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April 20, 2026

Spartans track team competes in last MTAL championship

A sixth straight championship also meant an end of an era for the King City boys track and field team. The Mustangs won the Mission Trail Athletic League in what was the last championship meet for them in the MTAL as next year King City, Gonzales, Greenfield and Soledad will be members of the Pacific Coast Athletic League.

South County teams run at invitational

The Greenfield High varsity boys cross country team placed third in their division at the Chieftain-Spirit Classic Invitational on Saturday at Toro Regional Park in Salinas. The meet featured over 700 runners competed in three divisions for the boys and girls.

Soccer | Soledad freshman lifts Lady Aztecs team to title

SOLEDAD — Last May the Soledad High girls’ soccer team lost to Monterey in the Central Coast Section playoffs. Fast-forward a few months later, with the Cypress Division title on the line, the Lady Aztecs would turn to a player that only played in...

Softball | Soledad Aztecs end season at CCS

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SOLEDAD — Soledad High School’s softball team ended the season last Wednesday after an 11-1 loss to the South San Francisco Warriors in the Central Coast Section Division V playoffs. The Aztecs took a 1-0 lead at the top of the first inning but were...

Former Gonzales Spartans athlete heads to San Jose State

GONZALES — Gonzales High School alumnus and Hartnell College student Pablo Villasenor was joined by coaches and family at Hartnell as he signed his National Letter of Intent to participate in track and field next season at San Jose State University.Ā  San Jose State is...

Track and Field | 81st King City Invitational set for Saturday

Track athlete running
KING CITY — More than 25 teams will be participating this Saturday at the 81st King City Invitational at War Memorial Stadium. The track and field meet will continue the North vs. South region schools award. Currently the North and South are tied with wins,...

Hartnell’s summer sports camps for youth continue

SALINAS — Hartnell Athletics program has opened online registration for a series of weekly summer youth sports camps, running through Aug. 5.  Hartnell coaches lead the camps, with assistance from student-athletes, and all proceeds go to support intercollegiate teams at the college. ā€œMore than anything, we...

Basketball | Avalos and Matelau keep Greenfield Lady Bruins rolling

GREENFIELD — After losing four games in a row, the Greenfield Bruin girls’ basketball team has bounced back, winning six straight games and earning a 2-0 league record so far in the Cypress Division. Coming into the season, many wondered how the Lady Bruins would...

Cross Country | South Monterey County teams compete in PCAL championship

Gonzales cross country team
SALINAS VALLEY — Cross country teams from South Monterey County competed last Saturday during the Pacific Coast Athletic League championship at Toro Regional Park in Salinas. The meet took place to determine PCAL divisional champions, individual All-League runners and Central Coast Section (CCS) qualifying teams...

Volleyball | King City rallies to beat Greenfield

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. ā€œThere was definitely first-match jitters the...

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Soledad Rotary plans ā€˜Touching Tractors and Trucks’ event Saturday

SOLEDAD — Rotary Club of Soledad will host ā€œTouching Tractors and Trucksā€ from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at the Soledad...