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April 29, 2026

South County graduates named Athletes of the Year

King City graduate Megan Flores and Soledad High graduate Aaron Rodriguez were chosen by the Monterey County Herald as its 2017-2018 Athletes of the Year.

Softball | South Monterey County teams start strong

SALINAS VALLEY — Softball season is off and running, as two of the four South Monterey County teams are starting strong. King City Mustangs Last weekend King City Mustangs played at the Monterey Peninsula Softball Invitational, during which they won all three of their games —...

Softball | King City Mustangs’ season ends after 2-1 loss

KING CITY — In a season that had its ups and downs, the King City High girls’ softball team was able to win five straight games to sneak into the playoffs for the third consecutive year. After last season ended the way it did, losing...

Soccer | King City girls beat Palma as boys team loses non-league game to Templeton

Soccer ball sports
SALINAS VALLEY — In their only game last week, the King City High girls soccer team defeated Palma, 4-2, at home. Goals for the Lady Mustangs were scored by Melody Sanchez, Jaslene Merino-Gomez, Janessa Correa and Alyssa Torres-Macias. Mayte Sarabia recorded on assist and Sanchez...

Track and Field | Mustang boys win 80th King City Invitational

Track and Field
KING CITY — Strength in numbers was the difference between this season and last season as the King City High School boys’ track and field team won the 80th Annual King City Invitational Track Meet. The Mustang track program also won the North Coast versus...

Boxing | South Monterey County boxers head to national tourney in Kansas

Boxing boxers
KING CITY — Boxers from the King City and San Ardo Boxing Clubs will be competing for a week at the National Jr. Olympic Boxing Tournament that will be held June 22-29 in Wichita, Kan. ā€œWe have been preparing for some time now for this...

Soccer | Soledad girls improve to 5-1-1 as King City falls to Pirates, Trojans

Soccer ball sports
SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad Lady Aztecs improved to 5-1-1 in the girls’ soccer pre-season with victories and a tie, while King City Mustangs suffered a couple of losses between both the boys’ and girls’ programs. Soledad began the week with a 6-1 win on the...

Spartans fall to league leaders in 2-game series

Gonzales High varsity baseball team was swept in a two-game series last week by the league-leading Pacific Grove Breakers.

King City linebacker sets sights on school record for tackles

KING CITY — Last season the King City Mustangs had to replace a lot of key players on its defense with several newcomers making their first varsity appearance, including linebacker Isaac Benavides. For the first time in his high school career, Benavides got an opportunity...

Track and Field | Salinas Valley athletes qualify for section semi-finals

Track and Field
SALINAS VALLEY — Track and field athletes from South Monterey County have qualified for the Central Coast Section (CCS) semifinals that will take place Saturday, June 5, at Soquel High School. Athletes qualified for the semifinals after finishing in the top six at last Thursday’s...
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