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La Quinta High tennis star excelling on and off the court
LA QUINTA, Calif. — Juliana Guerrero is a senior tennis player at La Quinta High School in the Coachella Valley. She has won MVP every year of high school. But what makes her special off the court is her high academics and willingness to serve. Guerrero has a 3.55...
Coachella Valley's Angelica Villarreal breaks school record at DVL track finals
Angelica Villarreal won the long jump and broke her own school record in the triple jump on Thursday, helping Coachella Valley High School to a dominant day in the field events at the Desert Valley League track finals. Ernesto Recio, who starred at receiver on the Arabs’ football team, captured first in the...
CIF-SS playoff schedule: Softball postseason brackets revealed
The regular season is complete for spring sports and that means it's playoff time on the baseball and softball diamonds. The CIF-SS playoff softball brackets were released Saturday and the baseball brackets will be revealed Monday. Here is the schedule so far, keep coming back to this story for schedule...
Malia Strange breaks another record, qualifies for CIF in three events at DEL track finals
On Tuesday, Xavier Prep freshman Malia Strange broke the Desert Empire League record in the girls’ long jump. Two days later, she had quite the encore. On the final day of the DEL track and field finals, Strange crushed the league record in the girls’ triple jump, with a distance of 39 feet and five inches, and won the girls’ 100 meter hurdles (15.80). ...
Spring Sports: LQ baseball and Indio softball complete perfect league seasons; DEL finals for track, tennis, swim
It was one of the busiest sports days of the year, at least at the local high school level. We had Desert Empire League finals for a few sports, as well as a pair of perfection on the diamond. Watch the video for highlights of all the action and stay...
Desert Empire League swim meet: Four records fall as Xavier Prep star shines again
While stopwatches are popular at a high school swim meet, when Xavier Prep sophomore Ava Otteson is up on the blocks, it's more like stop-and-watch. She is a unique talent who has everyone tuned into her performance, rooting for her and watching the clock to see if she'll break another record. That was the case Thursday as Otteson broke a pair of Desert Empire League records on her way to being named the league meet girls' MVP.
Fundraising golf tournament to benefit Coachella Valley families
Birth Choice of the Desert, an organization that helps women and families facing pregnancy, will hold its inaugural fundraising golf tournament May 10, combining the joy of golf with the heartfelt mission of supporting families in the Coachella Valley. Taking place at the scenic Big Rock Golf Club at Indian...
Stewart-Vaughn pitches no-hitter
Marquis Stewart-Vaughn pitched a no-hitter to lead the Banning High baseball team to a 13-0 win against Cathedral City Saturday, April 20. The game was halted after five innings due to the run rule. Stewart-Vaughn struck out seven and walked one. Cody Gutierrez, John Lara III, Issac Gastelum, Quintin Valdivia...
DVL tennis finals: Rising CV star takes singles title; Yucca Valley duo goes back to back
Depending on which court you were watching Wednesday at Palm Valley Country Club, the Desert Valley League individual tennis finals had a different feel. On the doubles court, you saw familiar faces, the defending championship duo of Kade Yakimow and Chaz Valeur from Yucca Valley in control again. On the singles court, it was a fresh face in Coachella Valley sophomore Edgar Avila making all the right moves.
Dominance: Xavier Prep freshman cruises to Desert Empire League boys' tennis title
Freshman Caleb Kassinove of Xavier Prep was confident heading into the final day of Desert Empire League boys' tennis play Thursday, and that confidence turned into a dominant performance. “Going into these matches I was very confident that I was going to win, but I knew there would probably be a few games I lose,” Kassinove said. “That’s just part of it.” ...
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