Sports

South County high school athletic teams began observing “dead week” this past Sunday and athletes will have no contact with their coaches until July 30. Football, cross country and volleyball teams will resume regular practice after that date.

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County rivals Soledad and King City won their respective football games on the road last Friday night against Greenfield and Everett Alvarez, while Gonzales suffered a loss to Pajaro Valley. The Aztecs defeated the host Bruins, 28-14, and the Mustangs...

Roman Munoz, a two-sport athlete, and Madison Owens, a three-sport athlete, were chosen as the 2016-2017 Athletes of the Year for King City High School.

Track and field athletes from all four South County high schools will be running, throwing, and jumping on Saturday at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Semifinals at Gilroy High School.

SALINAS VALLEY — The last two divisional boys’ soccer games were played Tuesday, after press deadlines, as Gonzales competed against host Soledad and Greenfield took on Alisal in Salinas. The Gonzales-at-Soledad game was rescheduled from last Friday because of wet conditions at the Aztec stadium....

Opportunity and luck were not on the side of the King City Mustangs last Friday night at Monterey High School. With limited touches of the football and bad field position, the Mustangs could not keep up with the Toreadores and suffered a 38-0 shutout Cypress Divisional loss to fall to 2-1 and 3-3 overall.

KING CITY — The newly resurfaced tennis courts and four newly added pickleball courts at the City Park, next to King City Golf Course, are now open for play. A separate future project to add a pedestrian access ramp to the facility is being planned...

SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad High’s boys’ basketball team played three games in Hawaii at the Moanlua Tourney. In their first game on Dec. 4, the Aztecs beat Nanakuli High 46-44. On Dec. 5, Soledad was beaten 73-32 by Mid Pacific Institute. The mainland boys then...