Boysā Basketball | Gonzales upsets King City in hoops
KING CITY ā After 15 straight league losses, the Gonzales Spartans varsity boysā basketball team beat their longtime rival, the King City Mustangs, last Thursday for their first league win of the season.
Coming into the week, the Mustangs were on a roll winning four...
Soccer | Lady Aztecs win CCS opener, 10-0
SALINAS VALLEY ā The #4 seed Soledad High Lady Aztecs soccer team made a statement in their opening game last Saturday at home by winning their quarterfinal game by a 10-0 score against visiting Latino College Prep.
Soledad was placed in the Central Coast Sectionās...
Gonzales City Council recognizes high school runner
GONZALES ā Gonzales High School student-athlete Giovanni Ochoa was recognized by the Gonzales City Council last week for his accomplishment of qualifying to the 2022 CIF State Cross Country Championships this past November.
Ochoa, a sophomore for the Spartans, was joined by Head Coach Margie...
Soledad and Gonzales split league games
The Gonzales and Soledad High baseball teams won on the road and lost at home in their Mission Trail Athletic League games last week. Soledad traveled to Gonzales on March 14 and beat the Spartans by an 8-1 tally.
Salinas rally calls for return to local sports
SALINAS ā A crowd of more than 100, composed of athletes, coaches and parents from schools throughout the Salinas Valley, gathered in front of Star Market in Salinas as part of a Let Them Play rally in late January.
The statewide series of rallies have...
Football | South Monterey County teams in action Friday for 2025-26 season
SALINAS VALLEY ā All four South Monterey County high school football teams will be on the playing fields this Friday, Aug. 22, for the start of the 2025-26 season.
Greenfield will travel to Salinas for the Rancho San Juan Jamboree; King City will head to...
Spartan hoopsters suffer loss to Mariners
A chance to nail down first place in the Coastal League disappeared for the host Gonzales Spartans after a 70-52 loss to the Marina Mariners last Wednesday night in Gonzales.
Baseball | St. Francis falls to Soledad in league play
SOLEDAD ā The St. Francis High baseball team is in the middle of making a run to the Central Coast Section playoffs and possibly beyond, but the Sharks hit a minor snag along the way after a 6-4 loss to Soledad High in Pacific...
Swearingen wins Big Week Professional Bull Riding
SALINAS ā Professional Bull Riding (PBR) bucked back into Salinas on Sept. 22 in front of a crowd of 8,860 who attended the show.
Daylon Swearingen of Piffard, N.Y., won the buckle, with Andy Guzman of Oakdale, Calif., coming in second.
Presented by Salinas Valley Ford,...
Soccer | Greenfield Bruinsā Garcia named Offensive Player of the Year
SALINAS VALLEY ā Greenfield High School boysā soccer standout player Hector Garcia was not only chosen to the first-team All-League in the Pacific Coast Athletic Leagueās Gabilan Division, but he was also picked as the Offensive Player of the Year.
According to Greenfield head soccer...
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CHP highlights public safety laws taking effect in 2026
CALIFORNIA ā California Highway Patrol (CHP) is highlighting new public safety laws passed during this yearās legislative session and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom....






















