Sports

A road win and home win against the Carmel Padres moved the Soledad Aztec baseball team into first place in the Mission Trail Athletic League.

The Gonzales High School softball program ended the season with an awards night and banquet last Thursday at the school cafeteria.

The South County Jamboree proved to be a success for local high school football teams in terms of preparing for upcoming season. With King City, Soledad and Gonzales facing non-league opponents this week and Greenfield starting play next week, the jamboree served as way for teams to access their progress.

The Soledad High School cross country team gathered on Dec. 11 for an awards presentation and team dinner at the El Michoacano Restaurant in Soledad.

The Greenfield High varsity boys cross country team placed third in their division at the Chieftain-Spirit Classic Invitational on Saturday at Toro Regional Park in Salinas. The meet featured over 700 runners competed in three divisions for the boys and girls.

Soledad senior guard Beto Trujillo hit a game-winning free-throw to send the Pacific Grove Breakers to their first Mission Trail Athletic League loss of the season.

The Soledad High boys basketball team began play in the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs last night by hosting the Pajaro Valley High Grizzlies. The Aztecs also hosted the Grizzles last year in the first round and lost 50-46 at home.

An 11-1 non-league win over the North Monterey County Condors last Friday helped the Soledad Aztec baseball improve to 16 wins and three losses for the season.

Wins over the Gonzales Spartans and Santa Catalina Cougars moved the Soledad Lady Aztecs to a first place tie with co-Mission Trail Athletic League leaders King City and Robert Louis Stevenson at 6-1. Soledad is now in double figures in wins, with a 10-6 overall mark.

With four games left in the regular season the Soledad High Aztec baseball team is taking aim at first place this week with just one game separating them from the first place Pacific Grove Breakers.