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November 11, 2025

Soccer | Gonzales boys beat King City, win fourth game

Soccer ball sports
SALINAS VALLEY — With just one game left before the Christmas break, the Gonzales High varsity boys’ soccer team is 4-1-2 in pre-season play. Last week the Spartans recovered from a 1-1 stalemate with Greenfield by running off three straight victories. ā€œLast Monday we beat King...

Track and Field | King City boys win Mission championship; Soledad, Gonzales stand out in Santa Lucia contest

SALINAS VALLEY — Last Friday night at Rancho San Juan High School in Salinas, the King City boys’ track and field team won the varsity championship of the Mission Division. The Mustangs outscored second place Stevenson, 169 to 115. Varsity boys’ team results were: 1....

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 | King City rallies to beat Greenfield

KING CITY — Trailing in their first match of the volleyball season two games to one, the King City Lady Mustangs played better down the stretch and defeated South Monterey County rival Greenfield High in a 3-2 non-league battle. ā€œThere was definitely first-match jitters the...

Football | Gonzales Spartans struggle in loss to Breakers

GONZALES — Last Thursday night at Pacific Grove, the host Breakers outscored Gonzales 28-7 in the first half and never looked back in the 48-14 home win. The Breakers improved to 2-1 in pre-season and the Spartans are now 1-2. ā€œWe couldn’t seem to get much...

Football | King City pounds Sharks, Gonzales drops 4th game

Football
SALINAS VALLEY — King City running back Carson Tidwell was a workhorse last Friday as the Mustangs defeated the visiting St. Francis Sharks, 27-6, at War Memorial Stadium. The junior piled up 202 yards on 22 carries and scored three touchdowns as King City improved...

Wrestling | Gonzales Spartans stay busy with back-to-back tournaments

GONZALES — Wrestling season for the Gonzales Spartans is in full affect, as they continue to stay busy entering in two tournaments in back-to-back weekends. The first tournament was the Ed Ferrell Classic at Harbor High School in Santa Cruz. Many Gonzales wrestlers just missed...

Gonzales High names top athletes of the year

GONZALES — Gonzales High School senior athletes Andrew Zarate and Celeste Camarena have been named the Gonzales Spartans’ Male and Female Athletes of the Year, respectively. Zarate is a two-sport athlete — football and wrestling — who excelled as a grappler this year, placing...

Chieftains oust Spartans, 59-30, in playoffs

flurry of points by host Palma Chieftains in the first quarter had the Gonzales Spartan basketball team looking up at the 24-3 deficit. The Spartans played much better in the final three quarters but could not overcome the deficit in a 59-30 loss in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division IV playoffs.

Tennis | Gonzales Spartan girls win Cypress Division title

GONZALES — The Gonzales High School girls tennis team earned its first-ever team title by winning the Cypress Division of the Pacific Coast Athletic League. Gonzales claimed the title after finishing the division season with a 12-0 league record and were 13-1 overall. Girls tennis...

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Hartnell College commemorates Veterans Appreciation Week with campus, community events

SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell College Veterans Resource Center will host its annual Veterans Appreciation Week from Nov. 10-14 at the college’s Main Campus in...