The Hollister High junior varsity girls basketball team won the
consolation championship at last weekend’s Presentation Tournament
in San Jose.
The Hollister High junior varsity girls basketball team won the consolation championship at last weekend’s Presentation Tournament in San Jose.
The Balers defeated Oak Grove 50-41 on Saturday to run their record to 11-2.
Johni Kiesewetter had nine points while Courtney Almaguer and Jamie Hall had eight each. Hall made the all-tournament team.
“We were deeper and wore them down in the fourth quarter,” said Baler head coach Tom Dean.
The Balers were down five points with 4:30 left, but put on a full-court press and forced the Eagles into turnovers.
Hollister opened the tournament with a 52-43 loss to St. Francis. Ashley Patton had 14 points and seven steals. Hall had nine points and eight rebounds.
The Balers rebounded to rip Aptos 46-13 behind nine points from Jaime Flores.
Hollister got into the consolation championship game by handling a good Sacred Heart Prep team 42-31. Almaguer had 12 points while Hall had 10.
Mitty was the tournament winner.
