Sports

KING CITY — A strong running game and aggressive defense by host Live Oak knocked the King City Mustangs out of the Central Coast Section Division III football playoffs. The Acorns downed the Mustangs, 40-16, on Friday in Morgan Hill and will advance to the...

KING CITY — King City High girls’ wrestling team had an outstanding performance at the Trojan Wrath in Salinas that was hosted by Alisal High School on Dec. 27. The Mustang girls finished in fifth place out of 20 teams, with three finalists and one...

KING CITY — As the year comes to a close, looking back at the 2022 King City High School girls’ volleyball team, one can’t help but wonder “what if.” Although these questions surround the season, that doesn’t take away what they had accomplished this...

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...

SALINAS VALLEY — A 3-0 start in the Cypress Division has the Gonzales High varsity girls soccer team in first place after wins last week at home against North Salinas and on the road to King City. “We won 1-0 versus North Salinas with the...

SALINAS VALLEY — High school boys soccer began in South Monterey County this week, with schools playing games at home and away. The Gonzales and Soledad boys soccer teams are participating in a two-division league with schools from Monterey and San Benito counties. The Gonzales...

Track and field teams from Gonzales, Greenfield and King City traveled to meets in Castroville and Pacific Grove this past weekend to complete the Easter break.