Using a swarming defense to shut down the potent Georgia State running game, the North Dakota State Bison and former Baler Michael Murphy, earned a berth in the FCS national championship game on Jan. 7 in Dallas.
After spending nearly 60 minutes in a scoreless tie with Scotts Valley on Tuesday, San Benito finally got on the board after the Falcons' backup goalie mishandled a shot from outside the box.
After three votes Tuesday by the board of managers of the upcoming equity league between the Monterey Bay League and Tri-County Athletic League, San Benito will participate in the league's upper division for football, cross-country and volleyball, the schools' athletic director Tod Thatcher confirmed. A decision on tennis and water polo is still upcoming.
Coming off an impressive second-place finish at the Watsonville Tournament to open the new season, girls soccer coach Ben Alvarez expected to see the same play in the team's home opener Friday.