Sports

Victories in the opening round of play and the quarterfinals earned the Soledad Aztec baseball team a spot in today’s Central Coast Section Division II Semifinals against Christopher High School as San Jose’s Municipal Stadium.

Three players had three hits apiece as the Soledad Aztec baseball team hammered the visiting North Salinas Viking 16-6 on Thursday afternoon in Soledad.

Soccer players from South County high schools dominated the Mission Trail Athletic League All-League boys soccer team.

Students from Carrillo’s Karate Do Studios in King City and Greenfield came home with medals after competing on Saturday at the 29th Annual Fall Karate Championships and Demonstration at Homestead High School in Cupertino.

The King City, Soledad and Gonzales High School volleyball teams began non-league games this week to kick off the season.

High School football teams from Gonzales, Soledad and King City will be competing tonight at Greenfield High in the South County Seven on Seven Passing League.

Three of the Soledad High School baseball team MTAL champions were recognized by the City Council along with their Coach Damien Ryan and Athletic Director Brian Vazquez on June 6.

A 35-14 loss to the ranked Antioch Panthers did not dampen the spirits of the Soledad Aztec football as they fell to 0-2 at the start on non-league play.

Three South County high school runners were awarded scholarships for their accomplishments as runners and their work in the classroom by the Monterey Bay Wednesday Night Laundry Runners (WNLR).

Soledad High varsity thrower Daniel Contawe won the discus and placed second in the shot put at Saturday’s Bill Kearney Track and Field Invitational at Hartnell College in Salinas. Contawe had a winning mark of 148-6 in the discus and finished with a mark