Basketball | Soledad boys down Gonzales, 65-40
SALINAS VALLEY ā Soledad High boys basketball team showed why they are in first place in the Cypress Division with wins last week on the road to Gonzales and at home to Seaside.
In the rivalry game at Gonzales, Pedro Morales lighted up the Spartans...
Basketball | Soledad boys crowned champions of Cypress Division
SALINAS VALLEY ā Riding the wave of a nine-game winning streak, the Soledad High boys basketball team won the schoolās third basketball title.
Last week the Aztecs avenged their only Cypress Division loss by beating the Monte Vista Christian Mustangs and then claiming the title...
City of Gonzales installs new āFuture Focusedā banners
GONZALES ā Gonzales Public Works Department has installed new āFuture Focusedā banners along Alta and Fifth streets and in Central Park.
The banners honor Gonzales High School Class of 2023 graduates attending local community colleges, technical schools, four-year universities and the armed forces. They feature...
Greenfield man gets 4 years in prison for fatal DUI collision
GREENFIELD ā Greenfield resident Andres Espinoza, 21, was sentenced to four years in state prison on July 27 for last yearās collision that resulted in the death of victim Norbert Azevedo Jr.
āThe victimās wife, siblings and two young children gave impact statements to the...
Soccer | Gonzales Spartan alums defeat varsity boys
GONZALES ā Gonzales High alumni soccer players defeated this yearās boys varsity team by a 1-0 score on Nov. 17 at Dick Force Stadium in Gonzales.
The lone score was by Nathaniel Flores for the alumni team.
The Spartans varsity team will have games this week...
Soledad Unified School District highlights positive trends in 2024 state Dashboard results
SOLEDAD ā The 2024 California School Dashboard, released by the California Department of Education, shows encouraging outcomes for the Soledad Unified School District (SUSD) in several key areas.
The Dashboard, Californiaās accountability system for schools, measures school and district performance based on current-year results and...
United Way Monterey Countyās āStuff the Busā campaign kicks off in Soledad to support local students
SOLEDAD ā Community leaders, volunteers and local agencies gathered last month at Jack Franscioni Elementary School in Soledad to officially kick off the 15th annual āStuff the Busā campaign, an initiative dedicated to providing school supplies to children experiencing homelessness and housing instability across...
Monterey County Office of Education breaks ground on Early Learning Program center
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) recently hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to launch the building of a new Early Learning Program (ELP) center.Ā
The facility, to be named the MCOE ELP Hartnell STEAM Academy, will be built on Hartnell Collegeās East Campus,...
Pilot project aims to boost road safety in Gonzales
GONZALES ā City of Gonzales, in partnership with the Transportation Agency of Monterey County (TAMC) and Ecology Action, will be implementing a bike lane pilot project from April 7 through June 30, as part of the Salinas Valley Safe Routes to School Plan.
The pilot...
Hartnell College celebrates NASA MAA summer program, inspiring future STEM leaders
SALINAS VALLEY ā Hartnell College Foundationās K-12 STEAM program celebrated the culmination of another successful NASA MAA (MUREP Aerospace Academy) summer program on July 18, with a Symposium and Poster Session held at Hartnellās Student Center in Salinas.
The summer program started in June with more...
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Salinas man pleads no contest in violent May 2025 domestic incident
SALINAS VALLEY ā A Salinas man has pleaded no contest to multiple charges stemming from a May 2025 incident in which he stabbed his...























