Sports

KING CITY — King City High Mustangs are 1-2 in the short season as they dropped a contest against the San Benito High Haybalers last Friday in Hollister. The Haybalers (1-2) won their first game of the season after losing contests to St. Francis and...

KING CITY — Five first-quarter touchdowns gave the host Palma Chieftains a commanding lead in Saturday’s 48-20 victory over the King City Mustangs at Rabobank Stadium. Three turnovers by the Mustangs contributed to three of the Palma scores. The Mustangs played better in the second...

KING CITY — King City High School senior quarterback Jonah Mendez shook off two first-quarter miscues to lead the Mustangs to a dominating 58-28 victory over the Carmel High Padres last Saturday on the Monterey Peninsula. Mendez led King City with his passing and as...

Expansive vistas, serene lakes, abundant wildlife and good old fresh air — what’s not to love about national parks? So many Americans have taken refuge in parks during the pandemic that 15 of them set recreation visitation records in 2020. All of the parks...

SALINAS — A crowd of more than 100, composed of athletes, coaches and parents from schools throughout the Salinas Valley, gathered in front of Star Market in Salinas as part of a Let Them Play rally in late January. The statewide series of rallies have...

SEASIDE — United Soccer League (USL) announced Feb. 1 that its newest team, Monterey Bay Football Club, will make its home at California State University Monterey Bay’s Freeman Stadium in Seaside. “We are excited at the opportunity to work with Monterey Bay FC and the...

SALINAS VALLEY — High school fall sports in the upcoming 2020-21 school year will be delayed, with the beginning of practice pushed back to Dec. 14, and games beginning no earlier than Dec. 28 or Jan. 8. Those sports are cross country, football, water...

SALINAS VALLEY — From Little League baseball to fitness programs to enhanced fitness for adult seniors, the coronavirus (COVID-19) has impacted the day-to-day sports activities of youth and adults alike in South Monterey County and beyond. Beginning with the suspension of Little League programs, to Friday’s school closures for...

KING CITY — King City High varsity boys cross country team placed three runners in the top 10 and five runners in the top 12 to win the Gabilan Division 30-47 over the Pacific Grove Breakers. Mario Avila was the divisional winner in a time of 16:34 and...

KING CITY — The Soquel Knights displayed a strong run game and took advantage of King City miscues to defeat the Mustangs 32-6 on Friday night in Santa Cruz. Soquel improved to 4-1 in the Mission Division and 8-1 overall, while the Mustangs are now 4-4 overall and...