Soccer | South Monterey County standouts win awards, earn all-league honors
SALINAS VALLEY — With the end of the soccer season, it’s time to see which high school boys and girls from South Monterey County are taking back awards and receiving all-league honors.
King City Mustangs
After winning the Northern California Championship last season, the King City...
King City regroups after losses to beat Pacific Grove
Three straight league losses after three straight league wins forced the King City Mustang basketball team to regroup and work out problems they were having on the basketball court.
Football | Mustangs run over Cardinals
Junior running back Alex Valdez ran for 211 yards on 40 carries and scored four touchdowns in the King City Mustangs’ 27-6 victory over the visiting Santa Cruz High Cardinals.
Softball | Banquet honors Lady Mustangs
KING CITY — King City High School softball team gathered for an awards night and banquet last Thursday at the school cafeteria.
Players, coaches and parents celebrated the successful 10-6 record last spring that ended in the semifinals of the Central Coast Section playoffs.
Head Coach...
Wrestling | South Monterey County girls kick off season while honoring Title IX
SALINAS VALLEY — The 2022-23 high school wrestling season kicked off Nov. 19 at Gonzales High School, which hosted the Pacific Coast Athletic League Girls Wrestling Jamboree.
More than 90 girls from across Monterey County, including King City and Soledad, participated in the season opener...
Softball | King City Mustangs lead with 5-game winning streak
KING CITY — After dropping their first league game to Watsonville, the King City High School softball team has won five straight games that have put them in first place in the Mission Division.
In what many considered a down year for the Lady Mustangs,...
Mustangs survive Bruins, 59-58
Leads of five to 12 points kept disappearing on the host King City Mustangs in their 59-58 win against Greenfield on Feb. 14.
Volleyball | South Monterey County teams ready for second half of league play
SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County volleyball teams will begin the second half of Pacific Coast Athletic League divisional play this week.
King City is currently in fifth place in the Gabilan Division with a 3-5 mark (8-8 overall).
Gonzales, Soledad and Greenfield all compete in...
RUNNING CHAMPS
For the third straight year the Greenfield boys are cross country champions of the Mission Trail Athletic League. The Bruins had five runners earn All-MTAL medals after out running the rest of the field. Greenfield finished first, followed by Pacific Grove and King City.
Grant enables First Tee growth in Salinas Valley
SALINAS VALLEY — First Tee Monterey County has received a multi-year grant from Bank of America that will help expand its youth development programs into Greenfield, King City and additional Monterey Peninsula communities.
Salinas-based First Tee was recently named the 2021 Bank of America Neighborhood Champion for...




















