Sports

KING CITY — Male and Female Athletes of the Year for the 2024-25 school year at King City High School were announced last week. Mustang senior volleyball, basketball and softball player Amity Hearne was chosen as the Female Athlete of the Year, and senior cross...

KING CITY — After suffering a knee injury last fall, the status of King City High all-league softball player Lisa Villanueva and how she would be when she returned have been answered — as she has dominated since bouncing back. With their season on the...

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County rivals met on the turf at Gonzales High last week, with the host Spartans defeating the Greenfield Bruins, 1-0, in boys’ soccer. The Spartans’ Jorge Uribe scored the winning goal off an assist by Macario Chavarin. Gonzales goalie Luis...

KING CITY — For the past two weeks, the King City Lady Mustangs have been on the road for Gabilan Division contests, and in those four matches they have gone 2-2. On Oct. 15, King City defeated host Hollister by a 3-1 score. Hollyn Hearne...

SALINAS VALLEY — Jjey Martinez of the King City High boys’ basketball team helped lead the Mustangs to victory over the Gonzales Spartans in a pair of league games last week. The Mustangs (4-4) defeated the Spartans (1-6) first at Gonzales High on Feb. 3...

SALINAS VALLEY — A group of 20 student-athletes, including three from South Monterey County, were awarded a 2023 Bill Elliott Scholarship during a celebration dinner at the Hartnell College main campus in Salinas. Awards are in recognition of outstanding athletic and academic accomplishments while attending...

KING CITY — As the season winds down for King City High’s softball team, the Lady Mustangs have found themselves tied for first place in the Cypress Division and could possibly win outright to earn their first league title in more than 30 years. The...

SALINAS VALLEY — Wrestling mats were rolled out once again after a year off due to Covid-19, as Soledad High hosted more than 13 schools from King City to Hollister in the varsity girls tournament. As the young ladies warmed up, one could see the...