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July 7, 2025

Football Preview | Soledad Aztecs host Pacific Grove under Thursday night lights

SOLEDAD — Thursday night football returns as the Soledad Aztecs host the Pacific Grove Breakers in a key Cypress Division game. Last week the Aztecs were in a war as they knocked off the unbeaten Rancho San Juan Trailblazers, 17-14. Meanwhile, last week the Breakers...

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...

Hartnell Panther runners from South Monterey County moving on

SALINAS VALLEY — Distance runners from Hartnell College and South Monterey County will be continuing to run and compete at universities in California and beyond after signing Letters of Intent. Last Saturday at the Hartnell College gymnasium, Ashley Ochoa from Gonzales High School and Daniel...

Football | Soledad and Gonzales take big losses in week 1

SALINAS VALLEY — Week one didn’t turn out well for the Soledad Aztecs and the Gonzales Spartans, both of which took big losses to start the new 2023-24 high school football season. Soledad faced an uphill battle last Thursday as they scheduled a game against...

Basketball | Season gets rolling for South Monterey County teams

SALINAS VALLEY — High school basketball teams across South Monterey County are getting in games before Christmas, and the season is rolling now that they already have a couple matches under their belts. King City Mustangs One of the trends to start this season was that...

Football | Soledad and Gonzales come up short in season openers

SALINAS VALLEY — Last Friday was week one of the new football seasons for the South Monterey County teams, and both Soledad and Gonzales started their games on the road. Soledad Aztecs at Soquel Knights To open up the season, the Soledad Aztecs traveled to Santa...

Soccer | Greenfield Bruins’ Garcia named Offensive Player of the Year

Greenfield boys soccer
SALINAS VALLEY — Greenfield High School boys’ soccer standout player Hector Garcia was not only chosen to the first-team All-League in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Gabilan Division, but he was also picked as the Offensive Player of the Year. According to Greenfield head soccer...

Basketball | Covid disrupts game schedules for Monterey County teams

MONTEREY COUNTY — Covid-19 has altered the sports schedule again, forcing basketball teams from all over Monterey County to shut down or postpone games. More than 10 games across the Pacific Coast league have been either postponed or canceled. Last week Scotts Valley shut down all...

Soledad’s Lopez excels in softball at Jackson State

Soledad Julie Lopez
SOLEDAD — Former Notre Dame softball standout and Soledad resident Julie Lopez made the jump from high school to Division I this year, going all the way to NCAA Division I Regionals with the Jackson State University Tigers. Lopez earned a starting spot at shortstop...

South Monterey County baseball, softball players earn all-league honors

SALINAS VALLEY — With the baseball and softball seasons ending, the last thing to do before closing out another year is to hand out the awards. Soledad Aztecs  For the second straight year, Soledad Aztecs’ ace Eric Segura was all-league MVP in the Gabilan Division. Segura...

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