Football | One last ride for King City Mustangs quarterback
KING CITY — In the final game of the 2021-22 season, King City Mustangs quarterback Jjey Martinez and his team were lining up for a two-point conversion against Pacific Grove that likely would have pushed the game into overtime, but they were unable to...
Swimming | King City girls crowned Cypress League champions after 27-year drought
KING CITY — King City High School girls’ swim team achieved a historic victory earlier this month at the Pacific Coast Athletic League (PCAL) Championships, ending a 27-year drought by becoming Cypress League champions for the first time.
The team’s triumph was highlighted by strong...
King City High graduate Lisa Villanueva named All-State in softball
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...
Baseball | Local teams begin play-in games
SALINAS VALLEY — The road to the Central Coast Section baseball playoffs began this week, with Gonzales and Greenfield high schools competing in play-in games, King City waiting to see which team they will play and Soledad continuing the regular season with three games...
Volleyball | King City Lady Mustangs battle heat and opponents
KING CITY — A heatwave in Monterey County made for some hot time outside and intense battles in volleyball action for the King City Lady Mustangs.
On Oct. 1, King City hosted the Salinas High Cowboys in the Mustang gym while the temperature was blazing...
Basketball | King City Lady Mustangs go 1-1 as boys start year winless
KING CITY — King City Mustang girls’ basketball team started the new year off with a bang as they split their first two games of 2023.
To start the year, the Lady Mustangs began with a Cypress Division game against North Monterey County High School.
King...
RUNNING CHAMPS
For the third straight year the Greenfield boys are cross country champions of the Mission Trail Athletic League. The Bruins had five runners earn All-MTAL medals after out running the rest of the field. Greenfield finished first, followed by Pacific Grove and King City.
Locals place at Monterey Bay Invitational
Cross country runners from all four South County high schools traveled to Toro Regional Park in Salinas to run in the Monterey Bay Invitational.
