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December 19, 2025

Football | Salinas Valley teams still in title hunt

SALINAS VALLEY — Three of the four South Monterey County high school football teams are still in the hunt for league titles. Greenfield Bruins Last Saturday, the Greenfield Bruins traveled to Pebble Beach to face the Stevenson Pirates for first place in the Santa Lucia Division....

Soledad hosts first Holiday Hoopfest basketball tournament

SOLEDAD — City of Soledad Parks and Recreation hosted its first-ever Holiday Hoopfest basketball tournament last month. Four teams participated in the tournament, which was held at the Soledad Community Center on the first weekend of December. Members of the Soledad Parks and Recreation Cheer Team,...

Greenfield Bruins win battle of bears

An early miscue for a touchdown was quickly forgotten on Saturday as the Greenfield High Bruins outscored the Pajaro Valley Grizzlies 48-0 the rest of the way in a 48-6 season-opener at Cabrillo College in Aptos.

Munoz, Contawe in finals

For the second straight year Roman Munoz of King City and Daniel Contawe of Soledad will be representing their respective high schools on Friday at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships.

Football | Soledad beats Rancho San Juan as King City struggles against Alisal

Football
SOLEDAD — Going into last Friday’s games, only four more weeks remain in the high school football regular season. With the postseason out of reach for the Soledad Aztecs and the King City Mustangs, the pride that these two schools have will make them...

Football | Greenfield Bruins fall to King City Mustangs

GREENFIELD — Last Friday the King City Mustangs beat the Greenfield Bruins in an away game where they dominated the second half, making them 2-0 this week. The Mustangs started the week with a win over St. Francis High School of Watsonville by a score...

Softball | South Monterey County teams start strong

SALINAS VALLEY — Softball season is off and running, as two of the four South Monterey County teams are starting strong. King City Mustangs Last weekend King City Mustangs played at the Monterey Peninsula Softball Invitational, during which they won all three of their games —...

Gonzales High alum takes wrestling skills to New Mexico

GONZALES — Gonzales High School Class of 2023 graduate Andrew Zarate will be wrestling for New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, N.M. Zarate competed for Lassen College the past two wrestling seasons and placed fourth at 184 pounds at the California Junior College State...

Soccer | Gonzales boys start season with 1-0-1 record, as Greenfield travels to King City tonight

Soccer ball sports
SALINAS VALLEY — Gonzales High varsity boys’ soccer team opened the pre-season last week with a 4-1 victory over host Pacific Grove, and ended the week on Saturday with a 2-2 tie in Santa Maria against Righetti High School. On Nov. 25 at Pacific Grove,...

Hartnell College Athletics seeks nominations for 2025 Hall of Fame inductees

SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell College is now accepting nominations for the Hartnell College Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2025. The college invites alums, fans and members of the public to nominate standout athletes, coaches, teams, supporters and other key figures who have significantly...

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Greenfield secures $500K state grant to expand youth diversion efforts

GREENFIELD — Greenfield City Council has approved acceptance of a $500,000 Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program grant, recommended by the Board of State and...