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September 11, 2025

Schools begin baseball, softball seasons

The beginning of March means baseball and softball teams at local high schools are finishing up non-league games and getting ready to start the league seasons.

Spartans, Mustangs win away games

Road games were the place for league victories for the Gonzales High Spartan and King City Mustang baseball teams.

Football | Salinas Valley players earn awards, all-league honors

Gonzales Spartans football
SALINAS VALLEY — With the high school football season over for Salinas Valley, the only thing left was to hand out awards to those individuals that had a great year. Greenfield Bruins  The Greenfield Bruins had their best football season in school history. With having a...

Tickets available for Gonzales Athletic Hall of Fame

GONZALES — Dinner tickets are available for the Gonzales High School Athletic Hall of Fame that is taking place Saturday, April 29, at the Amaral Barn in Salinas.Ā  Guests must have dinner tickets to attend the event, as it is important to the organizing committee...

Baseball | Salinas Valley teams play busy schedules

SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad Aztecs lost 14-7 to the Palma Chieftains in a game that started out close but got away from the Aztecs toward the end of the contest on May 10. ā€œWe hung with them (Chieftains) early but towards the middle innings, they...

Soccer | Gonzales booters down Bruins as King City remains winless

SALINAS VALLEY ā€” While Greenfield and Gonzales high schools may play in different divisions in the Pacific Coast Athletic League, the rivalry is still serious when the two boys' soccer teams take the field. Last Friday the Gonzales Spartans defeated the host Greenfield Bruins by a...

Gonzales Spartans’ Blanco ready to compete for quarterback role

GONZALES — Last season Gonzales High quarterback Ray Blanco came into their football game against Soledad with a chance to win it on the final drive. On his first throw, however, Soledad picked it off to win the game. Although his first action as the...

Tennis | Gonzales boys become co-champs

Gonzales Spartans tennis boys
GONZALES — A home loss to Oakwood cost the Gonzales High boys’ tennis team a shot at an outright division championship last Tuesday. The 4-3 setback against the Oaks gave Gonzales one last chance to win a Mission Division co-championship, which they locked up the...

Basketball | Soledad returns to court as other teams halt games

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...

Football | Greenfield defeats Soledad to move to 2-0

GREENFIELD — For the first time in over a decade, the Greenfield Bruins varsity football team defeated the Soledad Aztecs last Thursday. Coming into this game, the Bruins had the longest winning streak over South Monterey County teams, but now — after their win over...

Local News

Echoes of Generations Mural Soledad Fire Apparatus Bay

Soledad unveils newest mural project, ā€˜Echoes of Generations’

SOLEDAD — City of Soledad unveiled its newest public art installation last week celebrating the area’s rich heritage and serving as a tribute to...