Week 9: Play of the Week Nominees
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Perfection for Prep: Xavier girls volleyball finishes DEL season undefeated, outright champions
Xavier Prep girls volleyball completed the perfect league season on Thursday night, defeating La Quinta at home on senior night. DEL 🏐 regular season comes to an end tonight. Posted up for a great matchup between @XCPGirlsVB & @LQBlackhawks! XP hasn’t dropped a set in league since Oct. 2021 👀 Highlights & Post tonight on
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KESQ station group to broadcast 10 select Coachella Valley Firebirds games live from Acrisure Arena
News Channel 3 is teaming up with the Coachella Valley Firebirds for a big announcement: we’re working together to bring the excitement of the AHL team right into your homes. As Broadcast Partner of the Coachella Valley Firebirds, News Channel 3’s station group will be televising a series of ten select home games live as the
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Back-2-Back: Coachella Valley girls volleyball claims crown with another undefeated DVL season
Coachella Valley girls volleyball has done it again. The Lady Arabs are DVL champions for the second straight season following their 3-0 win over rival Indio, 25-17 25-6 25-16, on Wednesday night. “High school volleyball is do you believe and do you have momentum,” said head coach Carlos Contreras. “These girls did that early on
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Student-Athlete of the Week – Lane Forti
You can’t erase history and numbers do tell a story. Palm Desert football has been dominant in the desert. Why? You could point fingers at coaching staff, players, talent, personnel. But I think it’s bigger than that, it’s bigger than football. It’s a culture, a culture led by guys like Lane Forti. “I’ve been playing
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Ex-Angels employee gets 22 years in Skaggs overdose death
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A former Los Angeles Angels employee was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison Tuesday for providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to his overdose death in Texas. Eric Kay, dressed in an orange jumpsuit with handcuffs and leg shackles, didn’t
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Week 8 high school football: Local league matchups headlined by LQ-PS, XP-PD
The high school season rolls on as league play ramps up. DESERT EMPIRE LEAGUE La Quinta – 14@Palm Springs – 35FXavier Prep – 28@Palm Desert – 42FRancho Mirage – 13@Shadow Hills – 6F DESERT VALLEY LEAGUE Coachella Valley – 65@29 Palms – 0FYucca Valley – 28@Indio – 23FBanning – 18@Cathedral City – 19FDHS – 30@Desert
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Palm Springs senior star Brayden Hapner earns play of the week honors
Brayden Hapner earned the most votes over the weekend to win the high school football play of the week for week 8 of the season. Hapner had a pick-6, another interception and a receiving touchdown in the team’s win Friday night over La Quinta. The 2022 high school football season continues this week. Click HERE for the
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Dominant Dodgers, hot Padres bring SoCal rivalry to NLDS
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The San Diego Padres knocked off the 101-win New York Mets in the National League wild-card series. Awaiting them in the NL Division Series is an even bigger challenge: the 111-win Los Angeles Dodgers. “They’re hot and we’ve been hot for seven months,” a smiling
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Indycar to host open tests at the Thermal Club, additional plans possibly in the works
NTT INDYCAR Series will be coming to the Coachella Valley. The series will host open tests at the Thermal Club in February. The tests will be the first of three Open Tests that INDYCAR will host at tracks in 2023. It also marks the series’ first trip to the Thermal Club. The Thermal Club is
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Sebastian, Gabriela both win in Carson on “Fundora Family Fight Night”
On a night they’ll remember for the rest of their lives, Gabriela and Sebastian Fundora fought on the same card for the first time ever at Dignity Health Sports Park. Oh, and both won. Sebastian went the distance with Carlos Ocampo, 12 rounds, and won by UD to improve to 20-0-1, 13 KOs. Calm, cool,
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(Week 8) Play of the Week Nominees
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Fundora family, Sebastian and Gabriela, to showcase skill in respective fights Saturday in Southern California
Coachella born and raised fighters Sebastian and Gabriela Fundora have respective fights Saturday, October 8th at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson. 👊🏽 #FundoraOcampo FIGHT WEEK 🗓 SATURDAY🕙 10PM ET/7PM PT📲 https://t.co/hutadgRfsE 📍 @dignityhealthsp pic.twitter.com/NkSuYTfQjm— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) October 3, 2022 Sebastian, 24-years-old and nicknamed the “Towering Inferno” will bring his undefeated record (19-0, 13
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Student-Athlete of the Week – Daniella Osorio
“She’s super, she’s a great student,” said head coach Lisa Johnson. “She brings a lot of energy to the team. The girls I think get a bum shaft playing in this heat in the fall. She brings a lot of energy to the days that are hot.” “My family and grandparents played it, and they
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La Quinta’s Diego Amaya earns most votes, wins play of the week for game-winning TD against Palm Desert
Diego Amaya’s dream week continues. Prior to Friday night’s Flag Game, Amaya, a senior, had never caught a pass in his varsity career. That changed Friday late in the 4th quarter as Amaya scored a 55-yard touchdown that ultimately helped La Quinta take down their biggest rival in Palm Desert. On Monday, Amaya was awarded
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Firebirds start first-ever training camp over the weekend in Seattle
The Firebirds’ season is almost here and the team is preparing for play by holding their training camp in Seattle. Callum Booth (@cjboothy) is the first player to take the ice for the #CVFirebirds pic.twitter.com/qQrEkJI1Oa— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) October 1, 2022 On Saturday, October 1st the team took the ice for the first time
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Week 7: Play of the Week nominees
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Week 7 high school football: LQ takes down PD in instant classic; CV outlasts YV in DVL title tilt
Week 7 of the high school football season is one to remember. La Quinta knocked off their biggest rival Palm Desert to retain the Flag for the first time since 2016, winning in the final minute on their home field. The Flag Game was turned up! Great atmosphere and energy for the 28th edition of
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The more the merrier, Firebirds sign four forwards in continuing to build roster
Four more additions are coming to the desert as the Coachella Valley Firebirds continue to add to their team ahead of their inaugural season. the #CVFirebirds roster keeps getting better and better 👏 check out the guys –> https://t.co/g0KOj9MAHF#IgniteTheSeason pic.twitter.com/k6Zko4YRuc— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) September 29, 2022 On Thursday the Firebirds announced they are bringing
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California to weigh making girls flag football school sport
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — School athletics officials in Southern California will ask the state to make flag football an official high school sport for girls. The California Interscholastic Federation’s Southern Section voted Thursday in favor of the plan, said Thom Simmons, the section’s assistant commissioner. The state body that governs interscholastic athletics in California
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