Sports

GREENFIELD — Going back to last year’s football season, the Greenfield Bruins’ season didn’t go as planned as they finished with a 3-7 record, but this year seems promising as they are returning with a fair amount of their starters. Last year the injury bug...

SOLEDAD — As the Valley enters the dog days of summer, the Soledad Aztecs returned to the football field for practice after coming off a disappointing 3-7 season.  A lot went wrong for the Aztecs last season. A late start when it came to hiring...

GREENFIELD — It was a historic year for Greenfield High’s girls athletics, and this year’s softball team added to that run, winning the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Santa Lucia Division while going undefeated in league play. The season didn’t start great for the Lady Bruins,...

SOLEDAD — Soledad-Mission Recreation District recently hosted a baseball and softball clinic for the Junior Giants program at Jesse Gallardo Park in Soledad. The June 5 clinic included 112 boys and 96 girls from Soledad and beyond who received instruction from volunteer coaches in the...

GONZALES — While heading up north to check out colleges for his brother, Gonzales High School senior Gabriel Mendez was then just a kid entering the eighth grade trying to enjoy his summer and not be stuck in a car for a 15-hour road...

SALINAS — Gonzales High School alumna Ashley Ochoa completed her first season as a track and field athlete for Hartnell College with a sixth-place finish at the California Community College Athletic Association’s State Championship on the Mount San Antonio College track. Ochoa, 19, qualified for...

GONZALES — As the school year comes to an end and this year’s group of senior athletes turn in their equipment, Gonzales High School has recognized the top male and female athletes of the year for the 2021-22 season. Gabe Mendez was named Male Athlete...

GONZALES — The first of two weeks of Powderpuff contests between the classes from Gonzales High School took place last week at the City of Gonzales softball field. “Each class needed at least seven players to participate,” said Gonzales High Athletic Director Margie Daniels. “The...

MONTEREY COUNTY — The California District 9 2022 Tournament of Champions will begin play this Saturday for Little League Major and Minor teams in Monterey County. South Monterey County teams participating in the TOC games are Greenfield, King City, Gonzales and Soledad. In the Minors Division,...

SOLEDAD — When it was announced that the Soledad baseball team would face St. Francis for the third time in the Central Coast Section Division IV semifinals, many thought it was heading for a classic, especially since the Aztecs’ ace Eric Segura was eligible...