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April 18, 2026

CIF delays local high school sports until at least December

SALINAS VALLEY — High school fall sports in the upcoming 2020-21 school year will be delayed, with the beginning of practice pushed back to Dec. 14, and games beginning no earlier than Dec. 28 or Jan. 8. Those sports are cross country, football, water...

Softball | Soledad looks to claim first league title as King City blanks Alisal

Softball
SALINAS VALLEY — With the weather finally clearing up, the high school softball teams in South Monterey County were able to make up some postponed games. Soledad Aztecs Don't look now, but the Soledad Aztec girls are 3-0 in the Cypress Division and have a chance...

Football | Soledad and King City win road games as Gonzales falls to Grizzlies

Gonzales football player
SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County rivals Soledad and King City won their respective football games on the road last Friday night against Greenfield and Everett Alvarez, while Gonzales suffered a loss to Pajaro Valley. The Aztecs defeated the host Bruins, 28-14, and the Mustangs...

Basketball | King City girls stumble to Watsonville, head to tourney with Soledad this week

SALINAS VALLEY — King City High varsity girls’ basketball team lost 60-27 at home to the Watsonville Wildcatz on Nov. 26. Watsonville held a 28-16 halftime lead then pulled away in the third quarter, outscoring King City 16-6. Kendyl Burpo led the Lady Mustangs with eight...

Chalone Peaks Middle School cross country teams celebrate first victory, personal bests

Chalone Peaks Middle School cross country teams
KING CITY — The Chalone Peaks Middle School cross country teams from King City continued their debut season with a series of standout performances over the past few weeks, culminating in a historic team victory and remarkable individual improvements. Most recently, on Oct. 4, the...

International soccer event, the Orlegi Cup, arrives this week

Soccer
SALINAS — Salinas Regional Sports Authority (SRSA) has announced a collaboration with Orlegi Sports, which is bringing the Orlegi Cup for U16-U19 (excluding U18) teams to the Salinas Regional Soccer Complex this weekend, June 28-30. Orlegi Sports manages and owns teams in Liga MX, and...

Wrestling | King City grappler places at Panther Invitational

King City Wrestling Club
KING CITY — King City Wrestling Club grappler Charlotte Garcia was the champion of the 127-pound weight class at the Panther Invitational, hosted by La Paz Middle School on April 4. Garcia had three decisive victories that included two pins and a 13-2 major decision...

Football | King City’s Manriquez has career night with 4 touchdown passes

KING CITY — After failing to score a point in the football game against Stevenson, the King City Mustangs’ young quarterback Junior Manriquez had a career night when they went up against Rancho San Juan last Friday. So far this season, the Mustangs’ offense hasn’t...

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...

Tryouts for teams at King City High School

Team tryouts for the fall sports season at King City High School will begin take place on Friday, Aug. 4, for volleyball and football, and on Monday, Aug. 7, for the boys and girls cross country teams.
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