Volleyball | Gonzales Spartans claim first Cypress Division title
SALINAS VALLEY — With the regular season ending, the four South Monterey County high school girls’ volleyball teams needed to keep winning to have any chance of earning a shot at a postseason berth.
Gonzales Spartans
After winning their first-ever Santa Lucia Division title last year,...
Chieftains oust Spartans, 59-30, in playoffs
flurry of points by host Palma Chieftains in the first quarter had the Gonzales Spartan basketball team looking up at the 24-3 deficit. The Spartans played much better in the final three quarters but could not overcome the deficit in a 59-30 loss in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division IV playoffs.
Athletes to compete at CCS semifinals
Track and field athletes from all four South County high schools will be running, throwing, and jumping on Saturday at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Semifinals at Gilroy High School.
South Monterey County Little League teams play in All-Star tournaments
SALINAS VALLEY — Little League players from South Monterey County have been playing in the District 9 All-Star Tournaments taking place at various local parks.
King City was the only South County team in the 9-10-11 tournament and finished with a .500 record with a...
Football | King City tramples Bruins, 21-14
KING CITY — Using a six-play drive after a 35-yard punt return by Kody Lambert, the King City Mustangs scored the winning points and then played solid defense to beat the visiting Greenfield Bruins, 21-14, last Friday at War Memorial Stadium.
With the win, King...
Soccer | Soledad Aztecs end season in Monterey
SOLEDAD — An early goal by the Monterey High Toreadores girls soccer team stood up in the Central Coast Section semifinals against Soledad High Aztecs.
The win earned the Toreadores a spot in last Saturday’s championship game at home, where they lost 1-0 in overtime...
Gonzales team wins soccer tournament
GONZALES — Los Jicamas defeated Los Chakas in penalties to win the tournament championship at the second annual Juan Flores 5 vs. 5 Men’s Soccer Tournament last Saturday at Dick Force Stadium in Gonzales.
The Oct. 7 tournament was a fundraiser for the Gonzales High...
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,...
Football | Spartans dominate Mariners, remain undefeated
Six players scored at least one touchdown in the Gonzales High football team’s 44-0 Santa Lucia Divisional win over the Marina Mariners on Friday night at Monterey Peninsula College.
Track and Field | South Monterey County teams head to championships Friday
SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County track and field teams from the Mission and Santa Lucia divisions of the Pacific Coast Athletic League will gather this Friday for the division championships.
King City will travel to the Mission Division championships at Rancho San Juan High...
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