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March 28, 2026

Friends of Laguna Seca receives $500K donation from Laguna Seca Raceway Foundation

SALINAS — Friends of Laguna Seca has received a $500,000 donation from the LagunaĀ Seca Raceway Foundation (LSRF) in partnership with the Monterey County Parks Foundation (MCPF). This significant donation comes with the full endorsement from both the LSRF and MCPF, as the Friends of Laguna...

Softball | Soledad looks to claim first league title as King City blanks Alisal

SALINAS VALLEY — With the weather finally clearing up, the high school softball teams in South Monterey County were able to make up some postponed games. Soledad Aztecs Don't look now, but the Soledad Aztec girls are 3-0 in the Cypress Division and have a chance...

Softball | South Monterey County teams hit the diamond

SALINAS VALLEY — All four South Monterey County softball teams were on the field last week with games played locally and on the Monterey Peninsula, as Gonzales and Soledad were on the road. In its April 20 opener at Carmel, King City lost 14-13 to...

Gonzales loses 2 to Breakers

The Gonzales High baseball team suffered two different losses last week to the Pacific Grove Breakers.

Baseball | Soledad splits series with Monterey

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SALINAS VALLEY — The Soledad Aztecs baseball team split a home and away series last week with the Monterey Toreadores. In the first game at home, Soledad pitcher Vidal Perez led his team to a 3-1 victory. Perez struck out a game-high 15 batters in...

Basketball | Soledad Aztecs knock off MVC, North Salinas to move to 6-2

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SOLEDAD — On a rainy day in Soledad, the Soledad Aztecs boys’ basketball team had an opportunity to position themselves in a great place to make a push at the Cypress Division title — all they had to do was beat arguably the best...

Gonzales Spartans alum wrestles at national championships

GONZALES — Gonzales High School graduate Maria Lopez completed her freshman year as a wrestler for the Simpson University team with a berth to the National Association of Interscholastic Athletics (NAIA) Wrestling Championships in Jamestown, N.D. The 18-year-old qualified for the national meet by finishing...

Monterey Bay Football Club parts ways with coaches after current 7-9-5 record

SEASIDE — Monterey Bay Football Club announced Wednesday that the Club has parted ways with Sporting Director and Head Coach Frank Yallop, as well as Assistant Coach Ramiro Corrales. Yallop departs Monterey Bay with a 33-44-18 record through two and a half seasons at the...

Volleyball | Spartans defeat Condors in 4-game matchup

The Gonzales High varsity volleyball team won their first game in the Pacific Coast Athletic Leagues Cypress Division, beating the visiting North Monterey County Condors, 25-17, 17-25, 25-14 and 25-10.

Softball | Greenfield Bruins claim Cypress title, set for CCS playoffs Saturday

GREENFIELD — First-year Greenfield High softball coach Norma Ornelas guided the Bruins to their second Pacific Coast Athletic League divisional title in three years. Greenfield finished 12-0 to claim the 2024-25 championship of the Cypress Division. Ornelas, a 2020 Greenfield High graduate, guided her team to...

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Reel Rock Brewery nixes project inside Soledad movie theater

SOLEDAD — Once upon a time there was a lot of buzz going around Soledad with the anticipated opening of Reel Rock Brewery in...