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February 4, 2026

Volleyball | South County weekly roundup Oct. 17

For the first time this season, the Gonzales High varsity volleyball team won back-to-back games, avenging an earlier loss to Pajaro Valley and beating the North Monterey County Condors for the second time in divisional play.

Gonzales girls tennis team finishes 2nd in league

GONZALES — With a win over Oakwood and a loss to Watsonville, the Gonzales High School girls tennis team completed the regular season with a 9-3 record to secure second place in the divisional standings behind the division champion Lady Spirits of Notre Dame. ā€œOverall, we finished with a...

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.

Gonzales wins 12th soccer league title

Winning back-to-back league championship titles helped the Gonzales High Spartans reach a dozen championships in the Mission Trail Athletic League.

South County Soccer League jamboree ends season

SALINAS VALLEY — South County Soccer League’s 56 teams converged on Patriot Park in Greenfield last Sunday for the end-of-season jamboree. Organizers said more than 1,000 people were on the soccer fields during the course of the morning and afternoon jamboree on May 22, during...

SEASON PREP

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

Gonzales High alum takes wrestling skills to New Mexico

GONZALES — Gonzales High School Class of 2023 graduate Andrew Zarate will be wrestling for New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, N.M. Zarate competed for Lassen College the past two wrestling seasons and placed fourth at 184 pounds at the California Junior College State...

Football | Soledad and Gonzales come up short in season openers

SALINAS VALLEY — Last Friday was week one of the new football seasons for the South Monterey County teams, and both Soledad and Gonzales started their games on the road. Soledad Aztecs at Soquel Knights To open up the season, the Soledad Aztecs traveled to Santa...

Lady Bruins tie with Puma

In a battle for first place in the Mission Trail Athletic League, the Greenfield Lady Bruin soccer gained half a game on front running Pacific Collegiate as the teams finished in a 1-1 tie in last Thursday’s game in Greenfield.

Cross Country | South Monterey County runners finish season

SALINAS VALLEY — The fall cross country season came to a conclusion for local high school teams last Saturday at the Central Coast Section championships on the Crystal Springs course in Belmont.  All four South Monterey County high schools were represented at CCS, as King...

Local News

Officials with Naloxone and fentanyl test strip kiosk

Soledad unveils 24/7 naloxone, fentanyl test strip kiosk

SOLEDAD — City of Soledad and the Monterey County Health Department hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Jan. 23 for the city’s first 24/7 naloxone...