Sports

SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell College recently celebrated the grand reopening of the Gary Shaw Track and Bill Elliott Football Field with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by community members, Hartnell students, staff and local leaders. This momentous event marked the completion of significant renovations funded by...

KING CITY — King City Mustangs kept their playoff hopes alive as they pulled away in the second half against San Lorenzo Valley Cougars, winning 34-7. This is the fifth time the Mustangs’ defense held an opponent under seven points. If King City wanted any chance...

KING CITY — The last time the King City Mustang girls’ basketball team won a league game was in 2018; this year’s team, however, broke that streak with a season to remember. In the past four years, the Lady Mustangs have gone 0-20 in league...

KING CITY — Three boxers from the King City Boxing Club will compete at a boxing show in Hanford on Aug. 21. Traveling to the Central Valley will be: Aiden Almanza (80 pounds), Kaleb Almanza (70 pounds) and Joseph Madrigal (122 pounds). Kaleb Almanza and Madrigal...

The King City boys won 10 events and the girls team won eight events in victories over South County opponents at Thursday’s Daines-Stireman Track and Field Meet at War Memorial Stadium.

SALINAS VALLEY — High school basketball teams across South Monterey County are getting in games before Christmas, and the season is rolling now that they already have a couple matches under their belts. King City Mustangs One of the trends to start this season was that...

KING CITY — A strong running game and aggressive defense by host Live Oak knocked the King City Mustangs out of the Central Coast Section Division III football playoffs. The Acorns downed the Mustangs, 40-16, on Friday in Morgan Hill and will advance to the...

SALINAS VALLEY — The regular season began last week for the King City, Greenfield, Soledad and Gonzales high school football teams. While all four teams were on the losing end, there were some good efforts from the South Monterey County schools. KING CITY At War Memorial...

SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad High shooting guard Pedro Morales was chosen as the Most Valuable Player of the Pacific Coast Athletic League (PCAL) Cypress Division in boys basketball. Morales was first-team All-League, along with teammate Calvin DeShazo. The pair led the Aztecs to the Cypress...

KING CITY — The Soquel Knights displayed a strong run game and took advantage of King City miscues to defeat the Mustangs 32-6 on Friday night in Santa Cruz. Soquel improved to 4-1 in the Mission Division and 8-1 overall, while the Mustangs are now 4-4 overall and...