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January 30, 2026

Notre Dame’s Lopez of Soledad signs with Hiram College

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...

Football | Passing league contests begin for South Monterey County teams

SALINAS VALLEY — 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...

Greenfield Bruins tie with Breakers, 13-13

GREENFIELD — With a timely stop on a two-point conversion attempt, the Greenfield High Bruins football team held off host Pacific Grove to salvage a 13-13 tie with the Breakers last Wednesday night. Greenfield was playing in their only game of the season and had...

Aztecs lose 1-run games

A pair of one-run losses to Pacific Grove will have to be forgotten for bit as the Soledad Aztec baseball team is battling with two other Mission Trail Athletic League teams for the automatic Central Coast Section playoff berth.

Eagles down Spartans in volleyball

The visiting Everett Alvarez High Eagles defeated the Gonzales High Spartans — 25-16, 25-10 and 25-14 — in the non-league opener for both teams last Thursday in the Roger Fernando Gym in Gonzales.

150 attend youth soccer camp in Gonzales

Gonzales soccer camp
GONZALES — A free four-day youth soccer camp took place last week at Gonzales High School’s Dick Force Stadium on the new turf fields. The July 29-Aug. 1 event was a collaboration between the Gonzales High School soccer program and the Salinas Police Athletic League. Gonzales...

Baseball | Greenfield leads Cypress Division as Gonzales conquers Marina

SALINAS VALLEY — Now that the weather has cleared up, South Monterey County’s high school baseball teams bounced back this past week with multiple wins. Greenfield Bruins Entering the week, the Greenfield Bruins have an 11-4 record and are 7-0 in league play. With the Bruins controlling...

Warrior wrestlers medal in Hollister

Eight wrestlers from the Fairview Middle School Warrior wrestling team from Gonzales won medals at Saturday’s Eye of the Tiger Wrestling Tournament at San Benito High School in Hollister.

Track and Field | Soledad girls’ relay team sets record

Soledad Aztecs track
SOLEDAD — Last Thursday, April 18, at North Salinas High School in Salinas, the Soledad High girls’ 4x100 relay team established a new school record in the track event with a time of 53.44. Members of the Aztecs relay team were: juniors Chikamso Elelleh and...

Football | Soledad and Gonzales come up short in season openers

SALINAS VALLEY — Last Friday was week one of the new football seasons for the South Monterey County teams, and both Soledad and Gonzales started their games on the road. Soledad Aztecs at Soquel Knights To open up the season, the Soledad Aztecs traveled to Santa...

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See Monterey launchesĀ Off the CanvasĀ art tourism campaign

MONTEREY COUNTY — See Monterey has announced the launch ofĀ Off the Canvas,Ā a new arts and culture tourism initiative highlighting murals, sculptures and other arts and...