LITTLE BIG WIN
Clay Barbree and Cedrick Perez combined to score five touchdowns as the King City Mustangs beat the visiting Gonzales Spartans 33-12 in the Little Big Game on Friday at War Memorial Stadium.
Soledadās Lopez excels in softball at Jackson State
SOLEDAD ā Former Notre Dame softball standout and Soledad resident Julie Lopez made the jump from high school to Division I this year, going all the way to NCAA Division I Regionals with the Jackson State University Tigers.
Lopez earned a starting spot at shortstop...
Tennis | Gonzales ends season with tournament loss
GONZALES ā The short season concluded for the Gonzales High School girls tennis team after they lost 7-0 to the Notre Dame Spirits of Salinas on May 12 in Seaside.
āOverall the last match of the season saw the team play well against a tough...
Soccer | South Monterey County teams await 2025 playoffs
SALINAS VALLEY ā The last two divisional boysā soccer games were played Tuesday, after press deadlines, as Gonzales competed against host Soledad and Greenfield took on Alisal in Salinas.
The Gonzales-at-Soledad game was rescheduled from last Friday because of wet conditions at the Aztec stadium....
South County teams run in Peninsula
All four local high school cross country teams were on the Monterey Peninsula last week with races at Carmel Valley, Monterey, and Pacific Grove.
Salinas Valley runners take part in Orange and Black 5K
SALINAS VALLEY ā Nearly 100 runners and walkers kicked off the Fourth of July by hitting the streets of Gonzales for the seventh annual Orange and Black 5K.
The event was the first 5K to take place in the tri-county area since Covid-19 restrictions have...
Soccer | Lady Aztecs improve to 6-4-1 in league
SOLEDAD ā Last season the Soledad Aztecs varsity girlsā soccer team went 8-1-1 and won their first Cypress title, but after their 2-1 loss to Rancho San Juan Trailblazers on Saturday, they are in danger of missing the playoffs.
When the season started, the Lady...
Gonzales wrestlers attend banquet
Members of the Gonzales High School wrestling team and their coaches and families gathered for a banquet and awards night last Wednesday in the school cafeteria.
Salinas Valley athletes represent at college track finals
SALINAS VALLEY ā As high schoolers are gathering for the 2023 Central Coast Section (CCS) trials and finals, their college counterparts gathered for the Northern California Community College Track and Field Championships just last week on May 12.
Hartnell College has, and always will be, a school full of...
Soccer | Soledad girls lose critical match for Gabilan Division crown
SOLEDAD ā Soledad hit a small bump on the road in capturing the Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division girls' soccer title after suffering its first loss in league play last week.
In just the second time this season, the Aztecs were held scoreless in...
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Detectives recover assault rifle after Soledad probationer arrest
SOLEDAD ā Monterey County Sheriffās detectives recovered an unlawfully possessed assault rifle and additional ammunition following a probation-related arrest and subsequent search warrant service,...























