Sports

Two players and a coach from South County were honored by the Coastal Athletic League for their work on the softball field this spring.

Wins over Greenfield and Anzar gave the King City Lady Mustangs a 10-4 league record and in a first-place tie with the Lady Bruins in the Coastal League standings.

The Carmel Padres played like defending league champions last week defeating the Gonzales Spartans by 11-1 and 10-2 scores.

The Monterey County Hit Squad ended the spring football season on Friday with games against the Arizona Bandits and the Arizona Rams. The Hit Squad featured five players from Greenfield and is a member of the American Youth Football League.

Greenfield High made a strong statement on Friday night after a 48-13 Homecoming victory over the Marina Mariners in Santa Lucia Divisional play.

An early miscue for a touchdown was quickly forgotten on Saturday as the Greenfield High Bruins outscored the Pajaro Valley Grizzlies 48-0 the rest of the way in a 48-6 season-opener at Cabrillo College in Aptos.

Two victories last week improved the Soledad High volleyball teams record to 3-1 in the Mission Trail Athletic League and 5-3 overall. Other South County teams, however, suffered losses this past week.

High School football teams from Gonzales, Soledad and King City will be competing tonight at Greenfield High in the South County Seven on Seven Passing League.

The Greenfield High softball team split their league games as they defeated visiting York and lost to the Gonzales Spartans. The Lady Bruins beat the York Falcons 18-1 on Friday and lost 7-1 earlier in the week to Gonzales.

In the final tune-up before the start of non-league play, South County high school football teams took the field last Friday at the South County Jamboree, hosted by Soledad High School at the Gene Martin Stadium.