Sports

SOLEDAD — Soledad Aztecs baseball team did their part when they beat Alisal for the second time 3-1 last Monday; however, on the final day of the regular season, Alisal came up short against St. Francis, giving the Aztecs second place in the Mission...

SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad and Gonzales boys’ basketball teams were able to get one more game in last Wednesday before the holiday break. After dropping three straight games, the Soledad Aztecs have now won two consecutive matches to improve their record to 6-3 for the...

GONZALES — The Gonzales High School girls tennis team earned its first-ever team title by winning the Cypress Division of the Pacific Coast Athletic League. Gonzales claimed the title after finishing the division season with a 12-0 league record and were 13-1 overall. Girls tennis...

SOLEDAD — It might not have been a pretty win, but the Soledad Aztecs survived their first league game of the year, beating North Monterey County 9-7. Coming into the season, many believed that the Aztecs would be this dynamic offense that would put up...

The San Jose Earthquakes earned an impressive win over Club Deportivo Guadalajara—nicknamed “Chivas”—that went the full distance at Levi’s Stadium on Saturday night. Following a 1-1 draw in regulation, the Quakes outlasted the Chivas, 4-3, via penalty shootout in front of a tournament-record 50,675 fans...

SALINAS VALLEY — Salinas Regional Soccer Complex has announced a groundbreaking summer of elite youth soccer events, beginning with the city’s inaugural hosting of the Alianza Cup on Aug. 9-10, followed by NorCal Player Development Pool (PDP) sessions on Aug. 14, 21, 28, Sept....

SALINAS VALLEY — For many years, inmates from the Correctional Training Facility (CTF) in Soledad had made large donations throughout Monterey County through food sales and donation drives. With their last food sale that took place on May 28, inmates from CTF’s A and B...

SOLEDAD — As the Soledad Aztec boys’ basketball team look to win their second league title in a row, they will have little room for error going forward as they start 0-2 in the Mission Division. “We knew coming into the league was going to...

GONZALES — Food, frolic and awards were all in abundance during the Gonzales High School Track and Field Awards Night on May 30 at the Roger Fernando Gymnasium. Athletes, parents and coaches celebrated the season in a casual event with fine linen and a delicious...

SALINAS VALLEY — King City High runner Mario Avila and Gonzales High runner Ashley Ochoa joined four other runners as recipients of scholarships from the Monterey Bay Wednesday Night Laundry Runners. While King City, Greenfield and Soledad have had previous winners of the scholarship, Ochoa...