Sports

SOLEDAD — After starting the season with two road games, the Soledad Aztecs finally returned home for their season opener against the Carmel Padres. This game had fans feeling every emotion, as Soledad played not only their best half of football, but also their worst...

GONZALES — In the 90th meeting of the Little Big Game between King City Mustangs and Gonzales Spartans, something had to give as both football teams came into last Thursday’s matchup winless so far this season, and of course the coveted megaphone was also...

KING CITY — It’s time for the longest football rivalry in South Monterey County, when the Gonzales Spartans travel to King City on Thursday to face the Mustangs. In last year’s game, the King City Mustangs were able to have their way with the Spartans,...

GREENFIELD — When the Greenfield Bruins hosted Soledad last Thursday, one of the oldest sports cliches, “a tale of two halves,” proved correct when the Aztecs escaped with a 17-14 win on a last-second field goal. The previous week, the Bruins broke their decade-long losing...

SALINAS VALLEY — After a great first week to the new football season, week two will be even better when the Soledad Aztecs travel to Greenfield High School to face the Bruins in the 24th Aztec-Bruin Helmet game. Last week Greenfield and Soledad played close...

SALINAS VALLEY — Last Friday was week one of the new football seasons for the South Monterey County teams, and both Soledad and Gonzales started their games on the road. Soledad Aztecs at Soquel Knights To open up the season, the Soledad Aztecs traveled to Santa...

GREENFIELD — With only seven seconds on the clock, the Greenfield Bruins football team was tied with the King City Mustangs at 14 apiece. Bruins kicker Jose Zavala lined up for a field goal to not only win the game, but also to snap...

SALINAS VALLEY — 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 —...

SALINAS VALLEY — Volleyball is back in South Monterey County after the varsity girls’ teams participated in their respective league jamboree, with most heading into preseason games this week. Gonzales High School, which went 10-1 and captured the Santa Lucia League title last year, got...

GONZALES — A lot of digging, dragging and painting has been going on this summer at Gonzales High School and will continue through the year, beginning with the installation of a new digital scoreboard at the Dick Force Stadium, upgrades to the softball and...