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March 8, 2026

Football | King City Mustangs quarterback breaks 39-year passing record

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...

Soccer | Gonzales boys beat Greenfield, King City girls crush Seaside

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SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County rivals met on the turf at Gonzales High last week, with the host Spartans defeating the Greenfield Bruins, 1-0, in boys’ soccer. The Spartans’ Jorge Uribe scored the winning goal off an assist by Macario Chavarin. Gonzales goalie Luis...

Football | Live Oak downs King City, 40-16, in CCS playoffs

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KING CITY — A strong running game and aggressive defense by host Live Oak knocked the King City Mustangs out of the Central Coast Section Division III football playoffs. The Acorns downed the Mustangs, 40-16, on Friday in Morgan Hill and will advance to the...

MAJOR PLAYERS

Soledad High quarterback Robbie SantaAna and King City’s Clay Barbree were selected as major award winners in the Mission Trail Athletic League’s All-League football team.

Murray Bridge construction forces new starting line at Wharf to Wharf Race

SANTA CRUZ — For the first time in 52 years, the annual Wharf to Wharf Race will not begin at the traditional starting line in front of The Grove, aka the Coconut Grove, at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Instead, the 16,000 expected participants on...

Mustang boys win Gabilan cross country title

KING CITY — King City High varsity boys cross country team placed three runners in the top 10 and five runners in the top 12 to win the Gabilan Division 30-47 over the Pacific Grove Breakers. Mario Avila was the divisional winner in a time of 16:34 and...

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca shines after improvement projects

SALINAS — WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca celebrated the completion of the most extensive capital improvement project in more than two decades after a $20 million and eight-month renovation and beautification project concluded. Elected officials, county staff, invited business leaders and WeatherTech Raceway staff participated July...

Football | King City Mustangs shut out by Vikings, 27-0

Football
KING CITY — King City High football team had some offensive woes in last Friday’s 27-0 Mission Division loss to the host North Salinas Vikings at Rabobank Stadium. North Salinas (6-2 overall, 4-0 in the Mission) took a 10-0 lead with a field goal and...

Track and Field | King City’s Limosnero qualifies for State

KING CITY — King City High School distance ace Israel Limosnero set a school record in the 800 meters at 1:55.17 last Saturday at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championship Finals at Gilroy High School. Limosnero led for most of the race but...

Basketball teams gather in Bradley for tournament

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BRADLEY — Six schools from three counties participated in the Bulldog Basketball Tournament that took place March 14 at Bradley Union School District. Co-Ed teams ranging from third to eighth grades competed in an all-day tournament to see who would become the “Top Dog” for...
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