Sports

With the high school football season under two months away, local teams are preparing for fall games with weight lifting, overall conditioning, and taking part in seven-on-seven football games.

About 133 King City High School student-athletes received free sports physicals June 7 at the Mustangs gym.

Alvaro Pantoja of the San Ardo Boxing Club won by unanimous decision at the Red Shield Boxing Show in Modesto on Saturday afternoon. Pantoja fought in the 135 pound weight class.

Gonzales High scored three runs in the sixth inning to snap a seven-game league winning streak by the Greenfield Bruins on Friday in Greenfield.

SALINAS VALLEY — High school distance aces Giovanni Ochoa of Gonzales and Fabian Serrano of Greenfield placed fourth and ninth, respectively, at the Central Coast Section (CCS) cross country championships to qualify for the State Meet. Ochoa ran in the Division IV boys race and...

KING CITY — After a 1-0 loss to Gonzales at home last week, the King City High boys soccer team closed out the regular season with a 5-1 road victory to Pajaro Valley. Lalo Acosta led the Mustangs with three goals and Rafael Merino scored...

SALINAS VALLEY — Three South Monterey County youth baseball teams are still alive in the District 9 Little League All-Star Tournament, as of Monday. The King City Juniors reached the semi-finals from the losers bracket, as they had suffered an 11-3 loss to Manzanita after...

KING CITY — To conclude the fall season, King City High School recently hosted an awards ceremony to honor some of its hardworking Mustang student-athletes. In football, Mustang varsity players receiving awards were Isaac Benavides, Defensive Player of the Year; Noah Pacheco, Francisco Sandoval Lineman...

KING CITY — King City High's varsity boys track and field team outscored Morro Bay and Hollister to claim the 78th King City Invitational Track Meet on Saturday at War Memorial Stadium. Hollister High School brought its large team and won the varsity girls and...