Quakes, community deliver day of soccer and support for Salinas Valley youth
SALINAS VALLEY — More than 150 local children took to the fields at the Salinas Regional Soccer Complex on July 26 for a free soccer clinic and health fair designed to promote wellness, confidence and community connection.
The event was hosted by the Salinas Regional...
Season begins for South Monterey County basketball, soccer and wrestling teams
SALINAS VALLEY — The start of the winter high school sports season has begun with games scheduled in boys’ and girls’ basketball, soccer and wrestling.
Boys’ basketball began Tuesday night with Gonzales at Harbor and King City at Templeton. On Saturday, the Soledad Aztecs will...
Aztecs end season with wins
Despite finishing with a league mark of 8-6 an overall record of 17-10, the Soledad High Lady Aztecs were unable to secure a Central Coast Section playoff berth.
Football | Gonzales aims to play at high level in Santa Lucia Division
GONZALES — Improvement and playing at the highest level possible is the goal for Gonzales High football head coach Eddy Ramirez this upcoming 2024 fall season.
Last year, the Spartans showed a glimpse of what was in store for the near future behind a dynamic...
Former Gonzales Spartans athlete heads to San Jose State
GONZALES — Gonzales High School alumnus and Hartnell College student Pablo Villasenor was joined by coaches and family at Hartnell as he signed his National Letter of Intent to participate in track and field next season at San Jose State University.
San Jose State is...
Wrestling | Gonzales Spartans win medals at tourney
GONZALES — Gonzales High School hosted the Spartan Winter Crucible wrestling tournament for JV boys and varsity girls on Dec. 10.
Nearly 300 wrestlers participated in the day’s event.
Spartan medalists were: Gio Manzo, 3rd place; Sebastian Barboza, 3rd place; Dominique Montiel, 1st place;...
Wrestling | Greenfield’s Vasquez-Gutierrez captures back-to-back CCS titles
GREENFIELD — Estrella Vasquez-Gutierrez was the shining star for Greenfield High after she took first in the 235-pound weight class championship at the Central Coast Section (CCS) Masters Tournament at Watsonville High School on Feb. 17.
The defending heavyweight champion went 3-0 in last weekend’s...
Basketball | Divisional play begins for South Monterey County teams
SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County high school boys’ and girls’ basketball teams began the Pacific Coast Athletic League division schedule last week.
The Greenfield boys have the best overall record with 7-6 and are 1-2 in the Cypress Division, and the Soledad girls improved...
Softball | Greenfield Bruins claim Cypress title, set for CCS playoffs Saturday
GREENFIELD — First-year Greenfield High softball coach Norma Ornelas guided the Bruins to their second Pacific Coast Athletic League divisional title in three years.
Greenfield finished 12-0 to claim the 2024-25 championship of the Cypress Division.
Ornelas, a 2020 Greenfield High graduate, guided her team to...
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Detectives recover assault rifle after Soledad probationer arrest
SOLEDAD — Monterey County Sheriff’s detectives recovered an unlawfully possessed assault rifle and additional ammunition following a probation-related arrest and subsequent search warrant service,...
