Sports

SALINAS VALLEY — As the first official day of spring approaches, the high school baseball season is off to a fast start for the four South Monterey County teams. King City Mustangs King City High’s varsity baseball team currently sits with a record of 4-2-1. Other...

SALINAS VALLEY — In what has been the top baseball rivalry for over a decade in South Monterey County, the Soledad Aztecs and King City Mustangs split their season series last week.  After dropping their game against Liberty Union, the Aztecs had lost three of...

SALINAS VALLEY — With “dead week” behind them, South Monterey County high school football teams are ready to prepare for the upcoming regular season. All four local schools will gather Friday, Aug. 20, at the Greenfield High School stadium for the South County Jamboree, which...

KING CITY — King City High softball standout Lisa Villanueva and her Lady Mustangs have been playing plenty of softball games this summer as members of the South County Lobos. Villanueva, the 15-year-old daughter of Mac and Heidi Villanueva, has also attended softball camps at...

The King City High varsity boys basketball team began the non-league schedule with a pair of wins to start the season at 2-0. King City beat South County rival Gonzales High 56-48 at home in overtime, and cruised by visiting Coast Union, 35-15.

Three players scored in double figures for Soledad High as they knocked King City out of a first place tie in the Mission Trail Athletic League with a 49-34 home victory on Jan. 31.

A balanced offensive attack by Seaside High wore down the host Soledad Aztecs in the season opener for both football teams.

SALINAS VALLEY — All four South Monterey County high schools participated in last weekend’s Glenn Cooper Frosh-Soph Boys Basketball Tournament at the Roger Fernando Gym in Gonzales.  The tournament featured eight teams and is named after former teacher and head basketball coach Glenn Cooper. Salinas was...

SALINAS — Professional Bull Riding (PBR) bucked back into Salinas on Sept. 22 in front of a crowd of 8,860 who attended the show. Daylon Swearingen of Piffard, N.Y., won the buckle, with Andy Guzman of Oakdale, Calif., coming in second. Presented by Salinas Valley Ford,...