Sports

KING CITY — Chalone Peaks Middle School’s new cross country team made a strong debut at the Morro Bay Invitational on Sept. 13, showcasing a promising start to their season. The young athletes from King City competed in their first race of the year, with...

SALINAS VALLEY — Little League Major teams from South Monterey County played at last week’s District 9 Tournament of Champions. The double elimination tournament featured teams from Atlantic, Continental, Ferrasci, Gonzales, Greenfield, Hartnell, Hollister, King City, Manzanita, National and Soledad Little League programs. Gonzales finished the...

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...

KING CITY — Among the King City Mustang senior football players who were honored for the final time Friday night was quarterback Jjey Martinez, who found his last game to be his most memorable as he broke a 39-year passing record. “I was shocked after...

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...

SALINAS VALLEY — After losing the previous two “Little Big Games,” the King City Mustangs defeated the Gonzales Spartans, 34-14, to recapture the coveted megaphone.  Last Friday’s victory in Gonzales not only moved the Mustangs to 3-0, but also marks the first time in the...

A potent running game and a short field was all the Coalinga High Horned Toads needed to defeat the Gonzales Spartans on Friday at Dick Force Stadium. Coalinga improved to 2-0 after the 48-14 win and Gonzales fell to 0-2 in non-league play.

SALINAS VALLEY — With a win in the second round of the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs, the Soledad girls’ basketball team was the only local team to reach the quarterfinals. The Aztecs earned the No. 5 seed and beat No. 12 seed North...

KING CITY — South Monterey County boxers Brian Cruz and Andre Mosqueda have qualified to compete at the 2024 National Silver Gloves Championships after winning titles at the Southern Regional Silver Gloves Championships in Compton. Cruz, a 13-year-old middle school student from Paso Robles, won...

KING CITY — For the past two weeks, the King City Lady Mustangs have been on the road for Gabilan Division contests, and in those four matches they have gone 2-2. On Oct. 15, King City defeated host Hollister by a 3-1 score. Hollyn Hearne...