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November 26, 2025

Football | Soledad leads Cypress Division with win against Pacific Grove

SOLEDAD — It seems like the gateway to the Cypress Division title will go through Soledad, after the Aztecs beat the Pacific Grove Breakers, 41-7, last Thursday to move to 7-1 overall and 4-0 in the league. After knocking off Rancho San Juan a week...

Soledad’s Lopez excels in softball at Jackson State

Soledad Julie Lopez
SOLEDAD — Former Notre Dame softball standout and Soledad resident Julie Lopez made the jump from high school to Division I this year, going all the way to NCAA Division I Regionals with the Jackson State University Tigers. Lopez earned a starting spot at shortstop...

Girls’ Basketball | Greenfield hosts Soledad in huge matchup Tuesday

Basketball
GREENFIELD — The Greenfield Bruins girls’ basketball team, who has won two straight league titles, are in a tough spot as they fight to keep their title hopes alive against a Soledad Aztecs team that currently sits in first place. When you look at the...

Soccer | South Monterey County teams enter final two weeks of league play

Soccer ball sports
SALINAS VALLEY — There will be some serious soccer being played in the next two weeks as South Monterey County high schools battle for the divisional titles and Central Coast Section playoffs spots. GIRLS’ SOCCER The Gonzales High girls’ soccer team is one game behind Robert...

Games rescheduled due to smoke

Heavy smoke that has spread from the Camp Fire in Butte County to much of Northern California, the Bay Area and the Tri-county area has forced the rescheduling of many Central Coast Section sporting events.

Gonzales Spartans lose heartbreaker, 28-27

Payton Flores ran for 130 yards and scored touchdowns but it was not enough as the Gonzales Spartan football team was edged 28-27 in Santa Cruz County in a game with the Soquel Knights.

Track and Field | Gonzales Spartan athletes honored at banquet

GONZALES — A fun evening was enjoyed by all at the Gonzales High School track and field banquet and awards night that took place June 3 at the school cafeteria. ā€œBeing able to recognize all our athletes for their hard work throughout the season is...

Volleyball | Salinas Valley teams continue quest for league title

SALINAS VALLEY — As the end of the regular season approaches, two of the four South Monterey County volleyball teams continue the quest for a league title. Gonzales Spartans continue to have a firm control over the Pacific Coast Santa Lucia Division, going a perfect...

Monterey Bay F.C. names former English Premier League and San Jose Earthquakes defender Jordan Stewart as head coach

SEASIDE — Monterey Bay Football Club (Monterey Bay F.C.) has hired Jordan Stewart, the former Leicester City, Watford, San Jose Earthquakes and England U21 National Team defender, as its permanent head coach on a multi-year deal. Stewart’s coaching career began in 2022 with the Quakes...

Gonzales awards track athletes

A packed house of athletes and their families gathered last Wednesday at the Gonzales High School cafeteria for the track and field awards night and dinner.

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Police arrest crime

Gonzales man arrested for Chualar armed robbery

CHUALAR — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office responded to an armed robbery on Sunday afternoon in Chualar before subsequently locating the suspect in Salinas and...