Hollister HS Football (0-1 overall)Recent results: Lost 42-28 vs. Branham
Upcoming games: 7pm Sept. 12 at Wilcox
NOTES: The Balers come off a bye week and...
After losing in overtime to the same Palo Alto team in the first round of the Central Coast Section playoffs a year ago, the San Benito girls water polo team enacted some revenge on Tuesday, scoring in the final minute to upset the Vikings 9-8 at Palo Alto High.
The San Benito girls water polo team clinched fifth place inside the Monterey Bay League’s Gabilan Division on Thursday with a 13-8 victory over Salinas.
With three lead changes in the final four minutes against Aptos, the San Benito boys water polo team’s season ended in dramatic fashion Tuesday in the second round of the Monterey Bay League playoffs Wednesday in Hollister.
San Benito head coach Hayley Vandercook admits at some point the San Benito girls water polo team will need more offense from girls not named Caitlin Schafer and Rachel Estep. But that day was not Tuesday.Â
Following its winning formula to perfection, the San Benito girls water polo team earned its second-consecutive victory Wednesday with a dominant 14-6 victory over Aptos.
Facing a Soquel team that has won its water polo league every year since 1995, the San Benito boys team struggled to find any consistency during Thursday's season opener.
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.