Baseball | Season gets underway for South Monterey County teams
SALINAS VALLEY — As the spring approaches, it’s time to break out the bats and gloves as the start of the baseball season is officially on the way.
To start off the season, there could be a major problem due to potential rain coming into...
South County teams start season
Sportsmanship basketball games were played last week to kick of the season by the Soledad and Gonzales boys teams and the King City and Greenfield girls teams.
Football | King City’s Manriquez has career night with 4 touchdown passes
KING CITY — After failing to score a point in the football game against Stevenson, the King City Mustangs’ young quarterback Junior Manriquez had a career night when they went up against Rancho San Juan last Friday.
So far this season, the Mustangs’ offense hasn’t...
IMSA race weekend draws rave reviews for new track surface and facilities at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
SALINAS — Nick Tandy completed a daring pass for the lead with 12 minutes remaining in last Sunday’s Motul Course de Monterey Powered by Hyundai N and drove on to victory in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in...
King City Mustangs trample Carmel Padres, 58-28
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...
Wrestling | King City holds off Salinas in first dual meet
KING CITY — It was back to the mats for the King City Mustangs wrestling team, which hosted the Salinas High Cowboys in their first dual meet of the season.
Since last season was canceled due to Covid-19, not many people knew what to expect...
Game of the Week | King City vs. San Lorenzo Valley, Oct. 30
KING CITY — Last Friday, the King City Mustangs lost for the first time all season to the Scotts Valley Falcons.
The Mustangs falling to the Falcons now has them in second place in the Pacific Coast Cypress Division.
If the Mustangs want to make the...
Soccer | South Monterey County teams start divisional play
SALINAS VALLEY — The Soledad High boys’ soccer team is 2-0 in the Cypress Division as the Aztecs won their first two games of the new year.
The Aztecs began the division with a 1-0 win at North Monterey County on a goal by Daniel...
King City linebacker sets sights on school record for tackles
KING CITY — Last season the King City Mustangs had to replace a lot of key players on its defense with several newcomers making their first varsity appearance, including linebacker Isaac Benavides.
For the first time in his high school career, Benavides got an opportunity...
Runners compete at Earlybird Invitational
Cross country runners from Gonzales, Greenfield, and King City joined over 70 teams and 2000 plus runners at the Earlybird Invitational Cross Country Meet.
