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September 10, 2025

Salinas Valley Titans win Pony League regional title

Salinas Valley Titans Pony League
SALINAS VALLEY — The Salinas Valley Titans under 10 age group Pony League baseball team claimed the sectional championships at last week’s tournament in Carmel Valley. The tournament consisted of 10 teams from the Bay Area, Monterey County and Paso Robles that played six days...

Track and Field | Gonzales Spartans team celebrates season

Gonzales High School track and field
GONZALES — Food, frolic and awards were all in abundance during the Gonzales High School Track and Field Awards Night on May 30 at the Roger Fernando Gymnasium. Athletes, parents and coaches celebrated the season in a casual event with fine linen and a delicious...

Soledad soccer star earns recognition at Latino Spirit Awards

Vanessa Aguilar
SOLEDAD — Soledad native Vanessa Aguilar was among those recognized last month during the 22nd Annual Latino Spirit Awards hosted by the California Latino Legislative Caucus at the State Capitol in Sacramento. The awards honor the significant contributions of prominent Latino leaders across all industries...

Former Gonzales resident covers 2024 Paris Olympics

GONZALES — Asante Madrigal, a former Gonzales resident, was chosen by NBCUniversal as one of 27 social media influencers to cover the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. Known on his TikTok, YouTube and Instagram accounts as King Asante, Madrigal headed to Paris on Aug....

Soccer | Lady Aztecs improve to 6-4-1 in league

SOLEDAD — Last season the Soledad Aztecs varsity girls’ soccer team went 8-1-1 and won their first Cypress title, but after their 2-1 loss to Rancho San Juan Trailblazers on Saturday, they are in danger of missing the playoffs. When the season started, the Lady...

Cross Country | Salinas Valley runners qualify for section finals

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County runners placed well at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cross Country Championships to punch their tickets to the Central Coast Section Championship Meet taking place Saturday, Nov. 11, on the Crystal Springs course in Belmont. At last Saturday’s PCAL...

Softball | South Monterey County teams to wrap up regular season next week

SALINAS VALLEY — High school softball is wrapping up for the four varsity teams from South Monterey County, who only have a few more games to play over the next week before the regular season ends. King City Mustangs Since their loss to Robert Louis Stevenson,...

Boys’ Basketball | South Monterey County teams suffer combined 17 losses

SALINAS VALLEY — So far, this basketball season hasn’t been good for the South Monterey County high school boys, as they have a combined league record of 2-17. Coming into the season, winning a title was going to be challenging, and it was already an...

Baseball | Soledad sinks Stevenson to move to 11-4

SOLEDAD — After breaking a two-game losing streak against Salinas, the Soledad High baseball team took a break from the Gabilan Division to face the Stevenson Pirates in a non-league game last week. Entering the week, the Aztecs have built a resume that would consider...

Football | Gonzales aims to play at high level in Santa Lucia Division

Gonzales Spartans football
GONZALES — Improvement and playing at the highest level possible is the goal for Gonzales High football head coach Eddy Ramirez this upcoming 2024 fall season. Last year, the Spartans showed a glimpse of what was in store for the near future behind a dynamic...

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49ers Foundation Gonzales football Lawrence Bettencourt

Gonzales football player honored by San Francisco 49ers

GONZALES — On Friday night at Dick Force Stadium, Gonzales High senior football player Lawrence ā€œLarryā€ Bettencourt was honored as one of the San...