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July 7, 2025

Game of the Week | King City vs. Gonzales, Sept. 17

GONZALES — For the first time since Oct. 5, 2019, the King City Mustangs will play the Gonzales Spartans. The longest football rivalry in Monterey County will resume as King City will travel to Gonzales. Coming into this game on Friday, these two teams' seasons...

Teams excel at jamboree

The South County Jamboree proved to be a success for local high school football teams in terms of preparing for upcoming season. With King City, Soledad and Gonzales facing non-league opponents this week and Greenfield starting play next week, the jamboree served as way for teams to access their progress.

Football | Pirates dash Bruins’ playoff hopes

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Bruins returned home last Friday after four straight road games, but it wasn’t a welcomed homecoming as they lost to the Stevenson Pirates, 43-27. The Bruins came into the Oct. 8 game relatively healthy for the first time all year, with their...

Volleyball | Gonzales Lady Spartans split league games

GONZALES — Gonzales High volleyball team split its Mission Division games last week, losing a five-game match at Watsonville on Wednesday and sweeping the host Seaside in three sets on Friday. At Watsonville, Angelina Navarro had 11 kills, two blocks, 12 digs and five service...

King City continues solid play

With over half the league season completed, the King City Lady Mustangs are in second place in team standings with a 7-1 record. King City won two games last week, defeating the host Carmel Padres 3-1 and beating the Pacific Grove Breakers on the road.

Softball | Salinas Valley teams dominate season so far

SALINAS VALLEY — As the softball season hits the halfway mark, both King City and Gonzales find themselves atop the Cypress Division, as the teams prepared to play game two of their season series earlier this week. In what has been an impressive year for...

Football | One game remains for South Monterey County teams

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SALINAS VALLEY — Playing on Saturday at the North Salinas High campus, the Soledad Aztecs had their three-game win streak snapped as they lost 19-7 to the host Vikings. ā€œWe had trouble containing the North High counter plays and defensively our offense struggled when they...

Spartans, Mustangs win away games

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

Soccer kicks off spring season for Salinas Valley teams

SALINAS VALLEY — High school boys soccer began in South Monterey County this week, with schools playing games at home and away. The Gonzales and Soledad boys soccer teams are participating in a two-division league with schools from Monterey and San Benito counties. The Gonzales...

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...

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Soledad police urge responsible celebrations this 4th of July

SOLEDAD — As the nation prepares to celebrate Independence Day, the Soledad Police Department is emphasizing the importance of celebrating responsibly and making safe...