Basketball | Avalos and Matelau keep Greenfield Lady Bruins rolling
GREENFIELD — After losing four games in a row, the Greenfield Bruin girls’ basketball team has bounced back, winning six straight games and earning a 2-0 league record so far in the Cypress Division.
Coming into the season, many wondered how the Lady Bruins would...
Gonzales High School sports remain on hold
GONZALES — Board members for Gonzales Unified School District heard a report from Superintendent Yvette Irving about the return of Gonzales High School athletes to conditioning during their Oct. 27 meeting.
The board had approved the return during an earlier board meeting but had not...
Wrestling | South Monterey County girls move on to regionals
SALINAS VALLEY — Several high school girl wrestlers from South Monterey County have qualified for the upcoming Central Coast Section Wrestling Regional Championships.
The 2023 PCAL Girls Wrestling Championships took place Feb. 3 in Salinas.
Final team results were as follows: 1. Salinas, 191; 2. Monterey,...
King City, Gonzales high school runners receive scholarships
SALINAS VALLEY — King City High runner Mario Avila and Gonzales High runner Ashley Ochoa joined four other runners as recipients of scholarships from the Monterey Bay Wednesday Night Laundry Runners.
While King City, Greenfield and Soledad have had previous winners of the scholarship, Ochoa...
Wrestling | South Monterey County wrestlers head to state championships
SALINAS VALLEY — This past weekend the Central Coast Section (CCS) held its high school wrestling tournaments for the boys and girls to determine who will represent it at the 2023 CIF State Wrestling Championships beginning Thursday.
South Monterey County had three wrestlers qualify for...
Football | Carmel ends Spartans season in semifinals
A magical season ended at Monterey Peninsula College for the Gonzales High football teams as they were beaten 57-14 last Saturday by the Carmel Padres in the Central Coast Section Division V semifinals.
Track and Field | South Monterey County track teams head to Masters Meet
SALINAS VALLEY — Track and field teams from South Monterey County will be competing this Saturday at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Masters Meet at Pacific Grove High School.
The top competitors will qualify for the Central Coast Section semi-finals that will take place Saturday,...
Football | Gonzales defeats Grizzlies
Playing in front of a supportive Homecoming crowd, the Gonzales High football team erupted for 19 unanswered points in the second half to defeat the Pajaro Valley Grizzlies, 40-20, on Friday night at Dick Force Stadium.
Swearingen wins Big Week Professional Bull Riding
SALINAS — Professional Bull Riding (PBR) bucked back into Salinas on Sept. 22 in front of a crowd of 8,860 who attended the show.
Daylon Swearingen of Piffard, N.Y., won the buckle, with Andy Guzman of Oakdale, Calif., coming in second.
Presented by Salinas Valley Ford,...
Volleyball | Tryouts begin for South Monterey County teams
SALINAS VALLEY — The volleyball programs for South Monterey County kick off on Aug. 31, when King City High will start play against visiting Alisal High.
Last Friday both the JV and varsity levels at King City had multitudes of girls interested in the...
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Soledad police officer graduates from FBI National Academy
SOLEDAD — Soledad Police Chief Patrick Valenzuela recently announced that Lt. Juan Santiago has successfully graduated from the 295th session of the FBI National...