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'Academics one, golf two': Elite high school golfers balance school, outside events and the clock
For many competitive golfers, key elements of their game might be the spin rate of a golf ball, the launch angle of shots or yardage on drives. For busy members of the Palm Desert High School boys' golf team, the most important element of all might be time management. ...
Hits don't fall at right time as Coachella Valley baseball season ends with playoff loss
Gabriel Ceja knows his Coachella Valley Arabs weren’t ready to lose in the quarterfinal game of the CIF-Southern Section Division 8 baseball playoffs Friday. But the 5-3 loss at home to San Bernardino does take the shine off a strong season for the Arabs. “I’m proud of these guys. We’ve come a long way as far as the program overall,” Ceja said. “This is my third year as a head coach here, and my goal was to basically...
High school football: 30 valley players to keep an eye on entering 2024 season
Looking ahead to the summer months and the forthcoming season, we’ll take you through a list of a few the players on each team who we are watching closely during the lead-up to the 2024 season. Palm Springs Desert Sun. With high school football teams around the Coachella Valley...
Late home run sinks Indio softball in quarterfinal loss to St. Joseph
For the Indio High softball team this postseason, the sixth inning has been magic. On Thursday afternoon in a CIF-SS Division 6 quarterfinal against visiting St. Joseph, that magic disappeared. In a well-played game between two top-5 teams, it was the Jesters who pulled out a 3-1 win, thanks to a clutch two-out, two-run home run by Aris Garcia in the sixth inning with the Rajahs leading 1-0. The Jesters then played impeccable defense in the sixth...
Zahra Shatavy commits to Cornell College; becomes first girls wrestler from Indio HS to commit to a 4-year college
Indio high school girls wrestler Zahra Shatavy committed to Cornell College to continue her wrestling career. The DVL Champion and former student-athlete of the week is the first girl from Indio High School to commit to a four-year university to wrestle. Being on the team for two years, she qualified for CIF and the Masters The post Zahra Shatavy commits to Cornell College; becomes first girls wrestler from Indio HS to commit to a 4-year college appeared first on KESQ.
Palm Desert's Charlie Reiter chasing another U.S. Open berth after strong qualifying round
The last time Charlie Reiter made it through U.S. Open local qualifying at Bermuda Dunes Country Club, he eventually played his way into the 2022 U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass. Reiter, the former Palm Desert High School star, hopes to follow that same path this year to make the...
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