Sports

SALINAS VALLEY — Wrestling season is in full throttle, and some South Monterey County wrestlers are boosting their ranking with wins at high-end tournaments. Soledad Aztecs have the highest ranked wrestler in South Monterey County, senior Donn Greer, who wrestles at 220 pounds. Greer is...

SALINAS VALLEY — With game cancellations and rescheduling happening all over the place due to Covid-19, Soledad High’s basketball teams are ready to return after a two-week break. But as one South Monterey County school returns, others are putting their games on halt. Soledad Aztecs Both...

SOLEDAD — As soccer teams prepare for league play, Soledad Aztecs soccer player Sophia Martel has been dominating the first half of the varsity girls’ season. Martel has scored 28 goals in seven games for the Lady Aztecs, leading the entire county in goals. She...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Covid-19 has altered the sports schedule again, forcing basketball teams from all over Monterey County to shut down or postpone games. More than 10 games across the Pacific Coast league have been either postponed or canceled. Last week Scotts Valley shut down all...

SOLEDAD — City of Soledad Parks and Recreation hosted its first-ever Holiday Hoopfest basketball tournament last month. Four teams participated in the tournament, which was held at the Soledad Community Center on the first weekend of December. Members of the Soledad Parks and Recreation Cheer Team,...

SALINAS VALLEY — The mark of the New Year means new opportunities for South Monterey County varsity basketball teams. With several local teams not having a great preseason, they still have a chance to win their league and make a run at the regular...

GREENFIELD — When the Greenfield High girls volleyball team returned to the gym for the first time in a year, the tone of the Lady Bruins was joyful to have a season, but little did they know they would make history. Greenfield canceled the 2020...

SALINAS VALLEY — With most winter sports moving indoors, South Monterey County soccer teams are still playing out in the cold and rain. Here is a look at how both boy and girl varsity teams are doing so far this season. King City Mustangs The King...

SALINAS — Monterey County Board of Supervisors has recognized the Hartnell College women’s soccer team for winning the state championship title for the first time in the program’s history. Last Tuesday the Supervisors voted to proclaim Dec. 14, 2021, as “Hartnell Women’s Soccer Team State...

SALINAS VALLEY — First Tee Monterey County has received a multi-year grant from Bank of America that will help expand its youth development programs into Greenfield, King City and additional Monterey Peninsula communities. Salinas-based First Tee was recently named the 2021 Bank of America Neighborhood Champion for...