Softball | South Monterey County teams hope for playoffs
SALINAS VALLEY ā Entering the final games of the season, letās take a look at some of the South Monterey County softball teamsā resumes and see if they have a shot to make the playoffs.
In the Central Coast Section, there are six divisions. Out...
Alumni enter Hartnell Hall of Fame
Melissa Kirby, a 1993 King City High School graduate, and Michelle Courrejou, a 1981 Gonzales High School graduate, will enter the Hartnell College Athletic Hall of Fame this Saturday.
Cross Country | South Monterey County duo qualifies for State
SALINAS VALLEY ā High school distance aces Giovanni Ochoa of Gonzales and Fabian Serrano of Greenfield placed fourth and ninth, respectively, at the Central Coast Section (CCS) cross country championships to qualify for the State Meet.
Ochoa ran in the Division IV boys race and...
Hartnell College Athletics seeks nominations for 2025 Hall of Fame inductees
SALINAS VALLEY ā Hartnell College is now accepting nominations for the Hartnell College Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2025.
The college invites alums, fans and members of the public to nominate standout athletes, coaches, teams, supporters and other key figures who have significantly...
Soccer | Gonzales boys defeat King City to reach CCS semifinals
SALINAS VALLEY ā With wins last Saturday, the Gonzales and Greenfield boysā soccer teams will be playing Wednesday night in the Central Coast Section Division IV semifinals.
In the first round of Division IV playoffs, the Spartans defeated South Monterey County rival King City by...
Gonzales Spartans blank Anzar Hawks
Spartan pitcher Gonzalo Villagomez allowed only one hit and struckout five in a 3-0 shutout win for Gonzales over the visiting Anzar Hawks of San Juan Bautista.
Wrestling teams travel to invitational meets
Local wrestling teams have been keeping busy by attending invitational tournaments and beyond. The Gonzales High School wrestling team competed at Saturdayās Overfelt Classic in San Jose and placed 17th out of 48 teams.
Baseball | King City Mustangs and Soledad Aztecs play rivals
SALINAS VALLEY ā Season two of the high school sports season placed the baseball teams at King City and Soledad high schools in the same division with former Mission Trail Athletic League rivals Carmel, Pacific Grove and Palma.
Last week the two Peninsula teams, Carmel...
Football | Passing league contests begin for South Monterey County teams
SALINAS VALLEY ā Football returns to South Monterey County high schools Wednesday with the first seven-on-seven passing league contests.
King City High School will host the games at War Memorial Stadium starting at 5 p.m. and will welcome players from Greenfield, Gonzales and Soledad high...
Softball | Soledad Aztecs become co-champs for first time
SOLEDAD ā For the first time in school history, the Soledad High girlsā softball team is a co-league champion.
The Aztecs softball program had to suffer for many years, but this year they made history when they beat Seaside, 11-1, on May 10. That win...
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Soledad Unified School District honored with 2025 Golden Bell Award for...
SOLEDAD ā California School Boards Association (CSBA) has announced that the Soledad Unified School District was selected as a 2025 Golden Bell Award recipient...




















