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January 13, 2026

Soccer | Gonzales Spartan booters start season 3-0

Gonzales Spartans soccer
GONZALES — The defending Central Coast Section Division IV champion Gonzales Spartans kicked off the pre-season with home wins against Pacific Grove, Ceiba and Hollister. Last Monday at Dick Force Stadium, the Spartans took a 5-0 halftime with three goals by Jorge Uribe, one goal...

Baseball | Soledad Aztecs face stiff competition as win streak continues

SOLEDAD — Soledad Aztecs are currently on an eight-game winning streak, but starting this past Tuesday, their remaining baseball schedule will feature teams at the top of the division. After sweeping Everett Alvarez on April 6 and 8, the Aztecs have won eight straight games...

Gonzales grad picked for All-Conference team

Gonzales High School Class of 2016 graduate Natalie Basaldua had an enjoyable and successful season as a sophomore third baseman on the William Jessup University softball team (Rocklin).

Cross Country | King City, Gonzales runners compete in State finals

SALINAS VALLEY — Two high school runners from King City and Gonzales represented South Monterey County at the 2022 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State Cross Country Championships on Saturday. Out of 201 runners in Division IV, King City High senior Israel Limosnero placed 46th with...

Basketball | King City girls stumble to Watsonville, head to tourney with Soledad this week

SALINAS VALLEY — King City High varsity girls’ basketball team lost 60-27 at home to the Watsonville Wildcatz on Nov. 26. Watsonville held a 28-16 halftime lead then pulled away in the third quarter, outscoring King City 16-6. Kendyl Burpo led the Lady Mustangs with eight...

Half Marathon resumes Saturday

Hundreds of runners and walkers will take to South County backroads on Saturday to take part in the eighth annual Salinas Valley Half Marathon the will start at the Soledad Mission and finish at Pessagno Winery on 1645 River Road.

Soccer | Lady Aztecs player dominates season so far

SOLEDAD — As soccer teams prepare for league play, Soledad Aztecs soccer player Sophia Martel has been dominating the first half of the varsity girls’ season. Martel has scored 28 goals in seven games for the Lady Aztecs, leading the entire county in goals. She...

Football Preview | Soledad Aztecs to battle King City Mustangs on Friday

SOLEDAD — When the season started, many football fans around South Monterey County thought the Cypress Division would come down between King City and Soledad; however, entering tonight's game, the Soledad Aztecs are chasing their first-ever Cypress title, while the King City Mustangs are...

Football | Gonzales falls to Robert Louis Stevenson, 24-21

GONZALES — Playing from behind all game long, the Gonzales High football team kept battling to the final minutes in a 24-21 divisional loss to Robert Louis Stevenson on Saturday at Monterey Peninsula College. The setback dropped the Spartans to 3-3 overall and 1-1 in...

Soccer | Soledad Aztecs claim wins

SOLEDAD — Soledad High boys and girls soccer teams began the season on a winning note, as the girls team started with a 9-0 victory over the visiting Notre Dame Spirits and the boys team defeated the Palma Chieftains by a 6-1 tally. At home...

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