Sports

SALINAS VALLEY — Last Friday, the host Soledad Aztecs saw a 19-0 lead cut to 19-7 at halftime and were unable to slow down the visiting Monte Vista Christian Mustangs in the final two quarters in the 34-27 setback. “We started out well with a...

SALINAS VALLEY — King City Lady Mustangs had a great start to the 2025 volleyball season as they wrapped up preseason with a 9-4 record. In their last week of play, they swept Soledad and Pioneer Valley. To start the season, Hollyn Hearne and Avery Munoz...

KING CITY — This Saturday, Sept. 13, the King City High School cross country team will host the 2025 King City Cross Country Invitational at San Lorenzo Park. The meet will feature races in the boys’ and girls’ varsity divisions, junior varsity divisions and frosh/soph...

GONZALES — On Friday night at Dick Force Stadium, Gonzales High senior football player Lawrence “Larry” Bettencourt was honored as one of the San Francisco 49ers’ nominees for the NFL’s Latino Youth Honors program this year. “This is the third year that we have chosen...

SALINAS VALLEY — Using their depth with three starters out, the King City Mustangs football team shut out the Gonzales Spartans, 25-0, last Friday night at Dick Force Stadium in Gonzales. The game was the first football game played on Gonzales High’s new turf field...

SALINAS VALLEY — The regular season began last week for the King City, Greenfield, Soledad and Gonzales high school football teams. While all four teams were on the losing end, there were some good efforts from the South Monterey County schools. KING CITY At War Memorial...

SALINAS VALLEY — King City Mustangs will be the only South Monterey County football team playing at home this week. The Mustangs begin the regular season Friday as they host the North Salinas Vikings in a 7:30 p.m. contest. “North Salinas is solid and they are...

GONZALES — Sixteen players and two coaches from the 1974 Gonzales High School football team entered the Salinas Valley Sports Hall of Fame (SVSHOF) on Saturday at the Storm House in Salinas. The Gonzales football team became the first high school football team from the...

SALINAS VALLEY — More than 150 local children took to the fields at the Salinas Regional Soccer Complex on July 26 for a free soccer clinic and health fair designed to promote wellness, confidence and community connection. The event was hosted by the Salinas Regional...

GONZALES — Gonzales High School’s football team of 1974 will become the first Salinas Valley high school football program to enter the acclaimed Salinas Valley Sports Hall of Fame (SVSHOF). The 11th annual SVSHOF event will take place this Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Storm...