The ‘Californization’ of the Olympics
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: If California were its own country, it would rank fifth in an Olympic medal count.
Dr. Bill Mallon, who had recently landed in Tokyo when I reached him by phone this week, couldn’t say for sure whether...
Football | King City Mustangs’ defense sparks win over Stevenson
KING CITY — Coming off their best game of the season against the Gonzales Spartans, the King City Mustangs had one last matchup against the Stevenson Pirates before they start league play next week.
Stevenson is going through a rebuilding season after losing a lot...
Salinas Valley track teams compete in first tri-meet of shortened season
SALINAS VALLEY — Track and field teams from Gonzales and Soledad high schools joined host King City High for a tri-meet last Wednesday at War Memorial Stadium in King City.
The April 21 meet marked the start of an abbreviated schedule for all three teams....
Football | King City suffers close loss to Gonzales in 94th Little Big Game
KING CITY — With the game on the line, Gonzales placekicker Luis Cabada calmly kicked the winning field goal as the final three seconds ran off the game clock, clinching the Spartans’ win against the King City Mustangs in the 94th Little Big Game...
Girls Basketball | King City Mustangs’ season comes to an end
KING CITY — The last time the King City Mustang girls’ basketball team won a league game was in 2018; this year’s team, however, broke that streak with a season to remember.
In the past four years, the Lady Mustangs have gone 0-20 in league...
Football | King City Mustangs get back in the race
KING CITY — After losing the previous week, the King City Mustangs returned home last Friday for their homecoming, beating Watsonville 35-0.
The way last week’s game turned out against the Rancho San Juan Trailblazers, with several blown calls going against the Mustangs, left them...
Cross Country | South Monterey County runners finish season
SALINAS VALLEY — The fall cross country season came to a conclusion for local high school teams last Saturday at the Central Coast Section championships on the Crystal Springs course in Belmont.
All four South Monterey County high schools were represented at CCS, as King...
Volleyball | Tryouts begin for South Monterey County teams
SALINAS VALLEY — The volleyball programs for South Monterey County kick off on Aug. 31, when King City High will start play against visiting Alisal High.
Last Friday both the JV and varsity levels at King City had multitudes of girls interested in the...
