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.
Football games begin Friday
Three local high school football teams will be in action on Friday at the start of the non-league schedule and one high school will be off to observe a bye week.
Soccer | South Monterey County teams await 2025 playoffs
SALINAS VALLEY ā The last two divisional boysā soccer games were played Tuesday, after press deadlines, as Gonzales competed against host Soledad and Greenfield took on Alisal in Salinas.
The Gonzales-at-Soledad game was rescheduled from last Friday because of wet conditions at the Aztec stadium....
New field lights shine bright at Soledad park
SOLEDAD ā City of Soledad recently hosted a special ceremony for brand-new field lights installed at Blas Santana Park.
āThe City is excited to expand the capabilities of this park, especially as it gets darker earlier this time of year,ā the City stated on social...
South Valley Stealth wins title at Livermore
SOLEDAD ā The South Valley Stealth 16-and-under girlsā softball team placed first at the 18-and-under Top Gun Softball Tournament last weekend at Livermore.
The Stealth started off the tournament with a 1-2 record last Saturday but rallied to claim the Silver Division Championship with three...
Girlsā Basketball | Greenfield survives against Soquel before falling to Santa Cruz in playoffs
GREENFIELD ā Last season the Greenfield Bruins varsity girlsā basketball team saw their season come to an end against Del Mar, but this year they had another chance to make a run in the playoffs.
Entering the season, the Lady Bruins posted a record of...
Aztec boys crush Condors
An 11-1 non-league win over the North Monterey County Condors last Friday helped the Soledad Aztec baseball improve to 16 wins and three losses for the season.
Football Preview | Everett Alvarez vs. Soledad, Sept. 2
SOLEDAD ā Get ready for some Thursday night football as Everett Alvarez comes to Soledad after being shut down for 10 days due to Covid-19.
Everett Alvarez Eagles will finally get to play against another opponent after their scrimmage and first game of the season...
Stevenson sweeps Gonzales, 7-0
The Robert Louis Stevenson Pirate tennis team swept the Gonzales singles and doubles team 7-0 last Monday afternoon in Pebble Beach.
REACHING HIGH
South County high school athletic teams began observing ādead weekā this past Sunday and athletes will have no contact with their coaches until July 30. Football, cross country and volleyball teams will resume regular practice after that date.
Local News
Hundreds of laptops distributed to Salinas Valley students, families
SALINAS VALLEY ā AT&T, Monterey Peninsula Foundation and Human-I-T have provided Salinas Community Science Workshop (SCSW) more than 250 refurbished laptops to distribute to...




















