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KING CITY — When the season started, many football fans around South Monterey County thought the Cypress Division would come down between King City and Soledad; however, entering tonight's game, the Soledad Aztecs are chasing their first-ever Cypress title, while the King City Mustangs...

KING CITY — It was just last week that the King City Mustangs softball team was playing Gilroy for a spot in the Central Coast Section playoffs. Fast forward to Thursday, and the Lady Mustangs are now the fourth seed in the Division III...

KING CITY — King City Mustang swimmers split their meet with North Salinas last Thursday, with the boys beating the Vikings by a score of 57-28 and the girls disappointingly losing by one point 43-42. The boys placed first in all their relays with strong...

SALINAS VALLEY — Last Friday night at Rancho San Juan High School in Salinas, the King City boys’ track and field team won the varsity championship of the Mission Division. The Mustangs outscored second place Stevenson, 169 to 115. Varsity boys’ team results were: 1....

SALINAS VALLEY — Playing against the Monterey Toreadores was a challenge for the baseball teams from Soledad and King City high schools, while Gonzales High beat the Robert Louis Stevenson Pirates at home last week. The Aztecs lost in their first game of the week...

Two players and a coach from South County were honored by the Coastal Athletic League for their work on the softball field this spring.

KING CITY — King City High Mustangs are 1-2 in the short season as they dropped a contest against the San Benito High Haybalers last Friday in Hollister. The Haybalers (1-2) won their first game of the season after losing contests to St. Francis and...

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 — All four South Monterey County high school football teams will be on the playing fields this Friday, Aug. 22, for the start of the 2025-26 season. Greenfield will travel to Salinas for the Rancho San Juan Jamboree; King City will head to...

KING CITY — King City High School has instituted new stadium protocols during Mustang football games in an effort to increase public safety. In a letter that circulated Oct. 6 to parents, community members and students, KCHS Principal Michael Gray announced that all spectators would...