Sports

KING CITY — King City Mustang girls’ basketball team started the new year off with a bang as they split their first two games of 2023. To start the year, the Lady Mustangs began with a Cypress Division game against North Monterey County High School. King...

For the first time in school history, the Soledad High School frosh-soph girls track and field team won the Mission Trail Athletic League championship.

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...

Cross country dual meets have been eliminated this season as the newly formed Pacific Coast Athletic League has opted to run Center Meets with the new divisions competed in various venues.

KING CITY — King City High School’s Malaya Carrillo had a great week, and once again helped the varsity softball team win both of their games. In game one, the Lady Mustangs had a rematch with their South Monterey County rival, Soledad Aztecs, who they...

SALINAS VALLEY — Coming into this high school baseball season, the Soledad Aztecs had to replace a lot of players from last year’s team, which included a Division I player. But head baseball coach Damien Ryan and his coaching staff have the Aztecs in title...

KING CITY — King City successfully petitioned for the Central Coast Section (CCS) playoffs after finishing 15-11 overall and 10-6 in the Mission Division at fourth place. The Lady Mustangs will play against Sequoia (Redwood City) at home in the CCS D-V playoffs on Saturday,...

SALINAS VALLEY — The start of the winter high school sports season has begun with games scheduled in boys’ and girls’ basketball, soccer and wrestling. Boys’ basketball began Tuesday night with Gonzales at Harbor and King City at Templeton. On Saturday, the Soledad Aztecs will...

A sixth straight championship also meant an end of an era for the King City boys track and field team. The Mustangs won the Mission Trail Athletic League in what was the last championship meet for them in the MTAL as next year King City, Gonzales, Greenfield and Soledad will be members of the Pacific Coast Athletic League.

All four South County track and field high school teams drove to the Monterey Peninsula for meets at Pebble Beach and at Carmel High School.