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April 20, 2026

Soccer | Gonzales Spartan boys shut out Soledad, 6-0

Soccer ball sports
SALINAS VALLEY — Gonzales High boys’ soccer team made the most of their only game of the week, shutting out South Monterey County rival Soledad by a 6-0 score on Friday at Rabobank in Salinas. Four players scored goals for the Spartans, including two goals...

Softball | Gonzales sneaks into playoffs as 8th seed

GONZALES — After losing to Pacific Grove on the final day of the regular season, the Gonzales Spartans softball team’s hopes of making the playoffs took a deep dive, but on Thursday the Central Coast Section committee selected them as an at-large team. If one...

34th All-Star High School Football Game set for Friday

Toro Bulls Youth Football and Cheer announced the date and head coaches of the 34th Annual Central Coast 2018 All-Star High School Football Game.

Lofgren delivers $500K for Salinas Regional Soccer Complex expansion

Group with check for Salinas Regional Soccer Complex
SALINAS VALLEY — Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren visited the Salinas Regional Soccer Complex on Feb. 18 to deliver a $500,000 check, part of her 13 community projects submitted for the Fiscal Year 2026 congressional appropriations cycle. The funding will support the next phase of expansion at...

Salinas Valley athletes represent at college track finals

SALINAS VALLEY — As high schoolers are gathering for the 2023 Central Coast Section (CCS) trials and finals, their college counterparts gathered for the Northern California Community College Track and Field Championships just last week on May 12.  Hartnell College has, and always will be, a school full of...

Lady Mustangs beat rival Spartans, 53-48

Trailing 14-12 on the road to Gonzales inspired the King City Lady Mustangs to toughen up defensively and keep the Spartans scoreless in the second quarter. Gonzales fell behind at the half, but kept the game close though King City prevailed, 53-48.

Monterey Bay Football Club, Bay Federal Credit Union announce new partnership

Monterey Bay Football Club
SEASIDE — Monterey Bay Football Club (Monterey Bay FC) has announced a new partnership for the 2026 season with Bay Federal Credit Union. Bay Federal Credit Union will have a strong presence at Cardinale Stadium, including prominent signage in the north concourse, branding at 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...

Wrestling | Salinas Valley wrestlers head to championships

SALINAS VALLEY — As wrestling season comes to an end, many Salinas Valley wrestlers are trying to punch their tickets to the Central Coast Section (CCS) wrestling championships. Soledad Aztecs, which wrestles in the Mission Division, won the team title last week. Going to CCS...

Baseball | Aztecs and Mustangs head to CCS playoffs

SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad and King City high school baseball teams are entering the week with berths in the Central Coast Section playoffs secured. King City earned entry into the tournament, which begins later this week, after last Thursday’s 13-3 home game against Gonzales High....

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Gonzales Police urge focus behind the wheel during Distracted Driving Awareness...

GONZALES — April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and the Gonzales Police Department wants to remind drivers to stay focused, keep their eyes...