Basketball | South Monterey County teams enter final stretch of 2024-25 season
SALINAS VALLEY — With just a win separating second-place Soledad and first-place St. Francis, the final two weeks of Cypress Division play in high school boys’ basketball could be a fight to the finish.
The Aztecs had a 7-1 league record against the 8-0 Sharks...
Swimming | King City Mustangs place high against Seaside
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...
Lady Mustangs down league champs
The King City Lady Mustangs had two girls players score in double-figures and played solid defense to defeat the defending league champion Robert Louis Stevenson Pirates 51-47 last Tuesday in the Mustang gym.
Football | King City’s season was one for Mustang record books
KING CITY — King City High Mustangs football team may not have made the playoffs this year, but their overall 7-2 season was one for the record books.
The last time the Mustangs finished a season with seven wins was back in 2005, when they...
Volleyball | South Monterey County teams remain hopeful to clinch playoff spots
SALINAS VALLEY — Gonzales is only one game away from winning a high school volleyball title this year, while Greenfield, King City and Soledad are trying to clinch playoff spots.
Gonzales Spartans
Gonzales Spartans (9-2) have done it again, as they are on pace to win...
Basketball | Soledad returns to court as other teams halt games
SALINAS VALLEY — With game cancellations and rescheduling happening all over the place due to Covid-19, Soledad High’s basketball teams are ready to return after a two-week break. But as one South Monterey County school returns, others are putting their games on halt.
Soledad Aztecs
Both...
Football | Mustangs dominate Trailblazers, 28-0
KING CITY — Last Thursday King City High School played football against Rancho San Juan, but the game wasn’t the most important thing that night.
During the Sept. 30 home game, the King City Mustang cheerleading team honored former cheerleader Ebony Vega Politron, who died...
South County teams start season
Sportsmanship basketball games were played last week to kick of the season by the Soledad and Gonzales boys teams and the King City and Greenfield girls teams.
Hartnell College Athletics seeks nominations for 2025 Hall of Fame inductees
SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell College is now accepting nominations for the Hartnell College Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2025.
The college invites alums, fans and members of the public to nominate standout athletes, coaches, teams, supporters and other key figures who have significantly...
Football Preview | Soledad Aztecs to battle King City Mustangs on Friday
KING CITY — When the season started, many football fans around South Monterey County thought the Cypress Division would come down between King City and Soledad; however, entering tonight's game, the Soledad Aztecs are chasing their first-ever Cypress title, while the King City Mustangs...






















