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February 26, 2026

Basketball | South Monterey County teams compete in tournaments

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SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad High girls’ basketball team defeated King City 52-44 in the second day of the Ken Kline Basketball Tournament to finish with a 2-0 record. Soledad earned the right to play the host Lady Mustangs after beginning the tournament with a 67-12...

Softball | Lady Spartans, Mustangs pick up wins

SALINAS VALLEY — Gonzales High girls softball team won three straight games last week to improve to 4-1 overall and 5-2 in league. The Lady Spartans split the season series with Soledad High, beating the Lady Aztecs 8-3, downed the Trinity Warriors 8-2, and finished...

Cardinals outlast Spartans, 28-21

For the second straight week in Santa Cruz County, the Gonzales football team lost after holding an early lead.

Basketball | Divisional play begins for South Monterey County teams

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County high school boys’ and girls’ basketball teams began the Pacific Coast Athletic League division schedule last week. The Greenfield boys have the best overall record with 7-6 and are 1-2 in the Cypress Division, and the Soledad girls improved...

Hartnell College athletes receive 2023 Bill Elliott Scholarships

SALINAS VALLEY — A group of 20 student-athletes, including three from South Monterey County, were awarded a 2023 Bill Elliott Scholarship during a celebration dinner at the Hartnell College main campus in Salinas. Awards are in recognition of outstanding athletic and academic accomplishments while attending...

Baseball | King City Mustangs and Soledad Aztecs play rivals

SALINAS VALLEY — Season two of the high school sports season placed the baseball teams at King City and Soledad high schools in the same division with former Mission Trail Athletic League rivals Carmel, Pacific Grove and Palma. Last week the two Peninsula teams, Carmel...

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.

Cross Country | Runners gather for Earlybird Invitational

The competition was tough for local high school cross country runners at the 23rd Annual North Monterey County Earlybird Invitational Cross Country Meet at Toro Park on Saturday.

Football | Gonzales falls to King City in Little Big Game

GONZALES — In the 91st Little Big Game, the King City Mustangs were able to keep the megaphone from their longest rivals, the Gonzales Spartans, as they won 14-12. The last time the Spartans won the megaphone was back in 2019, when they beat the...

Football | Pacific Grove ends Greenfield’s perfect season

GREENFIELD — The last time the Greenfield Bruins started 3-0 they went to the playoffs, but now the Bruins were looking to do something they haven’t done in school history, and that was to start the season off 4-0. Entering the Bruins stadium, one could...

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Gonzales wrestler with medal

Wrestling | Gonzales High’s Amador medals at CCS Masters

GONZALES — Gonzales High freshman wrestler Juliet Amador placed sixth in the 140-pound weight class at the Central Coast Section Masters championship on Saturday...