Basketball | Divisional games begin for South Monterey County teams
SALINAS VALLEY ā Gonzales began the Cypress Division with a 45-44 loss at Soledad but rebounded with a 52-50 home win against the Monte Vista Christian Mustangs.
Fernando De Leon led the Spartans in scoring with 15 points, Edgar Mendoza joined De Leon in double...
Wrestling teams travel to invitational meets
Local wrestling teams have been keeping busy by attending invitational tournaments and beyond. The Gonzales High School wrestling team competed at Saturdayās Overfelt Classic in San Jose and placed 17th out of 48 teams.
Wrestling | Gonzales Spartan wrestlers win medals
GONZALES ā Itās been a busy time for the Gonzales High School wrestling program, as the wrestlers have been going to tournaments and winning medals.
The boys went up to Watsonville to compete in the 2023 Apple Cider Classic.
Spartan wrestlers Jose Viorato placed...
Basketball | Soledad girls fall to Valley Christian in CCS playoffs
SOLEDAD ā Soledad High girls basketball team completed the 2025-26 season with a 52-37 loss to No. 1 seed Valley Christian last Tuesday at San Jose in the quarterfinals of the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs.
The Lady Aztecs finished the season with a...
Aztec boys crush Condors
An 11-1 non-league win over the North Monterey County Condors last Friday helped the Soledad Aztec baseball improve to 16 wins and three losses for the season.
Football | Mustangs defeat Spartans, 34-14
SALINAS VALLEY ā After losing the previous two āLittle Big Games,ā the King City Mustangs defeated the Gonzales Spartans, 34-14, to recapture the coveted megaphone.
Last Fridayās victory in Gonzales not only moved the Mustangs to 3-0, but also marks the first time in the...
Gonzales High cheer team hosts successful first Cheer Camp for local youth
GONZALES ā Gonzales Highās cheer team hosted its first Cheer Camp inside the Roger Fernando Gym at the school on July 19.
The young campers learned two cheers and chants, along with a dance.
According to cheer head coach Leanna Godoy, the participants included a mix...
Gonzales middle-school wrestler wins state title
GONZALES ā Fairview Middle School sixth-grader Izzie Pacheco of Gonzales won the California USA Wrestling Championship in the 12-and-under, 140-pound weight class.
Pacheco went undefeated this season at local tournaments, taking the Santa Clara Valley Regional title earlier this year.
The 11-year-old Pacheco, daughter of Erin...
Aztecs take aim at title after wins over Bruins
With four games left in the regular season the Soledad High Aztec baseball team is taking aim at first place this week with just one game separating them from the first place Pacific Grove Breakers.
Girlsā Basketball | Greenfield extends winning streak against King City
GREENFIELD ā Last season the Greenfield High girlsā basketball team was able to sweep their series with South Monterey County rival King City High, and this year the Bruins extended the winning streak by beating the Mustangs in their first matchup of the season,...
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Reel Rock Brewery nixes project inside Soledad movie theater
SOLEDAD ā Once upon a time there was a lot of buzz going around Soledad with the anticipated opening of Reel Rock Brewery in...



















