Sports

SALINAS — Professional Bull Riding (PBR) bucked back into Salinas on Sept. 22 in front of a crowd of 8,860 who attended the show. Daylon Swearingen of Piffard, N.Y., won the buckle, with Andy Guzman of Oakdale, Calif., coming in second. Presented by Salinas Valley Ford,...

KING CITY — When the King City Mustangs beat the Gonzales Spartans, they broke a two-game losing streak that improved their record to 3-0; the one streak remaining to break is the consecutive years without going to the playoffs. For the first time in the...

SALINAS — A ribbon cutting took place Sept. 23 for the new Taylor Farms Pedestrian Bridge, which was completed just in time for last week’s California Rodeo Salinas. Funded entirely by private donations, the bridge took 10 months to complete and connects the west grandstand...

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...

SALINAS VALLEY — Volleyball teams from South Monterey County have played their final non-league games and are now in the middle of league play. In their final tune-up before league play, King City took on Carmel last Tuesday but came up short, as the Padres...

GONZALES — For the first time since Oct. 5, 2019, the King City Mustangs will play the Gonzales Spartans. The longest football rivalry in Monterey County will resume as King City will travel to Gonzales. Coming into this game on Friday, these two teams' seasons...

KING CITY — Last Friday the King City Mustangs beat the Greenfield Bruins in an away game where they dominated the second half, making them 2-0 this week. The Mustangs started the week with a win over St. Francis High School of Watsonville by a...

SALINAS VALLEY — Last week three of the four South Monterey County high school volleyball teams were in action. King City Mustangs won at home against Everett Alvarez and North Salinas, both in straight sets, on Aug. 26 and 27, respectively. On Tuesday, Aug. 31, the...

KING CITY — King City and San Ardo Boxing Club had three amateur boxers take first place at a competition over the weekend. Boxers Kaleb Almanza, 9, 70 pounds; Aedan Almanza, 12, 85 pounds; and Joseph Barragan, 17, 122 pounds, all took first place at...

SALINAS VALLEY — For the first time in over a year, South Monterey County high school football returned Friday night after last year’s fall season was canceled due to Covid-19. This year’s South County Jamboree took place Aug. 20 in Greenfield, where all four local...