After expensing five first-half shots and multiple opportunities in front of the Watsonville net, the San Benito girls soccer team recieved second half goals by Berenice Bribiesca and Illanna Woods to escape with a 2-0 victory on Wednesday.
By now, I imagine things are beginning to wind down a bit for everyone. Christmas has come and gone and now we’re getting ready to head into the New Year. Gifts have been opened, exchanges have been made and deal-seeking crowds have dispersed.
In its second chance, the San Benito girls basketball team won its first game of the year Thursday, beating Watsonville 56-25 in the opening game of the Wildcatz Tournament.
Less than a year ago, Cathy Frusetta and Berenice Bribiesca were only hoping to contribute to the San Benito tennis team in 2011. For Bribiesca, now a senior, it was her first year playing tennis. Frusetta, meanwhile, was trying to gain experience in exhibition matches.
California Rural Legal Assistance has opened an office space in Hollister where they see clients one day a week for legal advice on issues ranging from fair housing, education and public benefits, among other topics. The office opened two months ago. The nonprofit agency, which has 18 offices in rural parts of California, has slowly been building a client base in San Benito County that has largely been through referrals from other nonprofit agencies.
Despite falling to Modesto in the championship game of the 16-18 Babe Ruth All-Star Central California State Tournament on Sunday, the San Benito baseball team advanced to Thursday’s Pacific Southwest Region tournament in Watsonville thanks to an at-large bid.
Gavilan College board president Laura Perry responded in a letter to Assemblyman Luis Alejo to claims by an advocacy group that the Gavilan board should re-agendize its October approval of the president's $42,000 pay hike in light of allegations trustees violated the state open meetings law in their decision.
Draped in upper-right wall of Mattson Gym, the boys league-championship banner lists only two titles under volleyball. With the Balers 3-0 victory over Watsonville on Tuesday, the boys volleyball team positioned itself one win away from adding a third.