Salinas Valley athletes represent at college track finals
SALINAS VALLEY — As high schoolers are gathering for the 2023 Central Coast Section (CCS) trials and finals, their college counterparts gathered for the Northern California Community College Track and Field Championships just last week on May 12.
Hartnell College has, and always will be, a school full of...
The ‘Californization’ of the Olympics
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: If California were its own country, it would rank fifth in an Olympic medal count.
Dr. Bill Mallon, who had recently landed in Tokyo when I reached him by phone this week, couldn’t say for sure whether...
Track and Field | South Monterey County track teams head to Masters Meet
SALINAS VALLEY — Track and field teams from South Monterey County will be competing this Saturday at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Masters Meet at Pacific Grove High School.
The top competitors will qualify for the Central Coast Section semi-finals that will take place Saturday,...
Football | One game remains for South Monterey County teams
SALINAS VALLEY — Playing on Saturday at the North Salinas High campus, the Soledad Aztecs had their three-game win streak snapped as they lost 19-7 to the host Vikings.
“We had trouble containing the North High counter plays and defensively our offense struggled when they...
150 attend youth soccer camp in Gonzales
GONZALES — A free four-day youth soccer camp took place last week at Gonzales High School’s Dick Force Stadium on the new turf fields.
The July 29-Aug. 1 event was a collaboration between the Gonzales High School soccer program and the Salinas Police Athletic League.
Gonzales...
Spartan softball players celebrate
The Gonzales High School softball program ended the season with an awards night and banquet last Thursday at the school cafeteria.
Track and Field | SLO Tigers sweep 79th King City Invitational
SALINAS VALLEY — The San Luis Obispo Tiger track and field team made a statement on Saturday as they swept all four divisions at the 79th King City Invitational track meet at King City High School’s War Memorial Stadium.
Arroyo Grande placed second in the...
College Baseball | Soledad alum makes Oregon State debut
SOLEDAD — Last weekend Soledad Aztecs alum Eric Segura made his Division I college baseball debut for the top-ranked Oregon State Beavers.
Normally when freshmen go into a top program, they are redshirting or see very little playing time because of all the talent the...
Gonzales City Council honors outstanding high school athletes, coaches
GONZALES — Gonzales City Council honored three Gonzales High School coaches and three student-athletes for their outstanding efforts in cross county and football on Feb. 5.
Giovanni Ochoa was presented with a Certificate of Recognition for the 2023-24 cross country season.
Ochoa is a junior this...
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New well registration program aims to protect Salinas Valley groundwater
SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA) and the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA) have launched a new well registration program to...
