Sports

SOLEDAD — Soledad High sophomore Natalie Ramirez placed first in the 235-pound weight class at the Central Coast Section wrestling championships on Saturday to qualify for the California Interscholastic Federation State Meet. The state finals will begin Thursday, Feb. 27, at Mechanics Bank Arena in...

SALINAS VALLEY — In volleyball games played last week in the Mission Division of the Pacific Coast Athletic League, Gonzales High improved to 4-2 and 7-6 overall. The Spartans claimed a 3-0 win over Greenfield on the road and a 3-0 win over Watsonville at...

SOLEDAD — Soledad-Mission Recreation District recently hosted a baseball and softball clinic for the Junior Giants program at Jesse Gallardo Park in Soledad. The June 5 clinic included 112 boys and 96 girls from Soledad and beyond who received instruction from volunteer coaches in the...

KING CITY — This Saturday, Sept. 13, the King City High School cross country team will host the 2025 King City Cross Country Invitational at San Lorenzo Park. The meet will feature races in the boys’ and girls’ varsity divisions, junior varsity divisions and frosh/soph...

SALINAS VALLEY — Playing at home was not an advantage for the Gonzales and King City softball team, as the Lady Spartans and Lady Mustangs lost to Greenfield and Robert Louis Stevenson, respectively. King City began the week with a 13-4 road win against the...

SOLEDAD — Coming into this high school baseball season, the Soledad Aztecs had to replace a lot of players from last year’s team, which included a Division I player. But head baseball coach Damien Ryan and his coaching staff have the Aztecs in title contention...

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County rivals met on the turf at Gonzales High last week, with the host Spartans defeating the Greenfield Bruins, 1-0, in boys’ soccer. The Spartans’ Jorge Uribe scored the winning goal off an assist by Macario Chavarin. Gonzales goalie Luis...

SOLEDAD — The last two times the Gonzales Spartans played the Soledad Aztecs for the Heritage Trophy, they have kept the trophy in Gonzales, but this time it will stay in Soledad. “Even though the season hasn't gone the way we wanted it to, if...

SALINAS VALLEY — The final weeks of football are winding down as Greenfield, Gonzales and Soledad face two more games on the Pacific Coast Athletic League schedule. SOLEDAD & GREENFIELD Trailing 14-7 to the visiting Greenfield Bruins with just 3:36 to play, the Soledad Aztecs scored...

GREENFIELD — Led by double-digits in kills by Aleena Salas, the Greenfield Bruins volleyball improved to 9-1 in the Cypress Division and 18-6 overall with wins last week against the Marina Mariners and Pacific Collegiate Pumas. Last Monday on the Monterey Peninsula, Salas had 16...