WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca shines after improvement projects
SALINAS — WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca celebrated the completion of the most extensive capital improvement project in more than two decades after a $20 million and eight-month renovation and beautification project concluded.
Elected officials, county staff, invited business leaders and WeatherTech Raceway staff participated July...
Cross Country | South Monterey County runners compete at 2024 CCS championships
SALINAS VALLEY — High school distance aces Giovanni Ochoa of Gonzales and Fabian Serrano of Greenfield placed fourth and ninth, respectively, at the Central Coast Section (CCS) cross country championships to qualify for the State Meet.
Ochoa ran in the Division IV boys race and...
Football | Season ends for King City after beating Aztecs, 21-0
KING CITY — King City Mustangs ended the football season with a 21-0 win over the Soledad Aztecs on Friday night at War Memorial Stadium.
Soledad needed to win to keep their Central Coast Section at-large chances alive, but the Mustangs secured the victory with...
Football | Live Oak downs King City, 40-16, in CCS playoffs
KING CITY — A strong running game and aggressive defense by host Live Oak knocked the King City Mustangs out of the Central Coast Section Division III football playoffs.
The Acorns downed the Mustangs, 40-16, on Friday in Morgan Hill and will advance to the...
Volleyball | Season comes to an end for local teams as King City loses CCS contest
SALINAS VALLEY — The high school volleyball season for local teams ended last week, as Gonzales, Greenfield and Soledad played their final divisional games and King City lost its Central Coast Section (CCS) contest.
King City hosted Saratoga in the first round of the CCS...
Baseball | Local teams begin play-in games
SALINAS VALLEY — The road to the Central Coast Section baseball playoffs began this week, with Gonzales and Greenfield high schools competing in play-in games, King City waiting to see which team they will play and Soledad continuing the regular season with three games...
Boxing | Activities keep King City boxers busy
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...
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...
