Baseball | King City Mustangs and Soledad Aztecs play rivals
SALINAS VALLEY ā Season two of the high school sports season placed the baseball teams at King City and Soledad high schools in the same division with former Mission Trail Athletic League rivals Carmel, Pacific Grove and Palma.
Last week the two Peninsula teams, Carmel...
Softball | Salinas Valley teams strive for spot in playoffs
SALINAS VALLEY ā Three of the four South Monterey County high schools are participating in this weekās play-in tournament, hoping to earn a spot in the Central Coast Section playoffs.
In games Wednesday, Soledad is playing at noon against host Monterey; Gonzales is playing in...
Baseball | Salinas Valley teams split contests with foes
SALINAS VALLEY ā Playing against the Monterey Toreadores was a challenge for the baseball teams from Soledad and King City high schools, while Gonzales High beat the Robert Louis Stevenson Pirates at home last week.
The Aztecs lost in their first game of the week...
Football | Soledad Aztecs beat Greenfield Bruins with last-second field goal
GREENFIELD ā When the Greenfield Bruins hosted Soledad last Thursday, one of the oldest sports cliches, āa tale of two halves,ā proved correct when the Aztecs escaped with a 17-14 win on a last-second field goal.
The previous week, the Bruins broke their decade-long losing...
Orange and Black 5K returns July 4
Runners and walkers can start off the Fourth of July holiday at the Gonzales RX Pharmacy Fifth Annual Orange and Black 5K race slated to start at 8 a.m.
Aztec boys crush Condors
An 11-1 non-league win over the North Monterey County Condors last Friday helped the Soledad Aztec baseball improve to 16 wins and three losses for the season.
Girlsā Basketball | Greenfield survives against Soquel before falling to Santa Cruz in playoffs
GREENFIELD ā Last season the Greenfield Bruins varsity girlsā basketball team saw their season come to an end against Del Mar, but this year they had another chance to make a run in the playoffs.
Entering the season, the Lady Bruins posted a record of...
Munoz, Contawe in finals
For the second straight year Roman Munoz of King City and Daniel Contawe of Soledad will be representing their respective high schools on Friday at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships.
REACHING HIGH
South County high school athletic teams began observing ādead weekā this past Sunday and athletes will have no contact with their coaches until July 30. Football, cross country and volleyball teams will resume regular practice after that date.
Basketball | Locals play in Cooper Tournament at Gonzales
SALINAS VALLEY ā All four South Monterey County high schools participated in last weekendās Glenn Cooper Frosh-Soph Boys Basketball Tournament at the Roger Fernando Gym in Gonzales.
The tournament featured eight teams and is named after former teacher and head basketball coach Glenn Cooper.
Salinas was...
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