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February 26, 2026

SEASON PREP

South County High School football teams in the final weeks of summer conditioning in preparation for the upcoming season.

Baseball | Aztecs take on Sharks in CCS semifinals

SOLEDAD — During the regular season, the Soledad Aztecs and the St. Francis Sharks split their season series at 1-1 in the Mission Division. The Sharks ended up winning the league title, but when both teams meet Wednesday, May 25, at 4 p.m. at...

Football | Spartans come up short against Breakers

GONZALES — Last Friday was a return to football for the Gonzales Spartans, but the team came up short against the Pacific Grove Breakers, 34-20. The last time Gonzales played a football game was Nov. 8, 2019. Coming into this season, the Spartans knew they...

Soccer | Soledad boys advance to semifinals, Gonzales falls in quarterfinals

Soccer ball sports
SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad High boys soccer team advanced to the Central Coast Section Division V semifinals after defeating No. 7 seed Cristo Rey in penalty kicks on Saturday night at Everett Alvarez High School. The Aztecs are the second seed in the division and...

Soccer | Monte Vista Christian girls’ team gets past Soledad in penalty shoot-out

SOLEDAD — The Monte Vista Christian girls’ soccer team won the coin toss to see who would shoot first in a penalty shoot-out during Monday’s Central Coast Section Division IV quarterfinals match against Soledad High. Senior midfielder Jana Komposch was already set on going first...

Football | Soledad Aztecs conquer Condors, 9-7

SOLEDAD — It might not have been a pretty win, but the Soledad Aztecs survived their first league game of the year, beating North Monterey County 9-7. Coming into the season, many believed that the Aztecs would be this dynamic offense that would put up...

Rivals battle on soccer fields

The Mission Trail Athletic League season opened up last week with the Greenfield Bruins hosting the King City Mustangs and the Soledad Aztecs hosting the defending league champion Gonzales Spartans.

Aztecs gather for awards, recognize champions

Members of the Soledad High School track and field team and their coaches and parents gathered at the school multi-purpose room last Tuesday for an awards night.

Track and Field | SLO Tigers sweep 79th King City Invitational

King City Invitational
SALINAS VALLEY — The San Luis Obispo Tiger track and field team made a statement on Saturday as they swept all four divisions at the 79th King City Invitational track meet at King City High School’s War Memorial Stadium. Arroyo Grande placed second in the...

Football | Salinas Valley teams still in title hunt

SALINAS VALLEY — Three of the four South Monterey County high school football teams are still in the hunt for league titles. Greenfield Bruins Last Saturday, the Greenfield Bruins traveled to Pebble Beach to face the Stevenson Pirates for first place in the Santa Lucia Division....

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Gonzales wrestler with medal

Wrestling | Gonzales High’s Amador medals at CCS Masters

GONZALES — Gonzales High freshman wrestler Juliet Amador placed sixth in the 140-pound weight class at the Central Coast Section Masters championship on Saturday...