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December 24, 2025

Gonzales football player honored by San Francisco 49ers

49ers Foundation Gonzales football Lawrence Bettencourt
GONZALES — On Friday night at Dick Force Stadium, Gonzales High senior football player Lawrence “Larry” Bettencourt was honored as one of the San Francisco 49ers’ nominees for the NFL’s Latino Youth Honors program this year. “This is the third year that we have chosen...

Football | King City dominates Gonzales in Little Big Game, 25-0

Little Big Game King City Gonzales football
SALINAS VALLEY — Using their depth with three starters out, the King City Mustangs football team shut out the Gonzales Spartans, 25-0, last Friday night at Dick Force Stadium in Gonzales. The game was the first football game played on Gonzales High’s new turf field...

Football | South Monterey County teams stay strong despite losses

King City Mustangs football
SALINAS VALLEY — The regular season began last week for the King City, Greenfield, Soledad and Gonzales high school football teams. While all four teams were on the losing end, there were some good efforts from the South Monterey County schools. KING CITY At War Memorial...

Football | South Monterey County teams begin regular season Friday

Football
SALINAS VALLEY — King City Mustangs will be the only South Monterey County football team playing at home this week. The Mustangs begin the regular season Friday as they host the North Salinas Vikings in a 7:30 p.m. contest. “North Salinas is solid and they are...

Gonzales High’s 1974 football team inducted into Salinas Valley Sports Hall of Fame

Salinas Valley Sports Hall of Fame 1974 Gonzales High football team
GONZALES — Sixteen players and two coaches from the 1974 Gonzales High School football team entered the Salinas Valley Sports Hall of Fame (SVSHOF) on Saturday at the Storm House in Salinas. The Gonzales football team became the first high school football team from the...

Quakes, community deliver day of soccer and support for Salinas Valley youth

Soccer clinic
SALINAS VALLEY — More than 150 local children took to the fields at the Salinas Regional Soccer Complex on July 26 for a free soccer clinic and health fair designed to promote wellness, confidence and community connection. The event was hosted by the Salinas Regional...

Gonzales Spartans 1974 football team entering Salinas Valley Sports Hall of Fame

Gonzales Spartans
GONZALES — Gonzales High School’s football team of 1974 will become the first Salinas Valley high school football program to enter the acclaimed Salinas Valley Sports Hall of Fame (SVSHOF). The 11th annual SVSHOF event will take place this Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Storm...

Football | South Monterey County teams in action Friday for 2025-26 season

Football
SALINAS VALLEY — All four South Monterey County high school football teams will be on the playing fields this Friday, Aug. 22, for the start of the 2025-26 season. Greenfield will travel to Salinas for the Rancho San Juan Jamboree; King City will head to...

150 attend youth soccer camp in Gonzales

Gonzales soccer camp
GONZALES — A free four-day youth soccer camp took place last week at Gonzales High School’s Dick Force Stadium on the new turf fields. The July 29-Aug. 1 event was a collaboration between the Gonzales High School soccer program and the Salinas Police Athletic League. Gonzales...

Elite youth soccer events coming to Salinas Regional Soccer Complex

Soccer ball sports
SALINAS VALLEY — Salinas Regional Soccer Complex has announced a groundbreaking summer of elite youth soccer events, beginning with the city’s inaugural hosting of the Alianza Cup on Aug. 9-10, followed by NorCal Player Development Pool (PDP) sessions on Aug. 14, 21, 28, Sept....

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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Dec. 23, 2025

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Nov. 158:04 p.m. Probation violation on Broadway St.10:22 p.m. Vehicle theft on River Dr. Nov. 161:30...