Sports

SALINAS VALLEY — With the regular season ending for fall sports, the start of the postseason has begun with South Monterey County sending six teams to Central Coast Section playoffs.  After finishing games last week on Monday and Tuesday, all the teams now had to...

GREENFIELD — It was a historic year for Greenfield High’s girls athletics, and this year’s softball team added to that run, winning the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Santa Lucia Division while going undefeated in league play. The season didn’t start great for the Lady Bruins,...

SALINAS VALLEY — With the Gonzales Spartans trying to win back the Heritage Trophy from Soledad, Friday’s game all came down to one drive in the final minute that ended with the Aztecs’ James Lara pulling off the 19-14 win. As the temperature gets colder...

GONZALES — A soccer youth camp will take place July 29-Aug. 1 at Dick Force Stadium in Gonzales. Boys and girls will be grouped from 5-7 years old and from 8-13 years old. The event will be conducted on the newly renovated turf field by a...

SOLEDAD — Soledad High senior pitcher Vidal Perez struck out 10 Hollister Haybalers to earn the pitching win in the Aztecs’ 5-3 road victory. Ethan Sanchez relieved Perez in the final inning to get the save. Daniel Valenzuela led Soledad with three hits and had three...

GREENFIELD — After being shut out last game, the Greenfield Bruins bounced back to beat the Pajaro Valley Grizzlies, 21-18, to start 1-0 in league play. Greenfield receiver Anthony Morales caught a touchdown pass to put Greenfield up 7-0 at Pajaro Valley. Morales leads Greenfield...

GONZALES — The undefeated San Lorenzo Valley Cougars scored 16 points in the final nine and a half minutes of the fourth to defeat the Gonzales Spartans, 22-8, at Alisal High School. With the loss, the Spartans fell to 1-2 in the Santa Lucia Division...

SALINAS VALLEY — In a South Monterey County rivalry, the Soledad girls’ soccer team defeated host Gonzales by a 2-1 score last Friday night at Dick Force Stadium. The Lady Aztecs’ Jeannette Valdez scored the winning goal off an assist by Nichole Gonzalez late in...