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March 2, 2026

Central Coast Youth Baseball League play begins at Manzanita

Youth baseball
SALINAS VALLEY — Teams from the South County Titans and the Gonzales Dingers baseball programs began play last Saturday at Manzanita County Park. Games are played at Manzanita on Saturdays and Sundays, and there are more than 600 athletes in the Central Coast Youth Baseball...

Basketball | Soledad stock soars after starting 4-1 in Cypress Division

SOLEDAD — It wasn’t a great start for the Soledad Aztecs boys’ basketball team, but the season is looking up as they have won four of their last five games. Coming into the season, the Aztecs had lost much of their talent from a year...

Gonzales High athletic director receives coaching award

GONZALES — Gonzales High School Athletic Director Margie Daniels was honored with a plaque for Excellence in Coaching last Wednesday night at the annual coaches meeting that took place in the school cafeteria. While Daniels had organized the event to prepare her fellow coaches for...

Gonzales High announces outstanding athletes for 2024-25 school year

GONZALES — Male and Female Athletes of the Year for the 2024-25 school year at Gonzales High School were announced last week. Spartan senior football, basketball and track and field athlete Jackie Camacho was chosen as the Female Athlete of the Year, and senior cross...

Basketball | South Monterey County teams return to action

SALINAS VALLEY — After a year off due to Covid-19, boys and girls basketball has returned with a bang as several teams from South Monterey County are getting some key wins. Gonzales Spartans First up, the Gonzales Spartans entered the Mission 831 shootout and went 1-1...

Football | Soledad routs Trailblazers, 48-0

Football
SOLEDAD — Soledad Aztecs quarterback DJ Valenzuela threw three touchdown passes and was 13 of 14 on completions to lead the football team to a 48-0 win over Rancho San Juan. Julio Camacho ran for three touchdowns and finished with 128 yards, and Gio Gallegos...

Spartans finish season

Gonzales High School girls tennis team completed the season by participating in the Mission Trail Athletic League Singles and Tournament on Nov. 1.

Football | Pacific Grove ends Greenfield’s perfect season

GREENFIELD — The last time the Greenfield Bruins started 3-0 they went to the playoffs, but now the Bruins were looking to do something they haven’t done in school history, and that was to start the season off 4-0. Entering the Bruins stadium, one could...

Track and Field | Awards night honors Soledad players

SOLEDAD — Soledad High School track and field team hosted an awards presentation last Thursday at Gene Martin Stadium to honor the Aztec players. Track and field head coach Jeremy Hoeflinger and assistant coaches Eliazar Rubio and Louis Leon presented certificate awards to members of...

Lady Aztecs win three in Santa Maria

Spring break ended on a winning note for the Soledad Lady Aztec softball teams with three wins in two days of play in Santa Maria.

Local News

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Feb. 25, 2026

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Jan. 51:05 a.m. Vandalism on N. Vanderhurst Av.10:00 a.m. Bench warrant on S. San Lorenzo...