Sports

SALINAS VALLEY — With just three games left in the regular season, the Soledad High boys basketball team has a one-game lead in the Cypress Division of the Pacific Coast Athletic League. The Aztecs control their own fate as they played at home with Monte...

SALINAS VALLEY — The track and field season continued last week, with Gonzales visiting the Greenfield Bruins for a dual meet and King City traveling to Salinas for a four-way meet with North Monterey County and host schools Notre Dame and Palma. On Wednesday in...

SALINAS VALLEY — Little League teams from South Monterey County are participating in the California District 2024 All-Star Tournaments that began last weekend. Baseball games from the ages of 7-9, 8-10, 9-11 and 11-12 are going on all over Monterey County. In the 11-12 division, Soledad...

SALINAS VALLEY — With the regular season winding down, South Monterey County high school soccer teams are making their final push for division titles and playoff spots. The King City High boys soccer team is 4-4-2 in the Cypress Division (7-9-2 overall) after falling to...

Expansive vistas, serene lakes, abundant wildlife and good old fresh air — what’s not to love about national parks? So many Americans have taken refuge in parks during the pandemic that 15 of them set recreation visitation records in 2020. All of the parks...

SALINAS VALLEY — From Little League baseball to fitness programs to enhanced fitness for adult seniors, the coronavirus (COVID-19) has impacted the day-to-day sports activities of youth and adults alike in South Monterey County and beyond. Beginning with the suspension of Little League programs, to Friday’s school closures for...

Two players and a coach from South County were honored by the Coastal Athletic League for their work on the softball field this spring.

KING CITY — In the middle of a season, it’s unexpected to see a team with 15 days off between games, but the King City Mustangs softball team didn’t have any rust at all as they outscored Alisal and Pacific Grove, 25-6, to stay...

SALINAS VALLEY — With an 11-1 victory last Tuesday at Coalinga Union, the King City Mustangs baseball team snapped a five-game losing streak. The Mustangs’ Joaquin Sabala threw six strong innings, allowing just one unearned run, while Pablo Aguirre led the way offensively against Coalinga...

KING CITY — King City High School’s 2025 Homecoming Week was bursting with Mustang pride as the school came together to celebrate one of its most cherished traditions. Students showed incredible spirit from the start, buying mums and filling the halls with colorful posters that...