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March 1, 2026

Cross Country | Hartnell College runners from South Monterey County earn All-American status

SALINAS VALLEY — Competing in their last race as junior college runners, Ashley Ochoa of Gonzales and Esteban Deniz of King City earned All-American status for the Hartnell College Panthers cross country team at last Saturday’s Community College State Championships. Ochoa and Deniz led a...

Football | Bruins overcome Spartans, 33-25

GONZALES — Greenfield Bruins came into last Thursday’s away game with the Gonzales Spartans on the verge of starting the season 0-3, but the Bruins defense as well as wide receiver and defensive back Anthony Morales helped the team overcome a 19-0 start to...

All-League teams announced

Adrian Lopez, a senior infielder and pitcher for the Soledad High baseball team was chosen as the Mission Trail Athletic League Player of the Year in a meeting of league head coaches.

Gonzales students compete in Powderpuff games

GONZALES — The first of two weeks of Powderpuff contests between the classes from Gonzales High School took place last week at the City of Gonzales softball field. “Each class needed at least seven players to participate,” said Gonzales High Athletic Director Margie Daniels. “The...

Football | San Lorenzo Valley overcomes Gonzales, 22-8

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...

Football | Pirates dash Bruins’ playoff hopes

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Bruins returned home last Friday after four straight road games, but it wasn’t a welcomed homecoming as they lost to the Stevenson Pirates, 43-27. The Bruins came into the Oct. 8 game relatively healthy for the first time all year, with their...

Softball | King City Mustangs, Greenfield Bruins celebrate winning records

SALINAS VALLEY — The Greenfield and King City high school softball teams have winning records in their respective divisions of the Pacific Coast Athletic League. The Bruins are 3-0 in the Cypress Division and the Mustangs are 4-1 in the Mission Division. Greenfield played at...

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...

Council honors soccer team

Soledad City Council took time to honor the Soledad High School Aztecs Girls Soccer Team for winning the Mission Trail Athletic League Championship this year.

Basketball | Greenfield, Soledad teams end season at playoffs

Basketball
SALINAS VALLEY — This past weekend was the start of the Central Coast Section (CCS) basketball playoffs, and South Monterey County was well represented with three teams in the postseason. The local basketball teams that made it to the CCS playoffs were the Greenfield Bruins...

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Police arrest crime

King City man arrested for DUI, firearms and drugs in Greenfield

GREENFIELD — A King City man was arrested early Sunday on suspicion of driving under the influence of a controlled substance and related firearms...