Sports

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County high school boys’ and girls’ basketball teams began the Pacific Coast Athletic League division schedule last week. The Greenfield boys have the best overall record with 7-6 and are 1-2 in the Cypress Division, and the Soledad girls improved...

SOLEDAD — This Friday, former MTAL rivals face off for the Aztec-Bruin Helmet in the season opener for both schools. Greenfield has not held the helmet since 2010. Soledad has dominated this rivalry as of late, but this year there’s a little bit of a twist,...

SEASIDE — The United Soccer League (USL) Championship has officially unveiled the full 2025 schedule, which includes the debut of the Championship’s league-wide participation in the USL Jägermeister Cup — marking the beginning of a groundbreaking interleague competition. Monterey Bay Football Club (Monterey Bay F.C.)...

SALINAS VALLEY — The San Luis Obispo Tiger track and field team made a statement on Saturday as they swept all four divisions at the 79th King City Invitational track meet at King City High School’s War Memorial Stadium. Arroyo Grande placed second in the...

GONZALES — During a recent special Gonzales Unified School District Board meeting, the trustees voted to have a synthetic turf installed at Gonzales High School’s Dick Force Stadium. The new field, along with an all-weather track, will give the Spartans and the Gonzales community their...

SALINAS VALLEY — While Greenfield and Gonzales high schools may play in different divisions in the Pacific Coast Athletic League, the rivalry is still serious when the two boys' soccer teams take the field. Last Friday the Gonzales Spartans defeated the host Greenfield Bruins by a...

GONZALES — Drs. Ignacio Guzman and Juan Bautista provided free sport physicals Nov. 13 at the Fairview Middle School gym in Gonzales for Gonzales High School’s Spartan cross country, football and volleyball teams. While Covid-19 impacted the start of the fall sports season, local student-athletes...

SOLEDAD — Thursday night football returns as the Soledad Aztecs host the Pacific Grove Breakers in a key Cypress Division game. Last week the Aztecs were in a war as they knocked off the unbeaten Rancho San Juan Trailblazers, 17-14. Meanwhile, last week the Breakers...