King City service clubs gather for pickleball tourney
KING CITY — This Saturday, King City Rotary Club will host the region’s first Pickleball Tournament with community service organizations, taking place at the Expo building at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City.
The primary goal behind the Feb. 10 event is to bring...
Football | One last ride for King City Mustangs quarterback
KING CITY — In the final game of the 2021-22 season, King City Mustangs quarterback Jjey Martinez and his team were lining up for a two-point conversion against Pacific Grove that likely would have pushed the game into overtime, but they were unable to...
New gym for boxers opens Friday
A long awaited grand opening will take place this Friday at the King City Recreation Center on 401 Division St. as the King City Boxing Club will unveil its new boxing gym from 5 to 7 p.m.
Basketball | Soledad returns to court as other teams halt games
SALINAS VALLEY — With game cancellations and rescheduling happening all over the place due to Covid-19, Soledad High’s basketball teams are ready to return after a two-week break. But as one South Monterey County school returns, others are putting their games on halt.
Soledad Aztecs
Both...
Softball | Lady Spartans, Mustangs pick up wins
SALINAS VALLEY — Gonzales High girls softball team won three straight games last week to improve to 4-1 overall and 5-2 in league.
The Lady Spartans split the season series with Soledad High, beating the Lady Aztecs 8-3, downed the Trinity Warriors 8-2, and finished...
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...
Track and Field | King City boys win Mission championship
SALINAS VALLEY — Last Friday night at Rancho San Juan High School in Salinas, the King City boys’ track and field team won the varsity championship of the Mission Division. The Mustangs outscored second place Stevenson, 169 to 115.
Varsity boys’ team results were: 1....
Basketball | Covid disrupts game schedules for Monterey County teams
MONTEREY COUNTY — Covid-19 has altered the sports schedule again, forcing basketball teams from all over Monterey County to shut down or postpone games.
More than 10 games across the Pacific Coast league have been either postponed or canceled.
Last week Scotts Valley shut down all...
Flag Football | King City’s Slama earns Player of the Week honor
KING CITY — An outstanding week on the flag football field earned King City High player Katia Slama the MaxPreps/USA Football Girls High School Flag Football Player of the Week.
As the team’s quarterback, Slama helped the Lady Mustangs win four games from Oct. 7-13....
Local baseball All-Star teams fall in semi-finals
All five local Little League All-Stars teams were beaten in the semi-finals of the California District 9 section.





















