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SOLEDAD — Soledad High graduate Belinda Ascencio led the Hartnell Panthers women’s soccer team to the Coast Conference championship, helping her team attain an 18-2-2 overall record.  For her leadership on the pitch, the 22-year-old forward was awarded the Coast Conference’s Most Valuable Player. The Panthers...

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County high schools hit the gridiron last Thursday, Friday and Saturday to mark the beginning of the football season. Greenfield, Gonzales and King City came out winners, while Soledad fell at home in the pre-season opener. GREENFIELD In Friday’s game against the...

SALINAS VALLEY — California District 9 Little League Division All-Star Tournament began Tuesday for South Monterey County teams. King City, Greenfield, Soledad and Gonzales are competing in the 11-12-year-old major division and the 8-9-10-year-old division. All four local major teams began the double elimination tournament on...

SALINAS VALLEY — With the end of the high school basketball season, it’s time to give out all-league honors and awards to the boys and girls from South Monterey County. King City Mustangs King City Mustangs made the playoffs for the first time since 2019. Raul Garcia...

SALINAS VALLEY — Playing on Saturday at the North Salinas High campus, the Soledad Aztecs had their three-game win streak snapped as they lost 19-7 to the host Vikings. “We had trouble containing the North High counter plays and defensively our offense struggled when they...

SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad and King City high school baseball teams are entering the week with berths in the Central Coast Section playoffs secured. King City earned entry into the tournament, which begins later this week, after last Thursday’s 13-3 home game against Gonzales High....

GONZALES — Gonzales High School graduate Maria Lopez completed her freshman year as a wrestler for the Simpson University team with a berth to the National Association of Interscholastic Athletics (NAIA) Wrestling Championships in Jamestown, N.D. The 18-year-old qualified for the national meet by finishing...

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 — Improvement and playing at the highest level possible is the goal for Gonzales High football head coach Eddy Ramirez this upcoming 2024 fall season. Last year, the Spartans showed a glimpse of what was in store for the near future behind a dynamic...