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October 21, 2025

Guevara inspires at Gonzales

Overcoming obstacles and pursuing goals have just been something Rudy Guevara has always done. The 1973 Gonzales High graduate and wrestling standout returned to his alma mater on Saturday to offer words of encouragement to Spartan student-athletes at the Roger Fernando Gym just days before the start of the school year.

Wrestling | King City holds off Salinas in first dual meet

KING CITY — It was back to the mats for the King City Mustangs wrestling team, which hosted the Salinas High Cowboys in their first dual meet of the season. Since last season was canceled due to Covid-19, not many people knew what to expect...

Wrestling | Gonzales Spartans stay busy with back-to-back tournaments

GONZALES — Wrestling season for the Gonzales Spartans is in full affect, as they continue to stay busy entering in two tournaments in back-to-back weekends. The first tournament was the Ed Ferrell Classic at Harbor High School in Santa Cruz. Many Gonzales wrestlers just missed...

Track and Field | Salinas Valley track teams continue meets

SALINAS VALLEY — The track and field season continued last week, with Gonzales visiting the Greenfield Bruins for a dual meet and King City traveling to Salinas for a four-way meet with North Monterey County and host schools Notre Dame and Palma. On Wednesday in...

Gonzales Warriors complete season

The Fairview Middle School Warrior Wrestling team completed the season by participating in the Coastal Counties League Championship on Saturday at El Sausal Middle School in Salinas.

Volleyball | Gonzales Spartans claim first Cypress Division title

SALINAS VALLEY — With the regular season ending, the four South Monterey County high school girls’ volleyball teams needed to keep winning to have any chance of earning a shot at a postseason berth. Gonzales Spartans After winning their first-ever Santa Lucia Division title last year,...

Spartan wrestlers place 6th at CCS, Ochoa qualifies to State

Senior wrestler Robert Ochoa of Gonzales High School finished with a 5-1 record and qualified for the California Interscholastic Federation State Wrestling Championships after placing third at Saturday’s Central Coast Section Championships that were held at Independence High School in San Jose.

Gonzales girls tennis team finishes 2nd in league

GONZALES — With a win over Oakwood and a loss to Watsonville, the Gonzales High School girls tennis team completed the regular season with a 9-3 record to secure second place in the divisional standings behind the division champion Lady Spirits of Notre Dame. ā€œOverall, we finished with a...

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...

Fairview places at Raptis

The Fairview Middle School Wrestling team from Gonzales placed sixth out of 14 teams at Saturday’s David Raptis Wrestling Invitational that was hosted by Washington Middle School.

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