Cross Country | King City and Gonzales runners qualify for State finals
GONZALES ā King City High School cross country runner Israel Limosnero and Gonzales High School standout Giovanni Ochoa qualified for the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State Meet by placing eighth and 11th, respectively, at last Saturdayās Central Coast Section Division IV Championship.
Limosnero, a senior...
Volleyball | South Monterey County teams reach end of 2025 regular season
SALINAS VALLEY ā The final games of the regular season for South Monterey County volleyball will take place this week. Teams will be playing to earn a spot in the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs.
KING CITY
King City Mustangs had two games last week, falling...
Gonzales hosts awards night
Gonzales High School baseball program hosted a dinner and awards night June 5 at the school cafeteria. Coaches and players gathered to applaud the players for a successful season and to enjoy a feast of Chipotle food.
Wrestling | Gonzales, Soledad wrestlers place at Mid-Cals tourney
SALINAS VALLEY ā Gonzales High senior Josiah Rosales-Garcia and Soledad High sophomore Natalie Ramirez both placed at last weekendās Mid-Cals Classic wrestling tournament at Gilroy High School.
Rosales-Garcia earned a sixth-place medal after going 5-2 in the 215-pound weight class at the tournament. This is...
Football | Greenfield Bruinsā upcoming season looks promising
GREENFIELD ā Going back to last yearās football season, the Greenfield Bruinsā season didnāt go as planned as they finished with a 3-7 record, but this year seems promising as they are returning with a fair amount of their starters.
Last year the injury bug...
Cross Country | King City hosts 2025 invitational Saturday
KING CITY ā This Saturday, Sept. 13, the King City High School cross country team will host the 2025 King City Cross Country Invitational at San Lorenzo Park.
The meet will feature races in the boysā and girlsā varsity divisions, junior varsity divisions and frosh/soph...
The āCalifornizationā of the Olympics
Stop me if youāve 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, couldnāt say for sure whether...
Teams excel at jamboree
The South County Jamboree proved to be a success for local high school football teams in terms of preparing for upcoming season. With King City, Soledad and Gonzales facing non-league opponents this week and Greenfield starting play next week, the jamboree served as way for teams to access their progress.
Cross Country | South Monterey County runners finish season
SALINAS VALLEY ā 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...
Baseball | Soledad Aztecs head coach wins 250th game
SOLEDAD ā Soledad Highās Damien Ryan, who has worked with the schoolās baseball program for over a decade, won his 250th game as the varsity head coach.
The Soledad Aztecs came into last week riding a three-game winning streak and atop the Mission Division, looking...
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KFC employee, aspiring pilot from Greenfield surprised with $20K
GREENFIELD ā A routine afternoon shift turned into a life-changing moment for one local student when Rodrigo Velasquez, a King City KFC employee and...






















