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April 8, 2026

Volleyball | Salinas Valley teams begin league play

SALINAS VALLEY — Volleyball teams from South Monterey County have played their final non-league games and are now in the middle of league play. In their final tune-up before league play, King City took on Carmel last Tuesday but came up short, as the Padres...

Perez, Leon named Gonzales Spartan Athletes of the Year

Gonzales Spartans athletes
GONZALES — Senior student-athletes Adrian Perez and Gracie Leon were announced as the 2023-24 Athletes of the Year for Gonzales High School during the 12th Grade Awards Night last week at the Roger Fernando Gym. Perez was a three-sport student-athlete this school year, and Leon...

Basketball | Soledad and Gonzales boys battle for divisional lead

Basketball
SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad High's boys basketball team is leading the Cypress Division with a 6-1 record, with the Gonzales Spartans right behind them in second place at 5-2. Both teams played each other Wednesday night at the Roger Fernando Gym in Gonzales, the results...

Football | King City, Gonzales win division openers

Football King City versus Soledad
SALINAS VALLEY — In high school football last week, King City played a great second half and Gonzales got hot at the right time, as the Mustangs and Spartans won their games against Soledad and Rancho San Juan, respectively. In their Mission Division openers, the...

Little League All-Star tournament ends 2nd week

Little League
SALINAS VALLEY — There were just a couple of South Monterey County Little League baseball teams still alive in the California Region 9 All-Star Tournament at the end of the second week of competition. In the 12-and-under division, Soledad was still playing as of Friday...

Cross Country | South Monterey County runners compete at Center Meets

Cross country
SALINAS VALLEY — Cross country teams from South Monterey County competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Center Meets last Wednesday and Thursday at Pinto Lake in Watsonville. The King City boys team competed in the Gabilan Division of the PCAL and the King City...

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...

South County teams run in Peninsula

All four local high school cross country teams were on the Monterey Peninsula last week with races at Carmel Valley, Monterey, and Pacific Grove.

Girls’ Basketball | Lady Bruins repeat as league champs

GREENFIELD — Last season the Greenfield varsity girls’ basketball team made history for the Bruins as they won their first-ever basketball title in school history, and now they have another banner after becoming back-to-back champions. One of the themes for last week was ā€œGreenfield vs....

Softball | Gonzales pitcher dominates in 2-1 victory over King City

SALINAS VALLEY — The last time King City and Gonzales softball teams played, the Lady Mustangs scored four runs in the final inning to cap off the comeback, but this time Spartans pitcher Alex Guerrero pitched her way to a 2-1 victory. Entering the week,...

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Highway 101 paving project to begin south of Greenfield, lane closures...

GREENFIELD — A paving project on Highway 101, from the Jolon Road undercrossing near King City to just north of Lagomarsino Avenue near Greenfield, is...