Sports

For a team that entered their game with Greenfield having lost four of its last five contests, the Santa Cruz Cardinals were impressive in a 48-22 win over the Bruins last Friday night.

The defending Mission Trail Athletic League and CCS Division IV champion Greenfield Bruins boys team prepared for tomorrow’s MTAL finals with a dual meet win over King City on Thursday at Oak Park.

Little League baseball teams of all ages will begin play this weekend in the California District 9 All-Star Tournaments. Teams from King City, Greenfield, Soledad and Gonzales are participating in the tournament that will conclude with championship games

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.

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.

An offensive show was displayed right out of the gate by the host Gonzales Spartans as they scored at will in a 62-7 Santa Lucia Divisional game with Greenfield High Bruins on Friday at Dick Force Stadium.

The high school football season began last Friday at Dick Force Stadium in Gonzales with the South County Football Jamboree.

There will be a battle on the Greenfield High School basketball court as the Greenfield Fire Association faces off against the Greenfield Police Department on Sunday, July 1.

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.

King City High boys cross country team placed fourth in the Division IV championship race at the California Interscholastic Federation State Meet on Saturday at Woodward Park in Fresno.