Hartnell College’s Basaldua named 2025 Coast Conference Coach of the Year
SALINAS — Hartnell College softball head coach Natalie Basaldua was named the 2025 Coast Conference Coach of the Year after leading the Panthers to a 23-14 record with a .618 winning percentage.
Hartnell placed third in the Coast Conference behind West Valley and San Mateo...
Football | Season ends for South Monterey County teams
SALINAS VALLEY — The 2024 football season has concluded for South Monterey County football teams, with Gonzales defeating Harbor 42-6 at the Pit in Salinas; King City shutting out Soledad 21-0 at home; and Greenfield winning a road game against Rancho San Juan by...
Basketball | Soledad boys’, King City girls’ teams stay busy
SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad High’s boys’ basketball team played three games in Hawaii at the Moanlua Tourney.
In their first game on Dec. 4, the Aztecs beat Nanakuli High 46-44. On Dec. 5, Soledad was beaten 73-32 by Mid Pacific Institute. The mainland boys then...
Basketball | Soledad Aztecs’ depth helps fuel winning streak
SOLEDAD — It wasn’t long ago that the Soledad boys’ varsity basketball team had lost five of seven games, but since Jan. 20, the Aztecs have won five straight games.
The last time the Aztecs had a five-game winning streak was in 2018.
Soledad’s Jason Mendoza,...
Football | Soledad plans to rebuild program going into Mission South action
SOLEDAD — A disappointing showing last season in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission South Division is old news for the Soledad High School football team.
The Aztecs are more than ready to move on and be competitive this season, and third-year head coach Marc...
Lofgren delivers $500K for Salinas Regional Soccer Complex expansion
SALINAS VALLEY — Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren visited the Salinas Regional Soccer Complex on Feb. 18 to deliver a $500,000 check, part of her 13 community projects submitted for the Fiscal Year 2026 congressional appropriations cycle.
The funding will support the next phase of expansion at...
Salinas Regional Soccer Complex launches $3M ‘The Match’ campaign for expansion
SALINAS — Salinas Regional Soccer Complex has announced “The Match,” a $3 million campaign to build eight new soccer fields and complete critical supporting infrastructure.
This investment will meet growing community demand and move the Complex closer to its vision of becoming the largest sports...
CTF Soledad hosts soccer game for staff and inmates
SOLEDAD — Correctional Training Facility (CTF) in Soledad recently held a soccer game on the playing fields of Facility B at CTF North between correctional staff and a team of inmates.
The Dec. 7 game, which was a rare occurrence on the CTF grounds, was...
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...
Spartan softball players celebrate
The Gonzales High School softball program ended the season with an awards night and banquet last Thursday at the school cafeteria.
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California Department of Public Health warns of scammers posing as officials
CALIFORNIA — California Department of Public Health is warning residents about phone scams involving callers impersonating department employees to obtain sensitive personal and financial...
