Football | King City, Gonzales win division openers
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...
Junior Giants kick off season with Soledad clinic
SOLEDAD — Soledad-Mission Recreation District recently hosted a baseball and softball clinic for the Junior Giants program at Jesse Gallardo Park in Soledad.
The June 5 clinic included 112 boys and 96 girls from Soledad and beyond who received instruction from volunteer coaches in the...
Gonzales Spartans alum to coach Hartnell College softball
GONZALES — Gonzales High School Spartans alum Natalie Basaldua has been named the head coach for the Hartnell College women’s softball program.
The 24-year-old has served as an assistant coach for the Hartnell Panthers the past two seasons and is currently an online instructor for...
Wrestling | Greenfield’s Vasquez-Gutierrez captures back-to-back CCS titles
GREENFIELD — Estrella Vasquez-Gutierrez was the shining star for Greenfield High after she took first in the 235-pound weight class championship at the Central Coast Section (CCS) Masters Tournament at Watsonville High School on Feb. 17.
The defending heavyweight champion went 3-0 in last weekend’s...
Track and Field | Spartan athletes celebrate season with awards night
GONZALES — Team members from the Gonzales High School track and field team and their parents celebrated the season with a banquet and awards night last Wednesday at the school cafeteria.
The June 30 event began with a delicious taco meal with all the fixings...
Meeting to discuss Gonzales stadium project set for Monday
GONZALES — On Monday, July 24, a special Gonzales Unified School District Board of Trustees meeting will take place at the Gonzales High School library to discuss the completion of the stadium project.
Funding had already been approved for the track renovation by Measure K,...
Basketball | Soledad improves record, as Gonzales comes up short
SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad and Gonzales boys’ basketball teams were able to get one more game in last Wednesday before the holiday break.
After dropping three straight games, the Soledad Aztecs have now won two consecutive matches to improve their record to 6-3 for the...
Track and Field | South Monterey County teams prepare for 2025 finals
CENTRAL COAST — Pacific Coast Athletic League divisional trials and finals will take place next week for high school track and field teams from Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties.
Gonzales, Greenfield and King City have completed the regular season in the Santa Lucia...
Baseball | Soledad Aztecs split series with Stevenson to stay in first
SOLEDAD — Soledad Aztecs baseball team split their two-game season series with the Stevenson Pirates, which kept Soledad in first as they moved to 10-2 in the Mission Division.
Going into last week, the Mission Division saw a cluster of teams with the same record....
Lady Mustangs drop contest at Carmel
The Mission Trial Athletic League leading Carmel Padres defeated the host King City Lady Mustangs last Thursday, 27-1. Carmel outhit King City 20 to 3.
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