Sports

SALINAS VALLEY — The track and field league season has begun for all South Monterey County teams. Last Saturday was the Eagle Classic Track Invitational at Everett Alvarez High School in Salinas, where Gonzales sophomore Juan Acosta placed first in the varsity long jump. On Tuesday,...

SALINAS VALLEY — Pacific Coast Athletic League hosted back-to-back divisional cross country meets earlier this month at the Rancho Corona course in Carmel Valley. Gonzales High School ran Sept. 13 at the Cypress and Santa Lucia meet, and King City competed Sept. 14 in the...

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County high schools hit the gridiron last Thursday, Friday and Saturday to mark the beginning of the football season. King City, Greenfield and Gonzales came out winners, while Soledad fell at home in the pre-season opener. KING CITY In a contest that...

SALINAS VALLEY — In what has been the top baseball rivalry for over a decade in South Monterey County, the Soledad Aztecs and King City Mustangs split their season series last week.  After dropping their game against Liberty Union, the Aztecs had lost three of...

SALINAS VALLEY — The volleyball programs for South Monterey County kick off on Aug. 31, when King City High will start play against visiting Alisal High. Last Friday both the JV and varsity levels at King City had multitudes of girls interested in the...

SALINAS VALLEY — The high school track-and-field season came to a close Saturday for local athletes at the Central Coast Section semifinals at Gilroy High School. Athletes competed in six track events and four field events, with all four South Monterey County schools competing. Mariana Alcaraz...

KING CITY — Last Thursday the King City Mustangs had an opportunity to punch their ticket to the Central Coast Section playoffs for the first time since 2006, but the team missed on a two-point conversion to tie the game against the Pacific Grove...

SALINAS VALLEY — On Saturday, the King City and Gonzales wrestling teams traveled north to compete at the Peninsula Invitational in Half Moon Bay and at Overfelt High School in San Jose. At Half Moon Bay, King City had three wrestlers make the podium in...

SALINAS VALLEY — Both Gonzales Spartans and Greenfield Bruins completed a strong season in volleyball, as each varsity team claimed the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Santa Lucia Division and Arroyo Division titles, respectively. Gonzales Spartans This was the first volleyball championship for Gonzales since 1996 and...

With a handful of games remaining in the Mission Trail and Coastal League, South County boys and girls teams are playing hard for a shot at a league title or Central Coast Section Playoff spot.