The San Benito girls golf season ended Tuesday in the Central Coast Section championship in Carmel Valley. This year, the Balers sent only one golfer - Emiley Palmquist - to the championship round.
Behind 152 yards rushing from senior Gabriel Hatcher, the Anzar football team improved to 2-4 on the season with a 56-24 win over Alma Heights Christian on Friday. The victory gives the Hawks one more win than they had during their debut season a year ago.
Staring defeat in the face, the Gavilan College women’s volleyball team fought back from a two-sets-to-none hole and a daunting 22-15 deficit in the third set to steal a victory – 17-25, 21-25, 25-23, 25-18, 15-13 – from visiting Foothill College in thrilling fashion Friday night.
It may not have the same pomp and circumstance as the Gilroy-San Benito long time rivalry, but don’t tell the Balers that Friday’s game against Christopher wasn’t a bitter rivalry.
Coming off a rousing 70-0 win over Gilroy High in the 2012 Prune Bowl, the Balers will hope to keep that momentum going in its first ever game against Gilroy’s Christopher High.
Most golfers know to open up their clubhead on bunker shots. This is because the sandwedge is designed to create enough bounce to allow the club to pass underneath the ball without getting stuck in the sand.