Sports

This sports edition is my last as a writer for New SV Media. Throughout the past 30 years I have been fortunate to have the best seat in the house for hundreds of high school and youth sporting events. While I will miss creating...

SOLEDAD — Soledad High School girls’ soccer team saw their season come to an end Saturday in a 4-1 loss to the Everett Alvarez Eagles in the CCS Division IV finals at Christopher High School. “Everett Alvarez is fast and really good at passing the...

SOLEDAD — Former Soledad resident and Olympic weightlifter Mario Martinez was recently honored by the Soledad City Council with a city proclamation designating July 6 as Mario Martinez Day. Martinez, a 1975 Gonzales High School graduate, was born on July 6, 1957. He made national...

GONZALES — Former Gonzales High School wrestling coach Frank Hankin has been chosen to enter the California Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Hankin, who guided the Spartans wrestling team to five Mission Trail Athletic League championships, will be honored at an induction...

After months of waiting, the new King City Boxing Club opened its doors at the King City Recreation Department site at 411 Division St.

Gonzales High School and Hartnell College graduate Norma Verduzco will be attending Cal State Monterey Bay to continue her studies and pursue a spot on the Otter women’s soccer team.

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.

SOLEDAD — As the Valley enters the dog days of summer, the Soledad Aztecs returned to the football field for practice after coming off a disappointing 3-7 season.  A lot went wrong for the Aztecs last season. A late start when it came to hiring...