Playing in the Tri-County Athletic League B Division a year ago, the San Benito boys water polo team believed they were undervalued and undeservedly placed in a lower-tier league. After finishing with a 12-2 record inside the TCAL, and clinching the league championship with a goal in the closing seconds over Palma, the Balers won’t be underappreciated in 2012 when their season starts on Aug. 30 at Soquel.
If everything goes right, 2012 promises to be a much better season for the Anzar High football team in its second year of existence. With a summer to prepare and the addition of new faces, Anzar head coach Luis Espinoza is ready to see his team take the next steps.
Nine months removed from a shutout loss to Archbishop Mitty in the first round of the Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs, the San Benito Balers’ 2012 football team is ready to wash away that bad taste from their collective mouths.
After more than 20 years of professional baseball players cheating the system and injecting themselves with anything that can enhance their ability, Major League Baseball finally realized its mistake and instituted the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program in 2006.
It has already been a busy boxing summer for the Guerrero family. From Gilroy to Lake Tahoe to San Jose's HP Pavilion where Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero dazzled in a 12-round unanimous decision victory over Selcuk Aydin for the WBC Interim Welterweight championship of the world.
Last year, the Anzar High football team experienced a series of firsts, including the school’s first score and win. In the program’s second year, head coach Luis Espinoza is expecting a leap forward for his team of 27 players.
Being named Student-Athlete of the Year was never a goal Emily Tonascia outwardly expressed during her two years at Gavilan College. But it certainly was something she wanted.
San Francisco Giants’ All-Star left fielder Melky Cabrera has been suspended 50 games for violating Major League Baseball’s drug prevention program, the league announced Wednesday.