The Salinas Steinbeck Rotary Club will host the Fourth Annual
North-South All-Star Basketball Classic on Friday, April 1, at the
Boys
&
amp; Girls Club in Salinas. San Benito players Cooper Sepulveda,
Eric Elayda, Nicole Rianda, Erin Glasspool and Cyrena Salinas were
selected to play.
HOLLISTER
The Salinas Steinbeck Rotary Club will host the Fourth Annual North-South All-Star Basketball Classic on Friday, April 1, at the Boys & Girls Club in Salinas.
The game will involve the top graduating seniors from the Tri-County (Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey) area playing their first college-format basketball game.
The girls will play at 6 p.m. with the boys at 7:30 p.m.
Proceeds from the event will be shared by Sunrise House, a youth/family counseling/crisis center in Salinas, and the Boys & Girls Club of Salinas.
For more information, contact Roger Powers at 757-4246 or Jim Rear at 758-3302.
North Boys — Desmond Balco, Scotts Valley; Blake Bechtle, SLV; Jon Bogaard, Harbor; Eric Elayda, San Benito; Robby Gibbs, St. Francis; Nick Grieves, Aptos; Colin Gruber, Harbor; Andrew Johnson, Watsonville; Iggy La Macchia, Soquel; Zen Maki, Santa Cruz; Cooper Sepulveda, San Benito; Daniel Torres, Pajaro Valley; Austin Vojvoda, Watsonville; Keith Williams, Santa Cruz; Cameron Yawary, Gilroy.
South Boys — Lamar Aiken, North Salinas; Mike Amiya, Salinas; Thor Anderson, Marina; Kendrick Brinson, Soledad; Scott Gardoni, Gonzales; Kristian Grobecker, Pacific Grove; Andres Jimenez, Alvarez; Mitchell Johnson, Salinas; Leon Jordan, Monterey; Osita Okonkno, Seaside; Kyle Peerless, Carmel; Frank Rogers, Salinas; Donovan Salvant, Seaside; Blake Umstead, King City; Jason Weilenmann, Carmel; Garrett Woodward, Carmel.
North Girls — Gianna Azzaro, St. Francis CCC; Melissa Booth, MVC; Kali DeHart, Santa Cruz; Marlee Delgado, NMC; Shanice Fernandez, Pajaro Valley; Erin Glasspool, San Benito; Chelsea Hill; Gilroy; Lena Hurzova, NMC; Ashley Lambert, Gilroy; Iva Lasich, St. Francis CCC; Nicole Rianda, San Benito; Cyrena Salinas, San Benito; Breanna Sisson, Harbor; Lindsay Sotomayer, Aptos; Jessica Stief, Aptos; Maddy Woodward, Soquel.
South Girls — Maria Aiello, Pacific Grove; Mekayla Dacpano, North Salinas; Maria Delgado, Gonzales; Mayra Jimenez, Soledad; Raquel Lopez, Notre Dame; Jule Muegge, Carmel; Tiana Osborne, North Salinas; Gaby Pantoja, Alisal; Rhaissel Perez, Alvarez; Monea Sanford, Monterey; Sierra Sans, King City; Jasmine Solorio, Greenfield; Amy Woo, North Salinas.
YMCA announces sign-ups for two unique programs
The YMCA of San Benito County recently announced sign-ups for two unique programs — T-ball for preschoolers and afterschool flag football.
The T-ball program is for participants ages 2.5 to 5 years old, and is designed to encourage a love for the game and companionship between players through the teaching of skills, development of positive attitudes about fair play, teamwork and reinforcement of the YMCA core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.
The program will run two sessions at Dunne Park in Hollister (located downtown off Seventh Street), one running on Saturdays from March 5 to April 9, with the second running on Saturdays from April 30 to June 4.
Cost is $45 for one session, $90 for both. Financial assistance is available.
The YMCAs afterschool flag football program is for boys and girls in third- and fourth-grade, and is part of the YMCAs collaboration with local schools.
Practices will be held once a week after school, starting the week of March 21. Tournament games will be played against other schools during the third Saturday and the sixth Saturday of the season.
Cost is $50. Financial assistance is available.
Volunteer coaches are needed for each team. Contact the YMCA for an application.
For more information on either program, contact Sports Coordinator Kristie Agan at: ka***@**************st.org
Seahawks to conduct early bird sign-ups
The San Benito Seahawks Youth Football and Cheer will conduct early bird sign-ups on Saturday, March 26, from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Save Mart in Hollister and the Windmill Market in San Juan Bautista.
A $25 deposit will hold your spot for the 2011 fall season. Season starts July 25 for ages 5 through 15.
Practices will be in Hollister, with home games at Anzar High in San Juan Bautista.
For more information, go to www.sbseahawks.com, or call (831) 636-2719.
Pop Warner to hold registrations for upcoming season
Hollister Youth Football and Cheer is conducting registration for the 2011 season.
Those interested can register online now at www.eteamz.com/hollisterpopwarner to reserve a spot for the upcoming season.
In-person registration will be held on Saturday, March 26, starting at 8 a.m., at the O’Donnell Gym on the San Benito High campus.
Physicals will be available (separate fee) that day along with cheer uniform fittings.
For more information, go online to: www.eteamz.com/hollisterpopwarner
Annual Mud Run set for March 26, sold out to participants
The sixth annual Mud Run, presented by the Big Sur International Marathon in cooperation with the Presidio of Monterey — Morale, Welfare and Recreation and Cal State University Monterey Bay, will take place on Saturday, March 26. Individuals will begin competition at 8 a.m. followed by team competitors at 10 a.m.
The race course encompasses five miles of road, trails, mud pits, walls and other obstacles throughout the CSUMB campus and former Ft. Ord lands in Seaside. The event begins and ends at CSUMB’s Freeman Stadium (near Lightfighter Drive and Second Avenue). Patterned after the popular mud run at Camp Pendleton, Army and Marine drill sergeants bark orders to motivate participants along the way.
The Mud Run is sold out to participants, but spectators are encouraged to come cheer at the final mud pit at the entrance to Freeman Stadium and take part in post-race festivities. There is no charge to spectators.
For more information, visit www.bigsurmudrun.org or call (831) 625-6226.
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The Hollister Free Lance and The Weekend Pinnacle sports section is now on Twitter – @HollisterSports.
Find out the latest scores and news from all of the teams around San Benito County at: www.twitter.com/hollistersports
Baler Backers announce fundraiser
The Baler Backers Athletic Organization, a non-profit 501 (c)3 group, recently announced the first annual “Back A Baler For A Buck” fundraising drive.
The organization’s goal is to have every San Benito County community member to send in $1 to help save sports at San Benito High School.
All tax-deductible donations can be mailed to the Baler Backers Athletic Organization, 1700 Airline Highway, PMB 356, Hollister, Calif., 95023. Donations can also be made online at: www.haybalerathletics.com
Last February, as part of a $1.8 million districtwide shortfall, the high school’s athletic budget was cut by $100,000.
USYVL opens early registration for 2010-11 season
The United States Youth Volleyball League has opened registration for their upcoming Spring 2011 season.
This eight-week program, which is held at Paradise Park in Morgan Hill from April to June 2011, gets kids active and teaches the fundamentals of volleyball such as serving, passing, setting and spiking. The United States Youth Volleyball League offers several locations that are close to your home and/or school.
The league in Morgan Hill meets at Paradise Park, Thursdays from 6 to 7 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 to 10 a.m. The season begins April 7 and ends June 11, 2011.
Registration for this program can be done online at www.USYVL.org, or you can request a registration form by calling the USYVLs National Office at 1-888-988-7985.
