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April 18, 2026

Baseball | Greenfield sweeps Gonzales to control Cypress Division

GREENFIELD — With just over a month to go in the season, the Greenfield Bruins baseball team had the chance to wrap up the Cypress Division if they could take care of business against the strongest competition in the division, Gonzales Spartans, who swept...

Football | Spartans fall to Knights, 14-6

GONZALES — Gonzales Spartans came up short against the Soquel Knights, 14-6, in their first game of league play. The young Spartans didn’t have their offense clicking that Friday night, Sept. 24, producing only six points. ā€œOur guys played hard and as a team from beginning...

Cross Country | South Monterey County teams ready for finals

Cross country runner
SALINAS VALLEY — High school cross country’s Pacific Coast Athletic League regular season ended last week as local teams participated in the final Center Meet competitions. King City and Greenfield ran last Wednesday at the North Monterey County course, and Gonzales and Soledad ran at...

Softball | Seven Greenfield Lady Bruins earn all-league honors

GREENFIELD — It was a historic year for Greenfield High’s girls athletics, and this year’s softball team added to that run, winning the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Santa Lucia Division while going undefeated in league play. The season didn’t start great for the Lady Bruins,...

Salinas native hired as general manager of Salinas Sports Complex

Salinas Sports Complex Barbara Causley
SALINAS — Salinas Sports Complex, home of the California Rodeo Salinas, has hired Salinas native Barbara Causley as its general manager. Most recently, holding the title of Velocity Tour manager with the Professional Bull Riders (PBR), Causley was born and raised in Salinas and has...

Gonzales High School football coach calls it quits

GONZALES — Art Berlanga announced he would no longer be the football coach at Gonzales High School, effective immediately on March 11.Ā  Berlanga had time to tell the most-affected by his decision beforehand in a coaches meeting and a team meeting with athletes prior to...

Soccer | South Monterey County teams prepare to start league play

SALINAS VALLEY — With most winter sports moving indoors, South Monterey County soccer teams are still playing out in the cold and rain. Here is a look at how both boy and girl varsity teams are doing so far this season. King City Mustangs The King...

Track and Field | SLO Tigers sweep 79th King City Invitational

King City Invitational
SALINAS VALLEY — The San Luis Obispo Tiger track and field team made a statement on Saturday as they swept all four divisions at the 79th King City Invitational track meet at King City High School’s War Memorial Stadium. Arroyo Grande placed second in the...

Cross Country | Gonzales Spartans team gathers for awards

GONZALES — Gonzales High School cross country team members and their families and coaches met for an awards night and dinner on Nov. 20 at the Gonzales American Legion Hall. After a delicious meal of hot baked potatoes with all the fixings and sides of...

Get outside and safely visit a national park

Pinnacles National Park
Expansive vistas, serene lakes, abundant wildlife and good old fresh air — what’s not to love about national parks? So many Americans have taken refuge in parks during the pandemic that 15 of them set recreation visitation records in 2020. All of the parks...

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Gonzales Police urge focus behind the wheel during Distracted Driving Awareness...

GONZALES — April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and the Gonzales Police Department wants to remind drivers to stay focused, keep their eyes...