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June 20, 2026

Cross Country | Gonzales Spartans run toward title

GONZALES — With just weeks left in the regular cross country season, the Gonzales High School boys varsity team looks ready to make a run for the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Santa Lucia Division championship. The Spartans made a statement by winning their third Center...

Basketball | South Monterey County hoopsters prepare for second half of season

SALINAS VALLEY — High school basketball teams in South Monterey County will be entering the second half of divisional play starting this week, and will be battling to finish with .500 records to earn Central Coast Section playoff consideration. GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Gonzales senior center Angelina Navarro...

Cross Country | South Monterey County runners compete at State

SALINAS VALLEY — Giovanni Ochoa of Gonzales and Fabian Serrano of Greenfield ran against the best runners in the State of California at last Saturday’s California Interscholastic Federation Cross Country Championships in Fresno. Ochoa was making a return trip to the State Meet and finished...

Track and Field | South Monterey County teams complete season

Track and Field
SALINAS VALLEY — The high school track-and-field season came to a close Saturday for local athletes at the Central Coast Section semifinals at Gilroy High School. Athletes competed in six track events and four field events, with all four South Monterey County schools competing. Mariana Alcaraz...

Martinez to lead Soledad High football program

SOLEDAD — Soledad High School Class of 2014 graduate Jose Martinez has been named the new head football coach for the Aztecs. The decision was made during the Soledad Unified School District board meeting on June 23. Martinez, 26, is thrilled to take over the...

Soccer | South Monterey County teams await 2025 playoffs

Soccer ball sports
SALINAS VALLEY — The last two divisional boys’ soccer games were played Tuesday, after press deadlines, as Gonzales competed against host Soledad and Greenfield took on Alisal in Salinas. The Gonzales-at-Soledad game was rescheduled from last Friday because of wet conditions at the Aztec stadium....

Cross Country | Hartnell teams place at state meet

SALINAS — Strong contributions from South Monterey County runners earned the Hartnell Panthers cross country women and men’s teams second- and third-place finishes, respectively, on Nov. 20 at the 2021 California Community College Athletic Association State Championship in Fresno. Hartnell College women’s team placed second...

Baseball | Soledad draws 8th seed in Division IV CCS playoffs

SOLEDAD — Central Coast Section selection committee gave the Soledad Aztecs the last seed in the baseball playoffs’ Division IV bracket, but what was eye-opening were some of the teams that were seeded ahead of them. The Aztecs will have an uphill battle when the...

Football | Greenfield, Gonzales head for showdown as King City, Soledad suffer losses

SALINAS VALLEY — It appears the Greenfield Bruins and the Gonzales Spartans are headed for a major showdown at the end of the high school football season for the Santa Lucia Division. Many fans wish the showdown could happen already since these are some of...

King City, Greenfield win matches

The King City Lady Mustangs are 5-1 in the Mission Trail Athletic League as they defeated the Anzar Hawks in three games in San Juan Bautista and beat visiting Soledad High in three games.

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Deadline nears for Gonzales High Athletic Hall of Fame

GONZALES — The deadline for the Gonzales High School Athletic Hall of Fame is next Friday, June 26, and interested parties must email nominations...