Tamarisk Country Club hosted for the first time the 9th annual Rattler Scramble golf tournament benefiting Rancho Mirage high school athletics. “We are excited,” said tournament sponsor Barry Golden. “We have a hundred players and a hole in one for five thousand bucks. Woo Woo! We hope everyone enjoys the coming football season. We look
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NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer was suspended Friday for two full seasons without pay by Major League Baseball for violating the league’s domestic violence and sexual assault policy, which he denies. Bauer’s lengthy suspension comes after a San Diego woman, whom the pitcher had met through social media, alleged that
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Thursday was loaded with local high school sports action, specifically in the Desert Empire League as championships were decided. This is the schedule today. @BaileyKESQ and a sick me will do our best.🎾 12pm DEL finals🏊 3pm DEL finals⚾️ 4pm @CODbaseball22 finale🥇 5:30pm DEL track & field finals🥎 6:30pm @LQHSsoftball & @Rajah_Softball try for undefeated
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers addressed their offensive line in the first round for the second straight year Thursday night, selecting Boston College guard Zion Johnson with the 17th overall pick. The Johnson pick is the first time in franchise history the Chargers have selected a guard in the first round and
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The 2022 NFL Draft is Thursday-Saturday this week in Las Vegas and a pair of former local stars are hoping to hear their name called. TAYLER HAWKINS – PALM SPRINGS HS “Excited to see what’s going to happen,” said Tayler Hawkins, former Palm Springs Indian star and NFL Draft hopeful. Just talked with @taylerhawkinsss, former
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College of the Desert baseball are 2022 Inland Empire Athletic Conference champions. 🏆2022 IEAC CHAMPIONS!🏆College of the Desert ROADRUNNERS ⚾️🌴☀️@COD_Athletics IEAC 18-6Overall 27-13GO ROADRUNNERS💯 pic.twitter.com/AUErNs55TM— COD Baseball (@CODbaseball22) April 27, 2022 COD baseball edged San Bernardino Valley College for the outright conference title. The Roadrunners series win last week was key in allowing that to
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Xavier Prep girls swimming has found themselves a star. Rachel McCafferty came to the desert three years ago from San Antonio, Texas and was born into a family of swimmers. Aunt went to the Olympic trials, Dad was a waterpolo player, and all her siblings swim competitively. So there wasn’t much of a choice for
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What a time to be a Road Runner. COD athletics had themselves a day with a dominating tennis performance and win on the diamond over a conference rival. On the tennis court COD was up north at Bakersfield Racquet Club for the CCCAA State Team Final. The Runners cruised by American River college 9-0 to
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A few local athletes are advancing their respective career by moving on in their life and doing what they love. Headlined by Cord Stansberry, the Shadow Hills senior recently committed to Pepperdine where he will play basketball. Stansberry will look to help the Waves the same way he helped the Knights to two league titles
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We’re back in Indio checking in on the Rajahs here at Indio high school, and we are on the tennis court this week. Highlighting their number one doubles team, Christian Madrid and Xavier Angulo. “Doubles is really fun, I honestly prefer it,” said Angulo. “We bond better as a team like that.” “I think it
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A new professional golf tournament is coming to the Coachella Valley, starting in the spring of 2023. The Galleri Classic, a PGA TOUR Champions event, will be held March 20-26, 2023 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage. “Our players have longed to come back to this market.” Miller Brady – @ChampionsTour President.— Blake
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La Quinta’s Brandun Lee continues his quest to be a world champion by defeating Zachary Ochoa in an impressive unanimous decision at AT&T stadium in Arlington, Texas on Saturday night. Not my best performance but 25-0 👊🏼— Brandun Lee (@Brandun_Lee) April 17, 2022 He wasn’t @ringmagazine’s 2021 Prospect of the Year for no reason 👀@Brandun_Lee
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Coachella isn’t the only party out in the east valley. The Lady Rajahs clinched the DVL league title on Friday in a dominating 7-0 win over rival Coachella Valley in Thermal. DVL 🏆🥎➡️ @Rajah_Softball Congratulations to the Lady Rajahs on clinching league! 7-0 over CV, first DVL team to shutout CV. Freshman Alyssa Grinstead 7
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Boxing is bred in the Coachella Valley and Brandun Lee is a clear example. The La Quinta fighter has yet to lose in the ring (24-0) and has 22 knockouts. This Saturday Lee will fight on his biggest stage yet against Zachary Ochoa at AT&T stadium in Arlington Texas. 24-0 today.. 25-0 come tomorrow night
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Cochella’s Sebastian Fundora and La Quinta’s Brandun Lee are two of the most promising fighters in the sport of boxing, both continuing to rise the ranks and impress along the way. Fundora, 24, is coming off an upset victory over Erickson Lubin in a thrilling junior middleweight bout that was ultimately called after 9 rounds.
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La Quinta clinched the outright league championship on Wednesday night following their 7-0 win over rival Palm Desert. La Quinta baseball, your 2022 DEL champions. ⚾️🏆@lqathletics @LQBlackhawks @LQ_Birdcage @GratefulDadhawk @lqybfit @LQHS_Birdcage pic.twitter.com/dUTnYcHClC— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) April 14, 2022 It was a historic victory for Blackhawks baseball, marking the first time they have ever swept the
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Indio remains perfect in the DVL following their exciting victory over their rival Coachella Valley on Tuesday night. Really good game between the top two teams in DVL and longtime rivals CV-Indio. Hard to determine who’s better but there’s no debate that these tacos are the best in town! Title implications this week. Coverage on
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Palm Desert high school announced Wednesday morning that Estevan Valencia will be the school’s new athletic director starting July 28th. Valencia will also serve as the Aztecs’ head baseball coach, taking over for desert legend Darol Salazar who is retiring after 36 years on the job. Palm Desert High School 🤝 Estevan Valencia Valencia was
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LPGA founder and Hall of Famer Shirley Spork died Tuesday in Palm Springs. She was 94 years old. The LPGA announced Spork’s passing on social media Tuesday afternoon. Just two weeks ago, Spork learned she would finally be inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame. “Getting into the LPGA Hall of Fame is the highest
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“I have been playing softball since I was four years old,” said Shadow Hills senior Adiana Lujan. “Well my brother first started playing football in Coachella at the Coachella park and there was a t-ball league and once I saw it I got drawn to it. My parents let me do it and I was
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