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June 20, 2026

King City baseball improves to 4-0, Greenfield softball shuts out Gonzales

Baseball and softball
SALINAS VALLEY — King City Mustangs baseball improved to 4-0 in the Cypress Division, currently sitting in first place with a game lead over the North Salinas Vikings. In their only game last week, the Mustangs defeated the Marina Mariners, 14-0. Pablo Aguirre earned the pitching...

Rivals battle on soccer fields

The Mission Trail Athletic League season opened up last week with the Greenfield Bruins hosting the King City Mustangs and the Soledad Aztecs hosting the defending league champion Gonzales Spartans.

Baseball | Soledad and King City split season series

SALINAS VALLEY — In what has been the top baseball rivalry for over a decade in South Monterey County, the Soledad Aztecs and King City Mustangs split their season series last week.  After dropping their game against Liberty Union, the Aztecs had lost three of...

Gonzales High’s 1974 football team inducted into Salinas Valley Sports Hall of Fame

Salinas Valley Sports Hall of Fame 1974 Gonzales High football team
GONZALES — Sixteen players and two coaches from the 1974 Gonzales High School football team entered the Salinas Valley Sports Hall of Fame (SVSHOF) on Saturday at the Storm House in Salinas. The Gonzales football team became the first high school football team from the...

Basketball | Gonzales Spartan girls honored for their commitment

Gonzales High varsity basketball
GONZALES — Last month the Gonzales High varsity and junior varsity girls basketball team hosted an awards night and banquet at the school cafeteria, where players were honored for their commitment to the program this past season. Head coach Eddy Ramirez presented his players and...

Gonzales drops non-league games during break

Non-league play was rough for the Gonzales High baseball team as they dropped two games during the Easter Break.

Football | Greenfield Bruins’ upcoming season looks promising

GREENFIELD — Going back to last year’s football season, the Greenfield Bruins’ season didn’t go as planned as they finished with a 3-7 record, but this year seems promising as they are returning with a fair amount of their starters. Last year the injury bug...

Softball | Gonzales suffers dramatic 7-6 loss to Mustangs

SALINAS VALLEY — After 11 straight games on the road, the King City Mustangs softball team returned home to their rival, Gonzales Spartans, which ended dramatically.  Entering last Friday’s game, both King City and Gonzales were on losing streaks after winning consecutive games in a...

Basketball | League play begins for South Monterey County high school teams

SALINAS VALLEY — With the beginning of the new year, play in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s divisions will begin this week in high school basketball. BOYS’ BASKETBALL In the final preseason games of the season, the Soledad Aztec and Greenfield Bruin boys’ teams split their...

Basketball | South Monterey County teams prepare for new season

SALINAS VALLEY — With fall sports over, it’s time to move indoors as the basketball season gets started in South Monterey County. This year local boys’ and girls’ basketball seasons should be interesting as some teams are replacing key players from a year ago. King...

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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...