Little League | South Monterey County Major teams play in Tournament of Champions
SALINAS VALLEY — Little League Major teams from South Monterey County played at last week’s District 9 Tournament of Champions.
The double elimination tournament featured teams from Atlantic, Continental, Ferrasci, Gonzales, Greenfield, Hartnell, Hollister, King City, Manzanita, National and Soledad Little League programs.
Gonzales finished the...
King City, Gonzales high school runners receive scholarships
SALINAS VALLEY — King City High runner Mario Avila and Gonzales High runner Ashley Ochoa joined four other runners as recipients of scholarships from the Monterey Bay Wednesday Night Laundry Runners.
While King City, Greenfield and Soledad have had previous winners of the scholarship, Ochoa...
Football | Soledad dominates in 33-6 win over King City
KING CITY — Soledad Aztecs are one win away from taking home their first-ever Cypress Division championship in football after they beat their South Monterey County rival, the King City Mustangs, 33-6, last Friday.
Earlier in the season, when Soledad lost on Aug. 26 to...
Football | King City Mustangs’ Tidwell breaks rushing records
KING CITY — King City High School junior running back Carson Tidwell had an outstanding performance last Friday night against the Everett Alvarez Eagles, as he rushed for 419 yards on 42 carries.
The speedy back also contributed to the Mustangs’ 42-28 victory by scoring...
Volleyball | South County weekly roundup
King City Lady Mustangs played well at home Oct. 2, defeating the visiting Monte Vista Christian Mustangs in three games, 25-17, 25-18 and 25-22.
Salinas Valley track teams compete in first tri-meet of shortened season
SALINAS VALLEY — Track and field teams from Gonzales and Soledad high schools joined host King City High for a tri-meet last Wednesday at War Memorial Stadium in King City.
The April 21 meet marked the start of an abbreviated schedule for all three teams....
Spartans edged by Wildcatz, 10-9
The host Watsonville Wildcatz held off the Gonzales Spartan baseball team in the final two innings to defeat the visitors 10-9 in a non-league game last Thursday afternoon.
Track and Field | South Monterey County teams ready to begin divisional meets
SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County high school track and field teams will be entering Pacific Coast Athletic League meets this week and will all gather on Saturday at the Pacific Grove Rotary Invitational.
On Tuesday, Gonzales High traveled to Watsonville for a Santa Lucia...
Football | South Monterey County players named to 2025 All-League teams
SALINAS VALLEY — Pacific Coast Athletic League All-League football teams were announced recently, and the King City Mustangs dominated the Mission South Division with several first-team players.
Carson Tidwell of King City was chosen as the Most Valuable Player and first-team running back. Rocky Villanueva...
Football | King City Mustangs shut out by Vikings, 27-0
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...




















