South Monterey County high school sports on hold for ‘dead period’
SALINAS VALLEY — All South Monterey County high school sports will be observing a “dead period” until Monday, Aug. 5, when all fall sports except for football can begin limited contact.
Football teams can resume regular practices on Aug. 5 so players can acclimate to...
Boxing | King City boxers perform well at championship
KING CITY — King City Boxing Club had four boxers compete at the Silver Gloves state boxing tournament on Dec. 17-19 in Compton, Calif.
Eight-year-old Andre Mosqueda, an 80-pound fighter, captured the championship by split decision, making him Silver Gloves champion in his weight...
Cross Country | Hartnell College runners from South Monterey County earn All-American status
SALINAS VALLEY — Competing in their last race as junior college runners, Ashley Ochoa of Gonzales and Esteban Deniz of King City earned All-American status for the Hartnell College Panthers cross country team at last Saturday’s Community College State Championships.
Ochoa and Deniz led a...
Track and Field | King City’s Limosnero qualifies for State
KING CITY — King City High School distance ace Israel Limosnero set a school record in the 800 meters at 1:55.17 last Saturday at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championship Finals at Gilroy High School.
Limosnero led for most of the race but...
Football | King City suffers close loss to Gonzales in 94th Little Big Game
KING CITY — With the game on the line, Gonzales placekicker Luis Cabada calmly kicked the winning field goal as the final three seconds ran off the game clock, clinching the Spartans’ win against the King City Mustangs in the 94th Little Big Game...
Softball | King City Mustangs’ season comes to an end
KING CITY — After a loss in the Central Coast Section (CCS) play-in game, the King City Mustangs’ hopes of getting into the softball playoffs were up to the CCS committee, which ultimately placed them into the CCS Division V playoff bracket.
After making the...
Soccer | King City Mustangs claim CCS title, move on to regionals
UPDATE (Feb. 28, 9 a.m.): King City beat Torres 5-1 on Tuesday. The Mustangs will next play Justin Garza High School of Fresno on Thursday, Feb. 29, at 5 p.m. at home in the NorCal Division IV playoffs.
Original story below.
KING CITY — Playing against...
Basketball | King City girls rise to 2nd place in division after beating Marina
SALINAS VALLEY — King City High’s girls basketball team is in second place in the Cypress Division with a 5-2 division mark (10-7 overall).
The Lady Mustangs had two games last week, losing by a 49-39 score to Pacific Collegiate and coming back with a...
Cross Country | New Center Meets begin
Cross country dual meets have been eliminated this season as the newly formed Pacific Coast Athletic League has opted to run Center Meets with the new divisions competed in various venues.
