BLSS: Week 10 Play of the Week Nominees
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BLSS: Shadow Hills beats La Quinta in big Week 10 high school matchup
Week 10 of the high school football season featured some big division matchups. La Quinta – 29@Shadow Hills – 30F (OT)Palm Desert – 35@Palm Springs – 6FXavier Prep – 7@Rancho Mirage – 14FCoachella Valley – 47@Yucca Valley – 27FDesert Hot Springs – 33@Desert Mirage – 0FBanning – 54@Cathedral City – 32F THURSDAY 10/24 Indio –
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CV Firebirds down Ontario Reign to chalk first home win of the season
The Coachella Valley Firebirds notched their first home win of the season, beating the Ontario Reign 5-2 Friday night. Five different players found the back of the net to help give the Firebirds their second win of the season. Ales Stezka stopped 28 of 30 Reign shots to collect his first victory of the year.
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LA Dodgers take Game 1 of World Series over NY Yankees with walk-off grand slam in extra innings
The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees with a walk-off grand slam in extra innings to take Game 1 of the World Series. The Dodgers won 6-3 thanks to a grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning from Freddie Freeman. IT'S GONEIT'S GONEIT'S GONEIT'S GONEFREDDIE FREEMAN #WALKOFF GRAND
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Playoff volleyball and boxing: Busy Thursday night of sports in the valley
It’s been a busy month of sports in the valley, and that continued Thursday night, headlined by girls high school playoff volleyball and Golden Boy Boxing at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio. Sports Director Blake Arthur has all the coverage with highlights, scores and more.
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Valenzuela to be honored by Dodgers with No. 34 uniform patch during World Series and 2025 season
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fernando Valenzuela will be honored by the Los Angeles Dodgers with a patch of his No. 34 on team uniforms during the World Series and the 2025 season. The circular patch will be on jersey sleeves with the late pitcher’s No. 34 in Dodger blue with a white outline, surrounded by
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Manny Flores, Victor Olivo headline Golden Boy Fight Night at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
Coachella native Manny “Gucci Manny” Flores will take on Mexico’s Victor Olivo today in the main event of Golden Boy Fight Night at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino. The 10-round bantamweight fight will headline a card set to begin at 4 p.m. Thursday, according to organizers. Flores (18-1, 14 KOs) is in the midst of
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Busy October: End-of-week jam packed with sporting events in the valley and beyond
October might be the busiest month of sports. It’s a jam-packed end of the week here in the Coachella Valley and beyond. High school football Week 10 High school girls volleyball playoffs World Series baseball Firebirds hockey College basketball Boxing Not to mention NFL, college football, NBA basketball and NHL hockey. ‘Tis the season. Stay
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Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican-born pitcher whose feats for Dodgers fueled ‘Fernandomania,’ dies at 63
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born phenom for the Los Angeles Dodgers who inspired “Fernandomania” while winning the NL Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year in 1981, has died. He was 63. The team said he died Tuesday night at a Los Angeles hospital but did not provide
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Student Athlete of the Week – Madison Barrick
Palm Springs tennis player Madison Barrick is this week’s student-athlete of the week. “She’s resilient. She doesn’t give up. She plays hard until the game is over,” head coach Sergio Rodriguez said. Those are the three qualities that define Madison Barrick, but her drive to be the best comes from the people who are closest to her.
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CIF-SS playoff schedule released for girls volleyball and girls flag football
The playoffs are here for both girls volleyball and flag football. Nine teams in volleyball and four teams in girls flag football all look to claim the title. Here is a look at the schedule. THURSDAY, OCT 24 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL – Xavier Prep at Bishop Amat (Division 4), Newbury Park at Desert Christian Academy (Division
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BLSS: Week 9 high school football highlights and scores
Week 9 of the high school football season is in the books. This week’s schedule was headlined by a DEL showdown between two unbeaten teams, Rancho Mirage and La Quinta. Rancho Mirage 28 at La Quinta 42 – Blackhawks improve to 3-0, in sole possession of first place in league Palm Springs 20 at Xavier
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Rory Kerins’ hat-trick leads Wranglers to 3-1 win over Firebirds
The Coachella Valley Firebirds fell 3-1 to the rival Calgary Wranglers on Wednesday night at Acrisure Arena. Calgary was led by Rory Kerins who scored all three goals for Calgary, becoming the fifth player to net a hat-trick against Coachella Valley. Rory Kerins' hat trick leads Wranglers to 3-1 win over the Firebirds who fall
Continue Reading Xavier Prep defeats Palm Desert to complete third consecutive undefeated league championship
Xavier Prep girls volleyball has done it again. The Saints are undefeated league champions for the third straight season. Xavier Prep defeats rival Palm Desert at home in 4 sets to complete their 3rd straight undefeated league season. Saints have the Cook Street crown and league championship yet again. Saints have won 6 of last
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Student Athlete of the Week – Austin McDanel
Xavier Prep safety/wide receiver Austin McDanel is this week’s student-athlete of the week. For every football team, there are always a couple of players that play both ways and can really do it all, and one of those players for Xavier Prep is Austin McDanel. “I think, like we’ve always talked about Austin, his intelligence,
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BLSS: Week 8 high school football highlights and scores
Week 8 of the high school football season is in the books. Thursday night high school football scores:Shadow Hills defeats Palm Springs, 45-35AB Miller controls Cathedral City, 24-14@KESQ @KenjiitoKESQ @SportswithPep— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) October 11, 2024 Friday featured a handful of games in town. See below for final scores from all of our local games.
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Firebirds fall 2-1 to Bakersfield Condors in season opener
Hockey is back in the desert. 2023-2024 Western Conference Champion banner drops on opening night. Side by side next to the 2022-2023 banner. @KESQ pic.twitter.com/X6pRZQiODF— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) October 12, 2024 The back-to-back Western Conference Champion Firebirds fell 2-1 in their season debut on Friday night at Acrisure Arena. Firebirds fall 2-1 to the Bakersfield
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Padres seek to wrap up NL Division Series against Dodgers in San Diego Wednesday night
The Padres will try to advance to the National League Championship Series at the expense of the Los Angeles Dodgers for the second time in three years tonight at Petco Park. The Padres took a two games to one lead in the National League Division Series with a 6-5 victory Tuesday at Petco Park, combining
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