Sports

Gonzales football head coach Eddy Ramirez once donned an orange and black football jersey during his playing days in the early 90s, scuffling and battling on what was essentially a dirt field with patches of grass. The former Spartan standout wished farewell to the past...

SALINAS — Hartnell College softball head coach Natalie Basaldua was named the 2025 Coast Conference Coach of the Year after leading the Panthers to a 23-14 record with a .618 winning percentage. Hartnell placed third in the Coast Conference behind West Valley and San Mateo...

SALINAS VALLEY — Last Friday night at Rancho San Juan High School in Salinas, the King City boys’ track and field team won the varsity championship of the Mission Division. The Mustangs outscored second place Stevenson, 169 to 115. Varsity boys’ team results were: 1....

SALINAS VALLEY — The Greenfield and King City high school softball teams have winning records in their respective divisions of the Pacific Coast Athletic League. The Bruins are 3-0 in the Cypress Division and the Mustangs are 4-1 in the Mission Division. Greenfield played at...

SALINAS VALLEY — Strength in numbers was the difference between this season and last season as the King City High School boys’ track and field team won the 80th Annual King City Invitational Track Meet. The Mustang track program also won the North Coast versus...

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...

SALINAS VALLEY — King City High’s baseball team dropped two divisional games last week and one non-divisional game to Greenfield to fall to 6-2 in the Cypress Division and 6-14 overall. King City began the week in Greenfield on April 28 and the game was...

SALINAS VALLEY — The Soledad Aztecs baseball team split a home and away series last week with the Monterey Toreadores. In the first game at home, Soledad pitcher Vidal Perez led his team to a 3-1 victory. Perez struck out a game-high 15 batters in...

SALINAS VALLEY — The Soledad High softball team was unable to recover from a six-run deficit in the 16-5 setback to the visiting Carmel Padres last Tuesday on the Aztec playing fields. The Padres outhit the Aztecs 17 to 10 in the Mission Division contest....

SOLEDAD — Longtime assistant and former head coach Eric Rodriguez of Soledad has been named as the new head football coach for the Soledad High Aztecs. Rodriguez, a 1998 graduate of King City High School, has coached football at Soledad since the school opened, serving...