Sports

Two teams from King City, two teams from Soledad and one team from Gonzales have qualified to play in the semifinals of the California District 9 Little League All-Star Playoffs.

Adrian Lopez, a senior infielder and pitcher for the Soledad High baseball team was chosen as the Mission Trail Athletic League Player of the Year in a meeting of league head coaches.

A balanced offensive attack by Seaside High wore down the host Soledad Aztecs in the season opener for both football teams.

The Mission Trail Athletic League season opened up last week with the Greenfield Bruins hosting the King City Mustangs and the Soledad Aztecs hosting the defending league champion Gonzales Spartans.

King City High School distance runner Roman Munoz has qualified for his second State meet in track and field after finishing in the top third in the 1600 at Friday’s Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships at Gilroy High School.

The Gonzales Major Little League Dodgers completed a great season with a 21-5-1 overall record for a second place finish in the California District 9 Tournament of Champions.

The Soledad High Aztec varsity baseball team is 1-0-1 to start the Mission Trail Athletic League as they defeated King City 9-7 at home and played to a 2-2 tie with the Mustangs last Friday on the road.

A fumble in the last five minutes of the game prevented the Soledad Aztec football team from coming home with a victory over the host Gilroy High Mustangs.

Billy Hollman scored a game-high 28 points to lead the Soledad High Aztec boys basketball team to a 71-53 win over the King City Mustangs on Jan. 9 in King City. Beto Tinajero joined Hollman in double figures for Soledad, finishing with 14 points.

IMUA Elite 16 Jason, representing local-based elite travel volleyball club IMUA Volleyball Club, is headed to the USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships — formerly known as the USA Junior Olympics — this summer.