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December 4, 2025

Baseball | Salinas Valley teams split contests with foes

SALINAS VALLEY — Playing against the Monterey Toreadores was a challenge for the baseball teams from Soledad and King City high schools, while Gonzales High beat the Robert Louis Stevenson Pirates at home last week. The Aztecs lost in their first game of the week...

Soccer | Lady Aztecs player dominates season so far

SOLEDAD — As soccer teams prepare for league play, Soledad Aztecs soccer player Sophia Martel has been dominating the first half of the varsity girls’ season. Martel has scored 28 goals in seven games for the Lady Aztecs, leading the entire county in goals. She...

Football | Gonzales sinks Pirates to snap 13-game losing streak

GONZALES — After starting the season with three straight road games, the Gonzales Spartans finally returned home last Friday to play in front of their fans and have the chance to break a losing streak that dates back to 2019. This season for the Spartans...

Martinez to lead Soledad High football program

SOLEDAD — Soledad High School Class of 2014 graduate Jose Martinez has been named the new head football coach for the Aztecs. The decision was made during the Soledad Unified School District board meeting on June 23. Martinez, 26, is thrilled to take over the...

Game of the Week | King City vs. Gonzales, Sept. 17

GONZALES — For the first time since Oct. 5, 2019, the King City Mustangs will play the Gonzales Spartans. The longest football rivalry in Monterey County will resume as King City will travel to Gonzales. Coming into this game on Friday, these two teams' seasons...

Baseball | Gonzales Dingers travel team places 2nd

On the weekend of Oct. 7-8, the Gonzales Dingers 9 and under baseball team traveled to Santa Maria and placed second in the silver division. This is the first year of the Dingers 9 and under team, as they joined the 10 and under...

Basketball teams compete in non-league games

With the league seasons a month away, local high school basketball teams are traveling near and far to play in non-league contests.

Rivals battle on soccer fields

The Mission Trail Athletic League season opened up last week with the Greenfield Bruins hosting the King City Mustangs and the Soledad Aztecs hosting the defending league champion Gonzales Spartans.

Wrestling | Gonzales wrestling celebrates 60 years

Sixty years as a high school sports program will be celebrated by the Gonzales wrestling team with a dinner Saturday, Nov. 3, in Gonzales.

Soledad hosts first Holiday Hoopfest basketball tournament

SOLEDAD — City of Soledad Parks and Recreation hosted its first-ever Holiday Hoopfest basketball tournament last month. Four teams participated in the tournament, which was held at the Soledad Community Center on the first weekend of December. Members of the Soledad Parks and Recreation Cheer Team,...

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Soccer | Gonzales Spartan booters start season 3-0

GONZALES — The defending Central Coast Section Division IV champion Gonzales Spartans kicked off the pre-season with home wins against Pacific Grove, Ceiba and...