The Hollister 11-12 year old National All-Stars survived the elimination bracket Tuesday by beating Ferrasci 19-1 to advance to the District 9 championship game against Hartnell on Saturday.
SALINAS - Already holding a 3-0 lead in the third inning of Saturday’s District 9 quarterfinals game, the 9-10 Hollister American All-Star team was pulling away from their cross-town rivals Hollister National in Salinas.
The 11-12 National All-Stars were sent down to the elimination bracket Thursday, falling to Hartnell 2-0 in Gonzales. Starter Ryan Jameson threw well for Hollister, throwing a complete game. Hartnell, though, scored two runs in the first inning on a 2-run home run. Afterward, Jameson controlled the game. At the plate, Hollister struggled to get on base. The All-Star team finished with four hits - two by Mason Marquez, one by Isaiah Bueno and Mason Marquez.
The 2012 Little League All-Star season kicked off Saturday with the District 9 tournament in three age groups. All eight Hollister teams played at least one game, and no team has been eliminated.
Don't forget that this coming Wednesday, July 4 is the Morgan Hill Freedom 5000 5k Run/Walk. The race starts around 8 a.m. and you can register at the race finish line. Print out the registration form, show up and Just Run.
In the final meet of the 2012 wrestling season in Idaho, the Hollister Warriors wrestling club ended its successful season with another individual championship. Overall at the Kids and Cadets Western Regional Championships in Pocatello, Idaho, the Warriors competed in 11 division with five wrestlers, taking home one first place and three top-six finishes.
The glacial pace at which the wallet-stuffing codgers representing the Bowl Championship Series move toward a fair and rewarding system got a bit of a boost Tuesday with the announcement of a four-team playoff.
Sitting horseback in an open, neatly mowed field that spans 300-yards long and 160-yards wide, eight people, each holding a long mallet, wait patiently for a man dressed in a black and white striped shirt to toss a white plastic ball onto the grass.
The two-day 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh concluded over the weekend and the San Jose Sharks emerged with six players, including first-round pick Tomas Herdl of the Czech Republic.