Sports

Adrian Lopez of Soledad was named last week to the Cal-Hi Sports All-State small school second team as a pitcher.

SALINAS VALLEY — As basketball gets ready for its regular season, many of the South Monterey County high school teams are wrapping up their preseason schedule. Last weekend King City, Soledad and Gonzales boys varsity teams entered the Alvarez Eagle Classic at Everett Alvarez High...

SOLEDAD — Soledad Aztecs cheer coaches Anyssa and Krystal Santoyo, who have been involved in cheer since they were little, recently completed a dream of theirs, as the Soledad High School cheerleading team competed in their first-ever competition in school history. The Santoyo sisters have...

SALINAS VALLEY — The Soledad High softball team was unable to recover from a six-run deficit in the 16-5 setback to the visiting Carmel Padres last Tuesday on the Aztec playing fields. The Padres outhit the Aztecs 17 to 10 in the Mission Division contest....

King City and Gonzales high schools cross country teams stayed busy last weekend with invitational meets at Stanford (Palo Alto) and at Westmoor (Daly City).

SALINAS VALLEY — With most winter sports moving indoors, South Monterey County soccer teams are still playing out in the cold and rain. Here is a look at how both boy and girl varsity teams are doing so far this season. King City Mustangs The King...

Track and field teams from Gonzales, Greenfield, and Soledad High Schools participated in the Alisal Track and Field Invitational on Saturday at Alisal High School in Salinas.

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. “We were only able to get two practices this week,” said Soledad Aztecs head coach Nick Twitchell, whose team...

GONZALES — The defending Central Coast Section Division IV champion Gonzales Spartans kicked off the pre-season with home wins against Pacific Grove, Ceiba and Hollister. Last Monday at Dick Force Stadium, the Spartans took a 5-0 halftime with three goals by Jorge Uribe, one goal...

GONZALES — Don’t look now, but after sweeping Greenfield Bruins this week, the Gonzales Spartans find themselves with a 5-1 record overall and a 4-0 record in the Cypress Division. After losing their first game of the baseball season to the Alisal Trojans, 13-9, the...