For 25 games, the San Benito boys basketball team lived and died on strong, aggressive defense and 3-point shooting. In the team’s biggest game of the year - the Central Coast Section Division I semifinals - one piece of that winning formula went missing.
In December, before his first season at the helm of the girls basketball team, head coach Mitch Burley has one goal: Get into the Central Coast Section playoffs and win.
Girls soccer head coach Ben Alvarez knew the 2012 season was going be a strange year. He lost size and experience between the past two seasons and he needed to rely on young and inexperienced freshmen.
With six straight Tri-County Athletic League championships in a row, and a last-inning loss in the Central Coast Section championship game a year ago, the 2012 San Benito baseball team has a lot of history to live up to.
After a season where the San Benito wrestling squad finished with a 3-3 record in league dual matches, the Balers look to start the postseason on a much brighter note.
San Benito girls basketball coach Mitch Burley wanted his team to end its regular season on a high note, and thanks to a season-high 25 points from Ellie Burley, the Balers did just that.