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Longtime Monterey Peninsula area high school coach Andy Gray dies
Long time Seaside High coach and administrator Andy Gray died Monday after a battle with cancer.
Clipboard: County linemen rising to the occasion in college football
Jackson Lloyd, Oscar Weigel and Messiah Johnson are starters on the offensive line this fall for their respective college football teams
Iandoli named co-MVP of Summer College baseball league
Former Carmel baseball standout Bo Iandoli named the Most Valuable Player in the Great Plains Independence League this past summer.
Clipboard: A hiring frenzy of coaches at Seaside High
Seaside High has hired five new head coaches for various sports as a culture change begins
Hirschfield commits to play baseball at Vassar College
Carmel baseball slugger Alex Hirschfield has committed to play baseball at Vassar College
High School sports: A year to savor while saying goodbye to a prominent school
A year filled with celebrations, milestones, titles and some sadness.
Best of the Rest: County’s best prep male athletes
Here is a glance at the top male athletes in the county this past season who were considered for the Monterey Herald’s Male Athlete of the Year honor.
High School baseball player of the year: Maxon leaves lasting imprint on Carmel program
Stanford bound pitcher Matt Maxon showed off his bat this past spring in breaking the Carmel single-season school record for home runs
St. Francis’ Nicky Fantl, Noah Magana earn first-team honors in Gabilan Division | 2026 All-PCAL baseball
St. Francis High baseball talents Nicky Fantl and Noah Magana were named to the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s All-Gabilan Division first team during all-league voting.
CCS playoff semifinals: Lee’s record tying homer propels Monterey into softball finals
Monterey is returning the CCS Division II softball finals for the fourth time in five years, while Alisal will make its first ever DI softball final appearance
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
CCS playoff roundup: Seven county teams extend postseason run
Carmel, Palma, Pacific Grove all advance into the CCS baseball semifinals; North County, Pacific Grove, Alisal and Monterey reach softball semifinals
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Soquel’s Connor Corlett commits to D-III Whitman for baseball | Local Roundup
Soquel High senior pitcher Connor Corlett, the 2025-26 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League boys basketball MVP, has committed to play baseball at NCAA Division III Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington.
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Clipboard: Byrne, Milovale, Weimer attend NFL rookie mini-camps
JT Byrne, James Milovale and Jeff Weimer were extended invitations to attend NFL mini-camps this past weekend
Harbor beach volleyball closes regular season with sweep of Soquel | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s beach volleyball team swept visiting Soquel 5-0 in its Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League finale and senior day on Wednesday.
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Aptos’ bats stay hot in SCCAL baseball win over Harbor | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s baseball team handed host Harbor a 10-4 loss to secure its grip on second place in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League make-up game on Wednesday.
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Hemeria Delatorre’s career day helps Pajaro Valley softball rally for 17-14 win | Local Roundup
Junior Hemeria Delatorre had five hits, including four doubles, eight RBI, and scored four runs scored, and the Pajaro Valley High softball team rallied from 10-1 deficit to beat visiting Santa Catalina 17-14 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division game Monday.
High School baseball: Carmel on a roll
Defending Central Coast Section Division III champion Carmel has won 10 straight Gabilan Division baseball games