CIF delays local high school sports until at least December
SALINAS VALLEY — High school fall sports in the upcoming 2020-21 school year will be delayed, with the beginning of practice pushed back to Dec. 14, and games beginning no earlier than Dec. 28 or Jan. 8. Those sports are cross country, football, water...
Softball | Lady Spartans, Mustangs pick up wins
SALINAS VALLEY — Gonzales High girls softball team won three straight games last week to improve to 4-1 overall and 5-2 in league.
The Lady Spartans split the season series with Soledad High, beating the Lady Aztecs 8-3, downed the Trinity Warriors 8-2, and finished...
Salinas Valley track teams compete in first tri-meet of shortened season
SALINAS VALLEY — Track and field teams from Gonzales and Soledad high schools joined host King City High for a tri-meet last Wednesday at War Memorial Stadium in King City.
The April 21 meet marked the start of an abbreviated schedule for all three teams....
Volleyball | King City ends preseason with 9-4 record
KING CITY — King City Lady Mustangs had a great start to the 2025 volleyball season as they wrapped up preseason with a 9-4 record.
In their last week of play, they swept Soledad and Pioneer Valley.
To start the season, Hollyn Hearne and Avery Munoz...
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...
Little League All-Star tournament ends 2nd week
SALINAS VALLEY — There were just a couple of South Monterey County Little League baseball teams still alive in the California Region 9 All-Star Tournament at the end of the second week of competition.
In the 12-and-under division, Soledad was still playing as of Friday...
Valley of the runners
A nice cloud cover protected the lead runners on Saturday during the Salinas Valley Half Marathon that began at the Soledad Mission and finished 13.1 miles later at Pessagno Winery in Gonzales.
