South Monterey County high school athletes train for fall and beyond
SALINAS VALLEY — The fall high school sports season is over a month away, but student-athletes from South Monterey County are busy training for their favorite sports in the weight rooms, school gyms and on the playing fields.
King City head football coach Mac Villanueva...
King City High School announces new stadium protocols to increase safety
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...
Cross Country | King City Mustang boys sweep divisions at local invitational
KING CITY — On Saturday at San Lorenzo Park in King City, the King City Mustang boys’ cross country team captured team titles in the varsity boys, JV boys and frosh-soph boys divisions.
The Lady Mustang varsity team placed second behind Everett Alvarez. The Eagles...
Softball | Lady Mustangs rebound with win over Spartans
SALINAS VALLEY — King City High Lady Mustangs recovered from a brutal 19-6 loss to the Soledad Aztecs with a 9-3 win at home against the Gonzales Spartans last Thursday afternoon.
In the loss to Soledad two days earlier, King City gave up 12 runs...
The ‘Californization’ of the Olympics
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: If California were its own country, it would rank fifth in an Olympic medal count.
Dr. Bill Mallon, who had recently landed in Tokyo when I reached him by phone this week, couldn’t say for sure whether...
Boxing | San Ardo boxer makes pro debut
SAN ARDO — San Ardo Boxing Club’s Kevin Perez was victorious in his professional boxing debut.
Perez recently fought in Simi Valley, winning by unanimous decision and making him 1-0 as a pro. He had fought more than 25 amateurs before deciding to turn pro....
South County soccer teams prep for league play
Local girls and boys soccer teams began the second week of non-league play last week in preparation for league play that will start in January.
Johnson competes in rodeo finals
West Hills College (Coalinga) freshman Caleb Johnson of King City had a fantastic season as a member of the rodeo team.
