Sports

SAN ARDO — San Ardo Boxing Club’s Kevin Perez was victorious in his professional boxing debut. Perez recently fought in Simi Valley, winning by unanimous decision and making him 1-0 as a pro. He had fought more than 25 amateurs before deciding to turn pro....

SALINAS VALLEY — With the weather finally clearing up, the high school softball teams in South Monterey County were able to make up some postponed games. Soledad Aztecs Don't look now, but the Soledad Aztec girls are 3-0 in the Cypress Division and have a chance...

The King City Lady Mustangs celebrated the season and its senior players with an intra-squad game between the varsity and JV players on Tuesday, May 8.

KING CITY — After four straight losses, the King City Mustangs boys’ basketball team have won three of their last four games, including an upset against Marina. So far, this season hasn’t been going as expected for the Mustangs, but as of late they have...

Xavier Salone won two events and placed second in two others to lead the King City High frosh-soph boys track team to victory at Saturday’s King City Lions’ and Young Farmers’ 73rd Invitational Track Meet.

SALINAS VALLEY — Gonzales High junior Giovanni Ochoa and Greenfield High sophomore Fabian Serrano ran well at last Saturday’s Central Coast Section (CCS) Championships and qualified for the California Interscholastic Federation State Cross Country Championships. Ochoa earned an All-CCS medal for his seventh-place finish in...

KING CITY — King City Mustang swimmers split their meet with North Salinas last Thursday, with the boys beating the Vikings by a score of 57-28 and the girls disappointingly losing by one point 43-42. The boys placed first in all their relays with strong...

SALINAS VALLEY — High school basketball teams in South Monterey County will be entering the second half of divisional play starting this week, and will be battling to finish with .500 records to earn Central Coast Section playoff consideration. GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Gonzales senior center Angelina Navarro...

KING CITY — King City Mustangs pulled off an upset victory against the undefeated Greenfield Bruins to clinch second place at last week’s Mission Division wrestling finals. The dual meet was highly contested and came down to the final match of the night between heavyweights...

SALINAS VALLEY — Wrestling mats were rolled out once again after a year off due to Covid-19, as Soledad High hosted more than 13 schools from King City to Hollister in the varsity girls tournament. As the young ladies warmed up, one could see the...