Sports

South County high school athletic teams began observing “dead week” this past Sunday and athletes will have no contact with their coaches until July 30. Football, cross country and volleyball teams will resume regular practice after that date.

KING CITY — Chalone Peaks Middle School’s new cross country team made a strong debut at the Morro Bay Invitational on Sept. 13, showcasing a promising start to their season. The young athletes from King City competed in their first race of the year, with...

SALINAS VALLEY — As local soccer teams reached past the season’s halfway mark, the King City and Greenfield varsity boys have put themselves in a position to contend for a league title. On the girls’ side, Soledad and King City are both undefeated in...

KING CITY — King City High Mustangs football team may not have made the playoffs this year, but their overall 7-2 season was one for the record books. The last time the Mustangs finished a season with seven wins was back in 2005, when they...

This year’s boys golf players from King City High School are Aden Pena, Jake King, Max Tugel, Israel Santiago, Christopher Martinez and Tanner King. Both Pena and Tugel earned first-team all-league honors in the Cypress Division based on their golf scores.

KING CITY — After losing the previous week, the King City Mustangs returned home last Friday for their homecoming, beating Watsonville 35-0. The way last week’s game turned out against the Rancho San Juan Trailblazers, with several blown calls going against the Mustangs, left them...

SALINAS VALLEY — With fall sports over, it’s time to move indoors as the basketball season gets started in South Monterey County. This year local boys’ and girls’ basketball seasons should be interesting as some teams are replacing key players from a year ago. King...

KING CITY — The King City High School cross country team hosted its annual awards night and banquet Dec. 4 at the high school cafeteria. Presented with awards in the varsity boys division were: Boys Runner of the Year and third-year runner Ivan Diaz; Coaches...

SALINAS VALLEY — The fall high school sports season is over a month away, but student-athletes from South Monterey County are busy training for their favorite sports in the weight rooms, school gyms and on the playing fields. King City head football coach Mac Villanueva...