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Two games into the Palma Luis A. Scattini Memorial Tournament, the San Benito boys basketball team has quickly validated its 9-1 start as no fluke.

In October, the Council of San Benito County Governments, along with two other regional agencies, sponsored a Rideshare Week to encourage residents to find alternatives to work beside driving solo. Those who carpooled, rode a bike or the bus, or walked to work had a chance to enter a drawing for prices.

In a basketball sense, San Benito sophomore Denise Martinez is much younger than her age. The first-year varsity player has only three years of basketball under her belt.

After storming out of the gates with three-consecutive wins, missed opportunities and injuries have slowed the SBHS girls soccer team heading into Friday’s league opener against North Salinas.

After scoring a league-high 213 goals for the San Benito girls water polo team this fall, Caitlin Schafer, a senior, was honored in the Faces in the Crowd section of the Dec. 3 edition of Sports Illustrated.

At least for one year, the annual Prune Bowl between Gilroy High and San Benito High will be no more. For the first time since 1967, the Prune Bowl will not be held in the fall of 2013.

After a year of injuries and unexpected struggles, the San Benito wrestling team enters the 2012 season with increased optimism and belief that it can do much better than last year’s 3-3 dual meet record.