Sports

SOLEDAD — Soledad High soccer standout Sophia Martel finished her playing career as a Lady Aztec with a 5-0 win and a goal against visiting Morro Bay on Dec. 12 in Soledad. Martel helped the Lady Aztecs improve to 6-1-1 in the pre-season and will...

GONZALES — Gonzales High School hurdler Alen Valdez and high jumper Robert Gutierrez placed second in their specialties at last Saturday’s season opening track and field meet at the Watsonville Time Trials. Valdez, a junior, ran the 110 hurdles in a time of 18.76, and...

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...

GREENFIELD — With 1:20 left in the game and their hopes of winning the Santa Lucia Division hanging in the balance, the Marina Mariners had the ball while down 13-6, but Greenfield defensive back Naythen Hernandez secured the win for the Bruins with a...

SALINAS VALLEY — Three of the four South Monterey County high schools are participating in this week’s play-in tournament, hoping to earn a spot in the Central Coast Section playoffs. In games Wednesday, Soledad is playing at noon against host Monterey; Gonzales is playing in...

GREENFIELD — The San Jose Earthquakes and Chevron unveiled a new futsal court for the Central Coast community and hosted a free youth soccer clinic last Tuesday afternoon at Patriot Park in Greenfield. In addition, Chevron announced a $5,000 donation to the Greenfield Recreation Center...

Two victories last week improved the Soledad High volleyball teams record to 3-1 in the Mission Trail Athletic League and 5-3 overall. Other South County teams, however, suffered losses this past week.

SALINAS — Gonzales native and motorcycle professional rider Frankie Garcia competed for three days last week at the Geico Motorcycle Superbike Speedfest at the Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas. Garcia, the 30-year-old son of Frank and Nancy Garcia, has been riding motorcycles from the...