As the Desert Sky League softball season begins Thursday, here's a full list of players from across the High Desert to watch during the 2026 season.

The Newe people’s ancient connection to Bahsahwahbee is marked by ceremony, sustenance, tragedy and endurance. Will local Tribes succeed in their effort to preserve their hallowed lands?

Vertical Challenges is an up-and-coming band to watch in the High Desert. Comprised of youths ages 9 to 14, the band is currently recording its first single.

A federal judge has made 2,200 miles of Western Mojave Desert trails off-limits to off-roading bikers and drivers, in the ...

The High Desert will receive a nearly $3 million slice of an almost $7 million federal funding project designed for local ...

Santa Fe County is where classic American road trips meet high-desert adventure and living culture. As historic Route 66 approaches its centennial, there’s no better time to explore this distinctive ...

As Wiz Khalifa’s 2011 anthem “Black and Yellow” thundered through the Hesperia High School gymnasium Friday night, the symbolism wasn’t subtle. Black and yellow. Scorpion colors. History made. In one ...

Forty-two years of history. Twenty-seven titles. Twenty-one champions. From Victor Valley’s 1980s dominance to Paulo Valdez’s historic three-peat, the High Desert has built a four-decade legacy at CIF ...

The High Desert will be represented by four boys basketball and soccer teams in the semifinals of the CIF-Southern Section playoffs. Those four squads all pulled off victories on Tuesday, Feb. 17.

The High Desert saw 34 boys and girls wrestlers punch their tickets to the CIF-Southern Section Masters Meet with strong showings across four divisional tournaments, highlighted by eight individual ...

The CIF-Southern Section boys soccer playoffs get underway Wednesday with a dozen High Desert programs entering with momentum, firepower and title aspirations across multiple divisions. Sultana is the ...

The regular season is over. Now comes the fun part. The CIF-Southern Section boys basketball playoffs begin Wednesday. Each possession will matter. Each mistake will be magnified. Each bucket will be ...