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December 19, 2025

Basketball | Mustangs and Spartans drop contests

King City High and Gonzales High boys basketball teams began 2019 with losses at home and on the road.

Cross Country | Hartnell College runners from South Monterey County earn All-American status

SALINAS VALLEY — Competing in their last race as junior college runners, Ashley Ochoa of Gonzales and Esteban Deniz of King City earned All-American status for the Hartnell College Panthers cross country team at last Saturday’s Community College State Championships. Ochoa and Deniz led a...

Football | Gonzales Spartans win 2nd straight game

GONZALES — After starting the season 0-3, the Gonzales Spartans have won their last two games, including their league opener against the Harbor Pirates. When the season started, the Spartans were not only thought of being the best team in South Monterey County, but also...

Gonzales City Council honors outstanding high school athletes, coaches

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GONZALES — Gonzales City Council honored three Gonzales High School coaches and three student-athletes for their outstanding efforts in cross county and football on Feb. 5. Giovanni Ochoa was presented with a Certificate of Recognition for the 2023-24 cross country season. Ochoa is a junior this...

Game of the Week | Gonzales vs. Soledad, Nov. 5

SALINAS VALLEY — In Friday's high school football finale, the Gonzales Spartans will travel to face the Soledad Aztecs, with each team hoping to get their first league win of the season. In the last five match-ups between the rivals, Soledad leads the series 3-2,...

Track and Field | Spartan athletes celebrate season with awards night

GONZALES — Team members from the Gonzales High School track and field team and their parents celebrated the season with a banquet and awards night last Wednesday at the school cafeteria. The June 30 event began with a delicious taco meal with all the fixings...

Softball | South Monterey County teams exit playoffs after opening round

SALINAS VALLEY — Early in the week when it was announced that three South Monterey County softball teams made it to the Central Coast Section playoffs, there was reason to celebrate as that has never happened before. But after their Saturday games, all three...

DIVING INTO PLAYOFFS

Two epic games that were decided by single runs marked the end of the league season for the Soledad Aztecs and King City Mustangs.

Soccer | Soledad girls fall to Hollister in CCS finals

SOLEDAD — After winning two straight playoff games to get to the Central Coast Section (CCS) Division IV Finals, the Soledad Aztecs varsity girls’ soccer team lost to the Hollister Haybalers in overtime 4-3, ending their season. The Lady Aztecs might not have accomplished their...

Basketball | South Monterey County players earn all-league honors, awards

SALINAS VALLEY — With the end of the high school basketball season, it’s time to give out all-league honors and awards to the boys and girls from South Monterey County. King City Mustangs King City Mustangs made the playoffs for the first time since 2019. Raul Garcia...

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Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority general manager retires

SALINAS VALLEY — Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority General Manager and Chief Administrative Officer R. Patrick Mathews will retire this week after more than...