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Palm Desert High golf cruises to CIF-SS Division 1 title by nine strokes
The Palm Desert boys' golf team has high aspirations this season and completed phase one of their postseason plan Monday, picking up the CIF-SS Division 1 title with relative ease at Bear Creek Golf Club in Murrieta. The Aztecs shot a team total of 363 in the six-play-five-count format, which...
Local Athletic Stars Shine Bright at Upcoming Awards Night
🏆 Get ready to roll out the red carpet for the stars of athleticism in our community! The much-anticipated Athletic Awards Night is just around the corner, promising an evening brimming with triumphs, tales of perseverance, and a celebration of the incredible sporting talent we have right here in our backyard.
Indian Wells’ Players Course a waste of taxpayer money
The planned redesign of the Players Course at the Indian Wells Golf Resort is unnecessary and a total waste of taxpayer money. The Player’s Course is currently rated in the top 30 public courses in the U.S. to play by Golfweek Magazine. Remember the old adage, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. One big concern is that the course will be downgraded because of shortening of the course. In a recent article, The Desert Sun stated one of the reasons for the redesign was due to the need to return the property to the Renaissance Hotel, where holes 17...
'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...
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...
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