Andrew L. John
The Desert Sun
Palm Desert, CA, United States
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Recent articles by Andrew:
Carsen Twarynski scores late game-winning goal to help Firebirds escape with 2-1 win over Gulls
The Calgary native scored the deciding goal with 1:31 to play to get the Firebirds back in the win column. → Read More
Kole Lind is the Firebirds' hero in a 3-2 shootout win over San Jose
The Firebirds have now won eight of their last 10 games and 16 of their last 20. They lead the American Hockey League’s Western Conference → Read More
Storm brings rain to Coachella Valley, snow to mountains. More expected this week
Four inches of snow were recorded at the top of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. → Read More
BNP Paribas Open introduces new food, merchandise options as part of 'new era'
The additions are part of what the BNP Paribas Open is calling “a new era of Tennis Paradise." → Read More
'Might as well keep going': La Quinta stands alone following convincing 61-47 win over Granite Hills
La Quinta rolled up 584 rushing yards in first playoff win since 2015; will play Laguna Beach at home next. → Read More
Palm Springs beats Xavier Prep, 27-8, to clinch share of DEL title for first time in six years
The Indians can win the league title outright with a win Friday versus Palm Desert. → Read More
Xavier Prep outlasts Rancho Christian, 48-40, to claim consecutive victories heading into league
Saints offense is finding its stride behind brothers Ryder and Tyson Ruiz. → Read More
Palm Desert 'turns on the jets' in 52-27 comeback win over Tustin
The Aztecs fell into a rare deficit before outscoring the Tillers 28-7 in the second half. → Read More
Victim of hit-and-run near Palm Springs airport dies; police seek help finding driver
The incident happened around 3:04 a.m. July 29. The name of the victim has not been released. → Read More
Patrick Rivenes will not return as La Quinta football coach in 2022
The Blackhawks were 9-26 in four seasons under Rivenes, who won a CIF championship at the school as a player → Read More
Rafael Nadal, who has 21 Grand Slam tennis titles, loves playing the desert golf courses in California
Days after winning the Australian Open, Rafael Nadal played golf in the Balearic Mid-Amateur Golf Championship. → Read More
BNP Paribas Open: American Tommy Paul takes down third seed Alexander Zverev at Indian Wells
The stunning 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(2) upset win was Paul’s second win over a top 10 player in three weeks. → Read More
BNP Paribas Open: Five-time champion Novak Djokovic withdraws from Indian Wells
Due to travel restrictions for unvaccinated foreigners flying into the U.S., the 20-time Grand Slam champion is unable to enter into the country. → Read More
BNP Paribas Open: Naomi Osaka receives wild card invite to Indian Wells
Osaka, 24, won her breakthrough tournament at Indian Wells as a relatively unknown player in 2018 → Read More
Novak Djokovic's visa issues in Australia could affect whether he plays at Indian Wells
It’s reasonable to wonder whether the international tennis star will run into similar problems at other events this year, including the BNP Paribas Open. → Read More
CIF football playoffs: Rattlers season comes to an end with 35-19 loss to Ventura
The loss ended a strong season for a young Rattlers squad, which finished 7-4 and was the only Desert Empire League team to win a playoff game. → Read More
Xavier Prep surrenders 7 touchdowns to Jusyis Solis in playoff loss to Aquinas
The loss ends Xavier Prep’s season, a week after the Saints won a share of the first league football championship in school history. → Read More
Shadow Hills falls, 21-9, to Culver City in first round of CIF playoffs
The Knights finally were unable to with defense in a game that was decided by a a couple big plays in the second half. → Read More
Coachella Valley secures DVL title with 41-6 win over Indio in Victory Bell rivalry game
School officials are expecting a sellout crowd and perhaps the largest ever seen at one of these rivalry games, which has been played annually since 1960. → Read More
Overtime thriller: Palm Desert edges Shadow Hills, grabs share of 5th straight league title
Knights showed their toughness, but it's hard to dethrone the champs; Aztecs pull it out with double overtime interception → Read More