Sports

SALINAS VALLEY — With one week left before finding out who will make it to the postseason, South Monterey County has at least one team going, but Soledad and King City will be in the conversation. In the Central Coast Section, there are six divisions....

SALINAS VALLEY — The Covid-19 aftereffects are leaving some South Monterey County basketball teams to play multiple games a week to make up for previous cancellations. “We were only able to get two practices this week,” said Soledad Aztecs head coach Nick Twitchell, whose team...

SALINAS VALLEY — Gonzales is only one game away from winning a high school volleyball title this year, while Greenfield, King City and Soledad are trying to clinch playoff spots. Gonzales Spartans Gonzales Spartans (9-2) have done it again, as they are on pace to win...

The Gonzales High School wrestling team finished the Mission Trail Athletic League with an undefeated season in dual meets as they beat Carmel and Pacific Grove in the last league quad meet last Wednesday at Carmel High School.

A magical season ended at Monterey Peninsula College for the Gonzales High football teams as they were beaten 57-14 last Saturday by the Carmel Padres in the Central Coast Section Division V semifinals.

SOLEDAD — Notre Dame High softball infielder Julie Ann Lopez of Soledad signed a Letter of Intent last Thursday to attend Hiram College in Ohio and will receive a full-ride softball and academic scholarship. Hiram is a Division III college for softball. Lopez, the 17-year-old daughter...

On the weekend of Oct. 7-8, the Gonzales Dingers 9 and under baseball team traveled to Santa Maria and placed second in the silver division. This is the first year of the Dingers 9 and under team, as they joined the 10 and under...

SALINAS VALLEY — King City Mustangs baseball improved to 4-0 in the Cypress Division, currently sitting in first place with a game lead over the North Salinas Vikings. In their only game last week, the Mustangs defeated the Marina Mariners, 14-0. Pablo Aguirre earned the pitching...

SALINAS VALLEY — With the baseball and softball seasons ending, the last thing to do before closing out another year is to hand out the awards. Soledad Aztecs  For the second straight year, Soledad Aztecs’ ace Eric Segura was all-league MVP in the Gabilan Division. Segura...

SOUTH COUNTY — The high school football season began last Friday at Dick Force Stadium in Gonzales with the South County Football Jamboree. Eight teams were on display as the JV teams from Gonzales, Greenfield, Soledad and King City began the jamboree action followed by...