Sports

SALINAS VALLEY — Season two of the high school sports season placed the baseball teams at King City and Soledad high schools in the same division with former Mission Trail Athletic League rivals Carmel, Pacific Grove and Palma. Last week the two Peninsula teams, Carmel...

KING CITY — King City Mustangs’ softball team didn’t end the season the way they wanted, but winning a league title and hosting their first-ever playoff game on top of many players winning awards made this year one to remember for their fans. This year...

KING CITY — King City High School Athletics Program has selected senior student-athletes Sage Flores and Israel Limosnero as the 2023 Athletes of the Year. An event celebrating their accomplishments as Mustangs took place May 22 at the school’s Robert Stanton Theatre. Flores was a three-sport...

SALINAS VALLEY — A group of 20 student-athletes, including three from South Monterey County, were awarded a 2023 Bill Elliott Scholarship during a celebration dinner at the Hartnell College main campus in Salinas. Awards are in recognition of outstanding athletic and academic accomplishments while attending...

KING CITY — Going into their final game of the season, both the King City Mustangs and the Soledad Aztecs were looking to end the year on a high note. Although both the Mustangs and the Aztecs are not going to the postseason, ending the...

SALINAS VALLEY — The track and field league season has begun for all South Monterey County teams. Last Saturday was the Eagle Classic Track Invitational at Everett Alvarez High School in Salinas, where Gonzales sophomore Juan Acosta placed first in the varsity long jump. On Tuesday,...

SALINAS VALLEY — For the first time since 2017, the King City boys’ basketball team has started the season with a winning record at 3-1. The Mustangs won three straight games last week after opening the pre-season with a 68-57 loss at Templeton. “I’m very happy...

KING CITY — After dropping their last game to Pacific Grove, the King City softball team couldn’t capture the Cypress Division outright; however, with a win over Rancho San Juan, the Lady Mustangs became this season’s co-champs. After starting 6-0 in the division, the Mustangs...

The Greenfield boys cross country team placed second in the Central Coast Division III championships on Saturday to earn a trip to the State Meet.