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May 23, 2025

Soccer | Soledad freshman lifts Lady Aztecs team to title

SOLEDAD — Last May the Soledad High girls’ soccer team lost to Monterey in the Central Coast Section playoffs. Fast-forward a few months later, with the Cypress Division title on the line, the Lady Aztecs would turn to a player that only played in...

Wrestling | Salinas Valley wrestlers head to championships

SALINAS VALLEY — As wrestling season comes to an end, many Salinas Valley wrestlers are trying to punch their tickets to the Central Coast Section (CCS) wrestling championships. Soledad Aztecs, which wrestles in the Mission Division, won the team title last week. Going to CCS...

Boys Basketball | Soledad Aztecs become co-champs of Santa Lucia Division

SOLEDAD — Soledad Aztec boys’ varsity basketball team has become league co-champs for the first time in 16 years. The last time the Aztecs won a title came back in 2006, when they captured the Mission Trail Athletic League. If they wanted to sit atop...

Girls Basketball | Greenfield clinches first league title, aims to go 12-0 in league play

SALINAS VALLEY — After the Greenfield High girls’ basketball team beat Pajaro Valley last Saturday, the Lady Bruins clinched their first-ever league title; the King City Mustangs team, however, is looking to share part of that history with a win that would make them...

Basketball | King City Mustangs beat Gonzales Spartans twice

SALINAS VALLEY — Jjey Martinez of the King City High boys’ basketball team helped lead the Mustangs to victory over the Gonzales Spartans in a pair of league games last week. The Mustangs (4-4) defeated the Spartans (1-6) first at Gonzales High on Feb. 3...

Soccer | Soledad Lady Aztecs fall to Monterey again

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...

Wrestling | Gonzales wrestlers take home medals

GONZALES — Gonzales Spartans wrestling team competed in the Lynbrook 2nd Man and Ladies Challenge on Jan. 22, placing third as a team among the 45 teams participating in the tournament. Five Spartan wrestlers took home medals: Carlos Alvarez, 285 pounds, second place; Anthony...

Basketball | Greenfield Lady Bruins on a roll this season

GREENFIELD — Greenfield girls’ varsity basketball team continues to dominate, extending its winning streak to seven and taking control of the Santa Lucia Division. At the beginning of the week, the Lady Bruins and the King City Lady Mustangs were set to play to determine...

Basketball | Soledad Aztecs’ depth helps fuel winning streak

SOLEDAD — It wasn’t long ago that the Soledad boys’ varsity basketball team had lost five of seven games, but since Jan. 20, the Aztecs have won five straight games.  The last time the Aztecs had a five-game winning streak was in 2018. Soledad’s Jason Mendoza,...

Soccer Game of the Week | Soledad vs. Monterey, Feb. 1

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...

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George Worthy

Worthy to Print Column | Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Hello, Neighbors. A couple of things have happened the past couple of weeks that boggles the mind or at least in my mind anyway....