COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — It was a busy Tuesday in October with the DEL boys water polo championship and CIF-SS first round games for girls volleyball and flag football. In boys water polo, Xavier Prep defeated rival Palm Desert 16-12 for their third consecutive DEL championship. In girls volleyball and flag football, our local
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The Dodgers will have the same pitching rotation to start the World Series as they did to begin their sweep of the National League Championship Series — Blake Snell starting Game 1 Friday and Yoshinobu Yamamoto starting Game 2 Saturday in Toronto, manager Dave Roberts said. Roberts was noncommittal in a
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Xavier Prep girls’ volleyball outside hitter Lyla Barkett is this week’s student athlete of the week. Barkett is a star for the Xavier Prep Saints, leading the team with 178 kills and 62 aces, but what makes her a one-of-a-kind athlete is the energetic attitude she brings every time she steps onto the court. “Her
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TORONTO (KESQ) – We now know who is going to face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series. The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners the in Game 7 to win the American League Championship Series and move on the World Series. Game 1 of the World Series will be played Friday on
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Bakersfield Condors 5-4 in overtime on Sunday at Dignity Health Arena. For the first time this season, the Firebirds opened the scoring. Carson Rehkopf tallied his first goal of his AHL career to give the birds the 1-0 lead. REHKOPF SCORES! LET'S GOOOOOOOO! pic.twitter.com/sRneuRghjs—
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) The Coachella Valley Scorpions won the 2025 NPL Championship on Sunday in Seattle. The Scorpions defeated the Seattle Tsunami 7-2. Coachella Valley not only brought home a trophy, but they also earned $50,000 check. “This has been a culmination of two years of hard work of building this franchise,” said Kim
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) The Wheelchair Championship wrapped up its 10th year on Sunday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. The tournament ran for four days, with matches starting as early as 10 AM. Men and Women competed in both singles and doubles competition to earn International Tennis Federation (ITF) rankings points. Top players both
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) The Coachella Valley Firebirds fell to the Colorado Eagles 3-1 on Saturday at Acrisure Arena. Scoreless in the first period, the Eagles scored two unanswered goals to start the middle frame. Danil Gushchin found the back of the net and made it 1-0. A little over a minute later, Jason Polin
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) The playoffs are here for both girls’ volleyball and flag football. Nine teams in volleyball and three teams in girls’ flag football all look to claim the title. Here is a look at the schedule. TUESDAY, OCT 21 GIRLS VOLLEYALL – Xavier Prep at Bishop Montgomery (Division 2), Palm Desert at
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Week 9 of the high school football featured nine games, including two undefeated teams Xavier Prep0@Palm Springs26 FLa Quinta40@Rancho Mirage13FYucca Valley30@Coachella Valley55FDesert Mirage14@Cathedral City20FBanning28@DHS27FHamilton7@Desert Christian51FSan Jacinto47@Desert Chapel41F Thursday games: In the DEL, Palm Desert defeated Shadow Hills 38-14. In the DVL, Twentynine Palms took care of Indio 44-25. Stay with
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The Los Angeles Dodgers are going back to the World Series! The Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 Friday night to complete a series sweep and win the National League Championship Series. It was a legendary night for Shohei Ohtani, who hit three home runs and struck out 10 batters. HE
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The Dodgers moved within one victory of their second consecutive World Series appearance with a 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series today at Dodger Stadium. Tommy Edman broke a 1-1 tie by singling in Will Smith from second with one out in
Continue Reading PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) The Xavier Prep took down their Cook Street rival, Palm Desert, on Wednesday to win their fourth straight Desert Empire League title. The Xavier Prep Saints girls volleyball team are the Queens of Cook Street and DEL Champions for the fourth year in a row.The Saints defeated Palm Desert 3-0, improving their
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – MLS and NWSL clubs will return to the iconic Empire Polo Club in Indio this coming February for the Coachella Valley Invitational (CVI). The CVI is the largest preseason event in North American professional soccer history. This year marks the fourth year of the event, but it could be the biggest
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Palm Springs senior running back/edge rusher Layla Joy is this week’s student athlete of the week. “Every snap of every play on both sides of the ball, the kid just won’t come off the field, she just goes 100%,” head coach Mark Abercrombie said. Layla Joy, an athlete who plays until the whistle blows, has
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – It was a smaller week here in the valley for high school football, but we still had some key games nonetheless. Rancho Mirage – 7(3-4)@Palm Desert – 31(4-3)FShadow Hills – 21(4-3)@Palm Springs – 41(7-0)FXavier Prep – 14(5-2)@La Quinta – 28(5-2)F29 Palms – 22(3-4)@Banning – 42(5-2)FDesert Chapel – 22(1-5)@Desert Christian –
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost their season opener against the San Diego Gulls 5-0 Friday night at Acrisure Arena. Birds get blown out in the season opener 5-0 at home against the San Diego Gulls. Youngest team in the AHL, so growing pains are expected. Not to mention, it's just
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) — The Indio Rajahs took down their biggest rival on Thursday night to re-take the crown as the top girls volleyball team in the Desert Valley League. The Rajahs defeated the visiting Arabs in three sets (25-20, 25-22, 25-16) to win the rubber match of the season. Indio improved to 7-1, while
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