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February 25, 2026

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...

Gonzales awards track and field athletes

GONZALES — Members of the Gonzales High track and field team and their parents and coaches gathered last Thursday for the annual awards night and banquet. This year’s event, held in the school cafeteria, included food from Luigi’s, presentation of school certificates, special team awards...

Baseball | Soledad draws 8th seed in Division IV CCS playoffs

SOLEDAD — Central Coast Section selection committee gave the Soledad Aztecs the last seed in the baseball playoffs’ Division IV bracket, but what was eye-opening were some of the teams that were seeded ahead of them. The Aztecs will have an uphill battle when the...

Padres blank Spartans, 7-0

A strong Carmel Padres tennis team blanked the host Gonzales 7-0 on Thursday at the Spartan tennis courts.

SEASON PREP

South County High School football teams in the final weeks of summer conditioning in preparation for the upcoming season.

Spring sports season begins for Salinas Valley teams

SALINAS VALLEY — A full state of high school sports started this week with games and meets taking place for tennis, baseball, softball, soccer and track and field teams. Gonzales girls tennis began the season with a 7-0 loss to Notre Dame of Salinas, while...

Wrestling | Gonzales wrestlers take home medals

GONZALES — Gonzales Spartans wrestling team competed in the Lynbrook 2nd Man and Ladies Challenge on Jan. 22, placing third as a team among the 45 teams participating in the tournament. Five Spartan wrestlers took home medals: Carlos Alvarez, 285 pounds, second place; Anthony...

Football | Spartans come up short against Breakers

GONZALES — Last Friday was a return to football for the Gonzales Spartans, but the team came up short against the Pacific Grove Breakers, 34-20. The last time Gonzales played a football game was Nov. 8, 2019. Coming into this season, the Spartans knew they...

Best of the class

Athletes from Gonzales, Soledad, Greenfield and King City were enshrined into the Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2017 on Saturday, Nov. 4, at Hartnell College.

Grant enables First Tee growth in Salinas Valley

SALINAS VALLEY — First Tee Monterey County has received a multi-year grant from Bank of America that will help expand its youth development programs into Greenfield, King City and additional Monterey Peninsula communities. Salinas-based First Tee was recently named the 2021 Bank of America Neighborhood Champion for...

Local News

Centenarian birthday celebration

Eden Valley resident celebrates 100th birthday at Soledad facility

SOLEDAD — Surrounded by family, friends and local leaders, Eloise Betty Jackson marked her 100th birthday on Feb. 15 at Eden Valley Care Center...