Sports

Ivan Almanza of the King City Boxing Club put his club on the map as he won a championship belt at Saturday’s Louie Jordan Championship Tournament in Modesto.

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County high school wrestlers have qualified to the Central Coast Section (CCS) Masters after competing at last Saturday’s Southern Regional Meet at Watsonville High School. Qualifying to the Masters Meet from King City were: Shyrah Jackson (4th place at 120...

The competition was tough for local high school cross country runners at the 23rd Annual North Monterey County Earlybird Invitational Cross Country Meet at Toro Park on Saturday.

SALINAS VALLEY — All four South Monterey County softball teams were on the field last week with games played locally and on the Monterey Peninsula, as Gonzales and Soledad were on the road. In its April 20 opener at Carmel, King City lost 14-13 to...

SALINAS VALLEY — King City’s Carson Tidwell continued to gain rushing yards and Gonzales receiver Jorge Uribe had 302 receiving yards in their teams’ respective victories over Pacific Grove and Marina last week. Tidwell and Uribe scored three touchdowns apiece in the home wins against...

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County high school football teams will start the seven-on-seven football summer series this Wednesday at 5 p.m. at War Memorial Stadium in King City. Gonzales, Greenfield, Soledad and King City high schools have already been busy with seven-on-seven football and...

KING CITY — A determined King City High flag football team recovered from a rough time in the Gabilan Division and won four straight division games last week to improve to 7-3 within the league and 15-5 overall. King City defeated the Alisal Trojans, 27-12;...

The Greenfield boys cross country team placed second in the Central Coast Division III championships on Saturday to earn a trip to the State Meet.

KING CITY — This Saturday, King City Rotary Club will host the region’s first Pickleball Tournament with community service organizations, taking place at the Expo building at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City. The primary goal behind the Feb. 10 event is to bring...