KING CITY — King City High School’s Amity Hearne has received the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Central Coast Section (CCS) Scholar-Athlete Award for 2025.
Hearne, the 18-year-old daughter of Jim and Trina Hearne, was chosen as the female winner of the award, while Anthony Toriz of CEIBA College Prep was the male award winner.
Hearne and Toriz were chosen by a committee of league leaders from nominations by league schools. The award — for one senior girl and one senior boy from each league in the CCS — is based on breadth of athletic participation, academic achievement and service to school and community.
Hearne and Toriz will each receive a $500 scholarship and will now be considered with the winners from all CCS leagues for a $1,500 award, which will be presented by CCS later this spring.
Hearne is a three-sport athlete at King City High, competing on the Lady Mustangs volleyball, basketball and softball teams. She is also strong academically, with a cumulative GPA of 4.38.
“My favorite subjects in school are economics and calculus,” Hearne said. “I really enjoy learning about how the world around me works and understanding math on a deeper level. I enjoy all my sports equally. Whatever sport is in season at the time is my favorite because it’s the one that I’m focusing on. When I have time to myself, I enjoy reading, spending time with my animals and hanging out with my friends.”
Hearne plans on attending Cal Poly of Chico State to major in agricultural business.
In addition, Hearne is studying to get her Class A commercial driver’s license, as college students can make good money driving, she said. She added that she would like to drive big trucks like her dad, as well as her brother and sister, especially during grape season.
