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KING CITY — King City High School junior running back Carson Tidwell had an outstanding performance last Friday night against the Everett Alvarez Eagles, as he rushed for 419 yards on 42 carries. The speedy back also contributed to the Mustangs’ 42-28 victory by scoring...

Hot weather and hot boxing took place in King City for the Battle of the Coast Boxing Show hosted by the King City and San Ardo Boxing Clubs. A total of 13 bouts were fought, including four matches that featured members of the local clubs.

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...

KING CITY — King City High School Mustangs swim team placed high in a friendly meet April 30 at the King City Recreation Department’s pool against the Seaside High Spartans. Many of the Mustang girls and boys came away with first- and second-place finishes. Placing in...

KING CITY — King City Arts Magnet School teacher Bret Harrison has once again brought the Winter Olympic Games to students in his classroom. Harrison, who teaches Enrichment and Reading Intervention for all the school’s fourth- and fifth-graders, has been introducing the Winter Olympics to...

KING CITY — After a 1-0 loss to Gonzales at home last week, the King City High boys soccer team closed out the regular season with a 5-1 road victory to Pajaro Valley. Lalo Acosta led the Mustangs with three goals and Rafael Merino scored...

SALINAS VALLEY — The King City Mustangs are 6-0 in the Cypress Division, winning on the road by 15-1 against host Seaside, and completing the series with the Spartans with a 10-0 shutout win by Joey Pina. JC Navarro earned the road game, allowing just...

KING CITY — Lisa Villanueva, the 18-year-old daughter of Mac and Heidi Villanueva of King City, was recently named as a first-team All-State Small School softball player by Cal-Hi Sports. Villanueva will be headed to Southern California next month to attend Fullerton Junior College, where...

SALINAS VALLEY — The Gonzales High boys basketball team won two of three games in the Cypress Division last week, beating North Salinas, 53-51, and Greenfield, 44-40, and losing 57-43 to King City. Against the North Salinas Vikings, Fernando De Leon led Gonzales with 22...

KING CITY — King City Boxing Club had four boxers compete at the Silver Gloves state boxing tournament on Dec. 17-19 in Compton, Calif. Eight-year-old Andre Mosqueda, an 80-pound fighter, captured the championship by split decision, making him Silver Gloves champion in his weight...