Schools begin baseball, softball seasons
The beginning of March means baseball and softball teams at local high schools are finishing up non-league games and getting ready to start the league seasons.
Falcons beat Mustangs, 79-59
A tall Scotts Valley Falcons basketball wore down the King City Mustang basketball team in the second half to win the first round Central Coast Section Division IV contest at Scotts Valley, 79-59.
KC girls 1-1 in CCS play
The King City Lady Mustangs wrapped up the basketball season with a win and a loss in the Central Coast Section Division IV Playoffs.
Grey beats Blue in CTF game
A 40-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Brett Baker to receiver Tony Amezcua in the third quarter held up as the Correctional Training Facility at Soledad Grey football team defeated the CTF Blue team 14-6 at Saturdayās Blue/Grey Game at Greenfield High School.
King City Ponies win league title
For the first time since 1969 the King City High Pony basketball team won the Mission Trail Athletic League frosh boys championship.
Mustangs survive Bruins, 59-58
Leads of five to 12 points kept disappearing on the host King City Mustangs in their 59-58 win against Greenfield on Feb. 14.
Lady Mustangs sweep Stevenson
The King City High School girls basketball team completed the regular league season in convincing fashion, defeating Greenfield and defending champion Robert Louis Stevenson to finish with a 12-2 record.
Hawks soar past Mustangs, 74-53
The size and speed of the Oakwood Hawks was too much for the host King City boys basketball team to overcome, as they lost 74-53 on Feb. 6 to the Morgan Hill based team.
Lady Mustangs beat rival Spartans, 53-48
Trailing 14-12 on the road to Gonzales inspired the King City Lady Mustangs to toughen up defensively and keep the Spartans scoreless in the second quarter. Gonzales fell behind at the half, but kept the game close though King City prevailed, 53-48.
South County's regular soccer season heats up
With a handful of games remaining in the Mission Trail and Coastal League, South County boys and girls teams are playing hard for a shot at a league title or Central Coast Section Playoff spot.