Volleyball | Spartans and Bruins win league titles as season ends for Mustangs and Aztecs
SALINAS VALLEY — Both Gonzales Spartans and Greenfield Bruins completed a strong season in volleyball, as each varsity team claimed the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Santa Lucia Division and Arroyo Division titles, respectively.
Gonzales Spartans
This was the first volleyball championship for Gonzales since 1996 and...
Basketball | South Monterey County teams wrapping up preseason schedule
SALINAS VALLEY — As basketball gets ready for its regular season, many of the South Monterey County high school teams are wrapping up their preseason schedule.
Last weekend King City, Soledad and Gonzales boys varsity teams entered the Alvarez Eagle Classic at Everett Alvarez High...
South Monterey County teams compete in basketball, soccer playoffs
SALINAS VALLEY — With the regular season ending for fall sports, the start of the postseason has begun with South Monterey County sending six teams to Central Coast Section playoffs.
After finishing games last week on Monday and Tuesday, all the teams now had to...
Aztecs come up short
A balanced offensive attack by Seaside High wore down the host Soledad Aztecs in the season opener for both football teams.
Football | South Monterey County players named to 2025 All-League teams
SALINAS VALLEY — Pacific Coast Athletic League All-League football teams were announced recently, and the King City Mustangs dominated the Mission South Division with several first-team players.
Carson Tidwell of King City was chosen as the Most Valuable Player and first-team running back. Rocky Villanueva...
Gonzales Rotary Fun Run brings community together
GONZALES — A health-conscious group of runners and walkers took to the streets for the Gonzales Rotary Fun Run on the Fourth of July at Central Park.
Many of the nearly 100 participants gathered over half an hour before the 8 a.m. start time to...
Spartans defeat Lady Mustangs
The Gonzales High varsity softball team won its first game as a member of the Coastal League, defeating the King City Lady Mustangs 5-2 on Thursday in Gonzales.
Eagles down Spartans in volleyball
The visiting Everett Alvarez High Eagles defeated the Gonzales High Spartans — 25-16, 25-10 and 25-14 — in the non-league opener for both teams last Thursday in the Roger Fernando Gym in Gonzales.
Gonzales takes lead in Coastal League
With wins over Greenfield and Trinity Christian, the Gonzales High softball is in first place in the Coastal League with a 5-1 record.
Berlanga named new Hartnell College football coach
SALINAS — Soledad High School alum Arthur Berlanga has been named the new head football coach at Hartnell College.
Berlanga, a former Panthers player, has not coached in Monterey County in four years after serving as an assistant football coach at Hollister High School for...
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Happy New Year! January is such a hopeful month because it represents a new beginning. What are you resolving to do this new year?
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