Track and Field | South Monterey County teams prepare for 2025 finals
CENTRAL COAST — Pacific Coast Athletic League divisional trials and finals will take place next week for high school track and field teams from Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties.
Gonzales, Greenfield and King City have completed the regular season in the Santa Lucia...
Softball | South Monterey County teams begin final 2 weeks of play
SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad High’s softball team is in sixth place in the Mission Division with a 4-6 record (7-7 overall).
The Aztecs lost two contests last week: 4-2 against Rancho San Juan in Salinas and a 12-0 shutout against host Pacific Grove.
Against Rancho San...
Gonzales High alum takes wrestling skills to New Mexico
GONZALES — Gonzales High School Class of 2023 graduate Andrew Zarate will be wrestling for New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, N.M.
Zarate competed for Lassen College the past two wrestling seasons and placed fourth at 184 pounds at the California Junior College State...
Hartnell College Athletics seeks nominations for 2025 Hall of Fame inductees
SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell College is now accepting nominations for the Hartnell College Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2025.
The college invites alums, fans and members of the public to nominate standout athletes, coaches, teams, supporters and other key figures who have significantly...
Softball | Greenfield racks up runs in 3-game winning streak
SALINAS VALLEY — An offensive explosion for the Greenfield Bruins softball team produced 63 runs in wins against Anzar, Pajaro Valley and Marina.
In their first game last week, the Bruins shut out the Anzar Hawks, 15-0. Greenfield scored five runs in the first, second...
Baseball | Greenfield splits games with Monte Vista Christian
GREENFIELD — Greenfield High pitchers Fabian Gonzales and Nathaniel Trujillo allowed six hits combined as the Bruins won a home game, 7-5, against the Monte Vista Christian Mustangs on April 2.
Gonzales earned the victory allowing four hits and five runs and had three strikeouts....
Baseball | Soledad Aztecs’ Perez strikes out 10 in win over Balers
SOLEDAD — Soledad High senior pitcher Vidal Perez struck out 10 Hollister Haybalers to earn the pitching win in the Aztecs’ 5-3 road victory.
Ethan Sanchez relieved Perez in the final inning to get the save.
Daniel Valenzuela led Soledad with three hits and had three...
Softball | Gonzales improves to 2nd in Cypress but falls to King City in non-league game
SALINAS VALLEY — Winning two divisional games last week kept the Gonzales Spartans softball team just one game back of Cypress-leading Greenfield.
Gonzales won 16-5 at home against Anzar, and completed the sweep of the Hawks by winning 11-1 on the road.
“Everyone has contributed to...
Baseball | South Monterey County teams enter final stretch of regular season
SALINAS VALLEY — High school baseball teams from South Monterey County are entering their final stretch of games in the regular season, with only two more weeks of play.
Greenfield High improved to 4-4 in the Mission Division as they swept the Everett Alvarez Eagles...
Softball | Greenfield Bruins claim Cypress title, set for CCS playoffs Saturday
GREENFIELD — First-year Greenfield High softball coach Norma Ornelas guided the Bruins to their second Pacific Coast Athletic League divisional title in three years.
Greenfield finished 12-0 to claim the 2024-25 championship of the Cypress Division.
Ornelas, a 2020 Greenfield High graduate, guided her team to...
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Soledad police urge responsible celebrations this 4th of July
SOLEDAD — As the nation prepares to celebrate Independence Day, the Soledad Police Department is emphasizing the importance of celebrating responsibly and making safe...
