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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....
Local Youth MMA Fighters Win National Title
Congratulations are in order for a pair of local youth mixed martial arts competitors. Local fighters “Madeline Meza” and “Bryan Cabello” recently won national championships at the 2024 Pankration Cage Fighting competition. The two 15 year-olds also won spots on a national team which will be...
29 Palms athletes leap to wins in track, field
TWENTYNINE PALMS — Twentynine Palms High School’s track and field girls team beat Cathedral City 72-35 at the last home meet of the season Wednesday, April 17. •Jayde James won the high jump and triple jump and tied for first in the long jump. Hurdling duo Aviana Lipkins...
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...
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...
Time for Pocial Athlete of the Week; Shadow Hills softball ace was last week's winner
As the high school sports spring season winds down and we look ahead to the playoffs in May, there are still some key performances being showcased as teams jockey for postseason position. As we get set to honor those key players, let's reward last week's Athlete of the Week brought...
2024 DEL track finals: Jeremiah Johnson, Malia Strange among the winners on Day 1
A year ago, as a freshman, Jeremiah Johnson finished tied for fifth in the Desert Empire League in the long jump. On Tuesday, he set the Rancho Mirage High School record and took first among a group of four jumpers who qualified for the CIF Southern Section meet. In Day 1 of the DEL Finals at Palm Desert High, the long jump was the event that generated the most qualifiers for CIF. Johnson led the group with...
Trojans clinch fourth tennis title in a row
YUCCA VALLEY — The Yucca Valley Trojan boys tennis team won its fourth league championship in a row with an 18-0 victory over Cathedral City Monday. In the past four years, the Trojans have gone 55-1 in league, coach Donald Curci said. They swept through the Desert Valley League...
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.” ...
Softball Game Recap: Cathedral City Lions vs. Yucca Valley Trojans
Cathedral City has not done well against Yucca Valley recently (they were 0-8 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Cathedral City Lions came out on top against the Yucca Valley Trojans by a score of 6-2. That's two games straight that Cathedral City has won by exactly four runs.
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