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December 9, 2025

Football | Soledad and Gonzales come up short in season openers

SALINAS VALLEY — Last Friday was week one of the new football seasons for the South Monterey County teams, and both Soledad and Gonzales started their games on the road. Soledad Aztecs at Soquel Knights To open up the season, the Soledad Aztecs traveled to Santa...

Quakes, community deliver day of soccer and support for Salinas Valley youth

Soccer clinic
SALINAS VALLEY — More than 150 local children took to the fields at the Salinas Regional Soccer Complex on July 26 for a free soccer clinic and health fair designed to promote wellness, confidence and community connection. The event was hosted by the Salinas Regional...

Soccer | King City boys rise to 1st in Mission, as Gonzales girls remain in 2nd in Santa Lucia

Soccer ball sports
SALINAS VALLEY — Despite starting the season with five straight losses, the King City Mustang boys’ soccer team is in first place with two games to be played in the Mission Division of the Pacific Coast Athletic League. King City, 7-1-3 in the Mission and...

Gonzales High 2023 Hall of Fame members chosen

GONZALES — Four women and seven men have been chosen to enter the Gonzales High School Athletic Hall of Fame, including an Olympian, a Paralympian and a group of multisport athletes.  Along with the individual inductees, three coaches and four teams will be enshrined into...

Volleyball | Gonzales improves to 4-2 in Mission-South, King City falls to 2-4 in Gabilan

Volleyball
SALINAS VALLEY — In volleyball games played last week in the Mission Division of the Pacific Coast Athletic League, Gonzales High improved to 4-2 and 7-6 overall. The Spartans claimed a 3-0 win over Greenfield on the road and a 3-0 win over Watsonville at...

Gonzales Spartans alum wrestles at national championships

GONZALES — Gonzales High School graduate Maria Lopez completed her freshman year as a wrestler for the Simpson University team with a berth to the National Association of Interscholastic Athletics (NAIA) Wrestling Championships in Jamestown, N.D. The 18-year-old qualified for the national meet by finishing...

Gonzales baseball, softball teams remain in title contention

GONZALES — As the season winds down, Gonzales High’s varsity baseball and softball teams are contending for league titles, but both will need some help down the stretch as they enter the final month of games. Baseball On April 7, when the Spartans baseball team lost...

Cross Country | Gonzales Spartans team hosts awards night

GONZALES — A season of success was celebrated by the Gonzales High School cross country team last Friday with an awards night and dinner at the Gonzales American Legion.  The Spartans team celebrated the championship titles for the varsity and JV boys teams and enjoyed...

Dodgers place 2nd at TOC

The Gonzales Major Little League Dodgers completed a great season with a 21-5-1 overall record for a second place finish in the California District 9 Tournament of Champions.

Scholarship runners

Three South County high school runners were awarded scholarships for their accomplishments as runners and their work in the classroom by the Monterey Bay Wednesday Night Laundry Runners (WNLR).

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New well registration program aims to protect Salinas Valley groundwater

SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA) and the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA)Ā have launched a new well registration program to...