Sports

SOLEDAD — Last spring, the Soledad High School girls' varsity soccer team found itself in the Central Coast Section Division IV playoffs, but the season ended when Monterey High School beat the Lady Aztecs 1-0. According to online stats dating back to 2018, in their...

SOLEDAD — At the start of last week, the Soledad Aztecs girls’ varsity soccer team was in a position to firmly take over the top position in the Cypress Division. All they would have to do is beat King City twice and Pajaro Valley. Due...

GONZALES — Los Jicamas defeated Los Chakas in penalties to win the tournament championship at the second annual Juan Flores 5 vs. 5 Men’s Soccer Tournament last Saturday at Dick Force Stadium in Gonzales. The Oct. 7 tournament was a fundraiser for the Gonzales High...

GONZALES — Gonzales Unified School District came to an agreement on May 14 with Tombleson Inc. of Salinas for the construction of the Gonzales Stadium Track and Field Improvement Project at Dick Force Stadium. The work on the project will begin on Monday, June 10. The...

A balanced offensive attack by Seaside High wore down the host Soledad Aztecs in the season opener for both football teams.

SALINAS VALLEY — Greenfield High School boys’ soccer standout player Hector Garcia was not only chosen to the first-team All-League in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Gabilan Division, but he was also picked as the Offensive Player of the Year. According to Greenfield head soccer...

A great crowd was on hand to welcome in the start of the 2024 football season at last week’s South County Football Jamboree at Greenfield High School. Gonzales, Soledad, King City, and host Greenfield high schools entertained the fans and supporters in attendance with nearly...

SOLEDAD — After one year as Soledad’s head football coach, Jose Martinez has resigned due to personal reasons. “I resigned for a couple reasons, but the main reason is that it’s not my time,” Martinez said. “I have to step away and take care of...

Overcoming obstacles and pursuing goals have just been something Rudy Guevara has always done. The 1973 Gonzales High graduate and wrestling standout returned to his alma mater on Saturday to offer words of encouragement to Spartan student-athletes at the Roger Fernando Gym just days before the start of the school year.

GONZALES — Gonzales High senior Melissa Cardenas was awarded the Donna Zoller Memorial Scholarship worth $10,000 from First Tee of Monterey County last Wednesday during a surprise announcement at the school. Cardenas, 17, daughter of Maricela Pacheco and Aurelio Cardenas of Gonzales, worked diligently to...