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February 1, 2026

Cross Country | Gonzales, Greenfield runners compete at State

SALINAS VALLEY — Gonzales High senior runner Giovanni Ochoa placed 47th overall in the Division IV finals last Saturday at the California Interscholastic Federation State Cross Country Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno. Ochoa ran the course in the time of 16:10 to knock 30...

South Monterey County high school athletes train for fall and beyond

SALINAS VALLEY — The fall high school sports season is over a month away, but student-athletes from South Monterey County are busy training for their favorite sports in the weight rooms, school gyms and on the playing fields. King City head football coach Mac Villanueva...

Greenfield Bruins win battle of bears

An early miscue for a touchdown was quickly forgotten on Saturday as the Greenfield High Bruins outscored the Pajaro Valley Grizzlies 48-0 the rest of the way in a 48-6 season-opener at Cabrillo College in Aptos.

Football | Greenfield Bruins snap losing streak to King City

GREENFIELD — With only seven seconds on the clock, the Greenfield Bruins football team was tied with the King City Mustangs at 14 apiece. Bruins kicker Jose Zavala lined up for a field goal to not only win the game, but also to snap...

Basketball | Soledad Aztecs beat King City Mustangs after busy schedule

SALINAS VALLEY — The Covid-19 aftereffects are leaving some South Monterey County basketball teams to play multiple games a week to make up for previous cancellations. ā€œWe were only able to get two practices this week,ā€ said Soledad Aztecs head coach Nick Twitchell, whose team...

Volleyball | Salinas Valley teams prep for playoffs

SALINAS VALLEY — Volleyball season is coming to an end, and for three of the four South Monterey County teams, their season will be continuing into the postseason. Greenfield Bruins have won their first volleyball title since 2008, according to Greenfield Head Coach Adrian Trujillo. After...

Cross Country | South Monterey County teams ready for CCS finals on Saturday

Cross Country runners
SALINAS VALLEY — This Saturday the Central Coast Section cross country championships will take place on the Crystal Springs Course in Belmont. Local high school teams competing are King City, Greenfield, Soledad and Gonzales. King City, Greenfield and Gonzales will compete in the Division IV races...

Spartan team places 4th at Bert Mar

With two individual champions leading the way the Gonzales High wrestling team placed fourth at the Bert Mar Invitational that took place on Saturday at Independence High School in San Jose.

Spartans crush Pirates, 50-7

Led by quarterback Raul Morales and running back Payton Flores, the Gonzales High School Spartans downed the host Morro Bay Pirates, 50-7, on Friday night in Morro Bay.

Football | Soledad coach to head all-star game

SOLEDAD — After an excellent regular season that led to the Soledad Aztecs winning their first-ever Cypress Division title, the reward keeps coming in as long-time coach Eric Rodriguez was elected to serve as head coach for the Central Coast High School All-Star Football...

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Salinas Valley State Prison

CDCR officials investigating Salinas ValleyĀ State Prison inmate’s Jan. 29 death as...

SOLEDAD ā€” California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Jan. 29 death of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) in Soledad as a homicide. At about...