Sports

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County high schools hit the gridiron last Thursday, Friday and Saturday to mark the beginning of the football season. King City, Greenfield and Gonzales came out winners, while Soledad fell at home in the pre-season opener. KING CITY In a contest that...

The Fairview Middle School wrestling team from Gonzales placed ninth out of 20 teams at Saturday’s 11th Annual Spartan Invitational Wrestling Tournament at El Sausal Middle School in Salinas.

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...

Senior players Lauren Johnson of King City High and Celeste Canchola of Soledad High were chosen to the Mission Trail Athletic League first-team at a meeting of league coaches.

South County High School football teams in the final weeks of summer conditioning in preparation for the upcoming season.

The King City boys track and field boys team took first place in five events in a 86 to 50 win over the Carmel Padres last Thursday on the Pacific Grove High School track.

SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad High girls’ basketball team defeated King City 52-44 in the second day of the Ken Kline Basketball Tournament to finish with a 2-0 record. Soledad earned the right to play the host Lady Mustangs after beginning the tournament with a 67-12...

SALINAS VALLEY — With the baseball and softball seasons ending, the last thing to do before closing out another year is to hand out the awards. Soledad Aztecs  For the second straight year, Soledad Aztecs’ ace Eric Segura was all-league MVP in the Gabilan Division. Segura...

SALINAS VALLEY — The second week of the football passing league (seven-on-seven) contests continues Wednesday, as the Greenfield High Bruins will host teams from Gonzales, Soledad and King City high schools. The games will start at 5:30 p.m. in the Bruins stadium. “The seven-on-seven is huge...

A successful season was celebrated by the King City High baseball program with potluck and awards ceremony two weeks ago in the school cafeteria.