Soccer

Three Monterey County school districts will be reviewed by federal authorities for classroom instruction and bathroom policies related to gender identity and sexual orientation. And, the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk’s first live sports broadcast is a World Cup watch party later this month.

A bill to incorporate outdoor education into the K-12 curriculum heads to the state senate. And, Cal OES says it's ready for the World Cup.

Monterey Bay’s new professional soccer team is set to play its first home game May 7. The Monterey Bay Football Club, also known as the Union, is using a stadium built by the U.S. Army 70 years ago that sits at the entrance of what is now CSU Monterey Bay. The stadium was key to bringing professional soccer to the Monterey Peninsula.

With gangs, poverty and overcrowding, Salinas’ Alisal neighborhood can be a tough place to grow up. For some kids, their refuge is sports. At Alisal High…