Sports

SALINAS — A crowd of more than 100, composed of athletes, coaches and parents from schools throughout the Salinas Valley, gathered in front of Star Market in Salinas as part of a Let Them Play rally in late January. The statewide series of rallies have...

SEASIDE — United Soccer League (USL) announced Feb. 1 that its newest team, Monterey Bay Football Club, will make its home at California State University Monterey Bay’s Freeman Stadium in Seaside. “We are excited at the opportunity to work with Monterey Bay FC and the...

GONZALES — Gonzales Football Coach Art Berlanga has been chosen as one of 20 speakers to take part in the Power Voice Summit IV hosted by Les Brown and Jon Talarico on Saturday, Feb. 6. Berlanga became involved when he enrolled in a motivational speaking...

GONZALES — Drs. Ignacio Guzman and Juan Bautista provided free sport physicals Nov. 13 at the Fairview Middle School gym in Gonzales for Gonzales High School’s Spartan cross country, football and volleyball teams. While Covid-19 impacted the start of the fall sports season, local student-athletes...

GONZALES — Board members for Gonzales Unified School District heard a report from Superintendent Yvette Irving about the return of Gonzales High School athletes to conditioning during their Oct. 27 meeting. The board had approved the return during an earlier board meeting but had not...

GONZALES — Gonzales High School Athletic Director Todd Buller announced that June 30 was his last day with the school, as he heads off to San Benito High School in Hollister to teach history and coach boys basketball.  The shift is the end of his...

SALINAS VALLEY — From Little League baseball to fitness programs to enhanced fitness for adult seniors, the coronavirus (COVID-19) has impacted the day-to-day sports activities of youth and adults alike in South Monterey County and beyond. Beginning with the suspension of Little League programs, to Friday’s school closures for...

GONZALES — Arthur Berlanga, head coach for the Gonzales High School varsity football team, was the recipient of the Semper Fi Coach Award on Feb. 7. The award is given by the U.S. Marine Corps and Glazier Football Clinics to football coaches who show leadership that exemplifies...

GONZALES — With a win over Oakwood and a loss to Watsonville, the Gonzales High School girls tennis team completed the regular season with a 9-3 record to secure second place in the divisional standings behind the division champion Lady Spirits of Notre Dame. “Overall, we finished with a...

SOUTH COUNTY — The high school football season began last Friday at Dick Force Stadium in Gonzales with the South County Football Jamboree. Eight teams were on display as the JV teams from Gonzales, Greenfield, Soledad and King City began the jamboree action followed by...