Sports

SOLEDAD — Notre Dame High softball infielder Julie Ann Lopez of Soledad signed a Letter of Intent last Thursday to attend Hiram College in Ohio and will receive a full-ride softball and academic scholarship. Hiram is a Division III college for softball. Lopez, the 17-year-old daughter...

SALINAS VALLEY — Despite starting the season with five straight losses, the King City Mustang boys’ soccer team is in first place with two games to be played in the Mission Division of the Pacific Coast Athletic League. King City, 7-1-3 in the Mission and...

SALINAS VALLEY — The start of the winter high school sports season has begun with games scheduled in boys’ and girls’ basketball, soccer and wrestling. Boys’ basketball began Tuesday night with Gonzales at Harbor and King City at Templeton. On Saturday, the Soledad Aztecs will...

SALINAS VALLEY — Winning two divisional games last week kept the Gonzales Spartans softball team just one game back of Cypress-leading Greenfield. Gonzales won 16-5 at home against Anzar, and completed the sweep of the Hawks by winning 11-1 on the road. “Everyone has contributed to...

SALINAS VALLEY — King City Mustang and Soledad Aztec football teams completed non-divisional play last week with wins Friday night. King City improved to 4-1 with a 38-0 home victory over the Watsonville Wildcatz, and Soledad (1-4) won its first game of the season at...

GONZALES — Gonzales High girls tennis team lost in back-to-back games last week to the Pacific Grove Breakers and the San Benito Haybalers.  In Pacific Grove, the Spartans lost 6-1 on April 22. The next day, April 23, the Haybalers beat Gonzales by a 6-1...

GREENFIELD — Going back to last year’s football season, the Greenfield Bruins’ season didn’t go as planned as they finished with a 3-7 record, but this year seems promising as they are returning with a fair amount of their starters. Last year the injury bug...

SALINAS VALLEY — Three of the four South Monterey County volleyball teams still have a chance not only to make the playoffs, but also win their division, after another week of games. King City Mustangs had a major turnaround, starting the season with 2-6, but...

King City and Gonzales high schools cross country teams stayed busy last weekend with invitational meets at Stanford (Palo Alto) and at Westmoor (Daly City).