Basketball | South Monterey County teams competing for playoff berths
SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County boys’ and girls’ basketball teams are making a push to earn Central Coast Section playoff spots in the final week of regular season play.
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Gonzales High girls will be playing for a share of the Santa Lucia on...
Basketball | Regular season ends for South Monterey County high school teams
SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County boys’ and girls’ basketball teams played their final Pacific Coast Athletic League games of the season last week and will now be waiting for spots in the Central Coast Section (CCS) playoffs.
CCS brackets will be posted this week...
Quakes, community deliver day of soccer and support for Salinas Valley youth
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...
Baseball | Greenfield leads Cypress Division as Gonzales conquers Marina
SALINAS VALLEY — Now that the weather has cleared up, South Monterey County’s high school baseball teams bounced back this past week with multiple wins.
Greenfield Bruins
Entering the week, the Greenfield Bruins have an 11-4 record and are 7-0 in league play.
With the Bruins controlling...
PLAYOFFS BEGIN
Two teams from King City, two teams from Soledad and one team from Gonzales have qualified to play in the semifinals of the California District 9 Little League All-Star Playoffs.
Girls’ Soccer | Soledad Aztecs claim Mission title
SOLEDAD — A determined Soledad High School girls’ soccer team won their final three Mission divisional games, while their closest competitors Monte Vista Christian lost their final two contests.
The Lady Aztecs finished the regular season with a 15-3-2 overall record and were 9-2-1 in...
Football | Spartans overwhelm Mustangs, improve to 7-0
On Friday night, the Spartans made their own mark on history with a decisive 33-13 victory over the King City Mustangs in front of a supportive crowd at Dick Force Stadium.
Game of the Week | Greenfield vs. Soledad, Aug. 27
SOLEDAD — This Friday, former MTAL rivals face off for the Aztec-Bruin Helmet in the season opener for both schools.
Greenfield has not held the helmet since 2010.
Soledad has dominated this rivalry as of late, but this year there’s a little bit of a twist,...
Gonzales High alum takes wrestling skills to New Mexico
GONZALES — Gonzales High School Class of 2023 graduate Andrew Zarate will be wrestling for New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, N.M.
Zarate competed for Lassen College the past two wrestling seasons and placed fourth at 184 pounds at the California Junior College State...
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California Department of Public Health warns of scammers posing as officials
CALIFORNIA — California Department of Public Health is warning residents about phone scams involving callers impersonating department employees to obtain sensitive personal and financial...
