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April 4, 2026

Summer season ends for softball program

The South Valley Stealth (SVS) Softball program completed the summer season with great results and great community support.

Football | Greenfield Bruins snap losing streak to King City

GREENFIELD — With only seven seconds on the clock, the Greenfield Bruins football team was tied with the King City Mustangs at 14 apiece. Bruins kicker Jose Zavala lined up for a field goal to not only win the game, but also to snap...

Soledad soccer star earns recognition at Latino Spirit Awards

Vanessa Aguilar
SOLEDAD — Soledad native Vanessa Aguilar was among those recognized last month during the 22nd Annual Latino Spirit Awards hosted by the California Latino Legislative Caucus at the State Capitol in Sacramento. The awards honor the significant contributions of prominent Latino leaders across all industries...

Spartans fall to league leaders in 2-game series

Gonzales High varsity baseball team was swept in a two-game series last week by the league-leading Pacific Grove Breakers.

Football | Soledad beats Rancho San Juan as King City struggles against Alisal

Football
SOLEDAD — Going into last Friday’s games, only four more weeks remain in the high school football regular season. With the postseason out of reach for the Soledad Aztecs and the King City Mustangs, the pride that these two schools have will make them...

Cross Country | South Monterey County runners start league meets

SALINAS VALLEY — Cross county runners from South Monterey County high schools opened the Pacific Coast Athletic League (PCAL) season this week with meets on the Palo Corona Course in Carmel Valley. Gonzales High competed in the Cypress Division at Palo Corona on Wednesday, while...

Wrestling | Gonzales wrestlers take home medals

GONZALES — Gonzales Spartans wrestling team competed in the Lynbrook 2nd Man and Ladies Challenge on Jan. 22, placing third as a team among the 45 teams participating in the tournament. Five Spartan wrestlers took home medals: Carlos Alvarez, 285 pounds, second place; Anthony...

Soledad’s Lopez excels in softball at Jackson State

Soledad Julie Lopez
SOLEDAD — Former Notre Dame softball standout and Soledad resident Julie Lopez made the jump from high school to Division I this year, going all the way to NCAA Division I Regionals with the Jackson State University Tigers. Lopez earned a starting spot at shortstop...

Baseball | Gonzales Spartans win Cypress Division

Gonzales Spartans baseball
GONZALES — For the first time since 1977, the Gonzales High baseball team has won a championship and earned a spot in the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs. The Spartans were 14-6 overall and 14-1 in the Cypress Division of the Pacific Coast Athletic League....

Basketball | South Monterey County all-league players, awards announced

SALINAS VALLEY — With the start of baseball, softball and track season in South Monterey County, this means the only thing left to do for boys’ and girls’ basketball is hand out league awards. Boys’ basketball The varsity boys’ basketball season has officially concluded as the...

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Highway 101 paving project to begin south of Greenfield, lane closures...

GREENFIELD — A paving project on Highway 101, from the Jolon Road undercrossing near King City to just north of Lagomarsino Avenue near Greenfield, is...