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November 20, 2025

Wrestling teams travel to invitational meets

Local wrestling teams have been keeping busy by attending invitational tournaments and beyond. The Gonzales High School wrestling team competed at Saturday’s Overfelt Classic in San Jose and placed 17th out of 48 teams.

Soledad Aztecs’ Ruano heads into new football season with more control

SOLEDAD — Last year the Soledad Aztecs football team had a magical season, but when wide receiver Victor Ruano reflected about it, he knew that his sophomore performance on the field could have been better. ā€œI feel like I could have done more,ā€ Ruano said....

Padres blank Spartans, 7-0

A strong Carmel Padres tennis team blanked the host Gonzales 7-0 on Thursday at the Spartan tennis courts.

Football | Spartans fall to Knights, 14-6

GONZALES — Gonzales Spartans came up short against the Soquel Knights, 14-6, in their first game of league play. The young Spartans didn’t have their offense clicking that Friday night, Sept. 24, producing only six points. ā€œOur guys played hard and as a team from beginning...

Football | Gonzales sinks Pirates to snap 13-game losing streak

GONZALES — After starting the season with three straight road games, the Gonzales Spartans finally returned home last Friday to play in front of their fans and have the chance to break a losing streak that dates back to 2019. This season for the Spartans...

Soccer | South Monterey County standouts win awards, earn all-league honors

SALINAS VALLEY — With the end of the soccer season, it’s time to see which high school boys and girls from South Monterey County are taking back awards and receiving all-league honors. Greenfield Bruins This year the Greenfield Bruins varsity boys’ soccer team won the Mission...

Local athletes place at North Salinas

Track and field athletes from King City and Gonzales High School competed Saturday in the North Salinas Invitational and Relays Meet at North Salinas High School in Salinas.

Doctors provide free sports physicals for Gonzales athletes

GONZALES — Drs. Ignacio Guzman and Juan Bautista provided free sport physicals Nov. 13 at the Fairview Middle School gym in Gonzales for Gonzales High School’s Spartan cross country, football and volleyball teams. While Covid-19 impacted the start of the fall sports season, local student-athletes...

Cross Country | South Monterey County runners finish season

SALINAS VALLEY — The fall cross country season came to a conclusion for local high school teams last Saturday at the Central Coast Section championships on the Crystal Springs course in Belmont.  All four South Monterey County high schools were represented at CCS, as King...

Game of the Week | North Salinas vs. Soledad, Sept. 24

SOLEDAD — Usually coming into league play at 2-1, you have a good understanding of your team's identity, but for the Soledad Aztecs, some questions are lingering. After losing to Everett Alvarez at home, the Aztecs bounced back, beating North Monterey County, 26-14. Going into the...

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Braga Fresh to close Salinas facility, cutting 260 Jobs

SOLEDAD — Braga Fresh, the Soledad-based grower-shipper known for its fresh vegetables and packaged salads, plans to close its Salinas processing plant, resulting in...