Sports

Soledad High volleyball program honored its senior players last Monday with a Senior Night Presentation.

A season of accomplishment ended with a tasty dinner, dessert, and applause on Friday night for the newly crowned Mission Trail Athletic League champion Lady Aztec basketball team.

Alexis Lopez scored on a pass from teammate Alexis Sanchez in the 12th minute of the second half as the host Soledad High Aztec boys soccer team defeated the Menlo School Knights 1-0 on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Central Coast Section Division III Playoffs.

Weeks of training will be put to the test on Friday as football teams from King City, Greenfield, Gonzales and host Soledad High suit up for the South County Jamboree.

Gilroy Mustangs beat the Soledad Aztecs in three games to win their Cypress Divisional showdown in Gilroy.

Frankie Berlanga completed his goal by fighting in Stockton in an MMA event.

Soledad senior guard Beto Tinajero scored in double figures in three straight games as the Soledad High boys basketball team went 2-1 in the Central Coast Section Division III Playoffs.

Seven South County runners were among the top placers at Saturday’s Salinas Valley Half Marathon and 5K.

The King City boys won 10 events and the girls team won eight events in victories over South County opponents at Thursday’s Daines-Stireman Track and Field Meet at War Memorial Stadium.

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.