Sports

SALINAS VALLEY — For many years, inmates from the Correctional Training Facility (CTF) in Soledad had made large donations throughout Monterey County through food sales and donation drives. With their last food sale that took place on May 28, inmates from CTF’s A and B...

Led by first place finishers Luis Meza and Maria Hernandez the Greenfield boys and girls won the varsity divisions of the Valley Meet on Thursday at King City’s San Lorenzo Park. The cross country meet featured South County teams Greenfield, Soledad and host King City.

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...

SALINAS VALLEY — Volleyball season is coming to an end, and for three of the four South Monterey County teams, their season will be continuing into the postseason. Greenfield Bruins have won their first volleyball title since 2008, according to Greenfield Head Coach Adrian Trujillo. After...

GONZALES — Don’t look now, but after sweeping Greenfield Bruins this week, the Gonzales Spartans find themselves with a 5-1 record overall and a 4-0 record in the Cypress Division. After losing their first game of the baseball season to the Alisal Trojans, 13-9, the...

GONZALES — Gonzales High girls tennis team lost in back-to-back games last week to the Pacific Grove Breakers and the San Benito Haybalers.  In Pacific Grove, the Spartans lost 6-1 on April 22. The next day, April 23, the Haybalers beat Gonzales by a 6-1...

GONZALES — Gonzales resident and veteran coach Alex Medina has been announced as the varsity boys basketball head coach for Gonzales High School in the upcoming 2021-22 season. Medina last coached as the Spartan JV boys head coach during the 2018-19 season. “I am very excited...

SOLEDAD — With a 28-7 scoring outburst in the second half against Pacific Grove, the Soledad High football team kept itself in contention for a Central Coast Section playoffs spot, as senior running back Julio Camacho scored three touchdowns on the ground and one...

SALINAS VALLEY — As local soccer teams reached past the season’s halfway mark, the King City and Greenfield varsity boys have put themselves in a position to contend for a league title. On the girls’ side, Soledad and King City are both undefeated in...

SOLEDAD — As the regular football season approaches, Soledad High’s new head coach Marc Villanueva along with senior quarterback Dominic Chavez want to help the Aztecs return to their winning ways. As his athletic career at Soledad High wraps up, Chavez has helped all his...