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March 5, 2026

Soccer | Soledad girls improve to 5-1-1 as King City falls to Pirates, Trojans

Soccer ball sports
SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad Lady Aztecs improved to 5-1-1 in the girls’ soccer pre-season with victories and a tie, while King City Mustangs suffered a couple of losses between both the boys’ and girls’ programs. Soledad began the week with a 6-1 win on the...

Football | Greenfield Bruins crush Stevenson, 35-12

Football
GREENFIELD — With only three games remaining in the regular season, the Greenfield Bruins football team is so close to doing something that hasn’t been done in their school history — winning a title in football — but they would have to get past...

Soccer | Gonzales boys defeat King City to reach CCS semifinals

SALINAS VALLEY — With wins last Saturday, the Gonzales and Greenfield boys’ soccer teams will be playing Wednesday night in the Central Coast Section Division IV semifinals. In the first round of Division IV playoffs, the Spartans defeated South Monterey County rival King City by...

Verduzco to attend CSUMB

Gonzales High School and Hartnell College graduate Norma Verduzco will be attending Cal State Monterey Bay to continue her studies and pursue a spot on the Otter women’s soccer team.

Cross Country | South Monterey County runners qualify for State Meet

SALINAS VALLEY — Gonzales High junior Giovanni Ochoa and Greenfield High sophomore Fabian Serrano ran well at last Saturday’s Central Coast Section (CCS) Championships and qualified for the California Interscholastic Federation State Cross Country Championships. Ochoa earned an All-CCS medal for his seventh-place finish in...

Baseball | Local teams begin play-in games

SALINAS VALLEY — The road to the Central Coast Section baseball playoffs began this week, with Gonzales and Greenfield high schools competing in play-in games, King City waiting to see which team they will play and Soledad continuing the regular season with three games...

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.

Softball | South Monterey County teams start strong

SALINAS VALLEY — Softball season is off and running, as two of the four South Monterey County teams are starting strong. King City Mustangs Last weekend King City Mustangs played at the Monterey Peninsula Softball Invitational, during which they won all three of their games —...

Cross Country | South County teams compete at State

King City High boys cross country team placed fourth in the Division IV championship race at the California Interscholastic Federation State Meet on Saturday at Woodward Park in Fresno.

Boys’ Basketball | Gonzales upsets King City in hoops

Basketball
KING CITY — After 15 straight league losses, the Gonzales Spartans varsity boys’ basketball team beat their longtime rival, the King City Mustangs, last Thursday for their first league win of the season. Coming into the week, the Mustangs were on a roll winning four...

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Avanza Network school assembly

Avanza brings higher education message to Salinas Valley schools

SOLEDAD — The Avanza Network wrapped up its 10th annual conference in the Salinas Valley last month after visiting 25 middle and high schools...