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December 11, 2025

Season begins for South Monterey County basketball, soccer and wrestling teams

SALINAS VALLEY — The start of the winter high school sports season has begun with games scheduled in boys’ and girls’ basketball, soccer and wrestling. Boys’ basketball began Tuesday night with Gonzales at Harbor and King City at Templeton. On Saturday, the Soledad Aztecs will...

Cross Country | Season ends for South Monterey County runners at CCS

Cross country runners
SALINAS VALLEY — The cross country season ended for South Monterey County high schools on the Crystal Springs course in Belmont last Saturday at the Central Coast Section Championships. Teams and individuals competing from King City, Greenfield, Soledad and Gonzales faced the best runners in...

Cross Country | South Monterey County teams ready for CCS finals on Saturday

Cross Country runners
SALINAS VALLEY — This Saturday the Central Coast Section cross country championships will take place on the Crystal Springs Course in Belmont. Local high school teams competing are King City, Greenfield, Soledad and Gonzales. King City, Greenfield and Gonzales will compete in the Division IV races...

Football | Greenfield, Soledad complete season with wins as Gonzales falls to Santa Cruz

Gonzales Spartans football
SALINAS VALLEY — The Greenfield, Soledad and Gonzales high school football teams concluded their 2025 seasons last Friday night. The Greenfield Bruins (1-9) won their first game of the season, defeating the Rancho San Juan Trailblazers, 34-7; Soledad traveled to Salinas and beat the Everett...

Cross Country | South Monterey County teams compete in PCAL championship

Gonzales cross country team
SALINAS VALLEY — Cross country teams from South Monterey County competed last Saturday during the Pacific Coast Athletic League championship at Toro Regional Park in Salinas. The meet took place to determine PCAL divisional champions, individual All-League runners and Central Coast Section (CCS) qualifying teams...

Volleyball | Season comes to an end for local teams as King City loses CCS contest

Volleyball
SALINAS VALLEY — The high school volleyball season for local teams ended last week, as Gonzales, Greenfield and Soledad played their final divisional games and King City lost its Central Coast Section (CCS) contest. King City hosted Saratoga in the first round of the CCS...

Football | King City shuts out Greenfield, clinches CCS playoff spot

King City football game against Greenfield
SALINAS VALLEY — Four touchdowns by Carson Tidwell and a smothering defense earned the King City Mustangs a 28-0 win over Greenfield last Thursday and a ticket to the Central Coast Section playoffs. The win snapped a 19-year playoff drought for King City. ā€œWe have been...

Football | Gonzales sinks Mariners as King City breaks Pacific Grove

Gonzales football quarterback
SALINAS VALLEY — Gonzales receiver Jorge Uribe had 302 receiving yards and King City’s Carson Tidwell continued to gain rushing yards in their teams’ respective victories over Marina and Pacific Grove last week. Uribe and Tidwell scored three touchdowns apiece in the home wins against...

Volleyball | South Monterey County teams reach end of 2025 regular season

Volleyball
SALINAS VALLEY — The final games of the regular season for South Monterey County volleyball will take place this week. Teams will be playing to earn a spot in the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs. KING CITY King City Mustangs had two games last week, falling...

Cross Country | South Monterey County teams ready for finals

Cross country runner
SALINAS VALLEY — High school cross country’s Pacific Coast Athletic League regular season ended last week as local teams participated in the final Center Meet competitions. King City and Greenfield ran last Wednesday at the North Monterey County course, and Gonzales and Soledad ran at...

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Gonzales police urge community to celebrate safely during holiday season with...

GONZALES — Gonzales Police Department wants to remind the public of the dangers of driving impaired and to celebrate the holiday season responsibly by...