Sports

KING CITY — Gabilan Division games were a struggle for the King City Lady Mustangs as they lost a pair of home games to the Carmel Padres and the Monte Vista Christian Mustangs. The Padres defeated King City, 3-0, and Monte Vista Christian downed the...

SOLEDAD — Soledad High sophomore Natalie Ramirez placed first in the 235-pound weight class at the Central Coast Section wrestling championships on Saturday to qualify for the California Interscholastic Federation State Meet. The state finals will begin Thursday, Feb. 27, at Mechanics Bank Arena in...

Alvaro Pantoja of the San Ardo Boxing Club won by unanimous decision at the Red Shield Boxing Show in Modesto on Saturday afternoon. Pantoja fought in the 135 pound weight class.

The Fairview Middle School wrestling team from Gonzales placed ninth out of 20 teams at Saturday’s 11th Annual Spartan Invitational Wrestling Tournament at El Sausal Middle School in Salinas.

SALINAS VALLEY — With the regular season winding down, South Monterey County high school soccer teams are making their final push for division titles and playoff spots. The King City High boys soccer team is 4-4-2 in the Cypress Division (7-9-2 overall) after falling to...

SALINAS VALLEY — King City Mustangs will be the only South Monterey County football team playing at home this week. The Mustangs begin the regular season Friday as they host the North Salinas Vikings in a 7:30 p.m. contest. “North Salinas is solid and they are...

KING CITY — Lisa Villanueva, the 18-year-old daughter of Mac and Heidi Villanueva of King City, was recently named as a first-team All-State Small School softball player by Cal-Hi Sports. Villanueva will be headed to Southern California next month to attend Fullerton Junior College, where...