Sports

Gonzales High School and Hartnell College graduate Norma Verduzco will be attending Cal State Monterey Bay to continue her studies and pursue a spot on the Otter women’s soccer team.

SALINAS VALLEY — King City Lady Mustangs track and field team will have three individual girls and two relay teams compete at this Saturday’s Central Coast Section semifinals in Gilroy. During the Masters Meet at Pacific Grove last Friday, Mariana Alcarez placed third in the...

SALINAS VALLEY — High school boys soccer began in South Monterey County this week, with schools playing games at home and away. The Gonzales and Soledad boys soccer teams are participating in a two-division league with schools from Monterey and San Benito counties. The Gonzales...

SALINAS VALLEY — Gonzales resident Anthony Mena used some time off during the pandemic to form a travel baseball team for youth under 8 years old. Mena enjoys the challenge of coaching youth from the ground up, where skills can be developed. “I used to coach...

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County rivals Soledad and King City won their respective football games on the road last Friday night against Greenfield and Everett Alvarez, while Gonzales suffered a loss to Pajaro Valley. The Aztecs defeated the host Bruins, 28-14, and the Mustangs...

Athletes from Gonzales, Soledad, Greenfield and King City were enshrined into the Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2017 on Saturday, Nov. 4, at Hartnell College.

Heavy smoke that has spread from the Camp Fire in Butte County to much of Northern California, the Bay Area and the Tri-county area has forced the rescheduling of many Central Coast Section sporting events.

SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad High’s softball team beat Stevenson last Thursday by a 7-5 score to improve to 2-1 in the Mission Division and are 5-2 overall. The Aztecs travel to Salinas to play the Alisal Trojans on Thursday afternoon. Greenfield Bruins’ softball team swept a...

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County high school boys’ and girls’ basketball teams began the Pacific Coast Athletic League division schedule last week. The Greenfield boys have the best overall record with 7-6 and are 1-2 in the Cypress Division, and the Soledad girls improved...

GONZALES — Anyone who watched Gonzales High athletics this year would have seen many hardworking student-athletes, but among the standouts was freshman Jackie Camacho, who didn’t let having one arm stand in her way of playing sports. “I’m trying to show everyone that you can...