Sports

KING CITY — It was back to the mats for the King City Mustangs wrestling team, which hosted the Salinas High Cowboys in their first dual meet of the season. Since last season was canceled due to Covid-19, not many people knew what to expect...

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 — Trailing in their first match of the volleyball season two games to one, the King City Lady Mustangs played better down the stretch and defeated South Monterey County rival Greenfield High in a 3-2 non-league battle. “There was definitely first-match jitters the...

SALINAS VALLEY — South County Soccer League’s 56 teams converged on Patriot Park in Greenfield last Sunday for the end-of-season jamboree. Organizers said more than 1,000 people were on the soccer fields during the course of the morning and afternoon jamboree on May 22, during...

KING CITY — Bryan Cruz of the San Ardo Boxing Club and Andre Mosqueda of the King City Boxing Club came home winners last weekend after wins in Sacramento. The 15-year-old Cruz won his match at 106 pounds by split decision, and the 12-year-old Mosqueda...

KING CITY — King City High girls basketball team made it to the Central Coast Section (CCS) quarterfinals of Division III after earning a spot with a 39-25 play-in win against Pajaro Valley last Friday at home. The next night, the Lady Mustangs lost in...

KING CITY — On Saturday at San Lorenzo Park in King City, the King City Mustang boys’ cross country team captured team titles in the varsity boys, JV boys and frosh-soph boys divisions. The Lady Mustang varsity team placed second behind Everett Alvarez. The Eagles...

SALINAS VALLEY — The California Division 9 Little League All-Star season began last week with all four South Monterey County Little League programs competing in the double-elimination tournament. Gonzales opened play in the Intermediate 50/70 division on Saturday and was beaten at home by a...

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...