Sports

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...

KING CITY — The volleyball season came to an end for the King City Lady Mustangs last Tuesday night in the quarterfinals of the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs. King City fell in three games (25-22, 25-14, 25-22) to the Capuchino Mustangs of San...

In the final tune-up before the start of non-league play, South County high school football teams took the field last Friday at the South County Jamboree, hosted by Soledad High School at the Gene Martin Stadium.

KING CITY — It might have taken two games for the King City Mustangs to get their first win of the season, but after blowing out their rivals, the Gonzales Spartans, the Mustangs looked like a team heading in the right direction. After struggling in...

KING CITY — After losses to Hollister and Watsonville, the King City High flag football team hopes to regroup this week with three straight league games. Last week the Lady Mustangs suffered home losses to Hollister (32-19) and Watsonville (18-16). King City is 11-5 overall...

SALINAS VALLEY — The Greenfield and Soledad girls’ soccer teams are leading their respective divisions in the Pacific Coast Athletic League in the third week of play, while the Gonzales and King City boys’ teams are leading their divisions. GIRLS’ SOCCER The Gonzales girls’ soccer team...

Expansive vistas, serene lakes, abundant wildlife and good old fresh air — what’s not to love about national parks? So many Americans have taken refuge in parks during the pandemic that 15 of them set recreation visitation records in 2020. All of the parks...

SALINAS VALLEY — As local baseball and softball seasons approach the halfway mark, it’s time to see how the South Monterey County teams performed last week. Soledad Aztecs After being named NorCal Baseball Player of the Week, Soledad’s Eric Segura helped the Aztecs win three straight...

KING CITY — King City is the only school in South Monterey County to have its winter sports teams still in the playoff contention. This past week, however, saw significant losses that might change some Mustang teams’ futures down the road. Basketball  Coming into their season, the...