Sports

With five runners in the top six places the King City varsity boys cross country team easily won their division at Saturday’s Jackie Henderson Memorial Invitational hosted by North Monterey High School in Castroville. King City scored 17 points to easily defeat second place San Benito with 66 points. Soledad High placed fifth in the division.

South County’s first-ever traveling soccer team was honored by the City of Soledad on July 11 during its regular council meeting.

In a game for first place in the Mission Trail Athletic League the Soledad Aztecs played well but were unable to come home with a win against the host Robert Louis Stevenson Pirates. Stevenson’s Ambreece Gaskins scored 21 points to lead the Pirates to the 55-48 win.

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.

Three of the four boys soccer teams from South County were victorious on the soccer pitch and two girls teams won games in non-league play last week. This is the final week of non-league games for the local teams.

The Soledad Aztecs needed a win yesterday over the Pacific Grove Breakers to assure themselves the outright Mission Trail Athletic League baseball title.

A shortened week due to rain forced the King City Mustang baseball team to play just one game last week and the Soledad Aztec baseball to play a doubleheader against Trinity Christian.

Seven South County runners were among the top placers at Saturday’s Salinas Valley Half Marathon and 5K.

Three players had at least two hits in the Greenfield Lady Bruins softball teams 7-6 victory over host Gonzales High on Tuesday, April 4.

First-year Soledad varsity football head coach Eric Rodriguez watched nervously as the host Palma Chieftains got more and more efficient throughout last Friday’s game at the Salinas Sports Complex. Unfortunately for Rodriguez and his Aztecs team, the Chieftains could not be stopped and downed Soledad by a 52-6 tally.