Football | South Monterey County teams begin regular season Friday
SALINAS VALLEY — King City Mustangs will be the only South Monterey County football team playing at home this week.
The Mustangs begin the regular season Friday as they host the North Salinas Vikings in a 7:30 p.m. contest.
“North Salinas is solid and they are...
Palma Chieftains tame King City Mustangs, 48-20
KING CITY — Five first-quarter touchdowns gave the host Palma Chieftains a commanding lead in Saturday’s 48-20 victory over the King City Mustangs at Rabobank Stadium.
Three turnovers by the Mustangs contributed to three of the Palma scores. The Mustangs played better in the second...
Salinas Valley athletes represent at college track finals
SALINAS VALLEY — As high schoolers are gathering for the 2023 Central Coast Section (CCS) trials and finals, their college counterparts gathered for the Northern California Community College Track and Field Championships just last week on May 12.
Hartnell College has, and always will be, a school full of...
King City Mustangs swim team honored
KING CITY — An awards banquet was held May 22 for the King City High School Mustangs swim team.
Award winners included: John Bautista and Cesar Soliz, Most Improved; Isaac Roylance, Coaches Award; Julian Torres, Most Valuable; Yurem Santana, Coaches Award; Hayden Munoz and...
Volleyball | Salinas Valley teams prep for playoffs
SALINAS VALLEY — Volleyball season is coming to an end, and for three of the four South Monterey County teams, their season will be continuing into the postseason.
Greenfield Bruins have won their first volleyball title since 2008, according to Greenfield Head Coach Adrian Trujillo.
After...
New bridge positioned over iconic Laguna Seca Raceway
MONTEREY COUNTY — The new Start/Finish bridge that connects parking and hospitality areas with the race paddock was placed into position April 7, signaling a visual progression of improvements underway at the 66-year-old WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas.
Granite Construction’s enormous 350-ton All Terrain...
King City High graduate Lisa Villanueva named All-State in softball
KING CITY — Lisa Villanueva, the 18-year-old daughter of Mac and Heidi Villanueva of King City, was recently named as a first-team All-State Small School softball player by Cal-Hi Sports.
Villanueva will be headed to Southern California next month to attend Fullerton Junior College, where...
Athletes to compete at CCS semifinals
Track and field athletes from all four South County high schools will be running, throwing, and jumping on Saturday at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Semifinals at Gilroy High School.
