Monterey County Local News: Sports


All Local Sports News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

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04/06/2023
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A young boy in a baseball jersey named Milo stole the show briefly at the Pacific Grove City Council meeting on April 5, as he asked the council to support building a skatepark.

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03/08/2023
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A year after Monterey Bay F.C. kicked off its first season in Seaside, the team announced its second team for USL Two – a pre-professional team – on Feb. 6.

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03/03/2023
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Cristina Balestreri, who grew up in the Salinas Valley, has been named the 2023 Miss King City Stampede.

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02/27/2023
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One after another, neighbors of George Washington Park beseeched the Pacific Grove Recreation Board on Feb. 23 to remove it from a list of possible locations for a proposed skatepark.

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02/21/2023
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Despite threat of rain, a crowd gathered for the official ribbon cutting at Gonzales Skate Park on Feb. 11.

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01/31/2023
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The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am returns this weekend, bringing professional and amateur players alike to three of the area’s renowned, picturesque courses.

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01/26/2023
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Gonzales High School student-athlete Giovanni Ochoa was recognized by the Gonzales City Council for qualifying to the 2022 CIF State Cross Country Championships.

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01/06/2023
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SALINAS VALLEY — As we look back over the past year, it’s time to recognize some of the greatest moments in South Monterey County sports from 2022. King City Mustangs 3) King City Mustang girls’ basketball team had a great chance to be ranked first for the 2021-22 season. After losing most of their preseason [...]

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12/28/2022
The newly launched app by a Costa Mesa surf gym is designed around movements of being in the water.

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12/28/2022
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There is no clear touchdown in a long-running battle for victory over the future of the athletic stadium and facilities at Monterey High School, even with a Dec. 8 court ruling issued by Monterey County Superior Court Judge Thomas Wills.

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12/21/2022
Image for display with article titled A long overdue $14.9 million renovation project is finally underway at Laguna Seca.

Something sizable is missing at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. And track general manager John Narigi is pleased.

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12/20/2022
“We can’t control the legal system and we have to abide by it,” said PK Diffenbaugh, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District's superintendent. “It’s just unfortunate.”

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11/29/2022
“In what world would you imagine this many students sitting at a board meeting to voice their support for something that most of them will not reap the benefits of? Yet here they are to show you that this matters,” Carmel High School’s principal Jonathon Lyons said.

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11/10/2022
Image for display with article titled Two Key Players Sign Contract Extensions With Monterey Bay F.C.

For head coach Frank Yallop, November brings perhaps the most challenging part of the soccer season. Matches are over, but he must again assemble a team.

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10/24/2022
Image for display with article titled Monterey Bay F.C. Fared Better Than Many New Clubs

Although Monterey Bay F.C. finished the 2022 campaign on a three-game losing streak, the team put together a solid first year.

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10/20/2022
When Craig Bell was hired as Pacific Grove Unified School District’s varsity baseball coach, he turned to locals for help renovating the baseball facilities. They came through, donating most of the services and equipment.

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10/20/2022
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In California, you can bet on a horse race, buy a lottery ticket, put money on poker in a card room and play slots at a tribal casino all in the same day.

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10/03/2022
Seaside is seeking a qualified consultant to develop a plan for city parks. “A lot has changed since 2005, when the city last did a Parks and Recreation Master Plan,” said Seaside Recreation Director Dan Meewis. Creating the plan would involve city staff, advisory bodies, and members of the community.

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10/03/2022
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District unveiled a design for Marina High School’s new multi-use sports field. District Superintendent PK Diffenbaugh called it “the final piece of the puzzle” in providing “amenities that any other school in the county has.”

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10/03/2022
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GONZALES — Former Gonzales High School wrestling coach Frank Hankin has been chosen to enter the California Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Hankin, who guided the Spartans wrestling team to five Mission Trail Athletic League championships, will be honored at an induction banquet that will take place Saturday, Oct. 15, at the [...]