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October 19, 2025

Swearingen wins Big Week Professional Bull Riding

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,...

Game of the Week | Rancho San Juan vs. King City, Sept. 30

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...

New pedestrian bridge opens in time for annual Salinas rodeo

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...

Football | Mustangs defeat Spartans, 34-14

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

Volleyball | Salinas Valley teams begin league play

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...

Game of the Week | King City vs. Gonzales, Sept. 17

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...

Football | King City Mustangs crush Greenfield, St. Francis

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...

Volleyball | South Monterey County teams spring into action

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...

Boxing | King City boxers take first in Hanford

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...

Football | South County Jamboree reunites teams

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...
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