Tag: volleyball

It won’t take San Benito boys volleyball head coach Emily Tonascia much time to admit, the Balers – on their way to a 15-1 record inside the Tri-County Athletic League – haven’t faced the toughest league schedule.

Take a quick look at the Tri-County Athletic League standings for spring sports and one thing immediately becomes clear: The spring season really is the time for the Balers to shine.

Despite a 10-game winning streak inside the Tri-County Athletic League and an overall record of 18-3, the San Benito boys volleyball team looked at its early-season 3-0 loss to Gilroy as the season’s glaring weakness.

Behind 12 kills from Isaiah Acfalle and Carlos Gutierrez, the San Benito boys volleyball team cruised to a 3-0 victory over Gonzales in Hollister on Tuesday.

After finishing its second tournament this year with a 3-1 record, the Balers improved to 16-3 on the season as they enter the final month of the season.

After breaking numerous school records and collecting the Mission Trail Athletic League Most Valuable Player award two years in a row — a first for Anzar — senior volleyball player Alex Flores will attend UC Santa Barbara next year after receiving a full ride to the Division I school earlier this month.

Despite a season filled with a coaching change, a plethora of injuries and a number of players entering the season late because of winter sports, San Benito has been, at times, dominant on the volleyball court.

For the third time in four years, the San Benito boys volleyball team will change its coach.