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January 23, 2026

Breakers down Spartans, 13-6

Second half scores by the Pacific Grove Breakers sent the host Gonzales Spartans to a 13-6 home loss at Dick Force Stadium.

Spartans win 2 at home

With two home wins last week the Gonzales boys basketball team is 3-0 and in first place in the Coastal League. The Spartans improved to 5-8 overall with the victories over Marina and Pacific Point.

King City hosts Cluster Meet

South County high school track and field teams took part in the Mission Trail Athletic League Cluster Meet on Thursday afternoon at War Memorial Stadium in King City.

Practices resume for South Monterey County sports teams

SALINAS VALLEY — Last week South Monterey County football teams were able to use helmets at practice for the first time and put on full pads at the end of the week to mark the end of the dead period in the Central Coast...

Greenfield teams win Valley Meet

Led by first place finishers Luis Meza and Maria Hernandez the Greenfield boys and girls won the varsity divisions of the Valley Meet on Thursday at King City’s San Lorenzo Park. The cross country meet featured South County teams Greenfield, Soledad and host King City.

Runners compete at Earlybird Invitational

Cross country runners from Gonzales, Greenfield, and King City joined over 70 teams and 2000 plus runners at the Earlybird Invitational Cross Country Meet.

Spartans host awards banquet

The Gonzales High football program ended the season with a awards night and banquet Nov. 29 at the school cafeteria.

Football | Soledad and Gonzales take big losses in week 1

SALINAS VALLEY — Week one didn’t turn out well for the Soledad Aztecs and the Gonzales Spartans, both of which took big losses to start the new 2023-24 high school football season. Soledad faced an uphill battle last Thursday as they scheduled a game against...

LITTLE BIG WIN

Clay Barbree and Cedrick Perez combined to score five touchdowns as the King City Mustangs beat the visiting Gonzales Spartans 33-12 in the Little Big Game on Friday at War Memorial Stadium.

Soccer | Monte Vista Christian girls’ team gets past Soledad in penalty shoot-out

SOLEDAD — The Monte Vista Christian girls’ soccer team won the coin toss to see who would shoot first in a penalty shoot-out during Monday’s Central Coast Section Division IV quarterfinals match against Soledad High. Senior midfielder Jana Komposch was already set on going first...

Local News

City of Soledad sign

Soledad adopts new five-year strategic plan to guide city priorities

SOLEDAD — City of Soledad has adopted a new citywide strategic plan designed to guide operations, budgeting and long-term decision-making over the next five...