Sports

SALINAS VALLEY — Volleyball teams from South Monterey County have played their final non-league games and are now in the middle of league play. In their final tune-up before league play, King City took on Carmel last Tuesday but came up short, as the Padres...

GONZALES — For the first time since Oct. 5, 2019, the King City Mustangs will play the Gonzales Spartans. The longest football rivalry in Monterey County will resume as King City will travel to Gonzales. Coming into this game on Friday, these two teams' seasons...

KING CITY — Last Friday the King City Mustangs beat the Greenfield Bruins in an away game where they dominated the second half, making them 2-0 this week. The Mustangs started the week with a win over St. Francis High School of Watsonville by a...

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...