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October 9, 2025

Track and Field | 80th King City Invitational set for this Saturday

KING CITY — The 80th Annual King City Invitational Track and Field Meet will take place this Saturday at War Memorial Stadium. The April 5 invitational will be hosted by the King City High School track and field team. Divisions include varsity boys and girls...

Softball | South Monterey County teams celebrate league wins

SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad High’s softball team beat Stevenson last Thursday by a 7-5 score to improve to 2-1 in the Mission Division and are 5-2 overall. The Aztecs travel to Salinas to play the Alisal Trojans on Thursday afternoon. Greenfield Bruins’ softball team swept a...

Baseball | NMC breaks Greenfield’s winning streak

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SALINAS VALLEY — Greenfield High had its unbeaten streak snapped as the opened Mission Division play with losses to North Monterey County. Last Wednesday in Castroville, Fabian Gonzales took the 6-3 loss on the mound as he allowed seven hits and six runs, while striking...

Watsonville Native Adrian Rebollar named to USL Championship Team of the Week

Watsonville native Adrian Rebollar and Monterey Bay FC teammate Carlos Guzmán were both named to the USL Championship Team of the Week for their performances in the Union’s 3-1 victory over the Phoenix Rising FC on March 29.  Rebollar notched his first goal of the...

Soledad baseball head coach earns 300th win

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SOLEDAD — On March 11, Soledad High baseball Head Coach Damien Ryan coached his varsity team to a 7-5 win over the visiting Salinas High Cowboys in the Gabilan Division opener for both teams. The victory was the third of the season for the Aztecs...

Gonzales celebrates high school soccer champions with festive parade

GONZALES — The streets of Gonzales were temporarily shut down last Thursday for a parade to honor the Gonzales High School varsity boys’ soccer team, which won both the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Cypress Division and the Central Coast Section’s Division IV, as well...

Baseball | Greenfield remains undefeated after beating Gonzales in series

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SALINAS VALLEY — Greenfield Bruins are 7-0 at the end of their non-league schedule in baseball. The Bruins had two games this past week, defeating the Gonzales Spartans 15-2 on the road and finishing the series with a 10-0 shutout at home. In the first game...

South Monterey County players selected for All-League soccer, basketball teams

SALINAS VALLEY — Pacific Coast Athletic League has announced the athletes that were selected to the boys’ and girls’ soccer and basketball All-League teams for the 2024-25 season. Players were chosen by league coaches at divisional meetings. Following are the student-athletes from South Monterey County...

Gonzales soccer star shines at FC Barcelona Academy in Spain

GONZALES — Gonzales youth soccer prodigy Ahmir Taylor, the 11-year-old son of Jessica and Anthony Taylor, traveled to Spain last month for an incredible training experience at the prestigious FC Barcelona Academy. Taylor, a fifth-grade student at La Gloria Elementary, represents Monterey Surf in the...

Soccer | Gonzales boys fall 2-1 to Knights, take 2nd place in state regionals

GONZALES — In a game that featured many thrills and chills, the Gonzales High boys’ soccer team ended a long season with a 2-1 loss to Roseland University Prep (Santa Rosa) in the last minute of overtime in the NorCal Division IV Championship on...

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Guest Column | Monterey County Free Libraries’ 5 Things to Celebrate...

Happy October! We have officially entered fall in October, the best time of the year, and here are things we are celebrating this month. 1....