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 — With most winter sports moving indoors, South Monterey County soccer teams are still playing out in the cold and rain. Here is a look at how both boy and girl varsity teams are doing so far this season. King City Mustangs The King...

GONZALES — After losing to Pacific Grove on the final day of the regular season, the Gonzales Spartans softball team’s hopes of making the playoffs took a deep dive, but on Thursday the Central Coast Section committee selected them as an at-large team. If one...

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: If California were its own country, it would rank fifth in an Olympic medal count. Dr. Bill Mallon, who had recently landed in Tokyo when I reached him by phone this week, couldn’t say for sure whether...

Adrian Lopez, a senior infielder and pitcher for the Soledad High baseball team was chosen as the Mission Trail Athletic League Player of the Year in a meeting of league head coaches.

Track and field teams from Gonzales, Greenfield, and Soledad High Schools participated in the Alisal Track and Field Invitational on Saturday at Alisal High School in Salinas.

GONZALES — The last time the Gonzales Spartans played an entire football game was over a year ago, while Pacific Grove Breakers just lost a a heartbreaker to Carmel High School in The Shoe Game. To use an old sports cliché, what Pacific Grove will...

SALINAS VALLEY — Pacific Coast Athletic League has announced the athletes that were selected to the boys’ and girls’ soccer and basketball All-League teams for the 2024-25 season. Players were chosen by league coaches at divisional meetings. Following are the student-athletes from South Monterey County...

SALINAS VALLEY — Both Gonzales Spartans and Greenfield Bruins completed a strong season in volleyball, as each varsity team claimed the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Santa Lucia Division and Arroyo Division titles, respectively. Gonzales Spartans This was the first volleyball championship for Gonzales since 1996 and...

SOLEDAD — Soledad Aztecs baseball team has set themselves up in a perfect position, as they swept the North Salinas Vikings to stay atop the Mission Division. After splitting their season series against Stevenson the week prior, the Aztecs placed first in the league. They...