Spartans put scare into Sharks
With four minutes to play against the first place St. Francis Sharks the host Gonzales Spartan football team cut the deficit to just seven points. St. Francis survived the scare with a 65-yard touchdown run by Devon McLeod to seal the Mission Trail Athletic League (Coastal), victory at 40-27 and clinched a share of the Sharks first-ever football championship.
Football | Gonzales aims to play at high level in Santa Lucia Division
GONZALES ā Improvement and playing at the highest level possible is the goal for Gonzales High football head coach Eddy Ramirez this upcoming 2024 fall season.
Last year, the Spartans showed a glimpse of what was in store for the near future behind a dynamic...
Football | Aztecs suffer loss to Vikings, 49-7
SOLEDAD ā Coming off a win against North Monterey County, the Soledad Aztecs returned home to start league play last Friday against North Salinas High School, but only the Vikings came ready to play, winning 49-7.
During warmup, the Aztecs were delighted to see Soledad...
Tennis | Gonzales tennis 2-1 in league
The Gonzales High tennis team is 2-1 in league after a road loss to Christopher High in Gilroy and a home win against the Gilroy High Mustangs. Gonzales lost 5-2 to Christopher and beat Gilroy High by a 7-0 last Thursday on the Spartan tennis courts.
Football | South County Jamboree shows off playersā strengths
SALINAS VALLEY ā As the days of summer come to an end, it was that time of the year when hundreds of youths wear their school colors in hopes of bringing a football title back to their town under those Friday night lights ā...
Football | Soledad routs Trailblazers, 48-0
SOLEDAD ā 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...
Horned Toads run by Gonzales, 48-14
A potent running game and a short field was all the Coalinga High Horned Toads needed to defeat the Gonzales Spartans on Friday at Dick Force Stadium. Coalinga improved to 2-0 after the 48-14 win and Gonzales fell to 0-2 in non-league play.
Track and Field | South Monterey County teams start league meets
SALINAS VALLEY ā Greenfield High School will host Gonzales on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. to start off the Pacific Coast Athletic League (PCAL) track season.
Greenfield and Gonzales compete in PCALās Santa Lucia Division.
King City High School competes in the Gabilan Division and will travel...
Softball | South Monterey County teams battle in divisional contests
SALINAS VALLEY ā The Soledad High softball team was unable to recover from a six-run deficit in the 16-5 setback to the visiting Carmel Padres last Tuesday on the Aztec playing fields.
The Padres outhit the Aztecs 17 to 10 in the Mission Division contest....
Wrestling | South Monterey County girls kick off season while honoring Title IX
SALINAS VALLEY ā The 2022-23 high school wrestling season kicked off Nov. 19 at Gonzales High School, which hosted the Pacific Coast Athletic League Girls Wrestling Jamboree.
More than 90 girls from across Monterey County, including King City and Soledad, participated in the season opener...
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Hartnell College Foundation hosts 2025 Gala for the Arts on Saturday
SALINAS VALLEY ā Hartnell College Foundation will host its Annual Gala for the Arts on Saturday, Sept. 13, at its Main Campus in Salinas...