Draped in upper-right wall of Mattson Gym, the boys league-championship banner lists only two titles under volleyball. With the Balers 3-0 victory over Watsonville on Tuesday, the boys volleyball team positioned itself one win away from adding a third.
A week that started with a rousing 19-point comeback ended in the worst-possible fashion for the boys basketball team Friday. A nearly scoreless second quarter against Alvarez doomed the Balers, leading the way for the Balers' first league loss of the season.
Earlier this year, head coach David Kaplansky called Jordan Belton his closer, and Wednesday in a defensive-grudge match with Palma, Belton proved his head coach right.