Sports

SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad High’s softball team beat Stevenson last Thursday by a 7-5 score to improve to 2-1 in the Mission Division and are 5-2 overall. The Aztecs travel to Salinas to play the Alisal Trojans on Thursday afternoon. Greenfield Bruins’ softball team swept a...

Playing in front of a supportive Homecoming crowd, the Gonzales High football team erupted for 19 unanswered points in the second half to defeat the Pajaro Valley Grizzlies, 40-20, on Friday night at Dick Force Stadium.

SALINAS VALLEY — The end of the regular track and field season will conclude this Friday for South Monterey County high schools at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Masters Meet at Pacific Grove High School. The meet will be the qualifying meet for the Central...

GONZALES — Three-sport athletes Ozzie Garcia and Ashley Ochoa were selected as the Gonzales High School Athletes of the Year.  The Male Athlete of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year are chosen for their performance on the playing fields, success in the classroom...

SALINAS VALLEY — Gonzales High senior runner Giovanni Ochoa placed 47th overall in the Division IV finals last Saturday at the California Interscholastic Federation State Cross Country Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno. Ochoa ran the course in the time of 16:10 to knock 30...

SALINAS VALLEY — Last week three of the four South Monterey County high school volleyball teams were in action. King City Mustangs won at home against Everett Alvarez and North Salinas, both in straight sets, on Aug. 26 and 27, respectively. On Tuesday, Aug. 31, the...

SALINAS VALLEY — Baseball action continued for Salinas Valley teams as all four high schools were in action against other Monterey County teams. Gonzales, Soledad, Greenfield and King City have just two games left on the regular season. Soledad Aztecs came back from a disappointing loss...

SOLEDAD — It wasn’t long ago that the Soledad boys’ varsity basketball team had lost five of seven games, but since Jan. 20, the Aztecs have won five straight games.  The last time the Aztecs had a five-game winning streak was in 2018. Soledad’s Jason Mendoza,...