Sports

SALINAS VALLEY — Entering the final games of the season, let’s take a look at some of the South Monterey County softball teams’ resumes and see if they have a shot to make the playoffs. In the Central Coast Section, there are six divisions. Out...

SALINAS VALLEY — With one week left before finding out who will make it to the postseason, South Monterey County has at least one team going, but Soledad and King City will be in the conversation. In the Central Coast Section, there are six divisions....

SOLEDAD — Notre Dame High softball infielder Julie Ann Lopez of Soledad signed a Letter of Intent last Thursday to attend Hiram College in Ohio and will receive a full-ride softball and academic scholarship. Hiram is a Division III college for softball. Lopez, the 17-year-old daughter...

SALINAS VALLEY — Track and field teams from South Monterey County will be competing this Saturday at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Masters Meet at Pacific Grove High School. The top competitors will qualify for the Central Coast Section semi-finals that will take place Saturday,...

GREENFIELD — Once again, the Greenfield Bruins varsity baseball team is sitting atop the Cypress Division for the first time since the 2019 season. Coming into the 2022-23 season, the Bruins were the favorites to capture the Cypress title because of all the returning talent,...

SALINAS VALLEY — High school softball is wrapping up for the four varsity teams from South Monterey County, who only have a few more games to play over the next week before the regular season ends. King City Mustangs Since their loss to Robert Louis Stevenson,...

MONTEREY COUNTY — The new Start/Finish bridge that connects parking and hospitality areas with the race paddock was placed into position April 7, signaling a visual progression of improvements underway at the 66-year-old WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas. Granite Construction’s enormous 350-ton All Terrain...

SOLEDAD — After breaking a two-game losing streak against Salinas, the Soledad High baseball team took a break from the Gabilan Division to face the Stevenson Pirates in a non-league game last week. Entering the week, the Aztecs have built a resume that would consider...

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County high school track teams have one more Pacific Coast Athletic League dual meet left before entering the championship meet schedule. In a meet that was held yesterday, the Gonzales Spartans competed against the host Greenfield Bruins, Pajaro Valley, Anzar...

GONZALES — On Saturday, April 22, the Gonzales High School track and field team will be selling tri-tip dinners on Spartan Alley (beyond the high school gym) from 1 to 4 p.m. The meals will include tri-tip, mac and cheese, cornbread, salad and a drink. Tickets...