If you are a desert high school football fan, you may have heard talk about new leagues this year.
For the last five years, the six teams of the Desert Empire League and the eight teams of the Desert Valley League have remained the same. This year there is some shuffling. There’s a new league called the Sun Valley League, the DVL is restructured and what the heck is the Manzanita League? Well, the word manzanita means “little apple” in Spanish, but that doesn’t really help.
Anyway, don’t worry. As the season is about to kick off, we’ve got answers to all your questions.
What is the Sun Valley League?
The eight-team league formerly known as the Desert Valley League was split into two four-team leagues. One league will still be called the DVL and is comprised of Coachella Valley, Indio, Twentynine Palms and Yucca Valley. The other half is the Sun Valley League which consists of Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Desert Mirage and Banning…