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March 3, 2026

Wrestling | South Monterey County wrestlers qualify to 2026 Masters Meet

High School wrestlers competing at a wrestling meet
SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County high school wrestlers have qualified to the Central Coast Section (CCS) Masters after competing at last Saturday’s Southern Regional Meet at Watsonville High School. Qualifying to the Masters Meet from King City were: Shyrah Jackson (4th place at 120...

Soccer | Soledad boys, Gonzales girls win Cypress Division championships

Soledad boys soccer
SALINAS VALLEY — One win on the field and one win by forfeit earned the Soledad Aztec boys soccer team the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division Championship. The Aztecs finished with a 10-2-0 division record and were 14-2-3 overall. Soledad began the week earning a...

Basketball | Soledad boys crowned champions of Cypress Division

Soledad boys basketball
SALINAS VALLEY — Riding the wave of a nine-game winning streak, the Soledad High boys basketball team won the school’s 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...

Costa Family Restaurants commits $250K to Salinas Regional Soccer Complex

Costa Family Restaurants at Salinas Regional Soccer Complex
SALINAS VALLEY — Salinas Regional Soccer Complex announced Jan. 28 a five-year, $250,000 partnership with Costa Family Restaurants in support of the facility’s continued growth and expansion. Complex officials said the investment represents a major commitment to the future of the site, which currently draws...

Wrestling | King City and Gonzales send wrestlers to CCS tournament

King City wrestlers
SALINAS VALLEY — King City was well represented at the Pacific Coast Athletic League varsity tournament last Saturday as the boys and girls collectively finished in sixth place as a team. Individually, 14 Mustang wrestlers punched their ticket into the Central Coast Section Southern Regional...

Soccer | Final matches set for South Monterey County teams

Soccer players
SALINAS VALLEY — With the regular season winding down, South Monterey County high school soccer teams are making their final push for division titles and playoff spots. The Soledad High boys soccer team is in first place in the Mission Division with a 8-1 record...

Basketball | South Monterey County teams battle for playoff berths

Basketball
SALINAS VALLEY — With just three games left in the regular season, the Soledad High boys basketball team has a one-game lead in the Cypress Division of the Pacific Coast Athletic League. The Aztecs control their own fate as they played at home with Monte...

Basketball | Soledad boys down Gonzales, 65-40

Basketball players
SALINAS VALLEY — 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...

Soccer | South Monterey County teams enter final weeks of 2025-26 season

Soccer ball sports
SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County boys and girls soccer teams are entering the final two weeks of play in the Pacific Coast Athletic League for the 2025-26 season. Currently, the Gonzales Spartan girls are holding onto first place in the Cypress Division, while the...

Gonzales’ Camarena takes softball talents to Azusa Pacific

Softball player
GONZALES — Gonzales resident Celeste Camarena has just begun attending school and training for softball at Azusa Pacific University near the city of Glendora in Southern California. Camarena, 20, is the daughter of Maria and Carlos Camarena of Gonzales and a recent graduate at Monterey...

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Soccer | Soledad boys take 2nd in CCS Division V finals

SOLEDAD — A second-half goal by Lucas Shotts gave the Crystal Springs Uplands boys soccer team a 1-0 win over the Soledad Aztecs in...