Sports

The Greenfield High varsity boys cross country team placed third in their division at the Chieftain-Spirit Classic Invitational on Saturday at Toro Regional Park in Salinas. The meet featured over 700 runners competed in three divisions for the boys and girls.

Opportunity and luck were not on the side of the King City Mustangs last Friday night at Monterey High School. With limited touches of the football and bad field position, the Mustangs could not keep up with the Toreadores and suffered a 38-0 shutout Cypress Divisional loss to fall to 2-1 and 3-3 overall.

The defending Mission Trail Athletic League and CCS Division IV champion Greenfield Bruins boys team prepared for tomorrow’s MTAL finals with a dual meet win over King City on Thursday at Oak Park.

SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad High girls’ basketball team defeated King City 52-44 in the second day of the Ken Kline Basketball Tournament to finish with a 2-0 record. Soledad earned the right to play the host Lady Mustangs after beginning the tournament with a 67-12...

KING CITY — When the King City Mustangs beat Ranch San Juan by 28-0 last Thursday, normally the mood would have been more ecstatic, especially since they are off to a 4-0 start. The King City defense outscored its offense, 21-7, making it the lowest...

KING CITY — Five members of King City Boxing Club, along with Coach Rodolfo Tapia, recently traveled to Livingston to compete in the California Junior Olympics Championships. Competing were: Ivan Almanza, 13, 95 pounds; Kaleb Almanza, 10, 75 pounds; Andre Mosques, 9, 80 pounds; Miguel...

SALINAS VALLEY — Nearly 100 runners and walkers kicked off the Fourth of July by hitting the streets of Gonzales for the seventh annual Orange and Black 5K. The event was the first 5K to take place in the tri-county area since Covid-19 restrictions have...

SALINAS VALLEY — King City High School girls’ basketball team is 4-2 in the pre-season with wins last week at Carmel and at home against Harbor. On Dec. 9 at Carmel, the Lady Mustangs’ Alizah Carrillo and Katia Slama scored double-figures in the 56-41 victory...

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County runners placed well at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cross Country Championships to punch their tickets to the Central Coast Section Championship Meet taking place Saturday, Nov. 11, on the Crystal Springs course in Belmont. At last Saturday’s PCAL...