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March 26, 2026

Football | Playoff hopes fade for Salinas Valley teams

SALINAS VALLEY — With three of the four South Monterey County high school football teams out of the postseason race, there are still plenty of things to play for this season. Gonzales Spartans When you look back at the Gonzales Spartans (0-4, 0-7) season, that loss...

Baseball | Soledad Aztecs face stiff competition as win streak continues

SOLEDAD — Soledad Aztecs are currently on an eight-game winning streak, but starting this past Tuesday, their remaining baseball schedule will feature teams at the top of the division. After sweeping Everett Alvarez on April 6 and 8, the Aztecs have won eight straight games...

Baseball | Soledad Aztecs off to 3-2 start

SOLEDAD — The cold windy weather might not be ideal for baseball, but the Soledad Aztecs team is off to a strong start, going 3-2 so far this season.  Once the Soledad basketball season ended, several of the team players had to get ready to...

Baseball | Soledad falls to St. Francis in semifinals

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...

Wrestling | King City boys win dual meets, Gonzales grapplers place at Overfelt Classic

High School wrestlers competing at a wrestling meet
SALINAS VALLEY — King City High's boys wrestling team won a pair of dual meets in league competition to remain undefeated. The Mustangs defeated Everett Alvarez, 48-36, last Wednesday and on the next day beat the North Monterey County Condors, 42-39. King City rallied with...

Football | Gonzales falls to King City in Little Big Game

GONZALES — In the 91st Little Big Game, the King City Mustangs were able to keep the megaphone from their longest rivals, the Gonzales Spartans, as they won 14-12. The last time the Spartans won the megaphone was back in 2019, when they beat the...

Football | Passing league continues today in Greenfield

SALINAS VALLEY — The second week of the football passing league (seven-on-seven) contests continues Wednesday, as the Greenfield High Bruins will host teams from Gonzales, Soledad and King City high schools. The games will start at 5:30 p.m. in the Bruins stadium. ā€œThe seven-on-seven is huge...

Softball | Gonzales Spartans’ bond stays strong while vying for league title

GONZALES — With only two weeks left in the season and one game behind King City in the Cypress Division, the Gonzales Spartans softball team needed the Mustangs to suffer a loss to open the door for winning a league title. On May 6, the...

Softball | South Monterey County teams hit the diamond

SALINAS VALLEY — All four South Monterey County softball teams were on the field last week with games played locally and on the Monterey Peninsula, as Gonzales and Soledad were on the road. In its April 20 opener at Carmel, King City lost 14-13 to...

Wrestling | Greenfield wins Cypress title again as Gonzales comes in second

SALINAS VALLEY — For the second straight year, the Greenfield Bruins wrestling team is sitting on top of the Cypress Division and will hang another banner in their gym, while the Gonzales Spartans took second place. The Bruins once again dominated the Cypress, having eight...

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Soledad marks milestone with opening of Sendero facility

SOLEDAD — County of Monterey and the City of Soledad marked the first-year milestone of a partnership aimed at permanently resolving a long-standing encampment...