After an unexpected bye week when last week’s game with Los Altos was canceled, the Balers (1-2) return to the field Friday against a familiar foe - Salinas.
Behind Vanessa Estrada and Amy Quinones the San Benito girls cross-country team continued it’s early season dominance inside the Monterey Bay League, cruising to an easy victory during Wednesday’s meet in Gilroy.
Aided by Emiley Palmquist’s low score of 40, the San Benito girls golf team improved to 2-3, beating Gilroy 273-342 at San Juan Oaks Golf Club on Monday.
San Benito cross-country runner Vanessa Estrada warmed up for Wednesday’s league meet in Gilroy with a ninth place finish at the 39th annual Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto on Saturday.
Despite a medalist finish by senior Emiley Palmquist, the San Benito girls golf team fell to 1-3 in the young season losing to Christopher High in Gilroy by six strokes on Tuesday.
San Benito head coach Hayley Vandercook admits at some point the San Benito girls water polo team will need more offense from girls not named Caitlin Schafer and Rachel Estep. But that day was not Tuesday.Â
The San Benito tennis team continued its early season roll Tuesday, staying undefeated in league play with a come-from-behind 4-3 win over Salinas at the Ridgemark Tennis Center.
The Balers fourth and final non-league game has been canceled, San Benito athletic director Tod Thatcher announced Tuesday. San Benito was supposed to play Los Altos on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
The San Benito girls volleyball team improved its overall record to 9-8 after defeating league-opponent Monte Vista Christian 3-0 on Thursday and finishing 2-1 at the Menlo Tournament on Saturday.
For the second-consecutive game, turnovers and too many big plays allowed by the San Benito defense handed the Balers a non-league loss. This time, San Benito fell 37-20 to Willow Glen in San Jose on Friday. The Balers are now 1-2.