Coming off a spirited 2-1 win over North Salinas a few days earlier, head coach Tony Deras expected more of the same for the boys soccer team against league-rival Salinas on Thursday. Instead, though, Deras got a team not willing to try, he said.
Earlier this year, head coach David Kaplansky called Jordan Belton his closer, and Wednesday in a defensive-grudge match with Palma, Belton proved his head coach right.
With national attention turned to head injuries in sports - specifically concussions - new California legislation that went into effect on Jan. 1 will further regulate how high schools protect their athletes' heads.
After a one point fourth-quarter lead turned into a 15-point loss to North Salinas on Tuesday, one of the last things the San Benito girls basketball team wanted to do was blow another fourth quarter lead.
After beating Stevenson 57-37 on Thursday, the boys basketball team will aim for its second tournament championship of the season Friday in the Condor Christmas Classic.
The Gavilan College men's soccer season ended Nov. 11, but the signs left behind tell of a turnaround campaign that included the most wins in program history. Led by first-year head coach Justin Johnson, the Rams finished 2011 with an 11-8-1 record - 7-7 in the Coast Conference - and received four selections to the postseason all-conference list.