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March 14, 2026

Local athletes place at North Salinas

Track and field athletes from King City and Gonzales High School competed Saturday in the North Salinas Invitational and Relays Meet at North Salinas High School in Salinas.

Basketball | Soledad returns to court as other teams halt games

SALINAS VALLEY — With game cancellations and rescheduling happening all over the place due to Covid-19, Soledad High’s basketball teams are ready to return after a two-week break. But as one South Monterey County school returns, others are putting their games on halt. Soledad Aztecs Both...

Half Marathon resumes Saturday

Hundreds of runners and walkers will take to South County backroads on Saturday to take part in the eighth annual Salinas Valley Half Marathon the will start at the Soledad Mission and finish at Pessagno Winery on 1645 River Road.

Football | Soledad dominates in 33-6 win over King City

SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad Aztecs are one win away from taking home their first-ever Cypress Division championship in football after they beat their South Monterey County rival, the King City Mustangs, 33-6, last Friday. Earlier in the season, when Soledad lost on Aug. 26 to...

Football | Gonzales recaptures Heritage Trophy from Soledad

GONZALES — Last Saturday night the Gonzales Spartans hosted the Soledad Aztecs at home, where they were able to break their losing streak against the Aztecs and win 20-13 to capture the Heritage Trophy. Coming into this season, the Spartans and the Aztecs thought it...

Girls’ Basketball | Lady Bruins repeat as league champs

GREENFIELD — Last season the Greenfield varsity girls’ basketball team made history for the Bruins as they won their first-ever basketball title in school history, and now they have another banner after becoming back-to-back champions. One of the themes for last week was ā€œGreenfield vs....

Cross Country | South Monterey County runners finish season

SALINAS VALLEY — The fall cross country season came to a conclusion for local high school teams last Saturday at the Central Coast Section championships on the Crystal Springs course in Belmont.  All four South Monterey County high schools were represented at CCS, as King...

Murray Bridge construction forces new starting line at Wharf to Wharf Race

SANTA CRUZ — For the first time in 52 years, the annual Wharf to Wharf Race will not begin at the traditional starting line in front of The Grove, aka the Coconut Grove, at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Instead, the 16,000 expected participants on...

College Baseball | Soledad alum makes Oregon State debut

Baseball Eric Segura
SOLEDAD — Last weekend Soledad Aztecs alum Eric Segura made his Division I college baseball debut for the top-ranked Oregon State Beavers. Normally when freshmen go into a top program, they are redshirting or see very little playing time because of all the talent the...

Soccer kicks off spring season for Salinas Valley teams

SALINAS VALLEY — High school boys soccer began in South Monterey County this week, with schools playing games at home and away. The Gonzales and Soledad boys soccer teams are participating in a two-division league with schools from Monterey and San Benito counties. The Gonzales...

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Laptops distribution

Hundreds of laptops distributed to Salinas Valley students, families

SALINAS VALLEY — AT&T, Monterey Peninsula Foundation and Human-I-T have provided Salinas Community Science Workshop (SCSW) more than 250 refurbished laptops to distribute to...