Sports

SALINAS VALLEY — Last week three of the four South Monterey County high school volleyball teams were in action. King City Mustangs won at home against Everett Alvarez and North Salinas, both in straight sets, on Aug. 26 and 27, respectively. On Tuesday, Aug. 31, the...

KING CITY — King City and San Ardo Boxing Club had three amateur boxers take first place at a competition over the weekend. Boxers Kaleb Almanza, 9, 70 pounds; Aedan Almanza, 12, 85 pounds; and Joseph Barragan, 17, 122 pounds, all took first place at...

SALINAS VALLEY — For the first time in over a year, South Monterey County high school football returned Friday night after last year’s fall season was canceled due to Covid-19. This year’s South County Jamboree took place Aug. 20 in Greenfield, where all four local...

This sports edition is my last as a writer for New SV Media. Throughout the past 30 years I have been fortunate to have the best seat in the house for hundreds of high school and youth sporting events. While I will miss creating...

KING CITY — King City High School softball team gathered for an awards night and banquet last Thursday at the school cafeteria. Players, coaches and parents celebrated the successful 10-6 record last spring that ended in the semifinals of the Central Coast Section playoffs. Head Coach...

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 — Three boxers from the King City Boxing Club will compete at a boxing show in Hanford on Aug. 21. Traveling to the Central Valley will be: Aiden Almanza (80 pounds), Kaleb Almanza (70 pounds) and Joseph Madrigal (122 pounds). Kaleb Almanza and Madrigal...

SALINAS VALLEY — The volleyball programs for South Monterey County kick off on Aug. 31, when King City High will start play against visiting Alisal High. Last Friday both the JV and varsity levels at King City had multitudes of girls interested in the...

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 — The summer seven-on-seven football season ended for South Monterey County high schools last Wednesday at Dick Force Stadium in Gonzales and at the Carmel 7 on 7 Tournament on Saturday. Teams will now observe “Dead Week” before returning to the practice fields...