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March 25, 2026

Tennis | Gonzales Spartan boys playing for title

Gonzales High School tennis
GONZALES — Gonzales High School boys’ tennis team will clinch an outright first-ever championship title or share the title with Oakwood by midweek. This will be the first championship in tennis for a Gonzales boys’ tennis team. The girls won their first championship in the...

Basketball | South Monterey County teams enter final stretch of 2024-25 season

SALINAS VALLEY — With just a win separating second-place Soledad and first-place St. Francis, the final two weeks of Cypress Division play in high school boys’ basketball could be a fight to the finish. The Aztecs had a 7-1 league record against the 8-0 Sharks...

Soccer | Greenfield Bruins avenge loss to Seaside

GREENFIELD — Greenfield High boys’ soccer team lost to Seaside Spartans on Jan. 6, but last week the Bruins avenged that loss as they continued to show why they are one of the top teams in the Pacific Coast Athletic League. Anyone not paying attention...

Former Gonzales Spartans athlete heads to San Jose State

GONZALES — Gonzales High School alumnus and Hartnell College student Pablo Villasenor was joined by coaches and family at Hartnell as he signed his National Letter of Intent to participate in track and field next season at San Jose State University.  San Jose State is...

Spartan girls maul Cougars, 52-21

Kayla Dixon scored 18 and Jackie Ramirez had a game-high 12 rebounds and added six points as the Gonzales High girls basketball team downed the visiting Santa Catalina Cougars 52-21 last Wednesday night in the Roger Fernando Gym.

New field lights shine bright at Soledad park

SOLEDAD — City of Soledad recently hosted a special ceremony for brand-new field lights installed at Blas Santana Park. “The City is excited to expand the capabilities of this park, especially as it gets darker earlier this time of year,” the City stated on social...

Lady Mustangs beat Gonzales

Delaney Carroll and Alyssa Richardson scored in double figures to lead the King City Lady Mustang basketball to a 46-34 win over Gonzales High in the varsity game of the King City Christmas Classic.

Volleyball | South Monterey County teams ready for second half of league play

Volleyball King City Palma
SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County volleyball teams will begin the second half of Pacific Coast Athletic League divisional play this week. King City is currently in fifth place in the Gabilan Division with a 3-5 mark (8-8 overall). Gonzales, Soledad and Greenfield all compete in...

Berlanga named new Hartnell College football coach

SALINAS — Soledad High School alum Arthur Berlanga has been named the new head football coach at Hartnell College. Berlanga, a former Panthers player, has not coached in Monterey County in four years after serving as an assistant football coach at Hollister High School for...

Game of the Week | Gonzales vs. Soledad, Nov. 5

SALINAS VALLEY — In Friday's high school football finale, the Gonzales Spartans will travel to face the Soledad Aztecs, with each team hoping to get their first league win of the season. In the last five match-ups between the rivals, Soledad leads the series 3-2,...

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Gonzales High senior earns $10K First Tee scholarship

GONZALES — Gonzales High senior Melissa Cardenas was awarded the Donna Zoller Memorial Scholarship worth $10,000 from First Tee of Monterey County last Wednesday...