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March 13, 2026

Salinas Valley Titans shine at 2024 West Zone Baseball Mustang Championships

SALINAS VALLEY — The Salinas Valley Titans 10 and under Pony baseball team represented South Monterey County as the NORCAL Super Region champions during last week’s 2024 West Zone Baseball Mustang Championships at Norwalk’s Holifield Park. The Salinas Valley team went 1-2 in the double...

New football coach to guide Gonzales Spartans

GONZALES — With eight years of experience serving as an assistant football coach, Eddie Ramirez is ready to take on the task of serving as the head football coach for Gonzales High School. Ramirez, a three-sport athlete at Gonzales and 1993 graduate, has lived in...

TRACK STARS

The King City boys won 10 events and the girls team won eight events in victories over South County opponents at Thursday’s Daines-Stireman Track and Field Meet at War Memorial Stadium.

Cross Country | Gonzales Spartans run toward title

GONZALES — With just weeks left in the regular cross country season, the Gonzales High School boys varsity team looks ready to make a run for the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Santa Lucia Division championship. The Spartans made a statement by winning their third Center...

Valley of the runners

A nice cloud cover protected the lead runners on Saturday during the Salinas Valley Half Marathon that began at the Soledad Mission and finished 13.1 miles later at Pessagno Winery in Gonzales.

Football | King City tramples Bruins, 21-14

KING CITY — Using a six-play drive after a 35-yard punt return by Kody Lambert, the King City Mustangs scored the winning points and then played solid defense to beat the visiting Greenfield Bruins, 21-14, last Friday at War Memorial Stadium. With the win, King...

Football | Gonzales falls in Little Big Game, 35-14

GONZALES — In the 90th meeting of the Little Big Game between King City Mustangs and Gonzales Spartans, something had to give as both football teams came into last Thursday’s matchup winless so far this season, and of course the coveted megaphone was also...

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...

Gonzales flag football starts 2nd season

For the second straight year, the Shield Bearers Booster Club for Gonzales High School football is sponsoring a flag football program for local youth.

Youth Football | Soledad Warriors fall short in Super Bowl

SOLEDAD — Soledad Warriors Youth Football and Cheer played in the Super Bowl against the Alvarez Titans in the Pee Wee Division, but they ultimately came up short. Before last Saturday’s loss, the Soledad Warriors were 9-0 this season and winners of the National Conference...

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Taqueria Pacheco

Taqueria Pacheco in Soledad remains a community favorite after 15 years

The one thing about living in South Monterey County is the joy of discovering hidden gems throughout the tri cities in Soledad, Gonzales and...