In case you forgot, high school football in our desert is normally picture perfect. The Friday night sky is a painting, the football field a playground, the crowd a proud community. It’s been a while since we’ve had that. In fact, the last time we did was in November of 2019. This pandemic pause has
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The Morongo Unified School District has temporarily suspended the Yucca Valley High School football program following positive tests within the team. The suspension includes all practices and events for the team. A member of the coaching staff tested positive, as did a player tested positive before the team’s first scrimmage on Friday, March 19, according
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After over a year of waiting, Week 1 of the high school football season has come and gone. The only thing left to do is to vote for the play of the week. <!–[if lte IE 10]> Sorry, you are using an unsupported browser. This page will not display correctly. Please click here to upgrade
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After nearly a year and a half, high school football is finally back! Blake Arthur and Taylor Begley have the highlights from every game. Palm Desert outlasts Palm Springs in our Game of the Week: Final Scores HomeAwayQuarterPalm Desert – 34Palm Springs – 26FinalXavier Prep – 28Rancho Mirage – 22FinalShadow Hills – 42La Quinta –
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High school football is back on the field this Friday for the first time since November of 2019. Week 1 of a shortened five-week season kicks off Friday, March 19 with four local games, featuring eight teams. WEEK 1 SCHEDULE – all games start at 7:00 p.m. Palm Springs at Palm DesertRancho Mirage at Xavier
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Desert Sands Unified School District has cancelled the frosh/soph football game scheduled for Friday, March 19, 2021, between Palm Desert High School and Palm Springs High School. A Palm Desert High School football player has tested positive for COVID-19. The decision was made based on consultation with Riverside County Public Health following all DSUSD and
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Howard Beloved had the shot of a lifetime. Actually, two of them, on the same hole, in consecutive attempts. The 85-year-old recently made back-to-back aces from 90 yards out on the first hole at Rancho Casa Blanca in Indio. Here’s how it happened. Howard hit his first shot. It was on line but thought it
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Boom, boom Brandun. 21-year-old Brandun Lee put on another impressive performance Wednesday night with a candidate for knockout of the year. "This kid can punch"@Brandun_Lee knocks out Samuel Teah in round 3 #LeeTeah #ShoBox pic.twitter.com/OgVDnP2OOn— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) March 11, 2021 Lee delivered a vicious right hand, stopping Samuel Teah in the third round of
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We don’t know if there will be a basketball season this year, but if there is, Thaddis Bosley will be the man to lead the Saints program, both the girls and the boys. “I stepped in a few months ago just to do phase 1 of cohorts. I kind of just got used to running
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The Desert Valley League released its football schedule for the shortened season on Monday. All eight teams in the league will play, however, the schedule is subject to change due to a limited number of officials for games in the valley. “The match-ups are set, it’s just a matter of when they will play. There
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It has been a big week for our local high school sports programs. Tuesday, all outdoor youth sports in Riverside County were approved to play, allowing high school football and water polo teams to start up and finish what is left of the modified fall sports season. Football games start in two weeks, but this
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The CIF State office has issued an update on guidelines regarding high school sports, specifically with respect for indoor sports following a settlement that granted play for indoor sports in California. .@CIFState Interpretation of Updated Guidance pic.twitter.com/XJjWDlTdT6— CIF Southern Section (@CIFSS) March 5, 2021 Protocols must be followed, including mandatory testing, either daily antigen testing
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All eight Desert Valley League teams are going to play football this season. The question is: how many games for each team? Following Tuesday’s news that high school football can return to play, DVL athletic directors and coaches met Wednesday to discuss the course of action for their league, deciding that they will go forward
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It’s go time! High school sports are finally back, specifically football. Following Tuesday’s updated COVID-19 case-rates in Riverside County, outdoor local high school sports have been approved to play, ending a lengthy layoff that has sidelined local student-athletes. As we’ve been reporting, 14 was the magic number. The threshold was 14 coronavirus cases or less
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The Morongo Unified School District held a special meeting Monday night, voting 5-0 in favor of allowing high school sports to return to play. “Full send,” said Michael Usher, head basketball coach and assistant football coach at 29 Palms. Locally, that means Twentynine Palms and Yucca Valley high schools have been cleared to begin the
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As we approach the one year mark from when local high school sports shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, the light at the end of the tunnel is beginning to appear. This afternoon, La Quinta and Xavier Prep competed in a cross country meet. This was the second competition locally and first for each
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Coachella Valley high school baseball needs your help. The Arabs had most of their equipment vandalized and/or stolen, leaving them with basically nothing. A GoFundMe account has been made by head coach Bobb Boetto. If you feel like making a financial contribution, you can make a donation there. We gotta be better as a community.
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If there is a high school football season this year, Bill Johnson will be the man to lead the Arabs, at least for now. Johnson replaces former Arabs head coach Brett Davis who recently accepted a position in his home state of Oklahoma. Johnson has coached football at CVHS since 2012, working in multiple roles.
Continue Reading Finally football? Well, not yet but there is a growing optimism in regards to high school sports, specifically football as a season may happen after all. Football could start by March if the COVID-19 case-rate in Riverside County reaches the threshold of 14 cases or less per 100,000 people. Right now, Riverside County is at
Continue ReadingThe rollover car crash that seriously injured Tiger Woods outside Los Angeles on Tuesday was an accident and investigators won’t pursue any charges against the golf great, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Wednesday. “We don’t contemplate any charges whatsoever in this crash,” Villanueva said in a Facebook Live chat. “This remains an accident.
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