Sports

SALINAS VALLEY — Volleyball teams in South Monterey County are just a week away from starting divisional play in the Pacific Coast Athletic League and have just a handful of games to complete the pre-season schedule. GREENFIELD The Greenfield Lady Bruins had a successful week with...

KING CITY — Trailing in their first match of the volleyball season two games to one, the King City Lady Mustangs played better down the stretch and defeated South Monterey County rival Greenfield High in a 3-2 non-league battle. “There was definitely first-match jitters the...

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County high schools hit the gridiron last Thursday, Friday and Saturday to mark the beginning of the football season. Greenfield, Gonzales and King City came out winners, while Soledad fell at home in the pre-season opener. GREENFIELD In Friday’s game against the...

GONZALES — Asante Madrigal, a former Gonzales resident, was chosen by NBCUniversal as one of 27 social media influencers to cover the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. Known on his TikTok, YouTube and Instagram accounts as King Asante, Madrigal headed to Paris on Aug....

GREENFIELD — Greenfield High School’s football team in 2023 went on a historical run by capturing the program’s first-ever league championship.  After posting a perfect 6-0 record in Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division play, the Bruins were rewarded with a promotion to the...

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...

GONZALES — Improvement and playing at the highest level possible is the goal for Gonzales High football head coach Eddy Ramirez this upcoming 2024 fall season. Last year, the Spartans showed a glimpse of what was in store for the near future behind a dynamic...

SALINAS VALLEY — Last week South Monterey County football teams were able to use helmets at practice for the first time and put on full pads at the end of the week to mark the end of the dead period in the Central Coast...

SALINAS VALLEY — Teams from the South County Titans and the Gonzales Dingers baseball programs began play last Saturday at Manzanita County Park. Games are played at Manzanita on Saturdays and Sundays, and there are more than 600 athletes in the Central Coast Youth Baseball...

GONZALES — Three teams from the South County Titans youth travel baseball program scrimmaged each other on Sunday at Art Brusa Field in Gonzales. Teams from the 11 under, 12 under and 13 under baseball teams played each other in scrimmages in preparation for the...