Sports

SAN ARDO — Fourteen-year-old boxer Bryan Cruz made the San Ardo Boxing Club proud as he won the championship title in the 90-pound weight class at the National Junior Olympics Boxing Tournament in Wichita, Kan. The tournament ran from June 22-29. Cruz, with nearly 50 fights...

SALINAS VALLEY — High school basketball teams in South Monterey County will be entering the second half of divisional play starting this week, and will be battling to finish with .500 records to earn Central Coast Section playoff consideration. GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Gonzales senior center Angelina Navarro...

South County high school athletic teams began observing “dead week” this past Sunday and athletes will have no contact with their coaches until July 30. Football, cross country and volleyball teams will resume regular practice after that date.

SALINAS — Professional Bull Riding (PBR) bucked back into Salinas on Sept. 22 in front of a crowd of 8,860 who attended the show. Daylon Swearingen of Piffard, N.Y., won the buckle, with Andy Guzman of Oakdale, Calif., coming in second. Presented by Salinas Valley Ford,...

KING CITY — With games getting rained out due to the weather, the King City Mustangs softball team found a way to play two games last week while riding the hot hand of pitcher Malaya Carrillo. During the week before, the Lady Mustangs got a...

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...

KING CITY — After dropping their last game to Pacific Grove, the King City softball team couldn’t capture the Cypress Division outright; however, with a win over Rancho San Juan, the Lady Mustangs became this season’s co-champs. After starting 6-0 in the division, the Mustangs...

SALINAS — Friends of Laguna Seca has received a $500,000 donation from the Laguna Seca Raceway Foundation (LSRF) in partnership with the Monterey County Parks Foundation (MCPF). This significant donation comes with the full endorsement from both the LSRF and MCPF, as the Friends of Laguna...