in the second and third periods. Jack
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The California Winter League had its 16th Opening Day on Thursday in Palm Springs. According to the CWL website, the league gives free agent baseball players a chance to develop their skills. The CWL started its 16th season in Palm Springs today. @KenjiitoKESQ was out there to catch all the action, including an interview with
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It was a busy Wednesday night in the Desert Empire League for high school basketball and soccer, headlined by Rancho Mirage’s win over rival Palm Springs in boys basketball. Watch for highlights and reaction. Stay with KESQ News Channel 3 for continuing coverage of local high school sports.
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds fell 4-3 in a shootout to the Barracuda on Wednesday night in San Jose. The Firebirds continue to struggle against San Jose and in shootouts this season. CV is now 0-5 shootouts and 0-4-0-2 against the Barracuda this year. Barracuda continue to have the Firebirds number this year. CV remains winless
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The Thermal Club, one of the world’s most cutting-edge private motorsports facilities, is set to host the NTT INDYCAR SERIES with The Thermal Club INDYCAR Grand Prix, taking place March 21-23. A limited number of exclusive 3-day VIP passes are now available. “The Thermal Club Grand Prix will be one of the most unique events
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Coachella Valley point guard Franky Aguirre is this week’s student-athlete of the week. “He has grown as a player on and off the court, as a leader,” head coach Mike Rodriguez said. “His maturity has been beyond my expectations for this year. Taking his team or taking the team on his back and setting the
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Alex Yang, who turns 17 later this month, was diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer nearly a year ago. On Sunday, for the final round of the 66th edition of the American Express, Alex was awarded the opportunity to be the standard bearer for the final group of Sepp Straka, Jason Day and
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Sepp Straka is the 2025 American Express champion. The first TOUR winner from Austria now has three 🏆🏆🏆@SeppStraka is victorious @TheAmExGolf! pic.twitter.com/MjNY73FPjU— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 20, 2025 Sepp Straka is the 2025 @theamexgolf champion. Straka won by 2 shots at 25-under and only had 2 bogeys all tournament. @KESQ @KenjiitoKESQ @PGATOUR @PGAWESTGOLF @PGATOURComms pic.twitter.com/BE5C0kfdL1—
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Colorado Eagles 4-2 on Sunday at Blue Arena. Scoreless in the opening period, Cale Fleury gave the Firebirds the 1-0 lead a little under seven minutes into the second. an absolute bomb of a shot from fleur pic.twitter.com/L2wzWTSH6n— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) January 19, 2025 Colorado answered with two
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Colorado Eagles 6-4 on Saturday at Blue Arena. Calle Rosen gave the Eagles the 1-0 lead, but the Firebirds went on a three-goal run themselves from Luke Henman, Ty Nelson, and Logan Morrison. BUT HENNY IS QUICK TO STRIKE BACK pic.twitter.com/wKtbHMjMqo— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) January 19, 2025
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